1900 VFL Grand Final

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Team	1	2	3	Final
Melbourne	2.3	2.5	4.8	4.10 (34)
Fitzroy	1.4	2.7	2.7	3.12 (30)

The 1900 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 22 September 1900. It was the 3rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1900 VFL season. The match, attended by 20,181 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 4 points.

Contents

1 Lead-up
2 Teams
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Goalkickers
- 3.2 Attendance
4 References
5 See also

Lead-up

Although Melbourne only won six of its fourteen home-and-away fixtures to finish sixth on the ladder, it won its sectional round-robin to qualify for the semi-final. Melbourne defeated the other sectional winner, Essendon in the semi-final, to then face minor premiers Fitzroy in the Grand Final. The winner of this match would win the premiership.

Fitzroy had won the previous two premierships, and was aiming for a third premiership in a row.

Teams

Melbourne
B:	Maurie Herring	Eddie Sholl	Les Rippon
HB:	Harry Parkin	Jack Purse	Bill McClelland
C:	Corrie Gardner	Charlie Young	Harold Hay
HF:	Austin Lewis	Jack Leith	Frank Langley
F:	Dick Wardill (c)	Stewart Geddes	Tommy Ryan
Foll:	George Moodie	Vic Cumberland	Fred McGinis
Reserve(s):
Coach:

Fitzroy
B:	Hugh McEwen	Geoff Moriarty	Ern Jenkins
HB:	Bert Sharpe	Alec Sloan (c)	Pat Hickey
C:	Eddie Drohan	Harry Clarke	Kelly Robinson
HF:	Tammy Beauchamp	Alf McDougall	Lou Barker
F:	Pat Descrimes	Gerald Brosnan	Chris Kiernan
Foll:	Mick Grace	Bill Potter	Bill McSpeerin
Reserve(s):
Coach:

Umpire - Ivo Crapp

Statistics

Goalkickers

Melbourne:

Geddes 1
Leith 1
Ryan 1
Wardill 1

Fitzroy:

Grace 2
Barker 1

Attendance

Crowd - 20,181

References

1900 VFL Grand Final statistics
The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
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

v t e Victorian/Australian Football League Grand Finals

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v t e Melbourne Football Club 1900 VFL Premiers

Melbourne 4.10 (34) defeated Fitzroy 3.12 (30), at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: Wardill Cumberland Gardner Geddes Hay Herring Langley Leith Lewis McClelland McGinis Moodie Parkin Purse Rippon Ryan Sholl Young

v t e Melbourne Football Club

History Club Honours Current squad Players Coaches Captains Honour board Awards Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal Leading Goalkickers Captains: Jack Grimes, Jack Trengove Coach: Mark Neeld Nickname: Demons

Home grounds	Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1915; 1919–present) Lake Oval (1899–1901) East Melbourne Cricket Ground (1900) Motordrome (1932) Punt Road Oval (1942–1946; 1956)

Premierships (12)	1900 1926 1939 1940 1941 1948 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1964

Seasons (113)	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Related articles	Casey Scorpions Collingwood rivalry Sandringham Zebras

Melbourne did not compete in the VFL from 1916–1918 due to the First World War

v t e Fitzroy Football Club

History Records Players Captains Coaches Honour roll Team of the Century Leading Goalkickers

Home grounds	Brunswick Street Oval (1897–1966) Princes Park (1967–69; 1987–93) Junction Oval (1970–84) Victoria Park (1985–86) North Hobart Oval (1952; 1991–92) Western Oval (1994–96) Bruce Stadium (1995)

Premierships (8)	1898 1899 1904 1905 1913 1916 1922 1944

Seasons (100)	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Related articles	Brisbane Lions

Fitzroy Football Club merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1996 to form the Brisbane Lions

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