1903 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1903 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Carlton were defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1903 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-6, P%: 136.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow, Alex | 4 | 0 | R02, R07-09 | |
| Bruce, George | 13 | 1 | R02, R05-07, R09-14, S01, S03, SF | |
| Crowe, Matt | 4 | 6 | R14, S01-02, SF | |
| Elliott, Fred | 18 | 7 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Flynn, Jim | 9 | 1 | R01, R03-06, R08, S01, S03, SF | |
| Ford, Arthur | 17 | 2 | R01-14, S01, S03, SF | |
| Gough, Alf | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Grace, Mick | 17 | 18 | R02-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Hince, Frank | 11 | 0 | R02, R07-08, R10-14, S02-03, SF | |
| Hogg, Norm | 2 | 2 | S01-02 | |
| Jacobson, Bob | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-08, R10 | |
| Leeds, Billy | 11 | 7 | R01, R04-13 | |
| Lithgow, Bert | 3 | 2 | S02-03, SF | |
| Marchbank, Jim | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| McNamara, Bill | 9 | 0 | R02-04, R07, R14, S01-03, SF | |
| McShane, Henry | 16 | 5 | R01-02, R04-06, R08-14, S01-03, SF | |
| McShane, Joe | 17 | 6 | R01-14, S01-02, SF | |
| O'Connor, Charlie | 9 | 0 | R02, R11-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Opie, Jim | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R09-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Orr, Billy | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Prentice, Alex | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Roland, Charlie | 11 | 1 | R01, R03-12 | |
| Ross, Charlie | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Ross, Gordon | 18 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Ryan, Chris | 1 | 2 | S01 | |
| Scott, Fred | 6 | 2 | R01-03, R09, R13-14 | |
| Snell, Archie | 18 | 12 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Stephenson, John | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Stivey, Sam | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Sullivan, Joe | 15 | 27 | R01-03, R05-13, S02-03, SF | |
| Topping, George | 9 | 5 | R03-06, R08-12 | |
| Tough, Charlie | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R07, R14, S01-02 | |
| Trim, Albert | 17 | 0 | R01-13, S01-03, SF | |
| Walton, Ernie | 18 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03, SF | |
| Webber, Fred | 13 | 13 | R01, R03-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worrall, Jack | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-14, S01-03, SF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Bill McNamara | Frank Hince | Bob Jacobson |
| Half-Back: | Gordon Ross | Ernie Walton | Albert Trim |
| Centre: | George Bruce | Arthur Ford | Charlie Roland |
| Half-Forward: | Henry McShane | Mick Grace | Fred Webber |
| Forward: | Fred Elliott | Jim Opie | Joe Sullivan |
| Follower: | Jim Flynn | Joe McShane | Archie Snell |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 3 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1903 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 21 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 03/08/1903 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 16/05/1903 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 21 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 23/05/1903 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 78 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 30/05/1903 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 33 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 06/06/1903 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 27 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 08/06/1903 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 24 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 13/06/1903 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 20/06/1903 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 7 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 04/07/1903 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 36 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 11/07/1903 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 35 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 18/07/1903 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 30 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 25/07/1903 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 32 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 08/08/1903 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 15/08/1903 | Sectional Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 35 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 22/08/1903 | Sectional Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
| 29/08/1903 | Sectional Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 3 | Jack Worrall | Ernie Walton |
| 05/09/1903 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Jack Worrall | Joe McShane |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.