1900 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1900 VFL Season
Team:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Harry Parkin | Stewart Geddes | Bill McClelland |
| Half-Back: | Dan Moriarty | Jack Purse | Les Rippon |
| Centre: | Austin Lewis | Charlie Young | Frank Langley |
| Half-Forward: | Corrie Gardner | Jack Leith | Eddie Byers |
| Forward: | Dick Wardill | Tommy Ryan | Ernie Adams |
| Follower: | Vic Cumberland | George Moodie | Fred McGinis |
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 2 out of 19 matches was used.
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 |