st kilda (7-1-8) vs carlton (10-6) junction oval
carlton beat st kilda by 3 points ending the saints best year yet. carlton (11-6) play collingwood in the semi final. st kilda (7-1-9) miss the finals and finish 5th.
| St Kilda | 0.5 2.7 2.10 3.10 | 28 | Sat 29-Aug-1903 2:30 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Carlton | 0.0 3.1 4.2 4.7 | 31 | Carlton won by 3 pts |
collingwood (14-2) vs melbourne (3-13) victoria park
collingwood win the minor premership by 51 points over melboune. collingwood (15-2) host carlton.in the semi final. melbourne (3-14) finish 7th.
| Collingwood | 6.3 8.5 11.10 13.13 | 91 | Sat 29-Aug-1903 2:30 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Melbourne | 1.3 3.5 4.7 5.10 | 40 | Collingwood won by 51 pts |
essendon (5-1-10) vs south (2-14) east melbourne
south become the first non-st kilda team to win the wooden spoon losing to essednon by 57 points. essendon (6-1-10) finish 6th. south (2-15) finish 8th last.
| Essendon | 2.1 6.5 8.6 14.10 | 94 | Sat 29-Aug-1903 2:30 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| South Melbourne | 2.2 3.2 4.4 5.7 | 37 | Essendon won by 57 pts |
geelong (9-7) vs fitzroy (13-3) corio oval
fitzroy edge geelong by 7 points. fitzroy (14-3) will host geelong (9-8) in a semi final.
| Geelong | 1.1 1.5 2.8 3.9 | 27 | Sat 29-Aug-1903 2:30 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 3.1 3.3 5.4 | 34 | Fitzroy won by 7 pts |
ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9-0-0 | 6-0-2 | 147.181 (45%) | 1063 | 90.127 (41%) | 667 | 159.4 | 60 | |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8-0-0 | 6-0-3 | 133.187 (42%) | 985 | 76.118 (39%) | 574 | 171.6 | 56 | |
| 3 | Carlton | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6-0-2 | 5-0-4 | 118.157 (43%) | 865 | 88.108 (45%) | 636 | 136.0 | 44 | |
| 4 | Geelong | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5-0-4 | 4-0-4 | 137.159 (46%) | 981 | 108.165 (40%) | 813 | 120.7 | 36 | |
| 5 | St Kilda | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4-1-4 | 3-0-5 | 83.137 (38%) | 635 | 107.189 (36%) | 831 | 76.4 | 30 |
| 6 | Essendon | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4-0-5 | 2-1-5 | 91.145 (39%) | 691 | 120.159 (43%) | 879 | 78.6 | 26 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2-0-6 | 1-0-8 | 77.131 (37%) | 593 | 124.181 (41%) | 925 | 64.1 | 12 | |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1-0-7 | 1-0-8 | 75.145 (34%) | 595 | 148.195 (43%) | 1083 | 54.9 | 8 |
finals week 1
fitzory v geelong MCG
collingwood v carlton BS