1899 VFL 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 grand final of the 1899 VFL season.
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
A. Sloan (capt.), B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), H. Clarke, B. Cleary, B. Dalton, J. Deas, P. Descrimes, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, A. McDougall, H. McEwen, G. Moriarty, B. Potter, J. Robinson
South Melbourne
D. Adamson (capt.), B. Windley (vice-capt.), W. Armstrong, B. Bryce, C. Colgan, G. Davidson, B. Fraser, J. Garbutt, C. Goding, A. Henley, B. Howson, C. James, H. Jeanneret, H. Lampe, F. O'Hara, J. O'Hara, M. Pleass, A. Trim
Fitzroy (3.9.27) defeated South Melbourne (3.8.26).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Fontaine, M. Grace, B. McSpeerin
South Melbourne: H. Lampe (2), C. Colgan
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
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
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy),
Dave Adamson
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy),
Bill Windley
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
J. Middleton
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 | |||