1903 VFA Grand Final: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1903 between North Melbourne and Richmond in the grand final of the 1903 VFA season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at East Melbourne. Paddy Noonan captained the hosts. Alec Edmond captained the visitors.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 September 1903
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 7.6.48 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 4 3 . 4 7 . 6 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Richmond 0 . 0 1 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin NMLB by 22 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 38 NMLB by 21 NMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (North Melbourne), unknown (Richmond)
Captains: Paddy Noonan (North Melbourne), Alec Edmond (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. O'Loughlin
Goal Umpire: E. Barrass, D. Elder

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyle, Bob ? ? ? ?
Considine, Pat ? ? ? ?
Londerigan, Mike ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Len ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Paddy (c) ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 7 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Backhouse, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Edmond, Alec (c) ? ? ? ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? ? ?
Hall, Clarrie ? ? ? ?
Johnson, George ? ? ? ?
Richardson, Archie ? ? ? ?
Watson, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (7 players) 3 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s