1899 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-4, P%: 177.2%)
Finals Performance: Qualified for finals
Players: 26
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Eddy James (28)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack Conway

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Belcher, Norman 2 R04, R07 0
Buchan, Tommy 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 8
Burns, Peter 14 R01-R13, RF1 2
Conway, Jack 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 0
Dear, Alf 9 R09-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Flynn, Jim 14 R01-R09, R12-R14, RF2-RF3 3
Greeves, Ted 14 R03, R05-R14, RF1-RF3 2
Holligan, Teddy 12 R01-R06, R08-R11, RF2-RF3 8
James, Eddy 16 R01-R14, RF1-RF2 31
Leahy, Paddy 7 R01-R03, R05-R08 0
Leighton, Ernie 16 R01-R12, R14, RF1-RF3 5
Lockwood, George 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, RF1-RF3 0
Lockwood, Teddy 16 R01-R02, R04-R14, RF1-RF3 20
McCallum, Firth 13 R01, R03, R07-R14, RF1-RF3 5
McShane, Jim 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 16
McShane, Joe 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 7
O'Donnell, Pat 1 R02 0
Palmer, Jimmy 15 R01-R06, R09-R14, RF1-RF3 0
Parkin, Harry 2 R11, R13 0
Parkin, Jack 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 6
Pincott, Arthur 15 R01-R14, RF1 0
Pincott, Billy 1 RF3 0
Rankin, Teddy 16 R01-R08, R10-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Thompson, Archie 17 R01-R14, RF1-RF3 9
White, Fred 1 R04 1
Young, Henry 4 R14, RF1-RF3 4

Team Line-Up

Back: Arthur Pincott Peter Burns George Lockwood
Half-Back: Ernie Leighton Jack Conway Tommy Buchan
Centre: Jimmy Palmer Ted Greeves Paddy Leahy
Half-Forward: Teddy Holligan Firth McCallum Archie Thompson
Forward: Jim McShane Eddy James Teddy Lockwood
Follower: Joe McShane Jack Parkin Teddy Rankin

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
13/05/1899 Round 1 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 27 unknown Jack Conway
20/05/1899 Round 2 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 25 unknown Jack Conway
24/05/1899 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 24 unknown Jack Conway
27/05/1899 Round 4 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 5 unknown Jack Conway
03/06/1899 Round 5 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 4 unknown Jack Conway
10/06/1899 Round 6 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 16 unknown Jack Conway
17/06/1899 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 47 unknown Jack Conway
24/06/1899 Round 8 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 41 unknown Jack Conway
08/07/1899 Round 9 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 30 unknown Jack Conway
15/07/1899 Round 10 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 35 unknown Jack Conway
22/07/1899 Round 11 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 14 unknown Jack Conway
29/07/1899 Round 12 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 24 unknown Jack Conway
05/08/1899 Round 13 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 27 unknown Jack Conway
12/08/1899 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 117 unknown Jack Conway
26/08/1899 Round-Robin Final 1 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 3 unknown Jack Conway
02/09/1899 Round-Robin Final 2 Essendon AWAY WIN GEE by 8 unknown Jack Conway
09/09/1899 Round-Robin Final 3 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 161 unknown Jack Conway