1899 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Corio Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place. After facing South Melbourne, Essendon and St Kilda in a round-robin finals series (section B), Geelong finished second, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |