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