1903 VFL Sectional Round 1: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1903 between Melbourne and Carlton during the first sectional round of the 1903 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Joe McShane captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Melbourne
L. Anderson, B. Bowe, B. Bremner, J. Gardiner, C. Gardner, E. Gardner, H. Henderson, E. Hocking, J. Leith, A. Lewis, P. Mills, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, E. Tout, C. Young

Carlton
J. McShane (capt.), G. Bruce, M. Crowe, F. Elliott, J. Flynn, A. Ford, M. Grace, N. Hogg, B. McNamara, H. McShane, C. O'Connor, J. Opie, G. Ross, C. Ryan, A. Snell, C. Tough, A. Trim, E. Walton

Melbourne (5.2.32) were defeated by Carlton (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leith (3), J. Gardiner, G. Moodie
Carlton: M. Crowe (3), M. Grace (2), C. Ryan (2), G. Bruce, C. Tough

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 August 1903
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 5.2.32 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 2 . 2 5 . 2 5 . 2 5 . 2 (32)
Carlton 3 . 5 4 . 7 5 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin CARL by 10 CARL by 17 CARL by 8 CARL by 35 CARL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: J. Benson, J. Lucas

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 2

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bruce, George ? ? 1 ?
Crowe, Matt ? ? 3 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Flynn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Ford, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 2 ?
Hogg, Norm ? ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry ? ? 0 ?
McShane, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
O'Connor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Opie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Ross, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Chris ? ? 2 ?
Snell, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Tough, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Trim, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

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