1899 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 5-0-9, P%: 105.2%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Charlie Colgan (17)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Dave Adamson

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adamson, Dave 15 R01-R14, GF 1
Armstrong, Warwick 12 R01-R04, R11-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 14
Arnold, Frank 9 R07-R13, RF1-RF2 0
Bryce, Bob 2 RF3, GF 0
Cockbill, Jack 3 R01-R02, R09 0
Colgan, Charlie 14 R05-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 27
Cullen, Jim 1 R08 0
Davidson, George 17 R01-R08, R10-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 0
Davis, Johnny 1 R04 0
Fraser, Bill 13 R01-R08, R14, RF1-RF3, GF 5
Fritsch, Bernie 1 R12 1
Garbutt, Joe 16 R01-R02, R04-R14, RF1, RF3, GF 5
Gilligan, Tom 11 R01-R03, R05-R12 5
Goding, Charlie 16 R01-R06, R09-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 5
Henley, Artie 10 R09-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 1
Howson, Bert 17 R02-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 0
Howson, Henry 2 R13-R14 0
Hutchison, Dave 2 R05-R06 0
Incoll, Jack 4 R03-R06 3
James, Charlie 5 R12, RF1-RF3, GF 3
Jeanneret, Henri 17 R01-R11, R13-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 0
Lampe, Harry 18 R01-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 12
Lowrey, Joe 1 RF2 0
McNair, Arch 7 R01-R03, R07-R10 0
Nickless, Arthur 1 R01 0
O'Hara, Frank 18 R01-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 0
O'Hara, Jim 18 R01-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 1
Paterson, Jimmy 1 R04 0
Pleass, Mick 18 R01-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 5
Purdy, Harry 15 R01-R04, R06-R11, R13-R14, RF1-RF3 1
Robertson, Val 1 R03 0
Southern, Jack 3 R05, R07-R08 2
Trim, Albert 18 R01-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 0
Windley, Bill 17 R01-R07, R09-R14, RF1-RF3, GF 3

Team Line-Up

Back: Jack Cockbill Frank O'Hara Henri Jeanneret
Half-Back: Albert Trim Dave Adamson George Davidson
Centre: Bert Howson Jim O'Hara Frank Arnold
Half-Forward: Bill Windley Bill Fraser Harry Lampe
Forward: Tom Gilligan Charlie Colgan Warwick Armstrong
Follower: Joe Garbutt Mick Pleass Harry Purdy

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 Carlton HOME WIN SOU by 55 unknown Dave Adamson
20/05/1899 Round 2 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 4 unknown Dave Adamson
24/05/1899 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 6 unknown Dave Adamson
27/05/1899 Round 4 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 7 unknown Dave Adamson
03/06/1899 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 37 unknown Dave Adamson
10/06/1899 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN SOU by 16 unknown Dave Adamson
17/06/1899 Round 7 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 7 unknown Dave Adamson
24/06/1899 Round 8 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 19 unknown Dave Adamson
08/07/1899 Round 9 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 33 unknown Dave Adamson
15/07/1899 Round 10 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 16 unknown Dave Adamson
22/07/1899 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 3 unknown Dave Adamson
29/07/1899 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 33 unknown Dave Adamson
05/08/1899 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 27 unknown Dave Adamson
12/08/1899 Round 14 Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 7 unknown Dave Adamson
26/08/1899 Round-Robin Final 1 Geelong AWAY WIN SOU by 3 unknown unknown
02/09/1899 Round-Robin Final 2 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 70 unknown unknown
09/09/1899 Round-Robin Final 3 Essendon HOME WIN SOU by 15 unknown unknown
16/09/1899 Grand Final Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 1 unknown Dave Adamson