1900 VFL season#Round 13
{{Short description|Fourth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox VFL season
| year = 1900
| image = Melbourne 1900 VFL.jpg
| imagesize = 258px
| caption = {{AFL Mel}} 1900 VFL premiership team
| date = 5 May—22 September 1900
| teams = 8
| premiers = {{AFL Mel}}
| premcount = 1
| minorpremiers = {{AFL Fit}}
| mpcount = 2
| leadinggoalkicker = Teddy Lockwood ({{AFL Gee}})
Albert Thurgood ({{AFL Ess}})
| goals = 24
| matches = 70
| prevseason = {{coloured link|white|1899 VFL season|1899}}
| nextseason = {{coloured link|white|1901 VFL season|1901}}
}}
The 1900 VFL season was the fourth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 5 May to 22 September, comprising a 14-round home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all eight clubs.
{{AFL Mel}} won the premiership, defeating {{AFL Fit}} by four points in the 1900 VFL grand final; it was Melbourne's first VFL premiership. Fitzroy won its second consecutive minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with an 11–3 win–loss record. {{AFL Gee}}'s Teddy Lockwood and {{AFL Ess}}'s Albert Thurgood tied for the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkickers.
Background
In 1900, 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 1900 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the 1898 VFL finals system.
Home-and-away season
=Round 1=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 1}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 05 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Gee}}|4.11 (35)|Princes Park|crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 05 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|10.7 (67)|H|{{AFL Fit}}|6.10 (46)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 05 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|12.10 (82)|H|{{AFL SM}}|4.2 (26)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 05 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|10.8 (68)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|9.13 (67)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes =
- The Saints won their first ever VFL/AFL match after losing 48 consecutive matches; however, this was their only win of the season, and it was only realised a week later due to protest.
- The St Kilda game marked the debut of Claude Clough, who, at 15 years and 209 days, is the youngest-ever VFL/AFL debutant; however, due to a historical clerical error, it wasn't until 2012 that this record was discovered. }}
=Round 2=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 2}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|4.10 (34)|H|{{AFL Car}}|1.4 (10)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|7.15 (57)|H|{{AFL Col}}|5.5 (35)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|5.4 (34)|H|{{AFL Ess}}|2.6 (18)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|6.21 (57)|H|{{AFL StK}}|3.7 (25)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 4=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 4}}
{{AFLGame|Wednesday, 23 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|13.7 (85)|H|{{AFL Col}}|2.4 (16)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Thursday, 24 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Car}}|3.9 (27)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Thursday, 24 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|6.19 (55)|H|{{AFL SM}}|3.4 (22)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Thursday, 24 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|11.15 (81)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|2.3 (15)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 5=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 5}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Ess}}|3.5 (23)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|9.11 (65)|H|{{AFL StK}}|2.7 (19)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|3.9 (27)|A|{{AFL Fit}}|10.6 (66)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|5.7 (37)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|3.5 (23)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 6=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 6}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|4.1 (25)|H|{{AFL Col}}|0.9 (9)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Ess}}|3.11 (29)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|6.10 (46)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|1.6 (12)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|6.8 (44)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|6.5 (41)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 7=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 7}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 9 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|4.6 (30)|H|{{AFL Car}}|2.6 (18)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 9 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|8.18 (66)|H|{{AFL Col}}|5.7 (37)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 9 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|8.5 (53)|H|{{AFL Ess}}|4.7 (31)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 9 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|16.20 (116)|H|{{AFL StK}}|2.5 (17)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 8=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 8}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|5.9 (39)|H|{{AFL Car}}|3.13 (31)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{AFL Col}}|2.8 (20)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|4.14 (38)|H|{{AFL Ess}}|1.4 (10)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|15.18 (108)|H|{{AFL StK}}|4.5 (29)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 9=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 9}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|2.3 (15)|A|{{AFL Fit}}|7.11 (53)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|3.5 (23)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Mel}}|6.8 (44)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|1.5 (11)|A|{{AFL SM}}|5.22 (52)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 10=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 10}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|9.14 (68)|H|{{AFL Car}}|5.3 (33)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|3.8 (26)|H|{{AFL Col}}|2.12 (24)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|7.12 (54)|H|{{AFL Ess}}|5.10 (40)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|13.8 (86)|H|{{AFL StK}}|4.4 (28)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 11=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 11}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|7.7 (49)|H|{{AFL StK}}|4.4 (28)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|6.14 (50)|H|{{AFL Ess}}|4.5 (29)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|4.9 (33)|A|{{AFL Fit}}|5.9 (39)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|4.16 (40)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|4.5 (29)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 12=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 12}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|12.12 (84)|H|{{AFL Car}}|5.5 (35)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|3.5 (23)|A|{{AFL Col}}|6.12 (48)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|8.9 (57)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|4.8 (32)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|10.10 (70)|H|{{AFL SM}}|3.6 (24)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 13=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 13}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|14.12 (96)|H|{{AFL Car}}|4.4 (28)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|17.15 (117)|H|{{AFL StK}}|3.7 (25)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|8.9 (57)|H|{{AFL Fit}}|1.6 (12)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|6.8 (44)|A|{{AFL SM}}|7.6 (48)|Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 14=
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 14}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|5.15 (45)|H|{{AFL SM}}|2.7 (19)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|10.13 (73)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|7.4 (46)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|10.7 (67)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|6.11 (47)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|7.7 (49)|A|{{AFL Fit}}|10.22 (82)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
=Round 3 (postponed)=
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 3}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|3.4 (22)|Princes Park|crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|5.15 (45)|H|{{AFL SM}}|3.7 (25)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|4.9 (33)|H|{{AFL Fit}}|3.9 (27)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFL Gee}}|7.16 (58)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=
- Round 3 was scheduled to be played on Saturday, 19 May, but all matches cancelled due to heavy rain; the matches were rescheduled for the weekend after round 14.{{cite book|last=Rodgers|first=Stephen|year=1992|title=Every Game Ever Played, VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991|edition=3rd|publication-place=Ringwood, Victoria|publisher=Viking O'Neal|pages=17–18}}
}}
Ladder
| class=wikitable
| (P) | Premiers |
| bgcolor=E6E6FA | | Section A |
| bgcolor=FEEAD3 | | Section B |
{{Australian rules football ladder start}}
|- style=background:#E6E6FA
| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 14 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 729 || 434 || 168.0 || 44
|- style=background:#FEEAD3
| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 14 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 670 || 444 || 150.9 || 36
|- style=background:#E6E6FA
| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 14 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 666 || 485 || 137.3 || 32
|- style=background:#FEEAD3
| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 14 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 627 || 540 || 116.1 || 32
|- style=background:#E6E6FA
| 5 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 14 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 481 || 532 || 90.4 || 32
|- style=background:#FEEAD3
| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} (P) || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 654 || 643 || 101.7 || 24
|- style=background:#E6E6FA
| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 14 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 394 || 558 || 70.6 || 20
|- style=background:#FEEAD3
| 8 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 14 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 376 || 961 || 39.1 || 4
|}
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 41.0
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html#lad AFL Tables]
Progression by round
{{#invoke:Sports rbr table|table
|title=Points by round
|sortable = y
|team1={{AFL Fit}}
|res1= {{sort|06|0}} / {{sort|04|4}} / {{sort|03|8}} / {{sort|03|12}} / {{sort|02|16}} / {{sort|01|20}} / {{sort|01|24}} / {{sort|01|28}} / {{sort|01|32}} / {{sort|01|36}} / {{sort|01|40}} / {{sort|01|40}} / {{sort|01|44}} / {{sort|01|44}}
|team2={{AFL Gee}}
|res2= {{sort|02|4}} / {{sort|01|8}} / {{sort|01|12}} / {{sort|02|12}} / {{sort|03|12}} / {{sort|03|16}} / {{sort|02|20}} / {{sort|03|20}} / {{sort|03|24}} / {{sort|03|24}} / {{sort|02|28}} / {{sort|02|32}} / {{sort|02|32}} / {{sort|02|36}}
|team3={{AFL Ess}}
|res3= {{sort|01|4}} / {{sort|02|4}} / {{sort|02|8}} / {{sort|01|12}} / {{sort|01|16}} / {{sort|02|16}} / {{sort|04|16}} / {{sort|04|16}} / {{sort|05|16}} / {{sort|05|16}} / {{sort|05|20}} / {{sort|04|24}} / {{sort|04|28}} / {{sort|03|32}}
|team4={{AFL Col}}
|res4= {{sort|03|4}} / {{sort|05|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|04|8}} / {{sort|05|8}} / {{sort|07|8}} / {{sort|07|8}} / {{sort|06|12}} / {{sort|06|12}} / {{sort|06|16}} / {{sort|06|20}} / {{sort|06|24}} / {{sort|05|28}} / {{sort|04|32}}
|team5={{AFL SM}}
|res5= {{sort|08|0}} / {{sort|06|4}} / {{sort|06|4}} / {{sort|05|8}} / {{sort|04|12}} / {{sort|04|16}} / {{sort|03|20}} / {{sort|02|24}} / {{sort|02|28}} / {{sort|02|28}} / {{sort|03|28}} / {{sort|03|32}} / {{sort|03|32}} / {{sort|05|32}}
|team6={{AFL Mel}}
|res6= {{sort|05|0}} / {{sort|03|4}} / {{sort|05|4}} / {{sort|07|4}} / {{sort|07|4}} / {{sort|05|8}} / {{sort|05|12}} / {{sort|05|16}} / {{sort|04|20}} / {{sort|04|24}} / {{sort|04|24}} / {{sort|05|24}} / {{sort|06|24}} / {{sort|06|24}}
|team7={{AFL Car}}
|res7= {{sort|07|0}} / {{sort|08|0}} / {{sort|07|4}} / {{sort|06|4}} / {{sort|06|8}} / {{sort|06|8}} / {{sort|06|8}} / {{sort|07|8}} / {{sort|07|8}} / {{sort|07|12}} / {{sort|07|12}} / {{sort|07|12}} / {{sort|07|16}} / {{sort|07|20}}
|team8={{AFL StK}}
|res8= {{sort|04|4}} / {{sort|07|4}} / {{sort|04|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}} / {{sort|08|4}}
|rnd3 = 4
|rnd4 = 5
|rnd5 = 6
|rnd6 = 7
|rnd7 = 8
|rnd8 = 9
|rnd9 = 10
|rnd10 = 11
|rnd11 = 12
|rnd12 = 13
|rnd13 = 14
|rnd14 = 3
| update=complete
}}
Finals series
=Sectional rounds=
==Sectional round 1==
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Sectional round 1}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 25 August (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|9.13 (67)|H|{{AFL Car}}|5.8 (38)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 25 August (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|8.20 (68)|H|{{AFL StK}}|0.9 (9)|Victoria Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 25 August (2:30 pm)|{{AFL SM}}|3.1 (19)|A|{{AFL Ess}}|9.5 (59)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 25 August (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|5.15 (45)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|3.10 (28)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
==Sectional round 2==
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Sectional round 2}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 1 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|4.7 (31)|H|{{AFL SM}}|4.6 (30)|Princes Park |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 1 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|6.8 (44)|H|{{AFL Col}}|4.7 (31)|Corio Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 1 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|6.3 (39)|H|{{AFL Fit}}|5.6 (36)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 1 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|2.3 (15)|A|{{AFL Mel}}|12.14 (86)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
==Sectional round 3==
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Sectional round 3}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|12.23 (95)|H|{{AFL Car}}|1.4 (10)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|3.6 (24)|A|{{AFL Col}}|4.6 (30)|Lake Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|7.9 (51)|H|{{AFL SM}}|2.8 (20)|Brunswick Street Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL StK}}|5.9 (39)|A|{{AFL Gee}}|7.15 (57)|Junction Oval |crowd = |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes = }}
==Section A ladder==
| class=wikitable
| style=width:1em bgcolor=FFFFBB | | Qualified for finals |
{{Australian rules football ladder start}}
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 193 || 65 || 296.9 || 12
|-
| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 154 || 97 || 158.8 || 8
|-
| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 79 || 192 || 41.1 || 4
|-
| 4 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 69 || 141 || 48.9 || 0
|}
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html#fin AFL Tables]
==Section B ladder==
| class=wikitable
| style=width:1em bgcolor=FFFFBB | | Qualified for finals |
{{Australian rules football ladder start}}
|- style=background:#FFFFBB
| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 155 || 73 || 212.3 || 8
|-
| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 129 || 77 || 167.5 || 8
|-
| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 129 || 115 || 112.2 || 8
|-
| 4 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 63 || 211 || 29.9 || 0
|}
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html#fin AFL Tables]
=Finals=
{{3TeamBracket-info
| team-width = 120 | score-width = 80
| RD1 = Semi-final
| RD1-text1 = 15 September, Lake Oval | RD1-seed1 = A1 | RD1-team1 = {{AFL Ess}} | RD1-score1 = 5.13 (43) | RD1-seed2 = B1 | RD1-team2 = {{AFL Mel}} | RD1-score2 = 7.3 (45)
| RD2 = Grand final
| RD2-text1 = 22 September, East Melbourne Cricket Ground | RD2-seed1 = MP | RD2-team1 = {{AFL Fit}} | RD2-score1 = 3.12 (30) | RD2-team2 = {{AFL Mel}} | RD2-score2 = 4.10 (34)
}}
All starting times are local time. Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html#fin AFL Tables]
==Semi-final==
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Semi-final}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 15 September (2:30 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|5.13 (43)|A|{{AFL Mel}}|7.3 (45)|Lake Oval||}}
{{AFLGameFooter}}
==Grand final==
{{Main|1900 VFL grand final}}
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Grand final}}
{{AFLGame|Saturday, 22 September (2:50 pm)|{{AFL Fit}}|3.12 (30)|A|{{AFL Mel}}|4.10 (34)|East Melbourne Cricket Ground|20,181|}}
{{AFLGameFooter}}
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. The rescheduling of round 3 until after round 14, which occurred following the cancellation of the originally scheduled matches due to heavy rain, is also reflected in this table.
By winning the minor premiership and accruing at least eight premiership points from its three sectional matches, Fitzroy won the right to challenge the semi-final winner for the premiership.{{cite news|title=Victorian Football League – the premiership scheme amended|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne|date=30 April 1898|page=10}}
{{Australian rules football win/loss table legend}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
! rowspan=3 | Team !! colspan=14 rowspan=2 | Home-and-away season !! rowspan=3 | {{Tooltip|Home- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Sectional rounds | rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Sectional ladders|Sectional ladder position and win/loss/draw record}} | colspan=2 | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | S1 | S2 | S3 | SF | GF | |||
| align=left | {{AFL Car}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|GEE -17}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|FIT -24}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|STK +9}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|ESS -5}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|COL +16}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|SM -12}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|GEE -8}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|FIT -38}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|MEL -35}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +21}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|ESS -49}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|COL -68}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|SM +26}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|MEL +20}} | 7 (5–9–0) | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|FIT -29}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|SM +1}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|ESS -85}} | A3 (1–2–0) | colspan=2 bgcolor=C0C0C0 | | |
| align=left | {{AFL Col}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|FIT +21}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|GEE -22}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|ESS -69}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +46}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|CAR -16}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|MEL -29}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|FIT -22}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|GEE +19}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|SM -2}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|ESS +21}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|STK +25}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|CAR +68}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|MEL +27}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|SM +20}} | 4 (8–6–0) | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +59}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|GEE -13}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|MEL +6}} | B2 (2–1–0) | colspan=2 bgcolor=C0C0C0 | | |
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|SM +56}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|MEL -16}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|COL +69}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|CAR +5}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|STK +11}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|GEE -22}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|SM -28}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|MEL -26}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|FIT -14}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|COL -21}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|CAR +49}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +92}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|GEE +20}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|FIT +6}} | 3 (8–6–0) | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|SM +40}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|FIT +3}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|CAR +85}} | bgcolor=FFFFBB | A1 (3–0–0) | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|02|MEL -2}} | bgcolor=C0C0C0 | |
| align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|COL -21}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|CAR +24}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|SM +33}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|MEL +39}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|GEE +34}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +99}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|COL +22}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|CAR +38}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|ESS +14}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|SM +6}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|MEL +25}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|GEE -45}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +33}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|ESS -6}} | 1 (11–3–0) | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|CAR +29}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|ESS -3}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|SM +31}} | bgcolor=FFFFBB | A2 (2–1–0) | {{sort|01|X}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|01|MEL -4}} |
| align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|CAR +17}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|COL +22}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|MEL +66}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|SM -14}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|FIT -34}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|ESS +22}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|CAR +8}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|COL -19}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +58}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|MEL -11}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|SM +46}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|FIT +45}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|ESS -20}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +40}} | 2 (9–5–0) | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|MEL -17}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|COL +13}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|STK +18}} | B3 (2–1–0) | colspan=2 bgcolor=C0C0C0 | | |
| align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|STK -1}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|ESS +16}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|GEE -66}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|FIT -39}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|SM -3}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|COL +29}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +79}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|ESS +26}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|CAR +35}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|GEE +11}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|FIT -25}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|SM -4}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|COL -27}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|CAR -20}} | 6 (6–8–0) | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|GEE +17}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +71}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|COL -6}} | bgcolor=FFFFBB | B1 (2–1–0) | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|ESS +2}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|FIT +4}} |
| align=left | {{AFL SM}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|ESS -56}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +32}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|FIT -33}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|03|GEE +14}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|05|MEL +3}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|CAR +12}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|02|ESS +28}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|01|STK +41}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|COL +2}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|FIT -6}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|GEE -46}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|MEL +4}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|CAR -26}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|COL -20}} | 5 (8–6–0) | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|ESS -40}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|CAR -1}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|07|FIT -31}} | A4 (0–3–0) | colspan=2 bgcolor=C0C0C0 | | |
| align=left | {{AFL StK}} | bgcolor=CCFFCC | {{sort|04|MEL +1}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|SM -32}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|05|CAR -9}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|COL -46}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|ESS -11}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|FIT -99}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|MEL -79}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|SM -41}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|GEE -58}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|CAR -21}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|COL -25}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|ESS -92}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|FIT -33}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|GEE -40}} | 8 (1–13–0) | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|COL -59}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|08|MEL -71}} | bgcolor=FFCFCF | {{sort|06|GEE -18}} | B4 (0–3–0) | colspan=2 bgcolor=C0C0C0 | |
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html AFL Tables]
Season notes
- The Round 1 match between St Kilda and Melbourne ended in a draw, but the result was changed to a St Kilda victory on protest after it was noted that the umpire did not signal the end of the third quarter in the correct fashion after hearing the bell. This was St Kilda's first-ever VFL win (after 48 losses), their first win since 1896 in the VFA (after 51 losses), and was the first of only two occasions that the score of a game has been changed on protest (the second was the 2006 AFL siren controversy between St Kilda and {{AFL Fre}}).
- St Kilda footballer Dave Strickland, the father of Shirley Strickland, won the 1900 Stawell Gift in 12 seconds off a handicap of 10 yards.
- Collingwood's highly talented "loose cannon" Dick Condon was given a lifetime suspension for sustained abuse of field umpire Henry "Ivo" Crapp.After three appeals, Condon's suspension was lifted in 1902, and Condon resumed playing for Collingwood.
- By the end of the finals round-robin matches, more than 1,000 points had been scored against St Kilda in a single season.At the end of the 1900 season, St Kilda had scored 439 points against their opponents' collective score of 1,172 points.
- Melbourne won the 1900 premiership despite having a 6–8 record after the home-and-away matches and finishing sixth of the eight teams on the ladder. This unsatisfactory situation led to the formation of the Argus Final Four system for 1901, which was modified in 1902 and 1907 and used until 1930 (except for 1924).
References
{{Reflist}}
- Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. {{ISBN|0-670-90809-6}}
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}
Sources
- [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1900.html 1900 VFL season] at AFL Tables
- [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1900 1900 VFL season] at Australian Football
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