1903 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1903 between Geelong and Carlton during round 2 of the 1903 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at SCG.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Joe McShane captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, F. Bowey, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, I. Forbes, T. Holligan, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, A. Mesley, E. Newling, H. Quinton, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, F. Stodart, I. Woods, J. Wright
Carlton
J. McShane (capt.), A. Barlow, G. Bruce, F. Elliott, A. Ford, M. Grace, F. Hince, B. McNamara, H. McShane, C. O'Connor, J. Opie, G. Ross, F. Scott, A. Snell, J. Sullivan, C. Tough, A. Trim, E. Walton
Geelong (8.7.55) defeated Carlton (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Forbes (3), C. Coles (2), B. Eason, A. McKenzie, H. Young
Carlton: J. Sullivan (2), M. Grace, H. McShane, J. Opie, F. Scott
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Monday 3 August 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
SCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | CARL by 2 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Joe McShane
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mesley, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stodart, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ford, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hince, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Connor, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Opie, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ross, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Snell, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sullivan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Tough, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||