1900 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1900 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place. After facing Geelong, St Kilda and Collingwood in a round-robin finals series and finishing first (section B), Melbourne defeated Essendon (winners of section A) in the final. Fitzroy exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Melbourne defeated Fitzroy in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1900 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 6-0-8, P%: 101.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Dick Wardill
Vice-Captain:
Eddie Sholl
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Ernie | 6 | 4 | R01-02, R04-05, R08-09 | |
| Bowe, Bill | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Byers, Eddie | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R10, R13-14 | |
| Cumberland, Vic | 18 | 7 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Gardner, Corrie | 16 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Gardner, Eric | 8 | 5 | R03, R10-13, RF2-3, PF | |
| Geddes, Stewart | 18 | 1 | R01-02, R04-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Graham, Harry | 2 | 3 | R09-10 | |
| Hay, Ced | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Hay, Harold | 7 | 2 | R13-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Herring, Maurie | 2 | 0 | PF, GF | |
| Langley, Frank | 18 | 9 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Leith, Jack | 17 | 19 | R02-05, R07-14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Lewis, Austin | 16 | 2 | R02-10, R12-14, RF1-2, PF, GF | |
| McClelland, Bill | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R13-14, RF2-3, PF, GF | |
| McCulloch, Bill | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| McGinis, Fred | 18 | 10 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| McGuigan, Bryan | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 | |
| Moodie, George | 18 | 4 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Moriarty, Dan | 13 | 0 | R02-10, R12, R14, RF1, RF3 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 16 | 0 | R02-08, R10-14, RF1-2, PF, GF | |
| Pirrie, Dick | 4 | 2 | R01, R06, R11, R13 | |
| Purse, Jack | 18 | 0 | R01-12, R14, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Riggall, Harold | 1 | 1 | R03 | |
| Rippon, Harold | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Rippon, Les | 16 | 2 | R02-09, R11-13, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Ryan, Tommy | 17 | 24 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1-3, GF | |
| Sholl, Eddie | 12 | 0 | R04, R08-13, RF1-3, PF, GF | |
| Sowden, Arthur | 17 | 3 | R01-09, R11-14, RF1-3, PF | |
| Strahan, Dave | 5 | 0 | R04, R06, R08, R10-11 | |
| Wardill, Dick | 17 | 19 | R01-03, R05-14, RF1, RF3, PF, GF | |
| Young, Charlie | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R06-07, R09-14, RF1-3, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1900 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 1 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 12/05/1900 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 18/08/1900 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 20 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 24/05/1900 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 66 | unknown | Eddie Sholl |
| 26/05/1900 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 39 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 02/06/1900 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 09/06/1900 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 29 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 23/06/1900 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 79 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 30/06/1900 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 26 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 07/07/1900 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 35 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 14/07/1900 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 28/07/1900 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 04/08/1900 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 11/08/1900 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 27 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 25/08/1900 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 17 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 01/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 71 | unknown | Eddie Sholl |
| 08/09/1900 | Round-Robin Final 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 15/09/1900 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | unknown | Dick Wardill |
| 22/09/1900 | Grand Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | unknown | Dick Wardill |