1899 VFL season

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1899 VFL premiership season
Fitzroy fc 1899.jpg
Fitzroy FC team, premiers
Teams8
Premiers Fitzroy
2nd premiership
Minor premiers Fitzroy
1st minor premiership
Leading Goalkicker Medallist Eddy James (Geelong)
Matches played69
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The 1899 VFL season was the third season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 13 May until 16 September, and comprised a 14-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all eight clubs.

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The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated South Melbourne by one point in the 1899 VFL Grand Final.

Background

In 1899, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" (although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match).

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.

Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1899 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the 1898 VFL Premiership System.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 10.13 (73)def. Carlton 2.6 (18) Lake Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 8.6 (54)def. Collingwood 3.9 (27) Corio Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 6.11 (47)def. Essendon 0.9 (9) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 13 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 16.20 (116)def. St Kilda 3.5 (23) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 1.5 (11)def. by Geelong 5.6 (36) Princes Park
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) Collingwood 4.3 (27)def. by Melbourne 7.12 (54) Victoria Park
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.2 (20)def. by Essendon 8.18 (66) Junction Oval
Saturday, 20 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.8 (38)def. by Fitzroy 6.6 (42) Lake Oval

Round 3

Round 3
Wednesday, 24 May (11:00 am) Collingwood 13.9 (87)def. St Kilda 2.6 (18) Victoria Park
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.1 (19)def. by Melbourne 6.9 (45) Princes Park
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 1.9 (15)def. South Melbourne 0.9 (9) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wednesday, 24 May (3:00 pm) Geelong 0.8 (8)def. by Fitzroy 4.8 (32) Corio Oval

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Essendon 6.12 (48)def. Carlton 1.3 (9) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 3.4 (22)def. by Collingwood 3.11 (29) Lake Oval
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 7.14 (56)def. St Kilda 5.3 (33) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 27 May (3:00 pm) Melbourne 4.8 (32)def. Geelong 4.3 (27) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.3 (21)def. by Collingwood 7.10 (52) Princes Park
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Geelong 3.10 (28)def. Essendon 3.6 (24) Corio Oval
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 4.11 (35)def. Fitzroy 3.6 (24) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 3 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.9 (33)def. by South Melbourne 10.10 (70) Junction Oval

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.5 (29)def. by Carlton 4.7 (31) Junction Oval
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 1.7 (13)def. by Fitzroy 5.5 (35) Victoria Park
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) Essendon 4.6 (30)def. Melbourne 1.10 (16) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 10 June (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.5 (35)def. Geelong 3.1 (19) Lake Oval

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 5.15 (45)def. Carlton 1.7 (13) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 6.12 (48)def. Essendon 4.4 (28) Victoria Park
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 3.13 (31)def. by Geelong 12.6 (78) Junction Oval
Saturday, 17 June (3:00 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50)def. South Melbourne 6.7 (43) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.6 (24)def. South Melbourne 0.5 (5) Princes Park
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Collingwood 2.8 (20)def. by Geelong 9.7 (61) Victoria Park
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) Essendon 6.15 (51)def. by Fitzroy 10.3 (63) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 June (3:00 pm) St Kilda 2.8 (20)def. by Melbourne 5.7 (37) Junction Oval

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Geelong 9.9 (63)def. Carlton 5.3 (33) Corio Oval
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 1.7 (13)def. by Collingwood 3.3 (21) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 11.19 (85)def. St Kilda 1.0 (6) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 8 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 9.8 (62)def. South Melbourne 4.5 (29) Brunswick Street Oval

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) Melbourne 7.12 (54)def. Carlton 3.4 (22) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 1.5 (11)def. by Collingwood 13.16 (94) Junction Oval
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 5.5 (35)def. by Essendon 7.9 (51) Lake Oval
Saturday, 15 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 3.5 (23)def. by Geelong 8.10 (58) Brunswick Street Oval

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Carlton 3.8 (26)def. by Essendon 8.9 (57) Princes Park
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 5.9 (39)def. South Melbourne 5.6 (36) Victoria Park
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) St Kilda 4.6 (30)def. by Fitzroy 12.12 (84) Junction Oval
Saturday, 22 July (3:00 pm) Geelong 5.6 (36)def. Melbourne 2.10 (22) Corio Oval

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Collingwood 5.13 (43)def. Carlton 4.3 (27) Victoria Park
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67)def. Geelong 6.7 (43) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 6.5 (41)def. Melbourne 4.9 (33) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 29 July (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 8.9 (57)def. St Kilda 3.6 (24) Lake Oval

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Carlton 6.11 (47)def. St Kilda 1.2 (8) Princes Park
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 3.7 (25)def. by Collingwood 5.7 (37) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Melbourne 3.7 (25)def. by Essendon 5.8 (38) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 5 August (3:00 pm) Geelong 7.12 (54)def. South Melbourne 3.9 (27) Corio Oval

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Carlton 2.4 (16)def. by Fitzroy 5.9 (39) Princes Park
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Essendon 4.7 (31)def. by Collingwood 8.5 (53) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) Geelong 16.23 (119)def. St Kilda 0.2 (2) Corio Oval
Saturday, 12 August (3:00 pm) South Melbourne 6.13 (49)def. Melbourne 6.6 (42) Lake Oval

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Section A
Section B
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Fitzroy (P)141130618403153.344
2 Geelong 141040684386177.240
3 Collingwood 141040590436135.340
4 Essendon 14950600428140.236
5 Melbourne 14860574420136.732
6 South Melbourne 14590528502105.220
7 Carlton 14311031759753.112
8 St Kilda 140140288102728.00

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 37.5
Source: AFL Tables

Ladder progression

Points by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Fitzroy 48121616202428323236404044
Geelong 488812121620242832323640
Collingwood 004812121616202428323640
Essendon 0481212161616202428323636
Melbourne 48121620202428283232323232
South Melbourne 44448121212121212161620
Carlton 0000044888881212
St Kilda 00000000000000
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Sectional rounds

Sectional round 1

Sectional round 1
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 5.11 (41)def. Carlton 6.4 (40) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Melbourne 3.7 (25)def. by Collingwood 6.9 (45) Lake Oval
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Essendon 16.24 (120)def. St Kilda 3.4 (22) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 26 August (2:30 pm) Geelong 5.8 (38)def. by South Melbourne 6.5 (41) Corio Oval

Sectional round 2

Sectional round 2
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 5.8 (38)def. Carlton 2.5 (17) Victoria Park
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 4.15 (39)def. by Geelong 6.11 (47) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Fitzroy 5.10 (40)def. Melbourne 0.2 (2) Brunswick Street Oval
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 1.6 (12)def. by South Melbourne 12.10 (82) Junction Oval

Sectional round 3

Sectional round 3
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 6.5 (41)def. Melbourne 2.4 (16) Princes Park
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Collingwood 4.7 (31)def. by Fitzroy 6.9 (45) Victoria Park
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) South Melbourne 3.10 (28)def. Essendon 2.1 (13) Lake Oval
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 23.24 (162)def. St Kilda 0.1 (1) Corio Oval
  • St Kilda's 1 point was the lowest score by a team in a game in AFL/VFL history.

Section A ladder

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Fitzroy 330012673172.612
2 Collingwood 321011487131.08
3 Carlton 31209895103.24
4 Melbourne 30304312634.10

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

Section B ladder

Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 South Melbourne 330015163239.712
2 Geelong 321024781304.98
3 Essendon 312017297177.34
4 St Kilda 3030353649.60

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

Grand final

Grand final
16 September, Junction Oval
A1 Fitzroy 3.9 (27)
B1 South Melbourne 3.8 (26)

Starting time is local time. Source: AFL Tables

Grand final
Saturday, 16 September (2:50 pm) Fitzroy 3.9 (27)def. South Melbourne 3.8 (26) Junction Oval (crowd: 4,823)

Win/loss table

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Opponents are listed above the margins and home matches are in bold.

+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated
TeamHome-and-away seasonHome-
and-away
ladder		Finals series
Sectional roundsSectional
ladders		GF
1234567891011121314S1S2S3
Carlton SM
-55		GEE
-25		MEL
-26		ESS
-39		COL
-31		STK
+2		FIT
-32		SM
+19		GEE
-30		MEL
-32		ESS
-31		COL
-16		STK
+39		FIT
-23		7
(3–11–0)		FIT
-1		COL
-21		MEL
+25		A3
(1–2–0)
Collingwood GEE
-27		MEL
-27		STK
+69		SM
+7		CAR
+31		FIT
-22		ESS
+20		GEE
-41		MEL
+8		STK
+83		SM
+3		CAR
+16		FIT
+12		ESS
+22		3
(10–4–0)		MEL
+20		CAR
+21		FIT
-14		A2
(2–1–0)
Essendon FIT
-38		STK
+46		SM
+6		CAR
+39		GEE
-4		MEL
+14		COL
-20		FIT
-12		STK
+79		SM
+16		CAR
+31		GEE
+24		MEL
+13		COL
-22		4
(9–5–0)		STK
+98		GEE
-8		SM
-15		B3
(1–2–0)
Fitzroy ESS
+38		SM
+4		GEE
+24		STK
+23		MEL
-11		COL
+22		CAR
+32		ESS
+12		SM
+33		GEE
-35		STK
+54		MEL
+8		COL
-12		CAR
+23		1
(11–3–0)		CAR
+1		MEL
+38		COL
+14		A1
(3–0–0)		SM
+1
Geelong COL
+27		CAR
+25		FIT
-24		MEL
-5		ESS
+4		SM
-16		STK
+47		COL
+41		CAR
+30		FIT
+35		MEL
+14		ESS
-24		SM
+27		STK
+117		2
(10–4–0)		SM
-3		ESS
+8		STK
+161		B2
(2–1–0)
Melbourne STK
+93		COL
+27		CAR
+26		GEE
+5		FIT
+11		ESS
-14		SM
+7		STK
+17		COL
-8		CAR
+32		GEE
-14		FIT
-8		ESS
-13		SM
-7		5
(8–6–0)		COL
-20		FIT
-38		CAR
-25		A4
(0–3–0)
South Melbourne CAR
+55		FIT
-4		ESS
-6		COL
-7		STK
+37		GEE
+16		MEL
-7		CAR
-19		FIT
-33		ESS
-16		COL
-3		STK
+33		GEE
-27		MEL
+7		6
(5–9–0)		GEE
+3		STK
+70		ESS
+15		B1
(3–0–0)		FIT
-1
St Kilda MEL
-93		ESS
-46		COL
-69		FIT
-23		SM
-37		CAR
-2		GEE
-47		MEL
-17		ESS
-79		COL
-83		FIT
-54		SM
-33		CAR
-39		GEE
-117		8
(0–14–0)		ESS
-98		SM
-70		GEE
-161		B4
(0–3–0)

Source: AFL Tables

Season notes

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