1899 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place. After facing St Kilda, Geelong and South Melbourne in a round-robin finals series (section B), Essendon finished third, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 9-0-5, P%: 140.2)
Finals Performance:
3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
Team Leaders
Captain:
George Stuckey
Vice-Captain:
Jim Anderson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Barry, Son | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1-3 | |
| Campbell, Colin | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 14 | 15 | R01-10, R12, RF1-3 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 16 | 0 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Collins, Tod | 17 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Croft, Edgar | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Cullen, Jim | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Fitzpatrick, Hugh | 15 | 14 | R03-14, RF1-3 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R05-08, R10-14 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 11 | 1 | R06, R08-14, RF1-3 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R08 | |
| Groves, Joe | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Hall, Alec | 4 | 5 | R14, RF1-3 | |
| Hastings, George | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Jackson, Bill | 10 | 12 | R07-09, R11-14, RF1-3 | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-14, RF1-3 | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 16 | 14 | R02-14, RF1-3 | |
| Martin, George | 16 | 6 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| McCartney, Charlie | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R07 | |
| Moore, Charlie | 11 | 12 | R01-05, R08, R11, R13-14, RF1-2 | |
| Officer, Gus | 16 | 4 | R02-14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Loughlin, Mick | 5 | 0 | R01-05 | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 15 | 3 | R01-14, RF3 | |
| Rainey, Les | 4 | 3 | R07, R09-11 | |
| Scott, Fred | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 | |
| Stamp, Alby | 3 | 2 | R07, R09, R13 | |
| Stuckey, George | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Thurgood, Albert | 1 | 1 | R06 | |
| Wright, Harry | 14 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/1899 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 38 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 20/05/1899 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 46 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 24/05/1899 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 27/05/1899 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 03/06/1899 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 4 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 10/06/1899 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 17/06/1899 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 20 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 24/06/1899 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 08/07/1899 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 79 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 15/07/1899 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 22/07/1899 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 31 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 29/07/1899 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 05/08/1899 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 13 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 12/08/1899 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 26/08/1899 | Round-Robin Final 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 98 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 02/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 09/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | unknown | George Stuckey |