1899 VFL Season Grand Final: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1899 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the final of the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Dave Adamson captained the visitors with Bill Windley as vice-captain.
Fitzroy (3.9.27) defeated South Melbourne (3.8.26).
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Final (Grand Final)
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1899
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
4,823
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
3.9.27 - 3.8.26
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Margin | SMLB by 14 | FITZ by 1 | SMLB by 7 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Alec SloanVice-Captain: Bill McSpeerin
South Melbourne
Captain: Dave AdamsonVice-Captain: Bill Windley
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bryce, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Colgan, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Garbutt, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henley, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 8 | |||