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1900

Coach: n/a
Captain: Dick Wardill
Finishing Position: 6th (Premiers)
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Tommy Ryan (24)
Best First Year Player: n/a

Matches Ladder Playing list Tribunal

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In a season affected by an unusual number of rainy Saturday afternoons, Melbourne won their first VFL premiership despite finishing sixth of eight teams on the ladder. They topped their selectional rounds group on percentage, courtesy of a big win over St Kilda. In Round 1, St Kilda registered their first VFL win after three full seasons, with the original result of a draw was overturned on appeal. They made the Grand Final after beating Essendon in a thrilling Semi Final, then upset a Fitzroy side which won five games more than them in the home and away season.

Controversy over Melbourne's unlikely premiership, their first success at any level since 1876, led to the adoption of a new final four system in 1901. The Fuschias waited another 25 years for their second VFL flag.

The Round 14 game against Carlton was originally scheduled to be played as Round 3 but was postponed until the end of the Home and Away season.

Premiership season

RoundOppositionResultScore
1 St Kilda LOSS67-68
2 EssendonWIN34-18
3 GeelongLOSS15-81
4 FitzroyLOSS27-66
5 South MelbourneLOSS41-44
6 CollingwoodWIN66-37
7 St KildaWIN108-29
8 EssendonWIN44-18
9 CarltonWIN68-33
10 GeelongWIN40-29
11 FitzroyLOSS32-57
12 South MelbourneLOSS44-48
13 CollingwoodLOSS46-73
14 CarltonLOSS22-42
15 GeelongWIN45-28
16 St. KildaWIN86-15
17 CollingwoodLOSS24-30
SF EssendonWIN45-43
GF FitzroyWIN34-30

Home and Away ladder

WDL%P
Fitzroy1103168.044
Geelong905150.936
Essendon806137.332
Collingwood806116.132
South Melbourne80690.432
Melbourne608101.724
Carlton50970.620
St. Kilda101339.14

Sectional ladder (Rounds 15-17)

WDL%P
Melbourne201212.38
Collingwood201167.58
Geelong201112.28
St. Kilda00329.90

Playing list

PlayerGamesGoals
Ernie Adams 64
Bill Bowe 10
Eddie Byers 70
Vic Cumberland 187
Corrie Gardner 160
Eric Gardner 85
Stewart Geddes 181
Harry Graham 23
Cedric Hay 10
Harold Hay 72
Maurie Herring 20
Frank Langley 189
Jack Leith 1719
Austin Lewis 162
Bill McClelland 130
Bill McCulloch 10
Fred McGinis 1810
Bryan McGuigan 20
George Moodie 184
Dan Moriarty 130
Harry Parkin 160
Dick Pirrie 42
Jack Purse 180
Harold Riggall 11
Harold Rippon 10
Les Rippon 162
Tommy Ryan 1724
Eddie Sholl 120
Arthur Sowden 173
Dave Strahan 50
Dick Wardill 1719
Charlie Young 161

Tribunal

RoundPlayerChargeSanction
Round 9 Dan Moriarty Umpire Jostling Guilty
Round 17 Dan Moriarty Striking 'Rest of the season' (4 matches)

Notes
Some sources consider the postponed game to still be Round 3.

Media
Leader - 07/07/1900

Links
AFL Tables page
Wikipedia page