1900 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
1900 season
PresidentJ. McMullen
Captain(s)Peter Burns
(2nd season)
Home groundCorio Oval
VFL Season2nd
Finals Series3rd Section B
Leading goalkickerTeddy Lockwood (24 goals)

The 1900 VFL season was the Geelong Football Club's fourth season in the Victorian Football League and its second with Peter Burns as captain.

Geelong finished the home and away with 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing in second position. In the final series, Geelong finished with 2 wins and 1 loss, finishing in second position on the Section B Ladder. Geelong failed to qualify for the Grand Final.

The leading goalkicker was Teddy Lockwood with 24 goals.

Playing List

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Only three players played in all 17 matches this season, with a total of 31 players being used. Teddy Lockwood was the leading goalkicker with 24 this season. A total of 12 players made their debuts in the VFL, and Mick Donaghy, made his debut for Geelong, having departed from Carlton. Five players reached the 50 game milestone.

Statistics

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Denotes statistical category leader for season
Geelong's 1900 playing list and statistics[1]
Player Games Goals Milestones
Les Bailiff 14 0
Tommy Buchan 5 5
Peter Burns 17 0 50th Game (Round 2)
Charlie Coles 7 8
Harold Collocott 1 0 VFL Debut (Round 8)
Bill de Gruchy 1 0 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Mick Donaghy 16 3 Geelong Debut (Round 1)
Jim Flynn 11 4 50th Game (Round 11)
James Gatehouse 1 0 VFL Debut (Round 8)
Jack Hardiman 16 9 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Ted Holland 9 0 VFL Debut (Round 10)
Teddy Holligan 13 5 50th Game (Round 6)
James Horman 15 1 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Eddy James 2 1
Paddy Leahy 5 0
George Lockwood 17 7
Teddy Lockwood 16 24
Firth McCallum 14 6 50th Game (Round 7)
Jim McShane 17 15 50th Game (Round 1)
Joe McShane 9 4
Ernest Newling 8 3 VFL Debut (Round 8)
Jimmy Palmer 16 1
Arthur Pincott 16 0
Joe Powell 16 0 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Heber Quinton 1 0 VFL Debut (Round 8)
Teddy Rankin 16 5
Robert Stanlake 1 0 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Len Strickland 5 0 VFL Debut (Round 1)
Archie Thompson 3 1
Hughie Webb 9 0 VFL Debut (Round 9)
Henry Young 9 4

Season Summary

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Geelong were again competitive this season finishing with a 9-5 record in the home-and-away season. In the sectional rounds, Geelong's loss to Melbourne, and lack of a large victory against Collingwood and St Kilda, led to Geelong finishing in third position and being eliminated from the major premiership.

Results

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Key
H Home game
A Away game
SR Sectional Round
Table of season results[2]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder Report
G B T G B T
1 5 May Won 4 11 35 Carlton 2 6 18 Princes Park A - 2nd Report
2 12 May Won 7 15 57 Collingwood 5 5 35 Corio Oval H - 1st Report
4 24 May Won 11 15 81 Melbourne 2 3 15 Corio Oval H - 1st Report
5 26 May Lost 3 5 23 South Melbourne 5 7 37 Lake Oval A - 2nd Report
6 2 June Lost 1 6 12 Fitzroy 6 10 46 Brunswick Street Oval A - 3rd Report
7 9 June Won 8 5 53 Essendon 4 7 31 Corio Oval H - 3rd Report
8 23 June Won 5 9 39 Carlton 3 13 31 Corio Oval H - 2nd Report
9 30 June Lost 3 5 23 Collingwood 6 6 42 Victoria Park A - 3rd Report
10 7 July Won 13 8 86 St Kilda 4 4 28 Corio Oval H - 3rd Report
11 14 July Lost 4 5 29 Melbourne 4 16 40 Melbourne Cricket Ground A - 3rd Report
12 28 July Won 10 10 70 South Melbourne 3 6 24 Corio Oval H - 2nd Report
13 4 August Won 8 9 57 Fitzroy 1 6 12 Corio Oval H - 2nd Report
14 11 August Lost 6 11 47 Essendon 10 7 67 East Melbourne Cricket Ground A - 2nd Report
3[a] 18 August Won 7 16 58 St Kilda 2 6 18 Junction Oval A - 2nd Report
SR1 25 August Lost 3 10 28 Melbourne 5 15 45 East Melbourne Cricket Ground A - 3rd Report
SR2 1 September Won 6 8 44 Collingwood 4 7 31 Corio Oval H - 3rd Report
SR3 8 September Won 7 15 57 St Kilda 5 9 39 Junction Oval A - 3rd Report
  1. ^ Match postponed (inclement weather)

Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Section A
Section B
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Fitzroy 14 11 3 0 729 434 168.0 44
2 Geelong 14 9 5 0 670 444 150.9 36
3 Essendon 14 8 6 0 666 485 137.3 32
4 Collingwood 14 8 6 0 627 540 116.1 32
5 South Melbourne 14 8 6 0 481 532 90.4 32
6 Melbourne (P) 14 6 8 0 654 643 101.7 24
7 Carlton 14 5 9 0 394 558 70.6 20
8 St Kilda 14 1 13 0 376 961 39.1 4

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 41.0
Source: AFL Tables

Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Essendon 3 3 0 0 193 65 296.9 12
2 Fitzroy 3 2 1 0 154 97 158.8 8
3 Carlton 3 1 2 0 79 192 41.1 4
4 South Melbourne 3 0 3 0 69 141 48.9 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables

Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Melbourne 3 2 1 0 155 73 212.3 8
2 Collingwood 3 2 1 0 129 77 167.5 8
3 Geelong 3 2 1 0 129 115 112.2 8
4 St Kilda 3 0 3 0 63 211 29.9 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables

Section B Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Section A
Section B
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Fitzroy 14 11 3 0 729 434 168.0 44
2 Geelong 14 9 5 0 670 444 150.9 36
3 Essendon 14 8 6 0 666 485 137.3 32
4 Collingwood 14 8 6 0 627 540 116.1 32
5 South Melbourne 14 8 6 0 481 532 90.4 32
6 Melbourne (P) 14 6 8 0 654 643 101.7 24
7 Carlton 14 5 9 0 394 558 70.6 20
8 St Kilda 14 1 13 0 376 961 39.1 4

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 41.0
Source: AFL Tables

Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Essendon 3 3 0 0 193 65 296.9 12
2 Fitzroy 3 2 1 0 154 97 158.8 8
3 Carlton 3 1 2 0 79 192 41.1 4
4 South Melbourne 3 0 3 0 69 141 48.9 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables

Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Melbourne 3 2 1 0 155 73 212.3 8
2 Collingwood 3 2 1 0 129 77 167.5 8
3 Geelong 3 2 1 0 129 115 112.2 8
4 St Kilda 3 0 3 0 63 211 29.9 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "1900 Stats - Player Lists - Geelong". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "1900 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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