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This rescheduled round 2 fixture was postponed by a train strike earlier in the year, and Carlton lost to Geelong by 10 points at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Round 2, 1903

Carlton 1.1 7 3.5 23 3.6 24 6.9 45
Geelong 2.3 15 3.3 21 7.6 48 8.7 55
Venue: SCG Date: Monday August 3, 1903
Result: Lost by 10 points Umpire: R.Gibson Crowd: 5,000
Goalkickers: J.Sullivan 2, M.Grace 1, H.McShane 1, J.Opie 1, F.Scott 1.
Reports: Nil Injuries: Nil












Game Review


This game was originally scheduled to be played on May 9, but was postponed by a train workers' strike. Col Hutchison Geelong and AFL historian in a podcast A Yank On Footy, said the Blues were on the Geelong train when it came to a sudden halt and were told that it was going no further as a strike has been called. Another date in Geelong was impossible as the only free date available the ground had been booked out.
Eventually, it was transferred to the Sydney Cricket Ground as a promotional exercise and set down for Saturday, August 1. However, days of heavy rain beforehand meant that the ground was not in a suitable condition for a first class exhibition, so it was again postponed to Monday the third. Geelong took the train to Sydney whereas the train wary Blues travelled by ship.

When the game eventually began, an even contest to half-time was blown open by the Cats in the third quarter, when they cracked the Carlton defence to pile on four goals to nil and take a stranglehold on the match. The Blues managed 3.3 to 1.1 in an entertaining last term, but the task was too big and the Pivotonians held on to win by 10 points.

So, heading into the Sectional rounds, the Blues were still solidly third on the ladder, although their form had been alarmingly patchy over recent weeks. So too had been the team’s leading goal-kicker, Joe Sullivan. Despite two majors in this match, Joe slipped to fourth place on the table, four behind the leader for most of the year; Ted Rowell of Collingwood.

Image

The image provided is from the Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), of Wednesday, 5 August, 1903, page 35.

On the following Wednesday, Carlton played another match on the SCG, against a NSW representative side.
See the 1903 page for details.

Carlton vs Geelong

For a preview of the game from the Evening News (Sydney) 28 July, click here> http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115854538

Sydney Reception for Carlton and Geelong

To read click here> http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115856075

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Team


B: Charlie O'Connor Frank Hince Gordon Ross
HB: Bill McNamara Ernie Walton (vc) Albert Trim
C: George Bruce Arthur Ford Charlie Tough
HF: Henry McShane Mick Grace Fred Scott
F: Alex Barlow Jim Opie Joe Sullivan
Ruck: Joe McShane (c) Fred Elliott Archie Snell
Coach: Jack Worrall

Changes

In : B.McNamara, C.Tough, A.Barlow
Out : C.Ross, F.Webber, B.Leeds

Milestones

Last Game : Alex Barlow


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