2003 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2003 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide
Brownlow Medallist(s): Nathan Buckley (Collingwood), Adam Goodes (Sydney), Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide)
Coleman Medallist(s): Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Port Adelaide 1st 18 -0- 4 127.2% Gavin Wanganeen (21) Warren Tredrea (52)
Collingwood (R) 2nd 15 -0- 7 121.6% Nathan Buckley (22) Chris Tarrant (47)
Brisbane Lions (P) 3rd 14 -1- 7 121.9% Michael Voss (19) Alastair Lynch (62)
Sydney 4th 14 -0- 8 115.0% Adam Goodes (22) Barry Hall (56)
Fremantle 5th 14 -0- 8 103.1% Peter Bell (19) Paul Medhurst (48)
Adelaide 6th 13 -0- 9 120.5% Mark Ricciuto (22) Graham Johncock (30)
West Coast 7th 12 -2- 8 117.4% Ben Cousins (21) Phillip Matera (62)
Essendon 8th 13 -0- 9 111.7% James Hird (19) Matthew Lloyd (87)
Hawthorn 9th 12 -0- 10 100.6% Shane Crawford (21) Nathan Thompson (38)
Kangaroos 10th 11 -1- 10 98.3% Brent Harvey (16) Leigh Harding (33)
St Kilda 11th 11 -0- 11 95.8% Robert Harvey (18) Fraser Gehrig (55)
Geelong 12th 7 -1- 14 89.8% Cameron Ling (12) Kent Kingsley (33)
Richmond 13th 7 -0- 15 88.8% Mark Coughlan (16) Matthew Richardson (33)
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 17 81.0% Cameron Bruce, David Neitz (8) David Neitz (65)
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 18 66.7% Corey McKernan (6) Brendan Fevola (63)
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 18 74.8% Luke Darcy (6) Nathan Brown (56)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 34
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/03/2003 7:40 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 94 - 66 61,058
SAT 29/03/2003 1:10 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 122 - 74 35,083
SAT 29/03/2003 2:10 PM Kangaroos v St Kilda MCG 96 - 70 28,361
SAT 29/03/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 104 - 61 36,197
SAT 29/03/2003 7:40 PM Sydney v Carlton Telstra Stadium 146 - 72 30,803
SUN 30/03/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 106 - 100 41,888
SUN 30/03/2003 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Geelong Telstra Dome 130 - 91 27,931
SUN 30/03/2003 2:40 PM Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 145 - 89 45,436

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/04/2003 7:40 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 91 - 107 51,894
SAT 05/04/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 112 - 75 43,448
SAT 05/04/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Telstra Dome 99 - 91 19,131
SAT 05/04/2003 5:40 PM Fremantle v Sydney Subiaco Oval 86 - 60 24,887
SAT 05/04/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 76 - 86 27,876
SUN 06/04/2003 1:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast York Park 91 - 89 16,217
SUN 06/04/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v Kangaroos Skilled Stadium 71 - 94 22,588
SUN 06/04/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 111 - 89 28,847

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/04/2003 7:40 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 94 - 105 44,268
SAT 12/04/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 144 - 74 32,009
SAT 12/04/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 116 - 69 43,979
SAT 12/04/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 109 - 109 24,359
SAT 12/04/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 128 - 71 24,902
SUN 13/04/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 76 - 103 23,651
SUN 13/04/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 127 - 95 20,790
SUN 13/04/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle MCG 94 - 46 19,677

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 17/04/2003 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 95 - 81 36,803
SAT 19/04/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Skilled Stadium 90 - 44 23,001
SAT 19/04/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Telstra Dome 110 - 129 35,238
SAT 19/04/2003 7:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 110 - 68 26,359
SUN 20/04/2003 1:10 PM Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 106 - 73 43,525
SUN 20/04/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 167 - 122 25,435
SUN 20/04/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 84 - 114 22,507
MON 21/04/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Telstra Dome 81 - 107 44,382

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/2003 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 147 - 81 62,589
FRI 25/04/2003 6:45 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 109 - 85 24,286
SAT 26/04/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond MCG 95 - 115 45,140
SAT 26/04/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Carlton Telstra Dome 113 - 122 38,094
SAT 26/04/2003 7:10 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 66 - 78 51,140
SUN 27/04/2003 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 106 - 79 24,341
SUN 27/04/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 73 - 108 41,654
SUN 27/04/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Telstra Dome 119 - 74 27,240

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/05/2003 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Adelaide Telstra Dome 70 - 124 38,469
SAT 03/05/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 94 - 127 17,534
SAT 03/05/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 63 - 74 27,725
SAT 03/05/2003 7:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Telstra Dome 89 - 109 41,874
SAT 03/05/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 84 - 57 29,608
SUN 04/05/2003 1:20 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 131 - 100 28,492
SUN 04/05/2003 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Telstra Dome 85 - 100 27,278
SUN 04/05/2003 2:40 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Skilled Stadium 78 - 92 21,246

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/05/2003 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 89 - 117 32,435
SAT 10/05/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 113 - 97 36,268
SAT 10/05/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 84 - 42 52,196
SAT 10/05/2003 7:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Telstra Dome 113 - 101 45,122
SAT 10/05/2003 7:10 PM Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 109 - 114 44,706
SUN 11/05/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 98 - 79 23,276
SUN 11/05/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG 111 - 84 12,410
SUN 11/05/2003 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Telstra Dome 72 - 155 12,542

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/05/2003 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Essendon MCG 53 - 106 48,006
SAT 17/05/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Telstra Dome 103 - 119 39,912
SAT 17/05/2003 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 103 - 49 24,702
SAT 17/05/2003 7:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 112 - 103 38,063
SAT 17/05/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 107 - 89 34,469
SUN 18/05/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 112 - 73 22,483
SUN 18/05/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 123 - 82 26,723
SUN 18/05/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 107 - 100 20,602

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/05/2003 7:40 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 96 - 146 35,390
SAT 24/05/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 71 - 101 17,009
SAT 24/05/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 76 - 153 24,906
SAT 24/05/2003 5:40 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 124 - 72 40,313
SAT 24/05/2003 7:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Telstra Dome 149 - 84 46,096
SUN 25/05/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 109 - 75 28,001
SUN 25/05/2003 2:30 PM Kangaroos v Sydney Manuka Oval 84 - 59 13,832
SUN 25/05/2003 2:40 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 109 - 93 44,342

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/05/2003 7:40 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 98 - 73 43,321
SAT 31/05/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 127 - 99 33,250
SAT 31/05/2003 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 145 - 156 24,682
SAT 31/05/2003 7:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Gabba 63 - 123 29,634
SAT 31/05/2003 7:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 72 - 104 34,569
SUN 01/06/2003 1:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Skilled Stadium 59 - 76 19,608
SUN 01/06/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Telstra Dome 128 - 106 32,715
SUN 01/06/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn MCG 118 - 90 25,745

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/06/2003 7:40 PM Kangaroos v Richmond Telstra Dome 92 - 89 43,200
SAT 07/06/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG 75 - 70 25,841
SAT 07/06/2003 7:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 90 - 85 30,313
SAT 07/06/2003 7:20 PM Sydney v Essendon Telstra Stadium 133 - 79 45,917
SUN 08/06/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 124 - 124 38,540
SUN 08/06/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Telstra Dome 115 - 75 43,587
SUN 08/06/2003 2:40 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 112 - 63 30,745
MON 09/06/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 77 - 133 60,010

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/06/2003 7:40 PM Essendon v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 88 - 96 45,331
SAT 14/06/2003 1:10 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide York Park 57 - 99 17,763
SAT 14/06/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 86 - 93 36,557
SAT 14/06/2003 5:40 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 88 - 72 30,127
SAT 14/06/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney SCG 63 - 127 21,742
SUN 15/06/2003 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 91 - 160 31,185
SUN 15/06/2003 2:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 138 - 65 40,178
SUN 15/06/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 51 - 84 47,365

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/06/2003 7:40 PM Essendon v Geelong Telstra Dome 129 - 93 48,374
SAT 28/06/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 136 - 94 29,339
SAT 28/06/2003 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 99 - 60 24,272
SAT 28/06/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Telstra Dome 85 - 128 42,952
SAT 28/06/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 104 - 61 32,623
SUN 29/06/2003 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle York Park 98 - 68 17,212
SUN 29/06/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 76 - 67 36,641
SUN 29/06/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 50 - 92 19,242

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/07/2003 7:40 PM St Kilda v Essendon Telstra Dome 51 - 119 49,148
SAT 05/07/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 75 - 72 28,450
SAT 05/07/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs MCG 154 - 83 31,390
SAT 05/07/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Collingwood Telstra Dome 50 - 126 53,312
SAT 05/07/2003 7:10 PM Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 72 - 44 44,809
SUN 06/07/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 92 - 84 31,121
SUN 06/07/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Optus Oval 90 - 97 24,289
SUN 06/07/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v Port Adelaide Skilled Stadium 70 - 69 19,770

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/07/2003 7:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 90 - 49 41,758
SAT 12/07/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong Telstra Dome 97 - 101 38,546
SAT 12/07/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle MCG 99 - 58 40,964
SAT 12/07/2003 5:40 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 187 - 71 39,129
SAT 12/07/2003 7:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 112 - 61 27,550
SUN 13/07/2003 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 93 - 81 29,684
SUN 13/07/2003 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Melbourne MCG 101 - 94 24,618
SUN 13/07/2003 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 93 - 108 14,784

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/07/2003 7:40 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 62 - 131 54,655
SAT 19/07/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 113 - 106 32,029
SAT 19/07/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 84 - 115 21,463
SAT 19/07/2003 7:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 94 - 86 47,744
SAT 19/07/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 114 - 50 37,624
SUN 20/07/2003 1:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Skilled Stadium 81 - 99 22,067
SUN 20/07/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 91 - 90 31,225
SUN 20/07/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 132 - 127 25,381

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/07/2003 6:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 98 - 42 40,127
SAT 26/07/2003 1:40 PM Kangaroos v Geelong Manuka Oval 104 - 86 10,253
SAT 26/07/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 71 - 88 33,368
SAT 26/07/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Telstra Dome 95 - 155 25,204
SAT 26/07/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 103 - 104 32,043
SUN 27/07/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 111 - 97 30,228
SUN 27/07/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 135 - 62 54,500
SUN 27/07/2003 2:10 PM Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 143 - 86 44,667

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/08/2003 7:40 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Telstra Dome 101 - 80 20,714
SAT 02/08/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 104 - 81 31,725
SAT 02/08/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 56 - 90 40,697
SAT 02/08/2003 7:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Telstra Dome 73 - 97 45,887
SAT 02/08/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos Gabba 137 - 83 28,044
SUN 03/08/2003 1:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 97 - 93 46,945
SUN 03/08/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Telstra Dome 128 - 67 21,531
SUN 03/08/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG 80 - 84 21,415

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/08/2003 7:40 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 45 - 84 22,508
SAT 09/08/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 67 - 91 39,681
SAT 09/08/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG 62 - 101 61,868
SAT 09/08/2003 7:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda Telstra Dome 50 - 130 41,514
SAT 09/08/2003 7:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 93 - 110 33,473
SUN 10/08/2003 1:10 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 125 - 81 31,083
SUN 10/08/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome 147 - 80 36,138
SUN 10/08/2003 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Fremantle MCG 98 - 99 18,486

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/08/2003 7:40 PM Collingwood v Adelaide Telstra Dome 108 - 71 45,367
SAT 16/08/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Skilled Stadium 63 - 63 19,202
SAT 16/08/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Optus Oval 75 - 166 22,361
SAT 16/08/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 112 - 98 28,032
SAT 16/08/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 96 - 110 29,234
SUN 17/08/2003 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 76 - 90 32,988
SUN 17/08/2003 1:40 PM Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 133 - 77 35,518
SUN 17/08/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 92 - 53 40,846

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/08/2003 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Carlton MCG 138 - 64 30,406
SAT 23/08/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Telstra Dome 133 - 73 42,256
SAT 23/08/2003 2:10 PM Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 64 - 74 42,259
SAT 23/08/2003 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba 123 - 86 30,515
SAT 23/08/2003 7:20 PM Sydney v Collingwood Telstra Stadium 81 - 99 72,393
SUN 24/08/2003 1:10 PM St Kilda v Western Bulldogs York Park 95 - 30 15,637
SUN 24/08/2003 1:40 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 143 - 91 38,029
SUN 24/08/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Adelaide Telstra Dome 104 - 124 15,920

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/08/2003 7:40 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 83 - 67 68,381
SAT 30/08/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 60 - 94 22,969
SAT 30/08/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Skilled Stadium 84 - 65 20,728
SAT 30/08/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Telstra Dome 86 - 170 22,361
SAT 30/08/2003 7:40 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 82 - 96 43,027
SUN 31/08/2003 1:10 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide AAMI Stadium 94 - 78 48,131
SUN 31/08/2003 2:10 PM Carlton v Kangaroos Telstra Dome 63 - 187 26,138
SUN 31/08/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 74 - 78 31,389

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/09/2003 6:40 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 57 - 101 42,770
SAT 06/09/2003 2:30 PM Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 113 - 57 38,641

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/2003 7:30 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG 66 - 51 66,092
SUN 07/09/2003 2:30 PM Port Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 88 - 100 33,968

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/09/2003 7:30 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 124 - 82 32,432
SAT 13/09/2003 7:30 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 83 - 44 36,557

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/2003 2:30 PM Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG 112 - 68 77,405
SAT 20/09/2003 7:30 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions Telstra Stadium 56 - 100 71,019

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/2003 2:30 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG 84 - 134 79,451