1899 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place. After facing Geelong, St Kilda and Essendon in a round-robin finals series and finishing first (section B), South Melbourne were defeated by Fitzroy (winners of section A) in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, Fitzroy would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 5-0-9, P%: 105.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dave Adamson
Vice-Captain:
Bill Windley
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Dave | 15 | 1 | R01-14, GF | |
| Armstrong, Warwick | 12 | 14 | R01-04, R11-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Arnold, Frank | 9 | 0 | R07-13, RF1-2 | |
| Bryce, Bob | 2 | 0 | RF3, GF | |
| Cockbill, Jack | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R09 | |
| Colgan, Charlie | 14 | 27 | R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Cullen, Jim | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Davidson, George | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R10-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Davis, Johnny | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Fraser, Bill | 13 | 5 | R01-08, R14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Fritsch, Bernie | 1 | 1 | R12 | |
| Garbutt, Joe | 16 | 5 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1, RF3, GF | |
| Gilligan, Tom | 11 | 5 | R01-03, R05-12 | |
| Goding, Charlie | 16 | 5 | R01-06, R09-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Henley, Artie | 10 | 1 | R09-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Howson, Bert | 17 | 0 | R02-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Howson, Henry | 2 | 0 | R13-14 | |
| Hutchison, Dave | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Incoll, Jack | 4 | 3 | R03-06 | |
| James, Charlie | 5 | 3 | R12, RF1-3, GF | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Lampe, Harry | 18 | 12 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Lowrey, Joe | 1 | 0 | RF2 | |
| McNair, Arch | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R07-10 | |
| Nickless, Arthur | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| O'Hara, Frank | 18 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| O'Hara, Jim | 18 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Paterson, Jimmy | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Pleass, Mick | 18 | 5 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Purdy, Harry | 15 | 1 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-14, RF1-3 | |
| Robertson, Val | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Southern, Jack | 3 | 2 | R05, R07-08 | |
| Trim, Albert | 18 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Windley, Bill | 17 | 3 | R01-07, R09-14, RF1-3, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/1899 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 55 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 20/05/1899 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 24/05/1899 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 27/05/1899 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 03/06/1899 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 37 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 10/06/1899 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 17/06/1899 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 7 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 24/06/1899 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 19 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 08/07/1899 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 15/07/1899 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 22/07/1899 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 3 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 29/07/1899 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 33 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 05/08/1899 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 12/08/1899 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 7 | unknown | Dave Adamson |
| 26/08/1899 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 70 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/09/1899 | Grand Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | unknown | Dave Adamson |