1903 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1903 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1903 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Tom Fogarty captained the visitors with Charlie James as vice-captain.

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

South Melbourne
T. Fogarty (capt.), C. James (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, N. Baptiste, B. Gent, C. Goding, J. Hassett, B. Hickey, B. Howson, B. Johnson, H. Lampe, J. Littler, B. McGee, M. Pleass, N. Rippon, B. Scott, J. Todd, B. Windley

Melbourne (6.6.42) defeated South Melbourne (3.17.35).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), J. Leith (2), J. Gardiner, P. Mills
South Melbourne: J. Littler (3)

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 June 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 6.6.42 - 3.17.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 14 3 . 17 3 . 17 (35)
Margin SMLB by 3 MELB by 2 MELB by 8 MELB by 7 MELB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), Tom Fogarty (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Charlie James (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 2 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Baptiste, Ned ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Goding, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
James, Charlie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Littler, Joe ? ? 3 ?
McGee, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Todd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 17

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

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