1900 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1900 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership. After facing Carlton, Essendon and South Melbourne in a round-robin finals series and finishing second (section A), Fitzroy exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Fitzroy were defeated by Melbourne in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1900 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 11-0-3, P%: 168.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | 17 | 19 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | 16 | 1 | R02-03, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Brosnan, Gerald | 16 | 13 | R01-12, RF1-3, GF | |
| Clarke, Harry | 13 | 0 | R01, R03, R08-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Dalton, Bill | 12 | 3 | R01, R03-10, R13-14, RF3 | |
| Dalton, Jack | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R11 | |
| Deas, Jack | 11 | 0 | R04-06, R08, R10-13, RF1-3 | |
| Descrimes, Pat | 12 | 9 | R01-02, R04-05, R11-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Drohan, Eddie | 12 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R13-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Fontaine, Fred | 6 | 5 | R07-12 | |
| Grace, Joe | 2 | 0 | R03, R10 | |
| Grace, Mick | 18 | 20 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Hay, Bob | 5 | 1 | R03, R07, R14, RF2-3 | |
| Hickey, Pat | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04-12, RF1-3, GF | |
| Jenkins, Ern | 18 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Kiernan, Chris | 17 | 21 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| McDougall, Abe | 17 | 11 | R01-06, R08-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| McEwen, Hugh | 6 | 0 | R03, R13-14, RF1, RF3, GF | |
| McGrath, Dave | 1 | 1 | R14 | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | 14 | 5 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-13, RF1-2, GF | |
| Middleton, Arthur | 3 | 1 | R03, R07, R13 | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | 18 | 0 | R01-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Potter, Bill | 17 | 4 | R01-13, RF1-3, GF | |
| Robinson, James | 17 | 1 | R01-14, RF1-2, GF | |
| Ross, Gordon | 2 | 0 | R03, R14 | |
| Sharpe, Bert | 12 | 2 | R01-03, R06, R08-10, R12-14, RF1, GF | |
| Sloan, Alec | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14, RF2-3, GF | |
| Thompson, Bill | 4 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1900 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 12/05/1900 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 18/08/1900 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1900 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 26/05/1900 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 39 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 02/06/1900 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 34 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 09/06/1900 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 99 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 23/06/1900 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 30/06/1900 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 38 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 07/07/1900 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 14 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 14/07/1900 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 6 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 28/07/1900 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 25 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 04/08/1900 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 11/08/1900 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 33 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 25/08/1900 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 08/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 31 | unknown | Alec Sloan |
| 22/09/1900 | Grand Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | unknown | Alec Sloan |