List of VFL debuts in 1901

The 1901 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the fifth season of the VFL. The season saw 100 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 11 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 1901
Club VFL debuts Change of club
Carlton 13 3
Collingwood 11 2
Essendon 12 0
Fitzroy 9 0
Geelong 9 2
Melbourne 12 1
St Kilda 25 2
South Melbourne 9 1
Total 100 11

Debuts

Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
Paddy Noonan Carlton 25 years, 242 days 1[1] 19 5 Oldest first-time coach in VFL/AFL history. Previously played for Fitzroy.
Harry Pye Carlton 20 years, 267 days 1[2] 16 1
Jack Gardiner Carlton 20 years, 1 days 2[3] 16 5 Brother of Vin Gardiner and father of Jack Gardiner.
Bill Pettit Carlton 20 years, 113 days 1[4] 15 0
Alex Barlow Carlton 21 years, 108 days 14[5] 14 0
Frank Field Carlton 21 years, 298 days 14[6] 13 1
Harry Daniel Carlton 21 years, 319 days 1[7] 11 0
Dick Hart Carlton 19 years, 130 days 1[8] 11 4
Harry Powell Carlton 22 years, 314 days 6[9] 8 0
Jim Loriot Carlton 22 years, 108 days 1[10] 4 0
Rhoda McDonald Carlton 23 years, 33 days 6[11] 4 1 Previously played for Collingwood.
George McGann Carlton 20 years, 184 days 13[12] 4 0
Jack Todd Carlton 20 years, 131 days 17[13] 4 0
Charles Raff Carlton 22 years, 207 days 1[14] 3 0 Previously played for St Kilda.
Charlie Stewart Carlton 20 years, 317 days 5[15] 3 1
Simon Roberts Carlton 24 years, 220 days 13[16] 3 0
Ted Rowell Collingwood 24 years, 323 days 1[17] 189 175
Alf Dummett Collingwood 20 years, 147 days 1[18] 118 10 Brother of Charlie and Arthur Dummett, and uncle of Bob Dummett.
Oscar Hyman Collingwood 23 years, 190 days 7[19] 41 12
Alf Boyack Collingwood 23 years, 241 days 1[20] 23 3
Jack Farrell Collingwood 29 years, 121 days 1[21] 22 6
Ted Leach Collingwood 18 years, 173 days 11[22] 22 9 Brother of Arthur, and Fred Leach.
Leo Morgan Collingwood 21 years, 227 days 1[23] 19 6
Peter Martin Collingwood 25 years, 284 days 1[24] 15 2
Bob Bryce Collingwood 21 years, 301 days 1[25] 13 11 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Bill McCulloch Collingwood 28 years, 178 days 1[26] 12 5 Previously played for Melbourne.
George Ashman Collingwood 21 years, 972 days 9[27] 3 1
Harry Knell Collingwood 20 years, 231 days 10[28] 1 0
George Blundell Collingwood 27 years, 50 days 17[29] 1 1
Jack McKenzie Essendon 19 years, 203 days 6[30] 81 90 Father of Jack McKenzie Jr..
Bill Robinson Essendon 20 years, 272 days 1[31] 71 14 Brother of Alex, Fred and Gordon Robinson, and uncle of Alexander and George Robinson.
Herc Vollugi Essendon 20 years, 323 days 1[32] 70 5
Ted Kennedy Essendon 23 years, 239 days 1[33] 43 1 Brother of James Kennedy.
Fred Mann Essendon 22 years, 240 days 9[34] 27 1
Artie White Essendon 21 years, 332 days 2[35] 6 3
Jim Kennedy Essendon 19 years, 165 days 13[36] 4 9 Brother of Ted Kennedy.
Jim Beasley Essendon 20 years, 157 days 5[37] 2 0
Bobby Byers Essendon 30 years, 16 days 1[38] 1 0
George Ward Essendon 24 years, 12 days 1[39] 1 0
Marcus Evans Essendon 22 years, 189 days 4[40] 1 0
Mick Morris Essendon 18 years, 348 days 4[41] 1 0
Jim Sharp Fitzroy 18 years, 352 days 1[42] 163 41
Percy Trotter Fitzroy 17 years, 245 days 1[43] 109 145
Alf Wilkinson Fitzroy 19 years, 180 days 10[44] 80 75
Alf Bartlett Fitzroy 22 years, 315 days 4[45] 79 5
Bob Smith Fitzroy 23 years, 197 days 8[46] 74 33
Frank Hince Fitzroy 19 years, 209 days 15[47] 17 0
Bertie Loel Fitzroy 22 years, 180 days 1[48] 15 2
Matt Paternoster Fitzroy 21 years, 20 days 1[49] 12 4 Brother of Jim Paternoster.
Ike Woods Geelong 21 years, 341 days 14[50] 68 108
Percy Fletcher Geelong 21 years, 311 days 6[51] 47 4
Bill Bennion Geelong 19 years, 352 days 17[52] 46 6
Frank Bowey Geelong 19 years, 139 days 1[53] 44 5
Tim McKeegan Geelong 23 years, 248 days 14[54] 13 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Jack Baker Geelong 22 years, 361 days 1[55] 7 7
Billy Gill Geelong 25 years, 71 days 9[56] 7 1
Bill Moodie Geelong 21 years, 220 days 6[57] 4 6 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Don Lord Geelong 26 years, 134 days 10[58] 2 10
George Palmer Geelong 22 years, 20 days 10[59] 1 0
George Saxbee Geelong 20 years, 12 days 16[60] 1 0
Vin Coutie Melbourne 19 years, 237 days 9[61] 152 212
Jack Strong Melbourne 17 years, 72 days 10[62] 78 29
Lindsay Anderson Melbourne 17 years, 272 days 6[63] 16 3
George Cathie Melbourne 25 years, 107 days 16[64] 15 14
Jim McLean Melbourne 21 years, 2 days 1[65] 13 5
Graham Colclough Melbourne 17 years, 206 days 2[66] 11 8 Belgian Croix de guerre recipient in World War I.
Harry Boully Melbourne 21 years, 176 days 9[67] 8 3
Alf Tredinnick Melbourne 27 years, 357 days 8[68] 7 1
Laurie Ogilvie Melbourne 24 years, 1 days 6[69] 4 3
Bert Wregg Melbourne 22 years, 78 days 13[70] 3 3
Billy Shaw Melbourne 28 years, 187 days 2[71] 1 0 Previously played for St Kilda.
Ed Garlick Melbourne 17 years, 227 days 3[72] 1 0
Harold De Gruchy Melbourne 20 years, 140 days 10[73] 1 0 Brother of Bill de Grouchy.
Ben Sandford St Kilda 23 years, 185 days 4[74] 31 5 Brother of Cecil and George Sandford.
Tom Robertson St Kilda 24 years, 211 days 6[75] 27 7
Gus Robertson St Kilda 17 years, 253 days 2[76] 18 1
Charlie Mullany St Kilda 19 years, 356 days 5[77] 16 3
Henry Pinniger St Kilda 28 years, 330 days 10[78] 12 0
Alfred Richardson St Kilda 23 years, 34 days 1[79] 11 2
George Sandford St Kilda 28 years, 309 days 3[80] 11 0 Brother of Ben and Cecil Sandford.
Mick O'Loughlin St Kilda 25 years, 109 days 6[81] 9 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Harry Luck St Kilda 24 years, 188 days 1[82] 8 0
Cec Graeme St Kilda 27 years, 335 days 1[83] 7 0
Tommy Carr St Kilda 19 years, 75 days 10[84] 5 0
John Crennan St Kilda 20 years, 342 days 12[85] 4 3
Bob Rinder St Kilda 22 years, 147 days 1[86] 3 0
George Carpenter St Kilda 20 years, 6 days 7[87] 3 1
Bert Robertson St Kilda 20 years, 236 days 7[88] 2 1
Lawrie Delaney St Kilda 18 years, 11 days 9[89] 2 2
Reg Wilks St Kilda 23 years, 116 days 14[90] 2 0
Roy Adam St Kilda 18 years, 152 days 15[91] 2 0
Harry Dowdall St Kilda 28 years, 309 days 1[92] 1 0 Brother of Jim Dowdall. Previously played for Collingwood.
Bill Anderson St Kilda 22 years, 321 days 4[93] 1 0
Tim Murphy St Kilda 22 years, 307 days 5[94] 1 0
Bill Nash St Kilda 18 years, 337 days 5[95] 1 0
Ern Aurish St Kilda 22 years, 317 days 9[96] 1 0
Paddy McGuinness St Kilda 23 years, 57 days 9[97] 1 0
Arthur Brennan St Kilda 20 years, 161 days 15[98] 1 0 Brother of Owen Brennan.
Herb Clements St Kilda 19 years, 204 days 15[99] 1 1
Sam Gray St Kilda 21 years, 23 days 17[100] 1 0
Bill Scott South Melbourne 21 years, 106 days 15[101] 61 26
Norm Rippon South Melbourne 23 years, 119 days 2[102] 36 2 Brother of Harold and Les Rippon. Previously played for Melbourne.
Frank Worroll South Melbourne 23 years, 303 days 1[103] 31 12
Dave Powell South Melbourne 25 years, 75 days 1[104] 27 13
Johnny Jackson South Melbourne 22 years, 182 days 15[105] 15 3
Harold Bower South Melbourne 23 years, 29 days 7[106] 13 0
Arthur Smith South Melbourne 21 years, 169 days 1[107] 9 0
Bill O'Hara South Melbourne 20 years, 330 days 9[108] 5 2
Artie Hollis South Melbourne 23 years, 54 days 12[109] 4 0
Paul Cullen South Melbourne 18 years, 325 days 7[110] 1 0

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