1899 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ted Kinnear | Gus Officer | Maurie Collins |
| Half-Back: | Mick O'Loughlin | Jim Anderson | George Stuckey |
| Centre: | Joe Groves | Harry Wright | George Hastings |
| Half-Forward: | Tod Collins | Bill Jackson | Charlie Moore |
| Forward: | Jimmy Larkin | George Martin | Son Barry |
| Follower: | Hugh Fitzpatrick | Pat O'Loughlin | Arthur Cleghorn |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 13 out of 17 matches was used.
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 |