1903 VFL Season Round 14: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1903 between Carlton and Melbourne during round fourteen of the 1903 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Joe McShane captained the hosts. Bill McClelland captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall.

Carlton (5.11.41) were defeated by Melbourne (8.8.56).

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 August 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.11.41 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Melbourne 0 . 1 2 . 5 6 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin CARL by 14 CARL by 12 MELB by 4 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Joe McShane
Coach: Jack Worrall

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. D'Helin

Goal Umpires

G. Clapham
M. Minahan

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
Crowe, Matt ? ? 2 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Ford, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 1 ?
Hince, Frank ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
O'Connor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Opie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Ross, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Tough, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Webber, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 3 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 1 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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