1900 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1900 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place. After facing South Melbourne, Fitzroy and Carlton in a round-robin finals series and finishing (section A), Essendon were defeated by Melbourne (winners of section B) in the final. Fitzroy exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers, resulting in Essendon finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1900 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 8-0-6, P%: 137.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Jim | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Barry, Son | 17 | 3 | R02-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 8 | 6 | R02, R04-10 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-13, RF3 | |
| Collins, Tod | 14 | 3 | R01, R03, R06-14, RF1-2, PF | |
| Crebbin, Bill | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Dear, Alf | 6 | 1 | R05-10 | |
| Fitzpatrick, Hugh | 15 | 12 | R01-03, R05-08, R10, R12-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 4 | 5 | R03, R12-14 | |
| Gavin, Hugh | 18 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Grace, Billy | 4 | 1 | R04-06, R11 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 15 | 5 | R01-04, R06-08, R11-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Groves, Joe | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-09, R12-13, RF2-3 | |
| Hall, Alec | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Hastings, George | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, R14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Hiskins, Fred | 4 | 9 | RF1-3, PF | |
| Hunter, Herb | 3 | 0 | R04-06 | |
| Jackson, Bill | 8 | 3 | R03, R08-10, R14, RF1-2, PF | |
| Johns, Hughie | 1 | 2 | R11 | |
| Jones, Llew | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R05-06, R08 | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1, RF3, PF | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 12 | 14 | R01-03, R05, R11-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Leahy, Tommy | 2 | 0 | R01, R11 | |
| Martin, George | 16 | 6 | R01-10, R13-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Officer, Gus | 17 | 1 | R01-05, R07-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| O'Loughlin, Pat | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R04-11 | |
| Peppard, Mick | 15 | 1 | R01-07, R09, R12-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Rainey, Les | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Scott, Fred | 18 | 17 | R01-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Stuckey, George | 14 | 2 | R01, R03-04, R07, R09-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Thurgood, Albert | 11 | 25 | R03-04, R09-10, R12-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Wright, Harry | 11 | 1 | R03, R09-14, RF1-3, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1900 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 56 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 12/05/1900 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 16 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 18/08/1900 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 23/05/1900 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 69 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 26/05/1900 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 02/06/1900 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 09/06/1900 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 23/06/1900 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 28 | unknown | Tod Collins |
| 30/06/1900 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 26 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 07/07/1900 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 14/07/1900 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 28/07/1900 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 49 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 04/08/1900 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 92 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 11/08/1900 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 20 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 25/08/1900 | Round-Robin Final 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 40 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 01/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 08/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 85 | unknown | George Stuckey |
| 15/09/1900 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 2 | unknown | George Stuckey |