1899 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1899 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place. South Melbourne then faced Geelong, Essendon and St Kilda in a round-robin finals series (section B), finishing first. South Melbourne then 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.
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 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.