List of VFL debuts in 1899
Bob Rush made his VFL debut in 1899The 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.
Summary
Debuts
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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