1903 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1903 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 6-1-10, P%: 78.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Mick Peppard, Jim Anderson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie, Percy | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Anderson, Jim | 16 | 1 | R02-14, S01-03 | |
| Barker, George | 9 | 7 | R05-13 | |
| Barry, Son | 12 | 3 | R04-07, R09-14, S01, S03 | |
| Baxter, Ben | 17 | 1 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Callan, Hughie | 6 | 1 | R01-04, S01-02 | |
| Carkeek, William | 15 | 4 | R01, R03-07, R09-14, S01-03 | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 5 | 4 | R04-08 | |
| Cochrane, George | 10 | 2 | R01-03, R07-11, R14, S01 | |
| Collins, Maurie | 8 | 0 | R07-09, R11-14, S01 | |
| Collins, Tod | 4 | 1 | R04, R10, S02-03 | |
| Flynn, Ted | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Fooks, Fred | 3 | 2 | R13-14, S02 | |
| Geggie, Jack | 17 | 2 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | 14 | 2 | R03-06, R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Godby, Jack | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Griffith, Billy | 11 | 2 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-09, R11, R13-14, S01 | |
| Hastings, George | 14 | 5 | R01-14 | |
| Hedley, Tom | 14 | 4 | R04-14, S01-03 | |
| Holligan, John | 4 | 3 | R01-03, R08 | |
| Kennedy, Ted | 6 | 0 | R01-06 | |
| Kinnear, Ted | 6 | 4 | R01-05, R07 | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | 4 | 3 | R14, S01-03 | |
| Madden, Mick | 15 | 15 | R01-09, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Mann, Fred | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Marr, Joe | 14 | 1 | R03-14, S01, S03 | |
| Martin, George | 11 | 6 | R01-04, R08-10, R14, S01-03 | |
| McCarthy, Bill | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| McDonald, Jim | 3 | 0 | S01-03 | |
| McIntyre, Jack | 4 | 1 | R10, R12, S02-03 | |
| Meadows, Johnny | 4 | 2 | R01-02, R10, R12 | |
| Peppard, Mick | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Rosser, Alex | 8 | 1 | R06-13 | |
| Shippen, Joe | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Smith, Dave | 17 | 9 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Sullivan, Jack | 1 | 1 | R09 | |
| Trehey, Jack | 6 | 1 | R05-07, R11, R14, S01 | |
| Vollugi, Herc | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R10-13 | |
| Williams, Tom | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Wright, Harry | 3 | 3 | R11-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Geggie | Maurie Collins | Joe Marr |
| Half-Back: | Son Barry | Jim Anderson | George Cochrane |
| Centre: | Ben Baxter | George Hastings | Herc Vollugi |
| Half-Forward: | Arthur Gilligan | Mick Madden | Dave Smith |
| Forward: | George Barker | Ted Kinnear | Arthur Cleghorn |
| Follower: | Tom Hedley | George Martin | Billy Griffith |
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 15 out of 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1903 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 52 | unknown | Ben Baxter |
| 09/05/1903 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 16/05/1903 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 23/05/1903 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 30/05/1903 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 33 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 06/06/1903 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 08/06/1903 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 8 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 13/06/1903 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 20/06/1903 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 04/07/1903 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 36 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 11/07/1903 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 18/07/1903 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 25/07/1903 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 08/08/1903 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 27 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 15/08/1903 | Sectional Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 19 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 22/08/1903 | Sectional Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 71 | unknown | Jim Anderson |
| 29/08/1903 | Sectional Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 57 | unknown | Jim Anderson |