Notable Events
- Following their round 1 loss to Geelong, St. Kilda had played 100 games for a result of 2 wins and 98 losses.
- On 5 May, the second round match between Geelong and Carlton had to be postponed after a railway strike prevented the Carlton team from getting to Geelong. The following week, Melbourne had to travel to Geelong by boat as the strike still had not been resolved. On Monday, 3 August 1903, the match was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground; Geelong won 8.7 (55) to 6.9 (45).
- On 23 May, a crowd of 18,000 attended the fourth round match between Fitzroy and Collingwood at the Sydney Cricket Ground; Fitzroy won 7.20 (62) to 6.9 (45). Players wore large numbers on the back of their guernseys to assist the crowd.
- 1903 was the first time that the VFL Premiership was decided on the last kick of the day. The usually accurate Fitzroy captain Gerald Brosnan missed the goal from 30 metres out, and Fitzroy lost to Collingwood by two points.
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