1903 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1903 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 3-0-14, P%: 64.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lindsay | 3 | 0 | S01-03 | |
| Anderson, Syd | 6 | 3 | R01-02, R05-06, R10, S03 | |
| Bowe, Bill | 15 | 1 | R01-04, R06-13, S01-03 | |
| Bremner, Billy | 16 | 0 | R02-14, S01-03 | |
| Burn, Jimmy | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Cordner, Harry | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Coutie, Vin | 16 | 19 | R01-14, S02-03 | |
| Gardiner, Jack | 13 | 7 | R01-08, R11, R14, S01-03 | |
| Gardner, Corrie | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Gardner, Eric | 12 | 1 | R02, R04-06, R08-12, R14, S01, S03 | |
| Gourlay, Albert | 3 | 1 | R03-05 | |
| Henderson, Harry | 15 | 0 | R01, R04-14, S01-03 | |
| Herring, Maurie | 6 | 0 | R08-12, R14 | |
| Hocking, Ern | 8 | 7 | R01, R03, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Jackson, Tom | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Langley, Frank | 14 | 6 | R01-14 | |
| Leith, Jack | 12 | 13 | R02-09, R11, R14, S01-02 | |
| Lewis, Austin | 2 | 0 | R07, S01 | |
| McClelland, Bill | 16 | 1 | R01-14, S02-03 | |
| McKellar, Don | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| McLean, Jim | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| McSpeerin, Artie | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Mills, Paddy | 12 | 3 | R01, R03, R07-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Moodie, George | 16 | 6 | R01-14, S01, S03 | |
| Moriarty, Dan | 13 | 2 | R01-05, R07, R09-14, S01 | |
| Parkin, Harry | 13 | 0 | R01-13 | |
| Pilcher, Alby | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Purse, Jack | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R07-14, S01-02 | |
| Rainey, Les | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Reid, Curtis | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Sowden, Arthur | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R08-13, S01-03 | |
| Strong, Jack | 12 | 3 | R06-14, S01-03 | |
| Tout, Ernie | 17 | 3 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Watson, Fred | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Young, Charlie | 17 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Bill Bowe | Harry Henderson | Bill McClelland |
| Half-Back: | Billy Bremner | Harry Parkin | Jack Purse |
| Centre: | Eric Gardner | Charlie Young | Arthur Sowden |
| Half-Forward: | Jack Leith | Vin Coutie | Paddy Mills |
| Forward: | Dan Moriarty | Jack Gardiner | Jack Strong |
| Follower: | George Moodie | Ernie Tout | Frank Langley |
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 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1903 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 09/05/1903 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 16/05/1903 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 68 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 23/05/1903 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 30/05/1903 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 31 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 06/06/1903 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 30 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 08/06/1903 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 24 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 13/06/1903 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 20/06/1903 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 8 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 04/07/1903 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 11/07/1903 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 18/07/1903 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 42 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 25/07/1903 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 29 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 08/08/1903 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 15/08/1903 | Sectional Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/08/1903 | Sectional Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 23 | unknown | Bill McClelland |
| 29/08/1903 | Sectional Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 51 | unknown | Bill McClelland |