1900 Geelong Football Club season
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.
| 1900 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | J. McMullen | ||
| Captain(s) | Peter Burns (2nd season) | ||
| Home ground | Corio Oval | ||
| VFL Season | 2nd | ||
| Finals Series | 3rd Section B | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Teddy Lockwood (24 goals) | ||
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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
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
| Denotes statistical category leader for season |
| 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
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
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| SR | Sectional Round |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
- Match postponed (inclement weather)
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | 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) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Section B Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | 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) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
References
- "1900 Stats - Player Lists - Geelong". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "1900 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 January 2020.