List of VFL debuts in 1899

The 1899 VFL season was the third season of the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ninety two players made their senior debut in the 1899 season, while another 18 players debuted for a new club having previously played in the VFL.

Bob Rush made his VFL debut in 1899

Summary edit

Summary of debuts in 1899
Club VFL 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 edit

Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
Henry McShane Carlton 26 years, 93 days 1[1] 82 28 Previously played for Geelong
Bill McNamara Carlton 22 years, 338 days 1[2] 69 8
Will Stuckey Carlton 25 years, 290 days 1[3] 28 1
Arthur Thompson Carlton 27 years, 209 days 5[4] 22 2
Bob Bird Carlton 23 years, 337 days 2[5] 20 3 Previously played for Collingwood.
Billy Monagle Carlton 22 years, 168 days 3[6] 17 0
Bobadil Hooper Carlton 21 years, 57 days 1[7] 14 0
Denis Lanigan Carlton 25 years, 2 days 2[8] 14 2 Previously played for Collingwood and Melbourne.
Dick Walker Carlton 26 years, 297 days 5[9] 11 7 Previously played for Geelong.
Bill Collins Carlton 28 years, 69 days 11[10] 10 2
Jack Gilbert Carlton 24 years, 168 days 17[11] 9 3
Harry Evans Carlton 19 years, 356 days 15[12] 8 2
George Cowell Carlton 27 years, 194 days 1[13] 7 4 Previously played for Collingwood.
Harry Thompson Carlton 27 years, 240 days 12[14] 6 8 Previously played for St Kilda.
Joe Archer Carlton 21 years, 358 days 1[15] 4 0
Harry Lewis Carlton 19 years, 19 days 8[16] 4 2
Alf Hearnden Carlton 25 years, 114 days 1[17] 3 0
Artie McSpeerin Carlton 19 years, 104 days 6[18] 2 2
Henry Allender Carlton 27 years, 49 days 1[19] 1 0
Dick Gorsuch Carlton 20 years, 231 days 10[20] 1 0
Victor Rapp Carlton 18 years, 135 days 17[21] 1 0
Bob Rush Collingwood 18 years, 223 days 2[22] 143 1 Coached Collingwood to the 1930 premiership. Brother of Bryan, Gerald, Kevin and Leo Rush.
Doug Watsford Collingwood 23 years, 138 days 10[23] 21 7
Johnny Lyons Collingwood 23 years, 153 days 7[24] 16 12
Alf Catlin Collingwood 23 years, 275 days 2[25] 9 4
Tom Carmody Collingwood 19 years, 92 days 1[26] 8 3
Wilfred Fell Collingwood 20 years, 42 days 4[27] 7 0
Jack Geddes Collingwood 31 years, 98 days 1[28] 2 1
Jimmy Ryan Collingwood 20 years, 84 days 3[29] 2 0
Albert Walsh Collingwood 22 years, 113 days 3[30] 2 0
Jack Denning Collingwood 24 years, 89 days 10[31] 2 1
Pat Fitzgerald Collingwood 25 years, 62 days 1[32] 1 0
Billy Griffith Essendon 18 years, 138 days 1[33] 187 13
Albert Thurgood Essendon 25 years, 150 days 6[34] 46 89
Fred Scott Essendon 25 years, 32 days 1[35] 33 25
Hugh Fitzpatrick Essendon 26 years, 309 days 3[36] 30 26
Mick O'Loughlin Essendon 23 years, 90 days 1[37] 5 0
Les Rainey Essendon 18 years, 158 days 7[38] 5 3
Charlie McCartney Essendon 23 years, 71 days 2[39] 4 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Jim Cullen Essendon 20 years, 338 days 1[40] 1 0 Also played for South Melbourne in 1899.
Tammy Beauchamp Fitzroy 20 years, 358 days 13[41] 135 12
Jack Deas Fitzroy 23 years, 200 days 3[42] 33 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Bill Thompson Fitzroy 22 years, 248 days 1[43] 10 1
Bob Hay Fitzroy 19 years, 163 days 14[44] 8 1
Charlie Foletta Fitzroy 23 years, 265 days 8[45] 5 1
Tom Nolan Fitzroy 22 years, 216 days 10[46] 2 0
Jack Mulcahy Fitzroy 23 years, 0 days 14[47] 2 0
Teddy Lockwood Geelong 26 years, 158 days 1[48] 45 61 Twin brother of George Lockwood.
Tommy Buchan Geelong 24 years, 198 days 1[49] 41 20
George Lockwood Geelong 26 years, 158 days 1[50] 40 7 Twin brother of Teddy Lockwood.
Norman Belcher Geelong 19 years, 321 days 4[51] 8 3
Harry Parkin Geelong 20 years, 31 days 11[52] 2 0
Pat O'Donnell Geelong 22 years, 176 days 2[53] 1 0
Arthur Sowden Melbourne 21 years, 37 days 1[54] 117 13
Dan Moriarty Melbourne 23 years, 268 days 1[55] 62 2 Previously played for Fitzroy.
Tommy Ryan Melbourne 27 years, 216 days 1[56] 55 63
Curtis Reid Melbourne 23 years, 29 days 3[57] 20 0
Charlie Illingworth Melbourne 28 years, 91 days 1[58] 14 0
Fred Elliott Melbourne 20 years, 36 days 1[59] 12 4 First player to play 200 VFL games.
Cec Cumberland Melbourne 24 years, 101 days 5[60] 5 3
Laurie Paul Melbourne 18 years, 133 days 3[61] 2 2
Joe Finlay Melbourne 20 years, 149 days 17[62] 1 0
Leo Rankin Melbourne 19 years, 336 days 17[63] 1 0
Arthur Sinclair Melbourne 19 years, 170 days 17[64] 1 0
Jimmy Smith St Kilda 22 years, 129 days 1[65] 130 22
Dick McCabe St Kilda 21 years, 339 days 2[66] 73 4 Previously played for Fitzroy.
Billy McGregor St Kilda 22 years, 174 days 1[67] 28 2
George Spilcker St Kilda 24 years, 335 days 1[68] 22 1
Mal Markellie St Kilda 18 years, 150 days 1[69] 21 8
Michael O'Gorman St Kilda 24 years, 186 days 1[70] 18 6 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Harold Brown St Kilda 20 years, 247 days 3[71] 14 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Ralph Robertson St Kilda 18 years, 2 days 16[72] 14 1
Gerry Williams St Kilda 21 years, 227 days 1[73] 11 4
George Sparrow St Kilda 2[74] 11 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Bill Blackwood St Kilda 26 years, 117 days 6[75] 10 2 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Jim Park St Kilda 24 years, 11 days 8[76] 9 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Ernie Glenister St Kilda 25 years, 276 days 10[77] 7 0
Jack White St Kilda 22 years, 237 days 1[78] 6 1
Charles Raff St Kilda 20 years, 223 days 2[79] 5 0
Andy Allan St Kilda 30 years, 46 days 12[80] 4 0
Bob Kenny St Kilda 23 years, 78 days 1[81] 2 0
Harry Bond St Kilda 3[82] 2 0
Gus Hefter St Kilda 26 years, 70 days 9[83] 2 0
Ernie Greeves St Kilda 26 years, 98 days 12[84] 2 1
Alec Wallace St Kilda 18 years, 33 days 16[85] 2 0
Bill Wishart St Kilda 17 years, 47 days 16[86] 2 1
Jack Ryan St Kilda 25 years, 323 days 1[87] 1 0
Dick Robertson St Kilda 22 years, 24 days 7[88] 1 0 Previously played for Melbourne.
Michael Dalton St Kilda 24 years, 46 days 9[89] 1 0
Jim Farnan St Kilda 23 years, 361 days 9[90] 1 0
Herb Kennedy St Kilda 22 years, 172 days 14[91] 1 0
Jim Opie St Kilda 16 years, 178 days 15[92] 1 0
Alex Young St Kilda 19 years, 330 days 16[93] 1 0
Wal Heron St Kilda 24 years, 116 days 17[94] 1 0
Harry Lampe South Melbourne 24 years, 261 days 1[95] 135 57
Charlie James South Melbourne 25 years, 170 days 12[96] 78 13
Charlie Goding South Melbourne 22 years, 283 days 1[97] 63 60 Previously played for Melbourne.
Joe Garbutt South Melbourne 20 years, 204 days 1[98] 32 27
Artie Henley South Melbourne 20 years, 297 days 9[99] 10 1
Frank Arnold South Melbourne 21 years, 308 days 7[100] 9 0
Bob Bryce South Melbourne 29 years, 64 days 17[101] 5 1
Jack Incoll South Melbourne 20 years, 099 days 3[102] 4 3
Jack Cockbill South Melbourne 19 years, 67 days 1[103] 3 0
Dave Hutchison South Melbourne 29 years, 94 days 5[104] 2 0
Henry Howson South Melbourne 22 years, 21 days 13[105] 2 0
Arthur Nickless South Melbourne 20 years, 56 days 1[106] 1 0
Jimmy Paterson South Melbourne 29 years, 91 days 4[107] 1 0
Jim Cullen South Melbourne 21 years, 15 days 8[108] 1 0 Also played for Essendon in 1899.
Bernie Fritsch South Melbourne 18 years, 162 days 12[109] 1 1
Joe Lowrey South Melbourne 20 years, 30 days 16[110] 1 0

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