1899 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Competition: 1899 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
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	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

Team Line-Up

Back:	Henri Jeanneret	Frank O'Hara	Artie Henley
Half-Back:	Albert Trim	Dave Adamson	George Davidson
Centre:	Bert Howson	Jim O'Hara	Frank Arnold
Half-Forward:	Charlie Goding	Bill Fraser	Harry Lampe
Forward:	Warwick Armstrong	Charlie Colgan	Tom Gilligan
Follower:	Joe Garbutt	Mick Pleass	Harry Purdy

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 18 matches was used.

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

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