The 1900 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the fourth season of the VFL. The season saw 86 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 16 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL.
Summary
Club | VFL debuts | Change of club |
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Carlton | 13 | 1 |
Collingwood | 13 | 0 |
Essendon | 7 | 2 |
Fitzroy | 5 | 1 |
Geelong | 12 | 1 |
Melbourne | 9 | 4 |
St Kilda | 15 | 4 |
South Melbourne | 12 | 3 |
Total | 86 | 16 |
Debuts
Name | Club | Age at debut | Round debuted | Games | Goals | Notes |
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Fred Elliott | Carlton | 21 years, 28 days | 1 | 197 | 86 | Previously played for Melbourne. |
Charlie Roland | Carlton | 24 years, 96 days | 1 | 100 | 24 | |
Joe Sullivan | Carlton | 23 years, 93 days | 1 | 54 | 63 | |
Charlie Ross | Carlton | 21 years, 294 days | 6 | 41 | 8 | |
Harry Rigby | Carlton | 22 years, 116 days | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
Wally Powell | Carlton | 22 years, 35 days | 1 | 28 | 0 | |
Joe Marr | Carlton | 19 years, 290 days | 5 | 27 | 6 | |
Gerald O'Dwyer | Carlton | 27 years, 223 days | 1 | 16 | 0 | |
Bill Lewis | Carlton | 25 years, 232 days | 1 | 15 | 9 | |
Ned Bennett | Carlton | 23 years, 360 days | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
Peter Campbell | Carlton | 25 years, 27 days | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Jim Matthews | Carlton | 20 years, 68 days | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
Bill Strickland | Carlton | 17 years, 346 days | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Charlie Oliver | Carlton | 25 years, 301 days | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
Artie Robson | Collingwood | 22 years, 86 days | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
Owen Brennan | Collingwood | 22 years, 260 days | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
Ted Absolom | Collingwood | 24 years, 297 days | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
Roland Duncan | Collingwood | 21 years, 88 days | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Joe Rouse | Collingwood | 17 years, 83 days | 13 | 6 | 4 | |
Tom McLean | Collingwood | 23 years, 351 days | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Ted Burke | Collingwood | 22 years, 312 days | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
Pat Cleary | Collingwood | 19 years, 99 days | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
John Parish | Collingwood | 24 years, 250 days | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
Stan Watsford | Collingwood | 26 years, 97 days | 1 | 2 | 0 | Brother of Doug Watsford. |
Eddie Harris | Collingwood | 20 years, 316 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Bob Carmichael | Collingwood | 18 years, 167 days | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
Charles Langtree | Collingwood | 17 years, 96 days | 12 | 1 | 0 | Grandson of Alex McCracken. |
Fred Hiskins | Essendon | 22 years, 17 days | 15 | 50 | 78 | Brother of Arthur, Rupe and Stan Hiskins and father of Jack Hiskins. |
Mick Peppard | Essendon | 23 years, 7 days | 1 | 42 | 10 | Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Alf Dear | Essendon | 21 years, 238 days | 5 | 6 | 1 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Llew Jones | Essendon | 19 years, 339 days | 1 | 5 | 2 | Brother of Jim and Mick Grace. |
Billy Grace | Essendon | 23 years, 319 days | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Herb Hunter | Essendon | 18 years, 186 days | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
Tommy Leahy | Essendon | 29 years, 273 days | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Bill Crebbin | Essendon | 31 years, 128 days | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Hughie Johns | Essendon | 21 years, 348 days | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
Lou Barker | Fitzroy | 23 years, 334 days | 1 | 150 | 63 | |
Gerald Brosnan | Fitzroy | 22 years, 264 days | 1 | 131 | 160 | |
Gordon Ross | Fitzroy | 22 years, 16 days | 14 | 4 | 1 | |
Arthur Middleton | Fitzroy | 24 years, 2 days | 7 | 3 | 1 | Previously played for St Kilda. |
Joe Grace | Fitzroy | 21 years, 271 days | 10 | 2 | 0 | Brother of Jim and Mick Grace. |
Dave McGrath | Fitzroy | 27 years, 274 days | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
Ernest Newling | Geelong | 23 years, 362 days | 8 | 150 | 22 | |
Mick Donaghy | Geelong | 22 years, 172 days | 1 | 80 | 3 | Previously played for Carlton. |
James Horman | Geelong | 22 years, 177 days | 1 | 31 | 2 | Brother of George Horman. |
Ted Holland | Geelong | 20 years, 232 days | 10 | 31 | 4 | |
Hughie Webb | Geelong | 21 years, 228 days | 9 | 22 | 4 | |
Jack Hardiman | Geelong | 22 years, 282 days | 1 | 21 | 11 | |
Joe Powell | Geelong | 31 years, 309 days | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
Len Strickland | Geelong | 19 years, 357 days | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Bill de Gruchy | Geelong | 22 years, 309 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Brother of Harold de Gruchy. |
Robert Stanlake | Geelong | 17 years, 49 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Harold Collocott | Geelong | 16 years, 363 days | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
James Gatehouse | Geelong | 17 years, 88 days | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Heber Quinton | Geelong | 16 years, 233 days | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Jack Purse | Melbourne | 20 years, 311 days | 1 | 109 | 12 | Previously played for St Kilda. Brother of Hugh Purse. |
Frank Langley | Melbourne | 17 years, 204 days | 1 | 89 | 61 | Son of Henry Archdall Langley, Anglican Bishop of Bendigo, and brother of Henry Thomas Langley. |
Harry Parkin | Melbourne | 20 years, 325 days | 1 | 85 | 2 | Previously played for Geelong. Brother of Jack Parkin. |
Bill Bowe | Melbourne | 21 years, 96 days | 1 | 74 | 3 | |
Corrie Gardner | Melbourne | 21 years, 54 days | 1 | 48 | 0 | Represented Australia at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Brother of Eric Gardner. Previously played for Essendon. |
Eric Gardner | Melbourne | 19 years, 10 days | 10 | 39 | 13 | Brother of Corrie Gardner. |
Ernie Adams | Melbourne | 22 years, 105 days | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
Harold Hay | Melbourne | 18 years, 216 days | 13 | 7 | 2 | Brother of Ced Hay. |
Bryan McGuigan | Melbourne | 19 years, 241 days | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Harry Graham | Melbourne | 29 years, 220 days | 9 | 2 | 3 | Also played Test cricket for Australia. |
Ced Hay | Melbourne | 19 years, 325 days | 3 | 1 | 0 | Brother of Harold Hay. |
Harold Riggall | Melbourne | 18 years, 206 days | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Val Robertson | St Kilda | 21 years, 122 days | 14 | 59 | 0 | Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Cecil Sandford | St Kilda | 25 years, 276 days | 1 | 43 | 12 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Arch Muirhead | St Kilda | 23 years, 284 days | 1 | 33 | 1 | Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Arthur Pearce | St Kilda | 19 years, 124 days | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
Claude Clough | St Kilda | 15 years, 209 days | 1 | 23 | 8 | The youngest-ever VFL/AFL player. |
George Sutherland | St Kilda | 24 years, 70 days | 1 | 17 | 15 | |
Charlie Clarke | St Kilda | 20 years, 203 days | 9 | 17 | 5 | |
Gordon Allard | St Kilda | 22 years, 352 days | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
Arthur Scott | St Kilda | 22 years, 14 days | 7 | 14 | 4 | |
Bill O'Hara | St Kilda | 21 years, 116 days | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
Tim Curran | St Kilda | 25 years, 82 days | 1 | 10 | 1 | Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Bill Richardson | St Kilda | 20 years, 189 days | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Fred Warry | St Kilda | 19 years, 159 days | 02 | 2 | 0 | |
Bill Harris | St Kilda | 23 years, 12 days | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Roy Wawn | St Kilda | 18 years, 172 days | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
Dave Strickland | St Kilda | 22 years, 159 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | Father of Shirley Strickland. |
Bob Campbell | St Kilda | 31 years, 304 days | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Henry Jackson | St Kilda | 22 years, 262 days | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
Harold Stewart | St Kilda | 24 years, 135 days | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
Tom Wenborn | South Melbourne | 19 years, 347 days | 6 | 56 | 0 | |
Jim Williamson | South Melbourne | 24 years, 51 days | 5 | 30 | 0 | |
Les Vernon | South Melbourne | 18 years, 90 days | 1 | 22 | 1 | Previously played for Carlton. |
Mike O'Hehir | South Melbourne | 24 years, 87 days | 13 | 18 | 2 | |
Sam Brockwell | South Melbourne | 29 years, 97 days | 2 | 15 | 4 | Previously played for Geelong. |
Alby Rose | South Melbourne | 24 years, 216 days | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
Alf Dowsing | South Melbourne | 17 years, 295 days | 16 | 9 | 2 | |
Jack Davidson | South Melbourne | 24 years, 360 days | 1 | 7 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne. |
Bert Williams | South Melbourne | 27 years, 131 days | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Charlie Robertson | South Melbourne | 27 years, 132 days | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Bill Moodie | South Melbourne | 20 years, 284 days | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
Martin Gullan | South Melbourne | 23 years, 212 days | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Alf Chapman | South Melbourne | 25 years, 147 days | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
Fred Monkhouse | South Melbourne | 29 years, 48 days | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
Tim McKeegan | South Melbourne | 22 years, 319 days | 14 | 2 | 0 |
References
- "Fred Elliott statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Charlie Roland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Joe Sullivan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Charlie Ross statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Harry Rigby statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Wally Powell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Joe Marr statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Gerald O'Dwyer statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Bill Lewis statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Ned Bennett statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Peter Campbell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Jim Matthews statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Bill Strickland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Charlie Oliver statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Artie Robson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Owen Brennan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Ted Absolom statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Roland Duncan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Joe Rouse statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Tom McLean statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Ted Burke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Pat Cleary statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "John Parish statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Stan Watsford statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Eddie Harris statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Bob Carmichael statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Charles Langtree statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Fred Hiskins statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Mick Peppard statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Alf Dear statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Llew Jones statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Billy Grace statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Herb Hunter statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Tommy Leahy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Bill Crebbin statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Hughie Johns statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "Lou Barker statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Gerald Brosnan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Gordon Ross statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Arthur Middleton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Joe Grace statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Dave McGrath statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Ernest Newling statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Mick Donaghy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "James Horman statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Ted Holland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Hughie Webb statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Jack Hardiman statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Joe Powell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Len Strickland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Bill De Gruchy statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Robert Stanlake statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Harold Collocott statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "James Gatehouse statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Heber Quinton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Jack Purse statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Frank Langley statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Harry Parkin statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Bill Bowe statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Corrie Gardner statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Eric Gardner statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Ernie Adams statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Harold Hay statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Bryan McGuigan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Harry Graham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Ced Hay statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Harold Riggall statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Val Robertson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Cecil Sandford statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Arch Muirhead statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Arthur Pearce statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Claude Clough statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "George Sutherland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Charlie Clarke statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Gordon Allard statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Arthur Scott statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Bill O'Hara statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Tim Curran statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Bill Richardson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Fred Warry statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Bill Harris statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Roy Wawn statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Dave Strickland statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Bob Campbell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Henry Jackson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Harold Stewart statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Tom Wenborn statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Jim Williamson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Les Vernon statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Mike O'Hehir statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Sam Brockwell statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Alby Rose statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Alf Dowsing statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Jack Davidson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Bert Williams statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Charlie Robertson statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Bill Moodie statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Martin Gullan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Alf Chapman statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Fred Monkhouse statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Tim McKeegan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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