1903 VFA Season Round 1: North Melbourne v Essendon Town

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1903 between North Melbourne and Essendon Town during round one of the 1903 season of the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne hosted Essendon Town at Arden Street Oval. Paddy Noonan captained the hosts.

North Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Essendon Town (2.5.17).

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon Town
Date: Saturday 2 May 1903
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon Town
Score: 10.8.68 - 2.5.17

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 2 4 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Essendon Town 0 . 0 0 . 1 0 . 4 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Margin NMLB by 14 NMLB by 27 NMLB by 43 NMLB by 51 NMLB by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Paddy Noonan

Essendon Town

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boyle, Bob ? ? ? ?
Considine, Pat ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Len ? ? ? ?
Noonan, Paddy (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 10 8

Essendon Town

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 2 5

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