This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1903 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 4 of the 1903 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
Jim Anderson captained the visitors.
Melbourne
Back:
B. McClelland (capt.), J. Leith, H. Henderson
Half-back:
B. Bremner, H. Parkin, J. Purse
Centre:
C. Gardner, E. Gardner, C. Young
Half-forward:
B. Bowe, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner
Forward:
L. Rainey, D. Moriarty, A. Gourlay
Follower:
G. Moodie, E. Tout, F. Langley
Essendon
Back:
J. Geggie, J. Marr, B. Baxter
Half-back:
J. Anderson (capt.), T. Collins, S. Barry
Centre:
T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
D. Smith, M. Madden, A. Gilligan
Forward:
H. Callan, T. Kinnear, A. Cleghorn
Follower:
T. Hedley, G. Martin, W. Carkeek
Melbourne (3.7.25) were defeated by Essendon (4.4.28).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bowe, A. Gourlay, B. McClelland
Essendon: D. Smith (2), W. Carkeek, G. Martin
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
3.7.25 - 4.4.28
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
Jim Anderson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Bowe, Bill
|
HFFL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Bremner, Billy
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Coutie, Vin
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gardiner, Jack
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gardner, Corrie
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gardner, Eric
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gourlay, Albert
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Henderson, Harry
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Langley, Frank
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Leith, Jack
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
McClelland, Bill
(c)
|
BPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Moodie, George
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Dan
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Parkin, Harry
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Purse, Jack
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Rainey, Les
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Tout, Ernie
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Young, Charlie
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
3
|
7
|
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Anderson, Jim
(c)
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Barry, Son
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Baxter, Ben
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Callan, Hughie
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Carkeek, William
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Cleghorn, Arthur
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Collins, Tod
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Geggie, Jack
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gilligan, Arthur
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hastings, George
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hedley, Tom
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kennedy, Ted
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kinnear, Ted
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Madden, Mick
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Marr, Joe
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Martin, George
|
RU
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Smith, Dave
|
HFFL
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Vollugi, Herc
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
4
|
4
|
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