Teams: 4 then 3
No Finals
On-the-field players: 18
Premiers: Eaglehawk
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Table of contents
BDFA 1901 Season
Round 1
Week 1
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 10 | 10 | 70 | Wed 15-May - Canterbury Park | Eaglehawk | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| South Bendigo | 2 | 6 | 18 | Umpire:V.Francisco - (Trove) | Bendigo | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| South Bendigo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| Bendigo | 4 | 6 | 30 | Wed 15-May - Upper Reserve | Sandhurst | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Sandhurst | 1 | 0 | 6 | Umpire:W.Conn |
Bendigo v Sandhurst - "the old football that was used was difficult to bounce, and made against good play. - Bendigo Independent 16-May-1901"
Week 2
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 9 | 13 | 67 | Wed 22-May-01 - Canterbury Park | Eaglehawk | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| Sandhurst | 1 | 9 | 15 | Umpire:W.Conn - (Trove) | South Bendigo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |
| Bendigo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | ||||||
| South Bendigo | 3 | 10 | 28 | Wed 22-May-01 - Upper Reserve | Sandhurst | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Bendigo | 2 | 1 | 13 | Umpire:F.W.Gardiner |
Week 3
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | 1 | 7 | 13 | Wed 29-May-01 - Upper Reserve | Eaglehawk | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | |
| Eaglehawk | 1 | 4 | 10 | Umpire:W.Conn - (Trove) | South Bendigo | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | |
| Bendigo | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | ||||||
| South Bendigo | 5 | 17 | 47 | Sat 01-Jun-01 - Upper Reserve | Sandhurst | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Sandhurst | 2 | 9 | 21 | Umpire:F.W.Gardiner - (Trove) |
Prior to the Bendigo v Eaglehawk game, South Bendigo played Cummeragunja
11/06/1901 - Sandhurst withdraws from the competition. Further games against Sandhurst a bye
Round 2
Week 4
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bendigo | 6 | 12 | 48 | Wed 12-Jun-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 | |
| Eaglehawk | 2 | 6 | 18 | Umpire:V.Francisco - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | |
| Bendigo | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
Bendigo - Bye
Week 5
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bendigo | 3 | 8 | 26 | Wed 19-Jun-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | |
| Bendigo | 1 | 5 | 11 | Umpire:W.Conn - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | |
| Bendigo | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 |
Eaglehawk - Bye
Week 6
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 4 | 15 | 39 | Wed 26-Jun-01 - Canterbury Park | South Bendigo | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | |
| Bendigo | 2 | 3 | 15 | Umpire:W.Conn - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 | |
| Bendigo | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 |
South Bendigo - Bye
Round 3
Week 7
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 7 | 8 | 50 | Wed 03-Jul-01 - Canterbury Park | South Bendigo | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 16 | |
| South Bendigo | 4 | 6 | 30 | Umpire:V.Francisco - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 16 | |
| Bendigo | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 |
2000 spectators
Bendigo - Bye
Week 8
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bendigo | 4 | 9 | 33 | Wed 10-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 20 | |
| Bendigo | 2 | 3 | 15 | Umpire:V.Francisco - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 16 | |
| Bendigo | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 8 |
Eaglehawk- Bye
Week 9
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 5 | 12 | 42 | Wed 17-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 20 | |
| Bendigo | 1 | 8 | 14 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 20 | |
| Bendigo | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 8 |
South Bendigo - Bye
Round 4
Week 10
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bendigo | 6 | 6 | 42 | Wed 24-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 24 | |
| Eaglehawk | 2 | 4 | 16 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 20 | |
| Bendigo | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 8 |
4000 spectators
Bendigo - Bye
Week 11
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | 4 | 8 | 32 | Wed 31-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | South Bendigo | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | |
| South Bendigo | 2 | 4 | 16 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 20 | |
| Bendigo | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 12 |
Eaglehawk - Bye
Week 12
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 6 | 1 | 37 | Wed 07-Aug-01 - Canterbury Park | South Bendigo | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | |
| Bendigo | 3 | 11 | 29 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | Eaglehawk | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | |
| Bendigo | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 12 |
South Bendigo - Bye
Round 5
Week 13
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 4 | 6 | 30 | Wed 14-Aug-01 - Canterbury Park | Eaglehawk | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 28 | |
| South Bendigo | 0 | 6 | 6 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | South Bendigo | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 24 | |
| Bendigo | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 12 |
"With the opening of the Eaglehawk town hall and the most important football game of the season. Bendigo city 'assumed a quite deserted appearance"
Bendigo - Bye
Week 14
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | 4 | 3 | 27 | Wed 21-Aug-01 - Canterbury Park | Eaglehawk | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 28 | |
| South Bendigo | 2 | 8 | 20 | Umpire: Carriss - (Trove) | South Bendigo | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 24 | |
| Bendigo | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | 16 |
Eaglehawk - Bye
Week 15
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | 4 | 5 | 29 | Wed 28-Aug-01 - Canterbury Park | Eaglehawk | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 28 | |
| Eaglehawk | 4 | 1 | 25 | Umpire: Ivo Crapp - (Trove) | South Bendigo | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 24 | |
| Bendigo | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 20 |
South Bendigo - Bye
Premiers
Eaglehawk
Other Matches
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 10 | 8 | 68 | Sat 25-May-01 - Canterbury Park | |||||||
| Cummeragunja | 3 | 10 | 28 | Umpire: Woods - (Trove) |
Cummeragunja Mission (Indigenous Team)
"The play of the visitors was admired by all. It was unhesitatingly quick, their marking was good and sure, and their twist kicking and hand-balling often won applause." - Bend Ind 27-May-1901
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bendigo | 2 | 7 | 19 | Wed 29-May-01 - Upper Reserve | |||||||
| Cummeragunja | 2 | 4 | 16 | Umpire: Gardiner - (Trove) |
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo | 5 | 8 | 38 | Sat 15-Jun-01 - Upper Reserve | |||||||
| Sandhurst | 2 | 4 | 16 | - (Trove) |
A scratch match and farewell game, Sandhurst having already dissolved
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Association | 9 | 7 | 61 | Sat 13-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | |||||||
| Castlemaine Association | 3 | 1 | 19 | - (Trove) |
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Association | 7 | 7 | 49 | Sat 27-Jul-01 - Upper Reserve | |||||||
| North Melbourne | 3 | 3 | 21 | Umpire:Conn - (Trove) |
"the association team played much tho better game, and was inferior to tlia visitors only in the matter of hand ball, an aspect of the game which has not yet fully developed itself in Bendigo." - BendAdv 29-Jul-1901
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Association | 8 | 15 | 63 | Sat 10-Aug-01 - Camp Reserve, Castlemaine | |||||||
| Castlemaine Association | 7 | 7 | 49 | - (Trove) |
| Team | G | P | T | Notes | Team | P | W | L | D | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk | 14 | 9 | 93 | Sat 24-Aug-01 - Canterbury Park | |||||||
| Maldon | 5 | 2 | 32 | Umpire:J.Coakes - (Trove) |