1903 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1903 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 1 of the 1903 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Bill Jackson captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
St Kilda
B. Jackson (capt.), C. Baker, G. Balme, V. Cumberland, J. Dowding, G. Hall, J. Hogan, D. McKay, T. McNamara, M. O'Brien, W. Outen, G. Rickards, V. Robertson, B. Sandford, H. Smith, J. Smith, C. Stanlake, A. Trevillian
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, F. Bowey, C. Coles, F. Cronin, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, I. Forbes, W. Hines, A. McKenzie, E. Newling, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, H. Webb, I. Woods, J. Wright
St Kilda (2.8.20) were defeated by Geelong (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Baker, H. Smith
Geelong: I. Woods (3), B. Eason (2), A. McKenzie (2), W. Hines, T. Rankin
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 3 | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 8 | (20) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(St Kilda),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Jackson
(St Kilda),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
H. O'Bern
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Balme, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowding, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Outen, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rickards, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sandford, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stanlake, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trevillian, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 2 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cronin, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hines, Willie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Webb, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 18 | |||