1903 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1903 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1903 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Tom Fogarty captained the hosts with Charlie James as vice-captain.
Bill McClelland captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
T. Fogarty (capt.), C. James (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, J. Cormick, B. Gent, B. Hickey, B. Howson, H. Jeanneret, B. Johnson, J. McDonough, M. Pleass, D. Powell, C. Richards, H. Rippon, N. Rippon, B. Scott, J. Todd, B. Windley
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, H. Cordner, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner, C. Gardner, H. Henderson, E. Hocking, F. Langley, P. Mills, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, E. Tout, C. Young
South Melbourne (6.14.50) defeated Melbourne (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Cormick (2), B. Johnson, J. McDonough, M. Pleass, C. Richards
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), S. Anderson, F. Langley, E. Tout
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
6.14.50 - 5.13.43
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Tom Fogarty
(South Melbourne),
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Charlie James
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cormick, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gent, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Powell, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Richards, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rippon, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Todd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hocking, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tout, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 13 | |||