# 1899 Geelong Football Club season

The 1899 VFL Season was the Geelong Football Club's third season in the Victorian Football League and its third with Jack Conway as captain.
Geelong finished the home and away with 10 wins and 4 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 Eddy James with 31 goals, who also won the league's leading goalkicker medal for the second time.

## Playing List

26 players were used this season with a total of six playing all 17 matches for Geelong this season. Six players made their debut in the VFL this season, and Eddy James, for a third year in a row, led the goalkicking tally with 31 goals.

### Statistics

* Denotes statistical category leader for season
Geelong's 1899 playing list and statistics :
| Player | Games | Goals | Milestones |
| Norman Belcher | 2 | 0 | VFL Debut (Round 4) |
| Tommy Buchan | 17 | 8 | VFL Debut (Round 1) |
| Peter Burns | 14 | 2 | |
| Jack Conway | 17 | 0 | 50th Game (Sectional Round 2) |
| Alf Dear | 9 | 1 | |
| Jim Flynn | 14 | 3 | |
| Ted Greeves | 14 | 2 | |
| Teddy Holligan | 12 | 8 | |
| Eddy James | 16 | 31 | |
| Paddy Leahy | 7 | 0 | |
| Ernie Leighton | 16 | 5 | |
| George Lockwood | 16 | 0 | VFL Debut (Round 1) |
| Teddy Lockwood | 16 | 20 | VFL Debut (Round 1) |
| Firth McCallum | 13 | 5 | |
| Jim McShane | 17 | 16 | |
| Joe McShane | 17 | 7 | 50th Game (Sectional Round 2) |
| Pat O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | VFL Debut (Round 2) |
| Jimmy Palmer | 15 | 0 | |
| Harry Parkin | 2 | 0 | VFL Debut (Round 11) |
| Jack Parkin | 17 | 6 | 50th Game (Sectional Round 3) |
| Arthur Pincott | 15 | 0 | |
| Billy Pincott | 1 | 0 | |
| Teddy Rankin | 16 | 1 | |
| Archie Thompson | 17 | 9 | 50th Game (Sectional Round 3) |
| Fred White | 1 | 1 | |
| Henry Young | 4 | 4 | |

## Season summary

Geelong were competitive this season finishing the home and away season with a 10-4 record, finishing in second position, and qualifying for the Section B finals. Due to the loss against 6th placed South Melbourne, and despite the "slaughter of innocents" against St Kilda, Geelong were eliminated due to South Melbourne's victory over Essendon. Geelong again broke the record for highest score when they met St Kilda in Sectional Round 3. Geelong's score totaled 162 and was the record for twelve years. The record was beaten by Essendon in the 1911 VFL season, when they totaled one more than Geelong, scoring 163.

### Results

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
| SR | Sectional Round |
Table of season results :
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | Report |
| Round | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | Report |
| 1 | 13 May | Won | 8 | 6 | 54 | Collingwood | 3 | 9 | 27 | Corio Oval | H | - | 4th | Report |
| 2 | 20 May | Won | 5 | 6 | 36 | Carlton | 1 | 5 | 11 | Princes Park | A | - | 2nd | Report |
| 3 | 24 May | Lost | 0 | 8 | 8 | Fitzroy | 4 | 8 | 32 | Corio Oval | H | - | 3rd | Report |
| 4 | 27 May | Lost | 4 | 3 | 27 | Melbourne | 4 | 8 | 32 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | - | 4th | Report |
| 5 | 3 June | Won | 3 | 10 | 28 | Essendon | 3 | 6 | 24 | Corio Oval | H | - | 5th | Report |
| 6 | 10 June | Lost | 3 | 1 | 19 | South Melbourne | 5 | 5 | 35 | Lake Oval | A | - | 6th | Report |
| 7 | 17 June | Won | 12 | 6 | 78 | St Kilda | 3 | 13 | 31 | Junction Oval | A | - | 3rd | Report |
| 8 | 24 June | Won | 9 | 7 | 61 | Collingwood | 2 | 8 | 20 | Victoria Park | A | - | 3rd | Report |
| 9 | 8 July | Won | 9 | 9 | 63 | Carlton | 5 | 3 | 33 | Corio Oval | H | - | 3rd | Report |
| 10 | 15 July | Won | 8 | 10 | 58 | Fitzroy | 3 | 5 | 23 | Brunswick Street Oval | A | - | 3rd | Report |
| 11 | 22 July | Won | 5 | 6 | 36 | Melbourne | 2 | 10 | 22 | Corio Oval | H | - | 3rd | Report |
| 12 | 29 July | Lost | 6 | 7 | 43 | Essendon | 10 | 7 | 67 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | - | 4th | Report |
| 13 | 5 August | Won | 7 | 12 | 54 | South Melbourne | 3 | 9 | 27 | Corio Oval | H | - | 3rd | Report |
| 14 | 12 August | Won | 16 | 23 | 119 | St Kilda | 0 | 2 | 2 | Corio Oval | H | - | 2nd | Report |
| SR1 | 26 August | Lost | 5 | 8 | 38 | South Melbourne | 6 | 5 | 41 | Corio Oval | H | - | 3rd | Report |
| SR2 | 2 September | Won | 6 | 11 | 47 | Essendon | 4 | 15 | 39 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | - | 3rd | Report |
| SR3 | 9 September | Won | 23 | 24 | 162 | St Kilda | 0 | 1 | 1 | Corio Oval | H | - | 2nd | Report |

### Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Section A |
| | Section B |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Fitzroy (P) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 618 | 403 | 153.3 | 44 |
| 2 | Geelong | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 684 | 386 | 177.2 | 40 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 590 | 436 | 135.3 | 40 |
| 4 | Essendon | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 600 | 428 | 140.2 | 36 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 420 | 136.7 | 32 |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 528 | 502 | 105.2 | 20 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 317 | 597 | 53.1 | 12 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 288 | 1027 | 28.0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 37.5 Source: AFL Tables
* Qualified for finals
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Fitzroy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 73 | 172.6 | 12 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 87 | 131.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 95 | 103.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 126 | 34.1 | 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 | South Melbourne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 63 | 239.7 | 12 |
| 2 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 81 | 304.9 | 8 |
| 3 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 97 | 177.3 | 4 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 364 | 9.6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Source: AFL Tables

### Section B Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Section A |
| | Section B |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Fitzroy (P) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 618 | 403 | 153.3 | 44 |
| 2 | Geelong | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 684 | 386 | 177.2 | 40 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 590 | 436 | 135.3 | 40 |
| 4 | Essendon | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 600 | 428 | 140.2 | 36 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 420 | 136.7 | 32 |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 528 | 502 | 105.2 | 20 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 317 | 597 | 53.1 | 12 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 288 | 1027 | 28.0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 37.5 Source: AFL Tables
* Qualified for finals
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Fitzroy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 73 | 172.6 | 12 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 87 | 131.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 95 | 103.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 126 | 34.1 | 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 | South Melbourne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 63 | 239.7 | 12 |
| 2 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 81 | 304.9 | 8 |
| 3 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 97 | 177.3 | 4 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 364 | 9.6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Source: AFL Tables