1903 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1903 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 2-0-15, P%: 54.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Tom Fogarty
Vice-Captain:
Charlie James
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Arthur | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R13-14, S01-03 | |
| Adamson, Dave | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Alley, Ned | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Baptiste, Ned | 7 | 0 | R08-13, S01 | |
| Boles, Joe | 1 | 1 | R07 | |
| Bourne, Charles | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| Burns, Allen | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Butler, Archie | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Butler, Charlie | 5 | 0 | R12-13, S01-03 | |
| Cameron, Jim | 2 | 0 | S02-03 | |
| Canavan, Joe | 8 | 7 | R02-05, R07, R10-12 | |
| Cormick, Johnny | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R07 | |
| Fogarty, Tom | 13 | 0 | R01-05, R08-14, S01 | |
| Fox, Joe | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| Fraser, Bill | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R11 | |
| Gent, Billy | 17 | 6 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Goding, Charlie | 10 | 10 | R03-08, R12, S01-03 | |
| Guy, Harry | 4 | 0 | R04-07 | |
| Hassett, Jack | 15 | 6 | R03-14, S01-03 | |
| Hickey, Bill | 17 | 0 | R01-14, S01-03 | |
| Howson, Bert | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14, S01-03 | |
| Incigneri, Len | 1 | 0 | S03 | |
| James, Charlie | 16 | 6 | R01-10, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-11, R14 | |
| Johnson, Bill | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R04, R08, R12, R14, S01, S03 | |
| King, Jim | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Lampe, Harry | 14 | 5 | R04-14, S01-03 | |
| Littler, Joe | 10 | 9 | R06-14, S01 | |
| McCashney, John | 2 | 0 | S01-02 | |
| McDonough, Jack | 14 | 3 | R01-02, R04-07, R09, R11-14, S01-03 | |
| McDougall, Ernie | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| McGee, Billy | 9 | 2 | R06-14 | |
| McKelson, Ollie | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Newbould, Will | 1 | 0 | S02 | |
| O'Connell, Ossie | 1 | 1 | S03 | |
| Pleass, Mick | 15 | 5 | R01-11, R13-14, S01-02 | |
| Powell, Dave | 6 | 3 | R01-02, R10-11, R13-14 | |
| Richards, Chris | 1 | 1 | R01 | |
| Rippon, Harold | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R10 | |
| Rippon, Norm | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R04-06, R08-09 | |
| Scott, Bill | 14 | 3 | R01-14 | |
| Todd, Jack | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R08-11, S02 | |
| West, Charlie | 3 | 0 | R13-14, S01 | |
| Windley, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R12-14, S01-03 | |
| Worroll, Frank | 1 | 0 | S03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Harry Guy | Charlie James | Bill Johnson |
| Half-Back: | Henri Jeanneret | Bill Hickey | Arthur Adamson |
| Centre: | Bert Howson | Bill Windley | Charlie Butler |
| Half-Forward: | Harry Lampe | Joe Littler | Charlie Goding |
| Forward: | Norm Rippon | Jack McDonough | Harold Rippon |
| Follower: | Jack Hassett | Mick Pleass | Billy Gent |
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 2 out of 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1903 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 7 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 09/05/1903 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 68 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 16/05/1903 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 67 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 23/05/1903 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 30/05/1903 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 33 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 06/06/1903 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 7 | unknown | Charlie James |
| 08/06/1903 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 9 | unknown | Charlie James |
| 13/06/1903 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 7 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 20/06/1903 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 04/07/1903 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 16 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 11/07/1903 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 37 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 18/07/1903 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 30 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 25/07/1903 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 22 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 08/08/1903 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 49 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 15/08/1903 | Sectional Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | unknown | Tom Fogarty |
| 22/08/1903 | Sectional Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 60 | unknown | Charlie James |
| 29/08/1903 | Sectional Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 57 | unknown | Charlie James |