1903 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 9-0-8, P%: 120.7%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
Players: 32
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ike Woods (32)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Teddy Rankin

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Henry Young

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Aitken, James 1 R08 0
Bailiff, Les 10 R01, R03-R11 0
Bennion, Bill 12 R02, R08-R14, S01-S03, SF 3
Bowey, Frank 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 1
Clarke, Ken 3 S01-S03 2
Coles, Charlie 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 19
Cronin, Fred 5 R01, R03, R06-R08 1
Donaghy, Mick 12 R01-R05, R09-R10, R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Eason, Bill 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 17
Fletcher, Percy 7 R01, R04-R08, S03 0
Forbes, Ivan 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 29
Hines, Willie 7 R01, R03-R08 5
Holligan, Teddy 8 R02, R11-R14, S02-S03, SF 2
Hopkins, Artie 4 R03-R05, R07 0
Kearney, Gordon 6 R04, R06, R14, S01, S03, SF 0
Kerr, Bob 3 R06-R08 0
Lee, Jack 3 R09-R10, R13 0
McCallum, Firth 1 S02 0
McKenzie, Alec 17 R01-R03, R05-R14, S01-S03, SF 7
McKinley, Bill 12 R02, R07-R14, S01, S03, SF 0
Mesley, Arthur 9 R02, R09-R13, S01-S02, SF 0
Newling, Ernie 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Pincott, Arthur 10 R01, R03-R06, R10-R13, S01 0
Quinton, Horrie 9 R02, R11-R14, S01-S03, SF 0
Rankin, Teddy 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 8
Stephens, Peter 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 4
Stodart, Frank 5 R02, R09, R12, R14, S02 0
Wayth, Stan 1 R04 0
Webb, Hughie 4 R01, R03-R05 0
Woods, Ike 18 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF 34
Wright, Jack 14 R01-R03, R05-R14, SF 0
Young, Henry 17 R01-R07, R09-R14, S01-S03, SF 9

Team Line-Up

Back: Arthur Pincott Jack Wright Peter Stephens
Half-Back: Mick Donaghy Ernie Newling Horrie Quinton
Centre: Arthur Mesley Frank Stodart Frank Bowey
Half-Forward: Teddy Holligan Alec McKenzie Bill Eason
Forward: Ike Woods Charlie Coles Ivan Forbes
Follower: Bill Bennion Henry Young Teddy Rankin

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1903 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 52 unknown Henry Young
03/08/1903 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 10 unknown Henry Young
16/05/1903 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 68 unknown Henry Young
23/05/1903 Round 4 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 10 unknown Henry Young
30/05/1903 Round 5 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 33 unknown Henry Young
06/06/1903 Round 6 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 33 unknown Henry Young
08/06/1903 Round 7 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 40 unknown Henry Young
13/06/1903 Round 8 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 16 unknown unknown
20/06/1903 Round 9 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 7 unknown Henry Young
04/07/1903 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 28 unknown Henry Young
11/07/1903 Round 11 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 37 unknown Henry Young
18/07/1903 Round 12 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 45 unknown Henry Young
25/07/1903 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 14 unknown Henry Young
08/08/1903 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 33 unknown Henry Young
15/08/1903 Sectional Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 30 unknown Henry Young
22/08/1903 Sectional Round 2 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 71 unknown Henry Young
29/08/1903 Sectional Round 3 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 7 unknown Henry Young
05/09/1903 Semi Final Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 52 unknown Henry Young