carlton (2-1) vs st kilda (0-1-2) prinecess park
carlton smash st kilda by 78 points. carlton (3-1) play south. st kilda (0-1-3) play fitzroy.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 1.3 | 6.10 | 7.12 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 23-May-1903 3:00 pm | Princes Park | ||
| St. Kilda | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 | Carlton won by 78 points | |||
fitzroy (3-0) vs collingwood (2-1) scg
fitzroy beat collingwood by 17 points in sydney. fitzroy (4-0) host st kilda. collingwood (2-2) host melbourne.
| Fitzroy | 1.3 | 3.11 | 6.14 | 7.20 | 62 | Sat 23-May-1903 3:00 pm | S.C.G. | |
| Collingwood | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 45 | Fitzroy won by 17 points | ||
melbourne (0-3) vs essendon (0-1-2) mcg
essendon open their winning account by 3 points over melbourne. essendon (1-1-2) host geelong. melbourne (0-4) play collingwood.
south (1-2) vs geelong (3-0) lake oval
geelong beat south by 10 points. geelong (4-0) play essendon. south (1-3) host carlton.
| South Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 37 | Sat 23-May-1903 3:00 pm | Lake Oval | |
| Geelong | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.10 | 6.11 | 47 | Geelong won by 10 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FITZ | 4 | 16 | 231.62 |
| GEEL | 4 | 16 | 204.48 |
| CARL | 4 | 12 | 180.29 |
| COLL | 4 | 8 | 162.15 |
| ESS | 4 | 6 | 61.96 |
| STH | 4 | 4 | 49.08 |
| STK | 4 | 2 | 30.69 |
| MELB | 4 | 0 | 57.33 |
round 5 matches
essedon v geelong EM
collingwood v melbourne VP
fitzroy v st kilda BS
south v carlton LO