Melbourne
"The seeds of the Melbourne Football Club's greatest ever era began to be sown the following season, in 1952, when favourite son Norm Smith returned from Fitzroy to take over from Alan La Fontaine as senior coach ... and the 1953 season saw the debuts of several players who would go on to play significant roles in the club's impending period of greatness, notably Ron Barassi, Brian Dixon, Ian Ridley, Laurie Mithen and Colin Wilson ..."
Despite their recent lack of success, John Devaney writes that, as the foundation club, their place in the game's history is assured
1901 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Melbourne's 1901 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-05-04 1 | A | Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 21 | LOST | Geelong | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.11 | 23 | -2 | COR | 1901-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 3:30) | Scores |
| 1901-05-09 2 | H | Melbourne | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 40 | -4 | MCG | 1901-05-09 May 9 (Thu, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-11 3 | H | Melbourne | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.16 | 7.16 | 58 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 21 | 37 | MCG | 1901-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-18 4 | A | Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 22 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 44 | -22 | VIC | 1901-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-05-25 5 | A | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 24 | LOST | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 50 | -26 | EME | 1901-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-01 6 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 49 | WON | Carlton | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 34 | 15 | MCG | 1901-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-03 7 | A | Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 36 | DRAW | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 36 | 0 | BWS | 1901-06-03 Jun 3 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-08 8 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 46 | LOST | Geelong | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 59 | -13 | MCG | 1901-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-22 9 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 61 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | 16 | LAK | 1901-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-06-29 10 | A | Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.13 | 4.14 | 38 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 28 | 10 | JUN | 1901-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-06 11 | H | Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 36 | WON | Collingwood | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.10 | 4.11 | 35 | 1 | MCG | 1901-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-13 12 | H | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 42 | WON | Essendon | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 33 | 9 | MCG | 1901-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-20 13 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 42 | WON | Carlton | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 36 | 6 | PRI | 1901-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-07-27 14 | H | Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 23 | 6 | MCG | 1901-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1901-08-10 SR1 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 28 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 44 | -16 | VIC | 1901-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1901-08-17 SR2 | H | Melbourne | 3.1 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 19.10 | 124 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 22 | 102 | LAK | 1901-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1901-08-24 SR3 | A | Melbourne | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 24 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.13 | 37 | -13 | BWS | 1901-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1901 Player Stats
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