1899 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 11-0-3, P%: 153.3)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alec Sloan
Vice-Captain:
Bill McSpeerin
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp, Tammy | 2 | 0 | R13-14 | |
| Clarke, Harry | 17 | 1 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Cleary, Bill | 6 | 4 | R11-14, RF1, GF | |
| Dalton, Bill | 12 | 0 | R01-10, RF3, GF | |
| Dalton, Jack | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-09 | |
| Deas, Jack | 15 | 0 | R03-13, RF1-3, GF | |
| Descrimes, Pat | 13 | 5 | R01, R03, R05-11, RF1-3, GF | |
| Drohan, Eddie | 18 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Foletta, Charlie | 5 | 1 | R08-11, R13 | |
| Fontaine, Fred | 11 | 3 | R06-07, R10-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Grace, Jim | 18 | 15 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Grace, Mick | 18 | 13 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Hay, Bob | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Hickey, Pat | 18 | 2 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Jenkins, Ern | 17 | 2 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | 1 | 1 | R04 | |
| Kiernan, Chris | 12 | 12 | R01-12 | |
| McDougall, Abe | 17 | 3 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| McEwen, Hugh | 9 | 0 | R10-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | 16 | 19 | R01-09, R12-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | 13 | 0 | R06-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Mulcahy, Jack | 2 | 0 | R14, RF1 | |
| Nolan, Jerry | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 | |
| Nolan, Tom | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Noonan, Paddy | 6 | 1 | R02, R11-14, RF2 | |
| Potter, Bill | 15 | 2 | R01-12, RF2-3, GF | |
| Power, Johnny | 3 | 0 | R03-05 | |
| Robinson, James | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-09, R12-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Sharpe, Bert | 16 | 17 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Sloan, Alec | 12 | 0 | R01-08, RF1-3, GF | |
| Thompson, Bill | 6 | 1 | R01-05, R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ern Jenkins | Geoff Moriarty | Jack Deas |
| Half-Back: | Alec Sloan | Pat Hickey | Hugh McEwen |
| Centre: | Eddie Drohan | Harry Clarke | James Robinson |
| Half-Forward: | Chris Kiernan | Jim Grace | Bert Sharpe |
| Forward: | Bill Dalton | Pat Descrimes | Abe McDougall |
| Follower: | Mick Grace | Bill Potter | Bill McSpeerin |
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 14 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/1899 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 38 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 20/05/1899 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 4 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 24/05/1899 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 24 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 27/05/1899 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 03/06/1899 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 10/06/1899 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 17/06/1899 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 32 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 24/06/1899 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 12 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 08/07/1899 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Bill McSpeerin |
| 15/07/1899 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1899 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 54 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/07/1899 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 8 | unknown | Bill McSpeerin |
| 05/08/1899 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 12 | unknown | Bill McSpeerin |
| 12/08/1899 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 23 | unknown | Bill McSpeerin |
| 26/08/1899 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 02/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 38 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 09/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 16/09/1899 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | unknown | Alec Sloan |