1903 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1903 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 4 of the 1903 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Tom Fogarty captained the hosts with Charlie James as vice-captain.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
T. Fogarty (capt.), C. James (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, J. Canavan, B. Fraser, B. Gent, C. Goding, H. Guy, J. Hassett, B. Hickey, B. Howson, B. Johnson, H. Lampe, J. McDonough, M. Pleass, N. Rippon, B. Scott, B. Windley
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, F. Bowey, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, I. Forbes, W. Hines, A. Hopkins, G. Kearney, E. Newling, A. Pincott, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, S. Wayth, H. Webb, I. Woods
South Melbourne (5.7.37) were defeated by Geelong (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Goding (3), B. Johnson, H. Lampe
Geelong: B. Eason (2), I. Woods (2), W. Hines, P. Stephens
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
5.7.37 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Tom Fogarty
(South Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Charlie James
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Cariss
Goal Umpire:
J. Benson,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Canavan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fogarty, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gent, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Guy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hickey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Charlie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scott, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hines, Willie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hopkins, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wayth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Webb, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||