1903 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 2-0-15, P%: 54.9%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 45
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Charlie Goding (10)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Tom Fogarty

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adamson, Arthur 15 R01, R03-R11, R13-R14, S01-S03 0
Adamson, Dave 1 R02 0
Alley, Ned 1 R03 0
Baptiste, Ned 7 R08-R13, S01 0
Boles, Joe 1 R07 1
Bourne, Charles 1 S02 0
Burns, Allen 1 R12 0
Butler, Archie 2 S02-S03 0
Butler, Charlie 5 R12-R13, S01-S03 0
Cameron, Jim 2 S02-S03 0
Canavan, Joe 8 R02-R05, R07, R10-R12 7
Cormick, Johnny 4 R01-R03, R07 2
Fogarty, Tom 13 R01-R05, R08-R14, S01 0
Fox, Joe 1 S03 0
Fraser, Bill 3 R03-R04, R11 0
Gent, Billy 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 6
Goding, Charlie 10 R03-R08, R12, S01-S03 10
Guy, Harry 4 R04-R07 0
Hassett, Jack 15 R03-R14, S01-S03 6
Hickey, Bill 17 R01-R14, S01-S03 0
Howson, Bert 16 R01-R06, R08-R14, S01-S03 0
Incigneri, Len 1 S03 0
James, Charlie 16 R01-R10, R12-R14, S01-S03 6
Jeanneret, Henri 10 R01-R03, R05-R07, R09-R11, R14 1
Johnson, Bill 8 R01-R02, R04, R08, R12, R14, S01, S03 3
King, Jim 1 R02 0
Lampe, Harry 14 R04-R14, S01-S03 5
Littler, Joe 10 R06-R14, S01 9
McCashney, John 2 S01-S02 0
McDonough, Jack 14 R01-R02, R04-R07, R09, R11-R14, S01-S03 3
McDougall, Ernie 1 R03 0
McGee, Billy 9 R06-R14 2
McKelson, Ollie 1 R03 0
Newbould, Will 1 S02 0
O'Connell, Ossie 1 S03 1
Pleass, Mick 15 R01-R11, R13-R14, S01-S02 5
Powell, Dave 6 R01-R02, R10-R11, R13-R14 3
Richards, Chris 1 R01 1
Rippon, Harold 5 R01-R02, R05-R06, R10 0
Rippon, Norm 7 R01-R02, R04-R06, R08-R09 1
Scott, Bill 14 R01-R14 3
Todd, Jack 7 R01-R02, R08-R11, S02 0
West, Charlie 3 R13-R14, S01 0
Windley, Bill 14 R01, R03-R09, R12-R14, S01-S03 0
Worroll, Frank 1 S03 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Harry Guy Charlie James Bill Johnson
Half-Back: Harry Lampe Bill Hickey Arthur Adamson
Centre: Bert Howson Bill Windley Charlie Butler
Half-Forward: Frank Worroll Joe Littler Charlie Goding
Forward: Norm Rippon Jack McDonough Harold Rippon
Follower: Jack Hassett Mick Pleass Billy Gent

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 Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 7 unknown Tom Fogarty
09/05/1903 Round 2 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 68 unknown Tom Fogarty
16/05/1903 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 67 unknown Tom Fogarty
23/05/1903 Round 4 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 10 unknown Tom Fogarty
30/05/1903 Round 5 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 33 unknown Tom Fogarty
06/06/1903 Round 6 Essendon AWAY WIN SOU by 7 unknown Charlie James
08/06/1903 Round 7 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 9 unknown unknown
13/06/1903 Round 8 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 7 unknown Tom Fogarty
20/06/1903 Round 9 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 7 unknown Tom Fogarty
04/07/1903 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 16 unknown Tom Fogarty
11/07/1903 Round 11 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 37 unknown Tom Fogarty
18/07/1903 Round 12 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 30 unknown Tom Fogarty
25/07/1903 Round 13 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 22 unknown Tom Fogarty
08/08/1903 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 49 unknown Tom Fogarty
15/08/1903 Sectional Round 1 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 30 unknown Tom Fogarty
22/08/1903 Sectional Round 2 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 60 unknown Charlie James
29/08/1903 Sectional Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 57 unknown Charlie James