List of VFL debuts in 1899

Bob Rush made his VFL debut in 1899

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1899.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 1899
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Carlton 15 6
Collingwood 11 0
Essendon 7 1
Fitzroy 6 1
Geelong 6 0
Melbourne 10 1
St Kilda 23 7
South Melbourne 14 2
Total 92 18

Debuts

Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
McShane, HenryHenry McShane Carlton 26 years, 93 days 1[1] 82 28 Previously played for Geelong
McNamara, BillBill McNamara Carlton 22 years, 338 days 1[2] 69 8
Stuckey, WillWill Stuckey Carlton 25 years, 290 days 1[3] 28 1
Thompson, ArthurArthur Thompson Carlton 27 years, 209 days 5[4] 22 2
Bird, BobBob Bird Carlton 23 years, 337 days 2[5] 20 3 Previously played for Collingwood.
Monagle, BillyBilly Monagle Carlton 22 years, 168 days 3[6] 17 0
Hooper, BobadilBobadil Hooper Carlton 21 years, 57 days 1[7] 14 0
Lanigan, DenisDenis Lanigan Carlton 25 years, 2 days 2[8] 14 2 Previously played for Collingwood and Melbourne.
Walker, DickDick Walker Carlton 26 years, 297 days 5[9] 11 7 Previously played for Geelong.
Collins, BillBill Collins Carlton 28 years, 69 days 11[10] 10 2
Gilbert, JackJack Gilbert Carlton 24 years, 168 days 17[11] 9 3
Evans, HarryHarry Evans Carlton 19 years, 356 days 15[12] 8 2
Cowell, GeorgeGeorge Cowell Carlton 1[13] 7 4 Previously played for Collingwood.
Thompson, HarryHarry Thompson Carlton 27 years, 240 days 12[14] 6 8 Previously played for St Kilda.
Archer, JoeJoe Archer Carlton 1[15] 4 0
Lewis, HarryHarry Lewis Carlton 8[16] 4 2
Hearnden, AlfAlf Hearnden Carlton 1[17] 3 0
McSpeerin, ArtieArtie McSpeerin Carlton 19 years, 104 days 6[18] 2 2
Allender, HenryHenry Allender Carlton 27 years, 49 days 1[19] 1 0
Gorsuch, DickDick Gorsuch Carlton 20 years, 231 days 10[20] 1 0
Rapp, VictorVictor Rapp Carlton 18 years, 135 days 17[21] 1 0
Rush, BobBob Rush Collingwood 18 years, 223 days 2[22] 143 1 Coached Collingwood to the 1930 premiership. Brother of Bryan, Gerald, Kevin and Leo Rush.
Watsford, DougDoug Watsford Collingwood 23 years, 138 days 10[23] 21 7
Lyons, JohnnyJohnny Lyons Collingwood 7[24] 16 12
Catlin, AlfAlf Catlin Collingwood 2[25] 9 4
Carmody, TomTom Carmody Collingwood 19 years, 92 days 1[26] 8 3
Fell, WilfredWilfred Fell Collingwood 20 years, 42 days 4[27] 7 0
Geddes, JackJack Geddes Collingwood 1[28] 2 1
Ryan, JimmyJimmy Ryan Collingwood 3[29] 2 0
Walsh, AlbertAlbert Walsh Collingwood 3[30] 2 0
Denning, JackJack Denning Collingwood 10[31] 2 1
Fitzgerald, PatPat Fitzgerald Collingwood 25 years, 62 days 1[32] 1 0
Griffith, BillyBilly Griffith Essendon 18 years, 138 days 1[33] 187 13
Thurgood, AlbertAlbert Thurgood Essendon 25 years, 150 days 6[34] 46 89
Scott, FredFred Scott Essendon 25 years, 32 days 1[35] 33 25
Fitzpatrick, HughHugh Fitzpatrick Essendon 26 years, 309 days 3[36] 30 26
O'Loughlin, MickMick O'Loughlin Essendon 23 years, 90 days 1[37] 5 0
Rainey, LesLes Rainey Essendon 18 years, 158 days 7[38] 5 3
McCartney, CharlieCharlie McCartney Essendon 2[39] 4 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Cullen, JimJim Cullen Essendon 20 years, 338 days 1[40] 1 0 Also played for South Melbourne in 1899.
Beauchamp, TammyTammy Beauchamp Fitzroy 20 years, 358 days 13[41] 135 12
Deas, JackJack Deas Fitzroy 23 years, 200 days 3[42] 33 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Thompson, BillBill Thompson Fitzroy 1[43] 10 1
Hay, BobBob Hay Fitzroy 19 years, 163 days 14[44] 8 1
Foletta, CharlieCharlie Foletta Fitzroy 23 years, 265 days 8[45] 5 1
Nolan, TomTom Nolan Fitzroy 10[46] 2 0
Mulcahy, JackJack Mulcahy Fitzroy 14[47] 2 0
Lockwood, TeddyTeddy Lockwood Geelong 26 years, 158 days 1[48] 45 61 Twin brother of George Lockwood.
Buchan, TommyTommy Buchan Geelong 24 years, 198 days 1[49] 41 20
Lockwood, GeorgeGeorge Lockwood Geelong 26 years, 158 days 1[50] 40 7 Twin brother of Teddy Lockwood.
Belcher, NormanNorman Belcher Geelong 19 years, 321 days 4[51] 8 3
Parkin, HarryHarry Parkin Geelong 20 years, 31 days 11[52] 2 0
O'Donnell, PatPat O'Donnell Geelong 22 years, 176 days 2[53] 1 0
Sowden, ArthurArthur Sowden Melbourne 21 years, 37 days 1[54] 117 13
Moriarty, DanDan Moriarty Melbourne 23 years, 268 days 1[55] 62 2 Previously played for Fitzroy.
Ryan, TommyTommy Ryan Melbourne 27 years, 216 days 1[56] 55 63
Reid, CurtisCurtis Reid Melbourne 3[57] 20 0
Illingworth, CharlieCharlie Illingworth Melbourne 28 years, 91 days 1[58] 14 0
Elliott, FredFred Elliott Melbourne 20 years, 36 days 1[59] 12 4 First player to play 200 VFL games.
Cumberland, CecCec Cumberland Melbourne 24 years, 101 days 5[60] 5 3
Paul, LaurieLaurie Paul Melbourne 18 years, 133 days 3[61] 2 2
Finlay, JoeJoe Finlay Melbourne 20 years, 149 days 17[62] 1 0
Rankin, LeoLeo Rankin Melbourne 19 years, 336 days 17[63] 1 0
Sinclair, ArthurArthur Sinclair Melbourne 19 years, 170 days 17[64] 1 0
Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith St Kilda 22 years, 129 days 1[65] 130 22
McCabe, DickDick McCabe St Kilda 21 years, 339 days 2[66] 73 4 Previously played for Fitzroy.
McGregor, BillyBilly McGregor St Kilda 22 years, 174 days 1[67] 28 2
Spilcker, GeorgeGeorge Spilcker St Kilda 24 years, 335 days 1[68] 22 1
Markellie, MalMal Markellie St Kilda 18 years, 150 days 1[69] 21 8
O'Gorman, MichaelMichael O'Gorman St Kilda 24 years, 186 days 1[70] 18 6 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Brown, HaroldHarold Brown St Kilda 20 years, 247 days 3[71] 14 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Robertson, RalphRalph Robertson St Kilda 18 years, 2 days 16[72] 14 1
Williams, GerryGerry Williams St Kilda 21 years, 227 days 1[73] 11 4
Sparrow, GeorgeGeorge Sparrow St Kilda 2[74] 11 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Blackwood, BillBill Blackwood St Kilda 26 years, 117 days 6[75] 10 2 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Park, JimJim Park St Kilda 24 years, 11 days 8[76] 9 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Glenister, ErnieErnie Glenister St Kilda 10[77] 7 0
White, JackJack White St Kilda 1[78] 6 1
Raff, CharlesCharles Raff St Kilda 20 years, 223 days 2[79] 5 0
Allan, AndyAndy Allan St Kilda 30 years, 46 days 12[80] 4 0
Kenny, BobBob Kenny St Kilda 23 years, 78 days 1[81] 2 0
Bond, HenryHenry Bond St Kilda 3[82] 2 0
Hefter, GusGus Hefter St Kilda 26 years, 70 days 9[83] 2 0
Greeves, ErnieErnie Greeves St Kilda 26 years, 98 days 12[84] 2 1
Wallace, AlecAlec Wallace St Kilda 18 years, 33 days 16[85] 2 0
Wishart, BillBill Wishart St Kilda 17 years, 47 days 16[86] 2 1
Ryan, JackJack Ryan St Kilda 1[87] 1 0
Robertson, DickDick Robertson St Kilda 22 years, 24 days 7[88] 1 0 Previously played for Melbourne.
Dalton, MichaelMichael Dalton St Kilda 24 years, 46 days 9[89] 1 0
Farnan, JimJim Farnan St Kilda 23 years, 361 days 9[90] 1 0
Kennedy, HerbHerb Kennedy St Kilda 22 years, 172 days 14[91] 1 0
Opie, JimJim Opie St Kilda 16 years, 178 days 15[92] 1 0
Young, AlexAlex Young St Kilda 19 years, 330 days 16[93] 1 0
Heron, WalWal Heron St Kilda 17[94] 1 0
Lampe, HarryHarry Lampe South Melbourne 24 years, 261 days 1[95] 135 57
James, CharlieCharlie James South Melbourne 12[96] 78 13
Goding, CharlieCharlie Goding South Melbourne 22 years, 283 days 1[97] 63 60 Previously played for Melbourne.
Garbutt, JoeJoe Garbutt South Melbourne 20 years, 204 days 1[98] 32 27
Henley, ArtieArtie Henley South Melbourne 20 years, 297 days 9[99] 10 1
Arnold, FrankFrank Arnold South Melbourne 21 years, 308 days 7[100] 9 0
Bryce, BobBob Bryce South Melbourne 17[101] 5 1
Incoll, JackJack Incoll South Melbourne 20 years, 099 days 3[102] 4 3
Cockbill, JackJack Cockbill South Melbourne 19 years, 67 days 1[103] 3 0
Hutchison, DaveDave Hutchison South Melbourne 5[104] 2 0
Howson, HenryHenry Howson South Melbourne 22 years, 21 days 13[105] 2 0
Nickless, ArthurArthur Nickless South Melbourne 20 years, 56 days 1[106] 1 0
Paterson, JimmyJimmy Paterson South Melbourne 29 years, 91 days 4[107] 1 0
Cullen, JimJim Cullen South Melbourne 21 years, 15 days 8[108] 1 0 Also played for Essendon in 1899.
Fritsch, BernieBernie Fritsch South Melbourne 18 years, 162 days 12[109] 1 1
Lowrey, JoeJoe Lowrey South Melbourne 20 years, 30 days 16[110] 1 0

References

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