1899 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1899 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place. St Kilda then faced Geelong, Essendon and South Melbourne in a round-robin finals series (section B), finishing fourth, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (regular season position with an adjustment for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1899 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 0-0-14, P%: 28.0)
Finals Performance:
4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Andy | 4 | 0 | R12-14, RF1 | |
| Aylwin, Harry | 3 | 0 | R05-06, R11 | |
| Blackwood, Bill | 10 | 2 | R06, R08-12, R14, RF1-3 | |
| Blake, Mick | 3 | 0 | R06-08 | |
| Blake, Tom | 10 | 2 | R01-08, R10, R13 | |
| Bond, Harry | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Brady, Peter | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Brown, Harold | 7 | 0 | R03-07, RF1-2 | |
| Dalton, Michael | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Dando, Johnny | 8 | 0 | R01, R03, R05, R08, R10, R12, R14, RF3 | |
| Farnan, Jim | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Glenister, Ernie | 7 | 0 | R10-14, RF1-2 | |
| Greeves, Ernie | 2 | 1 | R12-13 | |
| Hall, Ted | 14 | 2 | R01-02, R05-12, R14, RF1-3 | |
| Hefter, Gus | 2 | 0 | R09, RF1 | |
| Heron, Wal | 1 | 0 | RF3 | |
| Hogan, Joe | 4 | 1 | R01, R11, R13-14 | |
| Kennedy, Herb | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Kenny, Bob | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 | |
| Markillie, Mal | 3 | 1 | R01, R03, R09 | |
| Matthews, Bill | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3 | |
| May, George | 7 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R11, R13-14, RF3 | |
| McGregor, Billy | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| McKay, Dick | 15 | 2 | R02-13, RF1-3 | |
| McNamara, Tom | 10 | 1 | R01-10 | |
| Minahan, Mick | 12 | 5 | R01-10, R13, RF2 | |
| Morrison, George | 5 | 0 | R04, R06-07, R09-10 | |
| Opie, Jim | 1 | 0 | RF1 | |
| Park, Jim | 9 | 0 | R08, R10-14, RF1-3 | |
| Raff, Charles | 5 | 0 | R02-05, R07 | |
| Robertson, Dick | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Robertson, Ralph | 2 | 0 | RF2-3 | |
| Rutherford, George | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R13 | |
| Ryan, Jack | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Shaw, Billy | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R11 | |
| Smith, Howard | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Smith, Jimmy | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3 | |
| Sparrow, George | 11 | 0 | R02-03, R05-12, R14 | |
| Spilcker, George | 17 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Stewart, Andy | 17 | 16 | R01-14, RF1-3 | |
| Stewart, George | 14 | 0 | R03-14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Wallace, Alec | 2 | 0 | RF2-3 | |
| Warne, Jim | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 | |
| White, Jack | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Whitelaw, Fred | 6 | 1 | R09, R11-14, RF1 | |
| Williams, Gerry | 6 | 4 | R01-03, RF1-3 | |
| Wishart, Bill | 2 | 1 | RF2-3 | |
| Young, Alex | 1 | 0 | RF2 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | George May | George Stewart | Jim Park |
| Half-Back: | George Rutherford | Tom McNamara | Bill Matthews |
| Centre: | Howard Smith | Billy Shaw | George Spilcker |
| Half-Forward: | Billy McGregor | Ted Hall | Gerry Williams |
| Forward: | Bill Blackwood | Andy Stewart | Mick Minahan |
| Follower: | Tom Blake | Jimmy Smith | Dick McKay |
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 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 93 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 20/05/1899 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 46 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 24/05/1899 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 69 | unknown | Tom McNamara |
| 27/05/1899 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | unknown | Tom McNamara |
| 03/06/1899 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 37 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 10/06/1899 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 2 | unknown | Howard Smith |
| 17/06/1899 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 47 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 24/06/1899 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 17 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 08/07/1899 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 79 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/07/1899 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 83 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1899 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 54 | unknown | Billy Shaw |
| 29/07/1899 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 33 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/08/1899 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1899 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 117 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1899 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 98 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 70 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1899 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 161 | unknown | unknown |
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.