The 1877 season was the first in which Geelong participated in the newly established Victorian Football Association. Geelong did not have a captain this season nor did they have a best and fairest. No data is available as to who scored the most goals. Geelong did not play enough matches to place on the ladder.
Season Summary
Geelong mainly played matches against local teams this season with only three matches against senior clubs. Of those matches, Geelong won one match and lost two matches. Geelong played twice against Geelong Imperial winning one match and drawing the other. Geelong also played matches against Camperdown and Colac, and Victorian Railways, winning both of these matches.
Results
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| Match | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | Report | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | T | G | B | T | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 May | Lost | 1 | * | 1 | Melbourne | 3 | * | 3 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
| 2 | 2 June | Won | 3 | 11 | 3 | Geelong Imperial | 0 | 2 | 0 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
| 3 | 9 June | Won | 1 | 19 | 1 | Ballarat | 0 | 5 | 0 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
| 4 | 7 July | Drawn | 1 | * | 1 | Geelong Imperial | 1 | * | 1 | Common Reserve | A | - | — | Report |
| 5 | 14 July | Won | 2 | * | 2 | St Kilda | 0 | * | 0 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
| 6 | 28 July | Lost | 0 | * | 0 | Carlton | 2 | * | 2 | Madeline Street Ground | A | - | — | Report |
| 7 | 8 September | Won | 11 | * | 11 | Camperdown and Colac | 0 | * | 0 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
| 8 | 15 September | Won | 4 | * | 4 | Victorian Railways | 0 | * | 0 | Argyle Square Ground | H | - | — | Report |
References
- ^ "Summary by Team for 1877". The VFA Project. Retrieved 29 January 2020.