1899 VFL season

The 1899 Victorian Football League season was the third season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

1899 VFL Premiership season
Fitzroy FC team, premiers
Teams8
PremiersFitzroy
(2nd premiership)
Minor premiersFitzroy
(1st minor premiership)
Matches played69
Highest attendance4,823
Leading Goalkicker MedallistEddy James (Geelong)

Premiership season

In 1899, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" (although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match).

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.

Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1899 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the 1898 VFL Premiership System.

Round 1
Round 1
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 10.13 (73) def. Carlton 2.6 (18) Lake Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 8.6 (54) def. Collingwood 3.9 (27) Corio Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 6.11 (47) def. Essendon 0.9 (9) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 16.20 (116) def. St Kilda 3.5 (23) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 2
Round 2
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 1.5 (11) def. by Geelong 5.6 (36) Princes Park
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) Collingwood 4.3 (27) def. by Melbourne 7.12 (54) Victoria Park
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.2 (20) def. by Essendon 8.18 (66) Junction Oval
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.8 (38) def. by Fitzroy 6.6 (42) Lake Oval

Round 3
Round 3
Wednesday, 24 May (11:00 am) Collingwood 13.9 (87) def. St Kilda 2.6 (18) Victoria Park
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.1 (19) def. by Melbourne 6.9 (45) Princes Park
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 1.9 (15) def. South Melbourne 0.9 (9) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 0.8 (8) def. by Fitzroy 4.8 (32) Corio Oval

Round 4
Round 4
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 6.12 (48) def. Carlton 1.3 (9) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 3.4 (22) def. by Collingwood 3.11 (29) Lake Oval
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 7.14 (56) def. St Kilda 5.3 (33) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 4.8 (32) def. Geelong 4.3 (27) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 5
Round 5
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.3 (21) def. by Collingwood 7.10 (52) Princes Park
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Geelong 3.10 (28) def. Essendon 3.6 (24) Corio Oval
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 4.11 (35) def. Fitzroy 3.6 (24) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.9 (33) def. by South Melbourne 10.10 (70) Junction Oval

Round 6
Round 6
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.5 (29) def. by Carlton 4.7 (31) Junction Oval
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 1.7 (13) def. by Fitzroy 5.5 (35) Victoria Park
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) Essendon 4.6 (30) def. Melbourne 1.10 (16) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.5 (35) def. Geelong 3.1 (19) Lake Oval

Round 7
Round 7
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 5.15 (45) def. Carlton 1.7 (13) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 6.12 (48) def. Essendon 4.4 (28) Victoria Park
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.13 (31) def. by Geelong 12.6 (78) Junction Oval
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50) def. South Melbourne 6.7 (43) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 8
Round 8
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.6 (24) def. South Melbourne 0.5 (5) Princes Park
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 2.8 (20) def. by Geelong 9.7 (61) Victoria Park
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Essendon 6.15 (51) def. by Fitzroy 10.3 (63) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 2.8 (20) def. by Melbourne 5.7 (37) Junction Oval

Round 9
Round 9
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Geelong 9.9 (63) def. Carlton 5.3 (33) Corio Oval
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 1.7 (13) def. by Collingwood 3.3 (21) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 11.19 (85) def. St Kilda 1.0 (6) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 9.8 (62) def. South Melbourne 4.5 (29) Brunswick Street Oval

Round 10
Round 10
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 7.12 (54) def. Carlton 3.4 (22) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 1.5 (11) def. by Collingwood 13.16 (94) Junction Oval
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.5 (35) def. by Essendon 7.9 (51) Lake Oval
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 3.5 (23) def. by Geelong 8.10 (58) Brunswick Street Oval

Round 11
Round 11
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.8 (26) def. by Essendon 8.9 (57) Princes Park
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 5.9 (39) def. South Melbourne 5.6 (36) Victoria Park
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.6 (30) def. by Fitzroy 12.12 (84) Junction Oval
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Geelong 5.6 (36) def. Melbourne 2.10 (22) Corio Oval

Round 12
Round 12
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43) def. Carlton 4.3 (27) Victoria Park
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67) def. Geelong 6.7 (43) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 6.5 (41) def. Melbourne 4.9 (33) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 8.9 (57) def. St Kilda 3.6 (24) Lake Oval

Round 13
Round 13
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Carlton 6.11 (47) def. St Kilda 1.2 (8) Princes Park
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 3.7 (25) def. by Collingwood 5.7 (37) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Melbourne 3.7 (25) def. by Essendon 5.8 (38) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Geelong 7.12 (54) def. South Melbourne 3.9 (27) Corio Oval

Round 14
Round 14
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Carlton 2.4 (16) def. by Fitzroy 5.9 (39) Princes Park
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Essendon 4.7 (31) def. by Collingwood 8.5 (53) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Geelong 16.23 (119) def. St Kilda 0.2 (2) Corio Oval
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 6.13 (49) def. Melbourne 6.6 (42) Lake Oval

Win/Loss table
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SR1 SR2 SR3 GF Ladder
Carlton SM
55		 Geel
25		 Melb
26		 Ess
39		 Coll
31		 StK
2		 Fit
32		 SM
19		 Geel
30		 Melb
32		 Ess
31		 Coll
16		 StK
39		 Fit
23		 Fit
1		 Coll
21		 Melb
25		 X
7
Collingwood Geel
27		 Melb
27		 StK
69		 SM
7		 Carl
31		 Fit
22		 Ess
20		 Geel
41		 Melb
8		 StK
83		 SM
3		 Carl
16		 Fit
12		 Ess
22		 Melb
20		 Carl
21		 Fit
14		 X
4
Essendon Fit
38		 StK
46		 SM
6		 Carl
39		 Geel
4		 Melb
14		 Coll
20		 Fit
12		 StK
79		 SM
16		 Carl
31		 Geel
24		 Melb
13		 Coll
22		 StK
98		 Geel
8		 SM
15		 X
5
Fitzroy Ess
38		 SM
4		 Geel
24		 StK
23		 Melb
11		 Coll
22		 Carl
32		 Ess
12		 SM
33		 Geel
35		 StK
54		 Melb
8		 Coll
12		 Carl
23		 Carl
1		 Melb
38		 Coll
14		 SM
1		 1
Geelong Coll
27		 Carl
25		 Fit
24		 Melb
5		 Ess
4		 SM
16		 StK
47		 Coll
41		 Carl
30		 Fit
35		 Melb
14		 Ess
24		 SM
27		 StK
117		 SM
3		 Ess
8		 StK
161		 X
3
Melbourne StK
93		 Coll
27		 Carl
26		 Geel
5		 Fit
11		 Ess
14		 SM
7		 StK
17		 Coll
8		 Carl
32		 Geel
14		 Fit
8		 Ess
13		 SM
7		 Coll
20		 Fit
38		 Carl
25		 X
6
South Melbourne Carl
55		 Fit
4		 Ess
6		 Coll
7		 StK
37		 Geel
16		 Melb
7		 Carl
19		 Fit
33		 Ess
16		 Coll
3		 StK
33		 Gee
27		 Melb
7		 Geel
3		 StK
70		 Ess
15		 Fit
1		 2
St Kilda Melb
93		 Ess
46		 Coll
69		 Fit
23		 SM
37		 Carl
2		 Geel
47		 Melb
17		 Ess
79		 Coll
83		 Fit
54		 SM
33		 Carl
39		 Geel
117		 Ess
98		 SM
70		 Geel
161		 X
8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SR1 SR2 SR3 GF Ladder
ColourResult
GreenWin
RedLoss
BlueDraw

Bold – Home game
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder
1899 VFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Fitzroy (P) 14 11 3 0 618 403 153.3 44
2 Geelong 14 10 4 0 684 386 177.2 40
3 Collingwood 14 10 4 0 590 436 135.3 40
4 Essendon 14 9 5 0 600 428 140.2 36
5 Melbourne 14 8 6 0 574 420 136.7 32
6 South Melbourne 14 5 9 0 528 502 105.2 20
7 Carlton 14 3 11 0 317 597 53.1 12
8 St Kilda 14 0 14 0 288 1027 28.0 0
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Ladder progression
  • No ladder for finals in 1899.
Points by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Fitzroy48121616202428323236404044
Geelong488812121620242832323640
Collingwood004812121616202428323640
Essendon0481212161616202428323636
Melbourne48121620202428283232323232
South Melbourne44448121212121212161620
Carlton0000044888881212
St Kilda00000000000000
Source:

Finals

Sectional Round 1
Sectional Round 1
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 5.11 (41) def. Carlton 6.4 (40) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Melbourne 3.7 (25) def. by Collingwood 6.9 (45) Lake Oval
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Essendon 16.24 (120) def. St Kilda 3.4 (22) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Geelong 5.8 (38) def. by South Melbourne 6.5 (41) Corio Oval

Sectional Round 2
Sectional Round 2
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 5.8 (38) def. Carlton 2.5 (17) Victoria Park
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 4.15 (39) def. by Geelong 6.11 (47) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 5.10 (40) def. Melbourne 0.2 (2) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 1.6 (12) def. by South Melbourne 12.10 (82) Junction Oval

Sectional Round 3
Sectional Round 3
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 6.5 (41) def. Melbourne 2.4 (16) Princes Park
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 4.7 (31) def. by Fitzroy 6.9 (45) Victoria Park
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 3.10 (28) def. Essendon 2.1 (13) Lake Oval
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 23.24 (162) def. St Kilda 0.1 (1) Corio Oval

St Kilda's 1 point was the lowest score in AFL/VFL history

Section A Ladder
Section A Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Fitzroy 3 3 0 0 126 73 172.6 12
2 Collingwood 3 2 1 0 114 87 131.0 8
3 Carlton 3 1 2 0 98 95 103.2 4
4 Melbourne 3 0 3 0 43 126 34.1 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Section B Ladder
Section B Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 South Melbourne 3 3 0 0 151 63 239.7 12
2 Geelong 3 2 1 0 247 81 304.9 8
3 Essendon 3 1 2 0 172 97 177.3 4
4 St Kilda 3 0 3 0 35 364 9.6 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Grand final
Main article: 1899 VFL Grand Final
Grand Final
16 September (2:50 pm) Fitzroy def. South Melbourne Junction Oval (crowd: 4,823)
0.1 (1)
2.4 (16)
2.6 (18)
 3.9 (27)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.3 (15)
2.3 (15)
3.7 (25)
 3.8 (26)
Fontaine 1, Grace 1, McSpeerin 1 Goals Lampe 2, Colgan 1
Nil Reports Nil

Awards

Notable events
  • The VFL reduced the size of its teams from 20 to 18 on-the-field players, with no "reserves". In doing this, the number of followers was reduced from five (four rucks and a rover) to three (two rucks and a rover).[1]
  • The third round, Queen's Birthday holiday match, between Collingwood and St Kilda at Victoria Park was held in the morning of Wednesday 24 May 1899.
  • Norman "Hackenschmidt" Clark, a footballer with the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football Association, won the 1899, 130-yard Stawell Gift in eleven and four-fifths seconds, off a handicap of 14 and a half yards. Clark would later play 125 senior games for Carlton (1905–1912), captain-coach VFA team Brighton (1913), and coach Carlton (1914–1918; 1920–1922), Richmond (1919), North Melbourne (1924 and 1931) and St Kilda (1925–1926).
  • At half-time of the Round 13 game between Fitzroy and Collingwood, Fitzroy captain Alec Sloan offers Collingwood captain Dick Condon the use of a fresh football, due to the old ball being greasy. Condon declines, and Colingwood win the game 5.7 (37) to 3.7 (25).
  • The first seven kicks of the Round 14 game between Carlton and Fitzroy are free kicks awarded by the umpire.
  • In the third sectional round, Geelong set records for the highest score in a game, scoring 23.24 (162), and the highest winning margin of 161 points, against St Kilda. These records would both stand for twelve years and twenty years respectively.
  • St Kilda's score of 0.1 (1) in the same match set the record for the lowest score in a VFL/AFL game, which has neither been matched nor broken since. Notably, the solitary behind was actually the first score of the match.
  • Geelong's Jim McShane kicked 11 goals in the same match against St Kilda, a VFL record that was not equalled until Collingwood's Dick Lee's 11 goals in 1914 and not broken until 1922; this is more impressive considering that McShane was usually a ruckman.
  • Warwick Armstrong (6'3", 190 cm), later captain of the Australian Test Cricket team, played in the ruck for the South Melbourne team that lost the 1899 "Grand Final".
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References
  1. "Football Reform – seventeen a-side". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 April 1908. p. 12.
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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