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1900 Geelong Football Club season

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox AFL club season

| club = Geelong Football Club

| season = 1900

| president = J. McMullen

| captain = Peter Burns
(2nd season)

| home ground = Corio Oval

| regularseason comp = VFL Season

| regularseason result = 2nd

| finals series = Finals Series

| finals result = 3rd Section B

| leading goalscorer = Teddy Lockwood (24 goals)

| prevseason = 1899

| nextseason = 1901

}}

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

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 {{AFL Car}}. Five players reached the 50 game milestone.

= Statistics =

class="wikitable"
style="background:#1C3C63; color:white; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"|

| Denotes statistical category leader for season

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Geelong's 1900 playing list and statistics{{cite web|title=1900 Stats - Player Lists - Geelong|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/1900.html#9|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=27 January 2020}}

scope="col" | Player

! scope="col" width:3em | Games

! scope="col" width:3em | Goals

! scope="col" width:3em | Milestones

scope="row"|{{sortname|Les|Bailiff}}

| 14 || 0 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Tommy|Buchan}}

| 5 || 5 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Peter|Burns|Peter Burns (footballer, born 1866)}}

| style="background:#1C3C63; color:white" | 17 || 0 || 50th Game (Round 2)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Charlie|Coles|Charles Coles (footballer)}}

| 7 || 8 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Harold|Collocott}}

| 1 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 8)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Bill|de Gruchy|Bill de Gruchy (footballer)}}

| 1 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Mick|Donaghy}}

| 16 || 3 || Geelong Debut (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jim|Flynn|Jim Flynn (footballer)}}

| 11 || 4 || 50th Game (Round 11)

scope="row"|{{sortname|James|Gatehouse}}

| 1 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 8)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Hardiman}}

| 16 || 9 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Ted|Holland}}

| 9 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 10)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Teddy|Holligan}}

| 13 || 5 || 50th Game (Round 6)

scope="row"|{{sortname|James|Horman}}

| 15 || 1 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Eddy|James}}

| 2 || 1 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Paddy|Leahy|Paddy Leahy (footballer)}}

| 5 || 0 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Lockwood}}

| style="background:#1C3C63; color:white" | 17 || 7 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Teddy|Lockwood}}

| 16 || style="background:#1C3C63; color:white" | 24 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Firth|McCallum}}

| 14 || 6 || 50th Game (Round 7)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jim|McShane}}

| style="background:#1C3C63; color:white" | 17 || 15 || 50th Game (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Joe|McShane}}

| 9 || 4 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Ernest|Newling}}

| 8 || 3 || VFL Debut (Round 8)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Palmer|Jimmy Palmer (footballer)}}

| 16 || 1 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Arthur|Pincott}}

| 16 || 0 ||

scope="row"|{{sortname|Joe|Powell|Joe Powell (Australian footballer)}}

| 16 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Heber|Quinton}}

| 1 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 8)

scope="row"|{{sortname|Teddy|Rankin
}

| 16 || 5 ||

|-

! scope="row"|{{sortname|Robert|Stanlake}}

| 1 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

|-

! scope="row"|{{sortname|Len|Strickland}}

| 5 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 1)

|-

! scope="row"|{{sortname|Archie|Thompson|Archie Thompson (Australian rules footballer)}}

| 3 || 1 ||

|-

! scope="row"|{{sortname|Hughie|Webb}}

| 9 || 0 || VFL Debut (Round 9)

|-

! scope="row"|{{sortname|Henry|Young|Henry Young (footballer)}}

| 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 {{AFL Mel}}, and lack of a large victory against {{AFL Col}} and {{AFL StK}}, led to Geelong finishing in third position and being eliminated from the major premiership.

= Results =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;"

|+Key

! scope=row|H

| Home game

scope=row|A

| Away game

scope=row style="background:#FF9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"|SR

| Sectional Round

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"

|+ Table of season results{{cite web|title=1900 Season Scores and Results|url=http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=27 January 2020}}

scope="col" rowspan="2"|Round

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Date

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Result

! scope="col" colspan="3"|Score

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Opponent

! scope="col" colspan="3"|Score

! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Ground

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Attendance

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|{{Abbr|Ladder|Ladder position}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Report

scope="col"|{{Abbr|G|Goals}}

! scope="col"|{{Abbr|B|Behinds}}

! scope="col"|{{Abbr|T|Total score}}

! scope="col"|{{Abbr|G|Goals}}

! scope="col"|{{Abbr|B|Behinds}}

! scope="col"|{{Abbr|T|Total score}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1

| 5 May

| {{Won}}

| 4

| 11

! 35

| {{AFL Car}}

| 2

| 6

! 18

| Princes Park

| A

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9540366 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2

| 12 May

| {{Won}}

| 7

| 15

! 57

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5

| 5

! 35

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 1st

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9541049 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|4

| 24 May

| {{Won}}

| 11

| 15

! 81

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 2

| 3

! 15

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 1st

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9542209 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|5

| 26 May

| {{Lost}}

| 3

| 5

! 23

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5

| 7

! 37

| Lake Oval

| A

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9542543 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|6

| 2 June

| {{Lost}}

| 1

| 6

! 12

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6

| 10

! 46

| Brunswick Street Oval

| A

| -

| 3rd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9543325 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|7

| 9 June

| {{Won}}

| 8

| 5

! 53

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4

| 7

! 31

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 3rd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9544192 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|8

| 23 June

| {{Won}}

| 5

| 9

! 39

| {{AFL Car}}

| 3

| 13

! 31

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9545742 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|9

| 30 June

| {{Lost}}

| 3

| 5

! 23

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6

| 6

! 42

| Victoria Park

| A

| -

| 3rd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9546609 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|10

| 7 July

| {{Won}}

| 13

| 8

! 86

| {{AFL StK}}

| 4

| 4

! 28

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 3rd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9547418 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|11

| 14 July

| {{Lost}}

| 4

| 5

! 29

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4

| 16

! 40

| Melbourne Cricket Ground

| A

| -

| 3rd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9548266 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|12

| 28 July

| {{Won}}

| 10

| 10

! 70

| {{AFL SM}}

| 3

| 6

! 24

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9549782 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|13

| 4 August

| {{Won}}

| 8

| 9

! 57

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 1

| 6

! 12

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9550730 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|14

| 11 August

| {{Lost}}

| 6

| 11

! 47

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10

| 7

! 67

| East Melbourne Cricket Ground

| A

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9551742 Report]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|3{{efn|name=fn2|Match postponed (inclement weather)}}

| 18 August

| {{Won}}

| 7

| 16

! 58

| {{AFL StK}}

| 2

| 6

! 18

| Junction Oval

| A

| -

| 2nd

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9552579 Report]

scope="row" style="background:#FF9; text-align:center;"|SR1

| 25 August

| {{Lost}}

| 3

| 10

! 28

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5

| 15

! 45

| East Melbourne Cricket Ground

| A

| -

| {{No|3rd}}

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9553401 Report]

scope="row" style="background:#FF9; text-align:center;"|SR2

| 1 September

| {{Won}}

| 6

| 8

! 44

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4

| 7

! 31

| Corio Oval

| H

| -

| {{No|3rd}}

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9554465 Report]

scope="row" style="background:#FF9; text-align:center;"|SR3

| 8 September

| {{Won}}

| 7

| 15

! 57

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5

| 9

! 39

| Junction Oval

| A

| -

| {{No|3rd}}

| [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9555277 Report]

{{notelist}}

= Ladder =

{{:1900 VFL season|transcludesection=Ladder|showteam=Gee}}

=Section B Ladder=

{{:1900 VFL season|transcludesection=Section B Ladder|showteam = Gee}}

References

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{{Geelong Football Club}}

Category:Geelong Football Club seasons

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