Round 3, 1903
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Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground | Date: Saturday May 16, 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Won by 21 points | Umpire: Crapp | Crowd: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Sullivan 2, F.Webber 2, M.Grace 1, A.Snell 1, G.Topping 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Former Fitzroy champion Mick Grace added talent and experience to the Carlton line-up that defeated Essendon by 21 points at East Melbourne. Talked into a comeback at the age of 28 by Carlton coach Jack Worrall, Grace was to provide enormous value to the Blues for five seasons, and play a key role in Carlton’s first two Premierships.
Against the Same Old, Grace was effective at centre half-forward as his new team led throughout. Despite poor shooting for goal, the Blues won comfortably and cemented their place in the top four – although that situation would remain skewed until the postponed round 2 match against Geelong was played later in the year.
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Team
| B: | Bill McNamara | Charlie Tough | Albert Trim |
| HB: | Jim Opie | Ernie Walton (vc) | Gordon Ross |
| C: | George Topping | Arthur Ford | Charlie Roland |
| HF: | Bob Jacobson | Mick Grace | Fred Webber |
| F: | Fred Elliott | Fred Scott | Joe Sullivan |
| Ruck: | Joe McShane (c) | Jim Flynn | Archie Snell |
| Coach: | Jack Worrall | ||
Changes
In : M.Grace, B.McNamara, G.Topping Out : H.McShane, S.Stivey, B.Leeds
Milestones
Debut : Mick Grace
