1903 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1903.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1903, the VFL competition was comprised of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.
Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.
Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1903 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 3.3 (21) | Fitzroy | 11.7 (73) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 May 1903 |
| Carlton | 9.4 (58) | Collingwood | 5.7 (37) | Princes Park | 2 May 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 6.14 (50) | Melbourne | 5.13 (43) | Lake Oval | 2 May 1903 |
| St Kilda | 2.8 (20) | Geelong | 9.18 (72) | Junction Oval | 2 May 1903 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood | 13.14 (92) | South Melbourne | 3.6 (24) | Victoria Park | 9 May 1903 |
| Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | Fitzroy | 6.11 (47) | MCG | 9 May 1903 |
| St Kilda | 3.12 (30) | Essendon | 4.6 (30) | Junction Oval | 9 May 1903 |
| Geelong | 8.7 (55) | Carlton | 6.9 (45) | SCG | 9 May 1903 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | Corio Oval | 16 May 1903 |
| Fitzroy | 12.17 (89) | South Melbourne | 3.4 (22) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16 May 1903 |
| Collingwood | 16.17 (113) | St Kilda | 5.3 (33) | Victoria Park | 16 May 1903 |
| Essendon | 5.5 (35) | Carlton | 7.14 (56) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 16 May 1903 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton | 12.16 (88) | St Kilda | 1.4 (10) | Princes Park | 23 May 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 5.7 (37) | Geelong | 6.11 (47) | Lake Oval | 23 May 1903 |
| Melbourne | 3.7 (25) | Essendon | 4.4 (28) | MCG | 23 May 1903 |
| Fitzroy | 7.20 (62) | Collingwood | 6.9 (45) | SCG | 23 May 1903 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 13.17 (95) | St Kilda | 3.10 (28) | Brunswick Street Oval | 30 May 1903 |
| Essendon | 10.13 (73) | Geelong | 5.10 (40) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 30 May 1903 |
| Collingwood | 10.17 (77) | Melbourne | 7.4 (46) | Victoria Park | 30 May 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 5.4 (34) | Carlton | 10.7 (67) | Lake Oval | 30 May 1903 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 5.11 (41) | South Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 June 1903 |
| Carlton | 8.8 (56) | Fitzroy | 4.5 (29) | Princes Park | 6 June 1903 |
| St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | Melbourne | 2.15 (27) | Junction Oval | 6 June 1903 |
| Geelong | 8.3 (51) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | Corio Oval | 6 June 1903 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 8.14 (62) | Geelong | 3.4 (22) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8 June 1903 |
| Collingwood | 4.9 (33) | Essendon | 2.13 (25) | Victoria Park | 8 June 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | St Kilda | 6.11 (47) | Lake Oval | 8 June 1903 |
| Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | Carlton | 1.2 (8) | MCG | 8 June 1903 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 6.6 (42) | South Melbourne | 3.17 (35) | MCG | 13 June 1903 |
| Geelong | 5.9 (39) | St Kilda | 7.13 (55) | Corio Oval | 13 June 1903 |
| Fitzroy | 8.6 (54) | Essendon | 3.11 (29) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13 June 1903 |
| Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | Carlton | 10.7 (67) | Victoria Park | 13 June 1903 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 4.10 (34) | Melbourne | 3.8 (26) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20 June 1903 |
| Essendon | 4.8 (32) | St Kilda | 4.5 (29) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 20 June 1903 |
| Carlton | 8.6 (54) | Geelong | 6.11 (47) | Princes Park | 20 June 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 4.11 (35) | Collingwood | 6.6 (42) | Lake Oval | 20 June 1903 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton | 6.14 (50) | Essendon | 2.2 (14) | Princes Park | 4 July 1903 |
| Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | Geelong | 10.7 (67) | MCG | 4 July 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 5.7 (37) | Fitzroy | 7.11 (53) | Lake Oval | 4 July 1903 |
| St Kilda | 2.4 (16) | Collingwood | 5.11 (41) | Junction Oval | 4 July 1903 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 9.13 (67) | South Melbourne | 3.12 (30) | Corio Oval | 11 July 1903 |
| Essendon | 3.16 (34) | Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 11 July 1903 |
| Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | Fitzroy | 5.6 (36) | Victoria Park | 11 July 1903 |
| St Kilda | 4.3 (27) | Carlton | 8.14 (62) | Junction Oval | 11 July 1903 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton | 7.8 (50) | South Melbourne | 2.8 (20) | Princes Park | 18 July 1903 |
| St Kilda | 5.11 (41) | Fitzroy | 5.8 (38) | Junction Oval | 18 July 1903 |
| Geelong | 13.11 (89) | Essendon | 6.8 (44) | Corio Oval | 18 July 1903 |
| Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | Collingwood | 11.8 (74) | MCG | 18 July 1903 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | St Kilda | 9.7 (61) | MCG | 25 July 1903 |
| Collingwood | 6.15 (51) | Geelong | 5.7 (37) | Victoria Park | 25 July 1903 |
| South Melbourne | 5.7 (37) | Essendon | 7.17 (59) | Lake Oval | 25 July 1903 |
| Fitzroy | 8.8 (56) | Carlton | 3.6 (24) | Brunswick Street Oval | 25 July 1903 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | South Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | Junction Oval | 8 August 1903 |
| Carlton | 5.11 (41) | Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Princes Park | 8 August 1903 |
| Geelong | 5.3 (33) | Fitzroy | 9.12 (66) | Corio Oval | 8 August 1903 |
| Essendon | 7.4 (46) | Collingwood | 11.7 (73) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 August 1903 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Collingwood defeated Fitzroy 4.7 (31) to 3.11 (29). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 (31) |
| Fitzroy | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.11 (29) |
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. A sectional round of 3 games per team was then played, for a total of 12. An additional 3 games were played during the finals series.
[edit] Home and away ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 12 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| 3 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Geelong | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | St Kilda | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Essendon | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
[edit] Pre-finals ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| 3 | Carlton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| 4 | Geelong | 9 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | St Kilda | 7 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Essendon | 6 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1903 VFL Premiership team was Collingwood.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Teddy Lockwood of Collingwood with 35 goals.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", Essendon's Hugh Gavin, was declared 1903 Champion of the Season.
- South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1903.
[edit] Notable Events
- On 5 May, the second round match between Geelong and Carlton was cancelled. A railway strike prevented the Carlton team from getting to Geelong.
- On 23 May, a crowd of 18,000 attended the fourth round match between Fitzroy and Collingwood at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Fitzroy won 7.20 (62) to 6.9 (45). Players wore large numbers on the back of their guernseys to assist the crowd.
- On Monday, 3 August 1903, the postponed second round match between Geelong and Carlton was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Geelong won 8.7 (55) to 6.9 (45).
- 1903 was the first time that the VFL Premiership was decided on the last kick of the day. The usually accurate Fitzroy captain Gerald Brosnan missed the goal from 30 metres out, and Fitzroy lost to Collingwood by two points.
[edit] References
- 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
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