1900 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
1900 season
PresidentJ. McMullen
Captains 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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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.

Contents

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
Geelong's 1900 playing list and statistics [1]
PlayerGames Goals Milestones
Les Bailiff 140
Tommy Buchan 55
Peter Burns 17050th Game (Round 2)
Charlie Coles 78
Harold Collocott 10VFL Debut (Round 8)
Bill de Gruchy 10VFL Debut (Round 1)
Mick Donaghy 163Geelong Debut (Round 1)
Jim Flynn 11450th Game (Round 11)
James Gatehouse 10VFL Debut (Round 8)
Jack Hardiman 169VFL Debut (Round 1)
Ted Holland 90VFL Debut (Round 10)
Teddy Holligan 13550th Game (Round 6)
James Horman 151VFL Debut (Round 1)
Eddy James 21
Paddy Leahy 50
George Lockwood 177
Teddy Lockwood 1624
Firth McCallum 14650th Game (Round 7)
Jim McShane 171550th Game (Round 1)
Joe McShane 94
Ernest Newling 83VFL Debut (Round 8)
Jimmy Palmer 161
Arthur Pincott 160
Joe Powell 160VFL Debut (Round 1)
Heber Quinton 10VFL Debut (Round 8)
Teddy Rankin 165
Robert Stanlake 10VFL Debut (Round 1)
Len Strickland 50VFL Debut (Round 1)
Archie Thompson 31
Hughie Webb 90VFL Debut (Round 9)
Henry Young 94

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

Key
HHome game
AAway game
SR Sectional Round
Table of season results [2]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadderReport
GBTGBT
1 5 MayWon41135 Carlton 2618 Princes Park A-2nd Report
2 12 MayWon71557 Collingwood 5535 Corio Oval H-1st Report
4 24 MayWon111581 Melbourne 2315 Corio Oval H-1st Report
5 26 MayLost3523 South Melbourne 5737 Lake Oval A-2nd Report
6 2 JuneLost1612 Fitzroy 61046 Brunswick Street Oval A-3rd Report
7 9 JuneWon8553 Essendon 4731 Corio Oval H-3rd Report
8 23 JuneWon5939 Carlton 31331 Corio Oval H-2nd Report
9 30 JuneLost3523 Collingwood 6642 Victoria Park A-3rd Report
10 7 JulyWon13886 St Kilda 4428 Corio Oval H-3rd Report
11 14 JulyLost4529 Melbourne 41640 Melbourne Cricket Ground A-3rd Report
12 28 JulyWon101070 South Melbourne 3624 Corio Oval H-2nd Report
13 4 AugustWon8957 Fitzroy 1612 Corio Oval H-2nd Report
14 11 AugustLost61147 Essendon 10767 East Melbourne Cricket Ground A-2nd Report
3 [a] 18 AugustWon71658 St Kilda 2618 Junction Oval A-2nd Report
SR1 25 AugustLost31028 Melbourne 51545 East Melbourne Cricket Ground A-3rd Report
SR2 1 SeptemberWon6844 Collingwood 4731 Corio Oval H-3rd Report
SR3 8 SeptemberWon71557 St Kilda 5939 Junction Oval A-3rd Report
  1. ↑ Match postponed (inclement weather)

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Section A
Section B
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Fitzroy 141130729434168.044
2 Geelong 14950670444150.936
3 Essendon 14860666485137.332
4 Collingwood 14860627540116.132
5 South Melbourne 1486048153290.432
6 Melbourne (P)14680654643101.724
7 Carlton 1459039455870.620
8 St Kilda 14113037696139.14

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

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Essendon 330019365296.912
2 Fitzroy 321015497158.88
3 Carlton 31207919241.14
4 South Melbourne 30306914148.90

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

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Melbourne 321015573212.38
2 Collingwood 321012977167.58
3 Geelong 3210129115112.28
4 St Kilda 30306321129.90

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

Section B Ladder

(P)Premiers
Section A
Section B
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Fitzroy 141130729434168.044
2 Geelong 14950670444150.936
3 Essendon 14860666485137.332
4 Collingwood 14860627540116.132
5 South Melbourne 1486048153290.432
6 Melbourne (P)14680654643101.724
7 Carlton 1459039455870.620
8 St Kilda 14113037696139.14

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

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Essendon 330019365296.912
2 Fitzroy 321015497158.88
3 Carlton 31207919241.14
4 South Melbourne 30306914148.90

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

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA%Pts
1 Melbourne 321015573212.38
2 Collingwood 321012977167.58
3 Geelong 3210129115112.28
4 St Kilda 30306321129.90

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

References

  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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