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1903 VFL season
Seventh season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1903 VFL season was the seventh season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 2 May to 12 September, comprising a 17-round home-and-away season followed by a two-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
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1903 VFL premiership season | |
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![]() Collingwood 1903 VFL premiership team | |
Date | 2 May—12 September 1903 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Collingwood 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood 2nd minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Teddy Lockwood (Collingwood) 33 goals |
Matches played | 71 |
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Collingwood won the premiership, defeating Fitzroy by two points in the 1903 VFL grand final; it was Collingwood's second (consecutive and overall) VFL premiership. Collingwood also won its second consecutive minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–2 win–loss record. Collingwood's Teddy Lockwood won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.