1903 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1903 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Richmond were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. North Melbourne were the premiers, with Paddy Noonan as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1903 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Essendon Town Windy Hill
Footscray Western Oval
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Port Melbourne North Port Oval
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval
Richmond Punt Road Oval
West Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Williamstown WCG

Season Results

Premiers: North Melbourne
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Richmond

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond 1st 16 -0- 2 64 204.6% 937 458 129 163 59 104
North Melbourne 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 183.8% 1,011 550 139 177 71 124
Footscray 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 185.2% 954 515 130 174 70 95
West Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 7 44 123.0% 765 622 106 129 83 124
Williamstown 5th 10 -1- 7 42 137.7% 854 620 111 188 79 146
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 10 32 96.3% 739 767 99 145 104 143
Preston 7th 6 -0- 12 24 79.8% 661 828 85 151 110 168
Port Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 12 24 65.9% 555 842 70 135 111 176
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 15 12 61.4% 596 971 77 134 130 191
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 18 0 27.1% 334 1,233 41 88 170 213

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Melbourne 1st Premiers
Richmond 2nd Runners-Up
Footscray 3rd Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
West Melbourne 4th Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Williamstown 5th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 6th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 7th Did not qualify for finals
Port Melbourne 8th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 9th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Town 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 59 - 36
SAT 02/05/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Town Arden Street Oval 68 - 17
SAT 02/05/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v West Melbourne Toorak Park 26 - 57
SAT 02/05/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Preston Punt Road Oval 43 - 25
SAT 02/05/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Footscray WCG 42 - 58

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 400.0% 68 17
West Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 219.2% 57 26
Richmond 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 172.0% 43 25
Brunswick 4th 1 -0- 0 4 163.9% 59 36
Footscray 5th 1 -0- 0 4 138.1% 58 42
Williamstown 6th 0 -0- 1 0 72.4% 42 58
Port Melbourne 7th 0 -0- 1 0 61.0% 36 59
Preston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 58.1% 25 43
Prahran 9th 0 -0- 1 0 45.6% 26 57
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 1 0 25.0% 17 68

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Prahran Windy Hill 27 - 33
SAT 09/05/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 31 - 46
SAT 09/05/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 43 - 38
SAT 09/05/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 59 - 25
SAT 09/05/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Richmond WCG 25 - 24

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 237.5% 114 48
West Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 227.5% 116 51
Richmond 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 134.0% 67 50
Brunswick 4th 1 -0- 1 4 122.8% 97 79
Footscray 5th 1 -0- 1 4 101.1% 89 88
Preston 6th 1 -0- 1 4 84.0% 68 81
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 1 4 81.7% 67 82
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 1 4 70.2% 59 84
Port Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 2 0 51.7% 61 118
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 2 0 43.6% 44 101

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 61 - 29
SAT 16/05/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v West Melbourne Arden Street Oval 69 - 48
SAT 16/05/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Essendon Town North Port Oval 61 - 23
SAT 16/05/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 38 - 26
SAT 16/05/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 58 - 33

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 0 12 190.6% 183 96
Richmond 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 150.6% 125 83
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 146.3% 158 108
West Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 136.7% 164 120
Preston 5th 2 -0- 1 8 99.1% 106 107
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 2 4 86.5% 122 141
Footscray 7th 1 -0- 2 4 83.6% 122 146
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 2 4 77.5% 93 120
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 2 4 60.7% 88 145
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 3 0 41.4% 67 162

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v West Melbourne Windy Hill 14 - 80
SAT 23/05/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Preston Western Oval 49 - 13
SAT 23/05/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 43 - 6
SAT 23/05/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 18 - 50
SAT 23/05/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Richmond Toorak Park 16 - 29

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 0 16 221.6% 226 102
West Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 182.1% 244 134
Richmond 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 155.6% 154 99
Brunswick 4th 2 -0- 2 8 108.6% 164 151
Footscray 5th 2 -0- 2 8 107.5% 171 159
Williamstown 6th 2 -0- 2 8 103.6% 143 138
Preston 7th 2 -0- 2 8 76.3% 119 156
Port Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 3 4 73.3% 140 191
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 3 4 59.8% 104 174
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 4 0 33.5% 81 242

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Western Oval 90 - 18
SAT 30/05/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 69 - 36
SAT 30/05/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon Town Punt Road Oval 73 - 6
SAT 30/05/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 46 - 42
SAT 30/05/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v North Melbourne WCG 45 - 45

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 4 -1- 0 18 184.4% 271 147
Richmond 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 216.2% 227 105
West Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 164.8% 290 176
Footscray 4th 3 -0- 2 12 147.5% 261 177
Preston 5th 3 -0- 2 12 97.9% 188 192
Williamstown 6th 2 -1- 2 10 102.7% 188 183
Brunswick 7th 2 -0- 3 8 104.6% 206 197
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 4 4 57.6% 140 243
Port Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 4 4 56.2% 158 281
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 5 0 27.6% 87 315

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Brunswick Windy Hill 23 - 64
SAT 06/06/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Richmond North Port Oval 30 - 47
SAT 06/06/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Footscray Toorak Park 52 - 76
SAT 06/06/1903 2:10 PM Preston v North Melbourne Preston City Oval 40 - 52
SAT 06/06/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 26 - 17

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 5 -1- 0 22 172.7% 323 187
Richmond 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 203.0% 274 135
West Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 163.7% 316 193
Footscray 4th 4 -0- 2 16 147.2% 337 229
Brunswick 5th 3 -0- 3 12 122.7% 270 220
Preston 6th 3 -0- 3 12 93.4% 228 244
Williamstown 7th 2 -1- 3 10 98.1% 205 209
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 5 4 60.2% 192 319
Port Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 5 4 57.3% 188 328
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 6 0 29.0% 110 379

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Richmond Brunswick Park 12 - 22
SAT 13/06/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v West Melbourne Western Oval 25 - 22
SAT 13/06/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 30 - 19
SAT 13/06/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 52 - 29
SAT 13/06/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Essendon Town WCG 66 - 18

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 6 -1- 0 26 171.4% 353 206
Richmond 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 201.4% 296 147
West Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 155.0% 338 218
Footscray 4th 5 -0- 2 20 144.2% 362 251
Williamstown 5th 3 -1- 3 14 119.4% 271 227
Brunswick 6th 3 -0- 4 12 116.5% 282 242
Preston 7th 3 -0- 4 12 86.8% 257 296
Port Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 5 8 67.2% 240 357
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 6 4 60.5% 211 349
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 7 0 28.8% 128 445

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Preston Windy Hill 31 - 63
SAT 20/06/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick Western Oval 61 - 8
SAT 20/06/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 83 - 15
SAT 20/06/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 39 - 48
SAT 20/06/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v West Melbourne Punt Road Oval 83 - 13

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 7 -1- 0 30 197.3% 436 221
Richmond 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 236.9% 379 160
Footscray 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 163.3% 423 259
West Melbourne 4th 5 -0- 3 20 116.6% 351 301
Williamstown 5th 4 -1- 3 18 119.9% 319 266
Preston 6th 4 -0- 4 16 97.9% 320 327
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 5 12 95.7% 290 303
Port Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 6 8 58.0% 255 440
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 7 4 63.0% 250 397
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 8 0 31.3% 159 508

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 33 - 31
SAT 27/06/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Footscray Windy Hill 25 - 94
SAT 27/06/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 38 - 25
SAT 27/06/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 54 - 42
SAT 27/06/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Preston Arden Street Oval 50 - 15

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 8 -0- 1 32 214.4% 433 202
North Melbourne 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 173.8% 478 275
Footscray 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 182.0% 517 284
West Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 3 24 126.9% 401 316
Williamstown 5th 4 -1- 4 18 117.1% 350 299
Brunswick 6th 4 -0- 5 16 96.7% 323 334
Preston 7th 4 -0- 5 16 88.9% 335 377
Port Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 6 12 63.0% 293 465
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 8 4 63.2% 275 435
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 9 0 30.6% 184 602

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v North Melbourne Windy Hill 16 - 64
SAT 04/07/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Western Oval 44 - 23
SAT 04/07/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 23 - 20
SAT 04/07/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Richmond Preston City Oval 23 - 45
SAT 04/07/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 76 - 37

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 9 -0- 1 36 212.4% 478 225
North Melbourne 2nd 8 -1- 1 34 186.3% 542 291
Footscray 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 182.7% 561 307
West Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 3 28 135.1% 477 353
Williamstown 5th 4 -1- 5 18 108.7% 373 343
Brunswick 6th 4 -0- 6 16 96.1% 343 357
Preston 7th 4 -0- 6 16 84.8% 358 422
Port Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 6 16 65.2% 316 485
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 9 4 61.1% 312 511
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 10 0 30.0% 200 666

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 65 - 42
SAT 11/07/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 39 - 59
SAT 11/07/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Essendon Town Toorak Park 63 - 22
SAT 11/07/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Williamstown Punt Road Oval 43 - 34
SAT 11/07/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Port Melbourne North Port Oval 40 - 33

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 10 -0- 1 40 201.2% 521 259
Footscray 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 179.2% 620 346
North Melbourne 3rd 8 -1- 2 34 166.0% 581 350
West Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 3 32 133.9% 517 386
Brunswick 5th 5 -0- 6 20 102.3% 408 399
Williamstown 6th 4 -1- 6 18 105.4% 407 386
Preston 7th 4 -0- 7 16 82.1% 400 487
Port Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 7 16 66.5% 349 525
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 9 8 70.4% 375 533
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 11 0 30.5% 222 729

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Port Melbourne Windy Hill 18 - 20
SAT 18/07/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 27 - 36
SAT 18/07/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 48 - 57
SAT 18/07/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v North Melbourne Arden Street Oval 17 - 39
SAT 18/07/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 60 - 25

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 11 -0- 1 44 194.8% 557 286
North Melbourne 2nd 9 -1- 2 38 168.9% 620 367
Footscray 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 169.4% 647 382
West Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 4 32 125.6% 534 425
Brunswick 5th 6 -0- 6 24 104.0% 465 447
Williamstown 6th 5 -1- 6 22 113.6% 467 411
Port Melbourne 7th 5 -0- 7 20 68.0% 369 543
Preston 8th 4 -0- 8 16 77.7% 425 547
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 10 8 71.7% 423 590
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 12 0 32.0% 240 749

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v North Melbourne Brunswick Park 41 - 69
SAT 25/07/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Footscray Preston City Oval 27 - 48
SAT 25/07/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Prahran Punt Road Oval 61 - 23
SAT 25/07/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Essendon Town Arden Street Oval 73 - 16
SAT 25/07/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 71 - 22

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 12 -0- 1 48 200.0% 618 309
North Melbourne 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 168.9% 689 408
Footscray 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 169.9% 695 409
West Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 4 36 137.6% 607 441
Williamstown 5th 6 -1- 6 26 124.2% 538 433
Brunswick 6th 6 -0- 7 24 98.1% 506 516
Port Melbourne 7th 5 -0- 8 20 63.7% 391 614
Preston 8th 4 -0- 9 16 76.0% 452 595
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 11 8 68.5% 446 651
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 13 0 31.1% 256 822

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v West Melbourne Brunswick Park 35 - 32
SAT 01/08/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Richmond Windy Hill 16 - 108
SAT 01/08/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 72 - 43
SAT 01/08/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray North Port Oval 39 - 45
SAT 01/08/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 55 - 46

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 13 -0- 1 52 223.4% 726 325
North Melbourne 2nd 11 -1- 2 46 168.7% 761 451
Footscray 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 165.2% 740 448
West Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 5 36 134.2% 639 476
Brunswick 5th 7 -0- 7 28 98.7% 541 548
Williamstown 6th 6 -1- 7 26 115.0% 581 505
Port Melbourne 7th 5 -0- 9 20 65.3% 430 659
Preston 8th 4 -0- 10 16 76.6% 498 650
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 11 12 71.9% 501 697
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 14 0 29.2% 272 930

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Essendon Town Brunswick Park 103 - 21
SAT 08/08/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Prahran Western Oval 76 - 7
SAT 08/08/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Preston Arden Street Oval 84 - 20
SAT 08/08/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Melbourne Punt Road Oval 74 - 36
SAT 08/08/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v West Melbourne WCG 62 - 29

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 14 -0- 1 56 221.6% 800 361
North Melbourne 2nd 12 -1- 2 50 179.4% 845 471
Footscray 3rd 12 -0- 3 48 179.3% 816 455
West Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 6 36 124.2% 668 538
Brunswick 5th 8 -0- 7 32 113.2% 644 569
Williamstown 6th 7 -1- 7 30 120.4% 643 534
Port Melbourne 7th 5 -0- 10 20 63.6% 466 733
Preston 8th 4 -0- 11 16 70.6% 518 734
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 12 12 65.7% 508 773
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 15 0 28.4% 293 1,033

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1903 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Williamstown Windy Hill 19 - 55
SAT 15/08/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v North Melbourne Toorak Park 32 - 78
SAT 15/08/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 44 - 25
SAT 15/08/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Brunswick Punt Road Oval 80 - 37
SAT 15/08/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 29 - 8

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 15 -0- 1 60 221.1% 880 398
North Melbourne 2nd 13 -1- 2 54 183.5% 923 503
Footscray 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 170.2% 824 484
West Melbourne 4th 10 -0- 6 40 127.7% 697 546
Williamstown 5th 8 -1- 7 34 126.2% 698 553
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 8 32 104.9% 681 649
Preston 7th 5 -0- 11 20 74.0% 562 759
Port Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 11 20 63.2% 491 777
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 13 12 63.5% 540 851
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 16 0 28.7% 312 1,088

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1903 2:10 PM Brunswick v Footscray Brunswick Park 24 - 46
SAT 22/08/1903 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne North Port Oval 28 - 42
SAT 22/08/1903 2:10 PM Preston v Essendon Town Preston City Oval 61 - 15
SAT 22/08/1903 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 14 - 38
SAT 22/08/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 84 - 33

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 16 -0- 1 64 222.8% 918 412
North Melbourne 2nd 14 -1- 2 58 181.7% 965 531
Footscray 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 171.3% 870 508
West Melbourne 4th 10 -0- 7 40 121.7% 711 584
Williamstown 5th 9 -1- 7 38 133.4% 782 586
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 9 32 101.4% 705 695
Preston 7th 6 -0- 11 24 80.5% 623 774
Port Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 12 20 63.4% 519 819
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 14 12 61.3% 573 935
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 17 0 28.5% 327 1,149

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1903 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Town Western Oval 84 - 7
SAT 29/08/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 46 - 19
SAT 29/08/1903 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 23 - 36
SAT 29/08/1903 2:10 PM Preston v West Melbourne Preston City Oval 38 - 54
SAT 29/08/1903 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 72 - 34

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 16 -0- 2 64 204.6% 937 458
North Melbourne 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 183.8% 1,011 550
Footscray 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 185.2% 954 515
West Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 7 44 123.0% 765 622
Williamstown 5th 10 -1- 7 42 137.7% 854 620
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 10 32 96.3% 739 767
Preston 7th 6 -0- 12 24 79.8% 661 828
Port Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 12 24 65.9% 555 842
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 15 12 61.4% 596 971
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 18 0 27.1% 334 1,233

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v West Melbourne North Port Oval 64 - 28
SAT 05/09/1903 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray Arden Street Oval 40 - 56

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray East Melbourne 53 - 33

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1903 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond East Melbourne 48 - 27 20,000