1903 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1903 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 7 of the 1903 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Joe McShane captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, B. Bremner, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner, C. Gardner, H. Henderson, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, P. Mills, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, J. Strong, E. Tout, C. Young

Carlton
J. McShane (capt.), A. Barlow, G. Bruce, F. Elliott, A. Ford, M. Grace, F. Hince, B. Jacobson, B. Leeds, B. McNamara, C. Roland, G. Ross, A. Snell, J. Sullivan, C. Tough, A. Trim, E. Walton, F. Webber

Melbourne (4.8.32) defeated Carlton (1.2.8).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Moodie (2), V. Coutie, F. Langley
Carlton: A. Ford

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Monday 8 June 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 4.8.32 - 1.2.8

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 6 1 . 7 3 . 7 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Carlton 0 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 2 1 . 2 (8)
Margin MELB by 11 MELB by 12 MELB by 17 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), Joe McShane (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Cariss
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 2 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 8

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barlow, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Ford, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Hince, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Jacobson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Leeds, Billy ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
Roland, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Ross, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Sullivan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Tough, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Webber, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 1 2

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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1.6.12 - 0.1.1 ??:??
Q2 MELB unknown behind 1.7.13 - 0.1.1 ??:??
Q3 ?.7.? - ?.?.? ??:??
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3.7.25 - 1.2.8 ??:??
Q4 MELB ?.?.? - 1.2.8 ??:??
MELB 4.8.32 - 1.2.8 ??:??