1903 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1903 between Melbourne and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1903 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
Jimmy Smith captained the visitors.
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), B. Bowe, B. Bremner, V. Coutie, C. Gardner, H. Henderson, E. Hocking, F. Langley, P. Mills, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, C. Reid, A. Sowden, J. Strong, E. Tout, C. Young
St Kilda
J. Smith (capt.), C. Baker, G. Balme, V. Barwick, J. Cowell, V. Cumberland, J. Dowding, F. Harris, J. Hogan, G. McLeod, T. McNamara, F. Nixon, W. Outen, J. Powell, G. Rickards, V. Robertson, H. Smith, A. Trevillian
Melbourne (4.8.32) were defeated by St Kilda (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), E. Hocking, P. Mills
St Kilda: A. Trevillian (3), J. Dowding (2), J. Cowell, V. Cumberland, G. McLeod, F. Nixon
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | STKL by 24 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 34 | STKL by 29 | STKL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
W. Little
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bremner, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hocking, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reid, Curtis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tout, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 8 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Balme, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barwick, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cowell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dowding, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLeod, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nixon, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Outen, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Powell, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rickards, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Val | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trevillian, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||