1899 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Corio Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-4, P%: 177.2)
Finals Performance:
2nd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Conway
Vice-Captain:
Joe McShane
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Norman | 2 | 0 | R04, R07 | |
| Buchan, Tommy | 17 | 8 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Burns, Peter | 14 | 2 | R01-13, RF1 | |
| Conway, Jack | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Dear, Alf | 9 | 1 | R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Flynn, Jim | 14 | 3 | R01-09, R12-14, RF2-3 | |
| Greeves, Ted | 14 | 2 | R03, R05-14, RF1-3 | |
| Holligan, Teddy | 12 | 8 | R01-06, R08-11, RF2-3 | |
| James, Eddy | 16 | 31 | R01-14, RF1-2 | |
| Leahy, Paddy | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08 | |
| Leighton, Ernie | 16 | 5 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3 | |
| Lockwood, George | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3 | |
| Lockwood, Teddy | 16 | 20 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3 | |
| McCallum, Firth | 13 | 5 | R01, R03, R07-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Jim | 17 | 16 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| McShane, Joe | 17 | 7 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| O'Donnell, Pat | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R09-14, RF1-3 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 2 | 0 | R11, R13 | |
| Parkin, Jack | 17 | 6 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Pincott, Arthur | 15 | 0 | R01-14, RF1 | |
| Pincott, Billy | 1 | 0 | RF3 | |
| Rankin, Teddy | 16 | 1 | R01-08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Thompson, Archie | 17 | 9 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| White, Fred | 1 | 1 | R04 | |
| Young, Henry | 4 | 4 | R14, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Arthur Pincott | Peter Burns | George Lockwood |
| Half-Back: | Ernie Leighton | Jack Conway | Tommy Buchan |
| Centre: | Jimmy Palmer | Ted Greeves | Paddy Leahy |
| Half-Forward: | Teddy Holligan | Archie Thompson | Teddy Lockwood |
| Forward: | Jim McShane | Eddy James | Jim Flynn |
| Follower: | Joe McShane | Jack Parkin | Teddy Rankin |
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 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 27 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 20/05/1899 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 25 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 24/05/1899 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 27/05/1899 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 5 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 03/06/1899 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 4 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 10/06/1899 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 17/06/1899 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 47 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 24/06/1899 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 41 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 08/07/1899 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 30 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 15/07/1899 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 35 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 22/07/1899 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 14 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 29/07/1899 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 24 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 05/08/1899 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 27 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 12/08/1899 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 117 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 26/08/1899 | Round-Robin Final 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 02/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 8 | unknown | Jack Conway |
| 09/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 161 | unknown | Jack Conway |