2003 AFL Season

This page displays the results for the 2003 season of the Australian Football League.

It featured twenty-two rounds. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the AFL Final Eight system. The Brisbane Lions were the premiers, with Michael Voss as the premiership captain and Leigh Matthews as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 2003 Australian Football League Season
Known As: 2003 AFL Season
Teams: 16
Rounds: 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Matches: 185

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Adelaide AAMI Stadium Gary Ayres
Brisbane Lions Gabba Leigh Matthews
Carlton Optus Oval Denis Pagan
Collingwood MCG Mick Malthouse
Essendon Telstra Dome Kevin Sheedy
Fremantle Subiaco Oval Chris Connolly
Geelong Skilled Stadium Mark Thompson
Hawthorn MCG Peter Schwab
Kangaroos Telstra Dome Dani Laidley
Melbourne MCG Neale Daniher
Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium Mark Williams
Richmond MCG Danny Frawley
St Kilda Telstra Dome Grant Thomas
Sydney SCG Paul Roos
West Coast Subiaco Oval John Worsfold
Western Bulldogs Telstra Dome Peter Rohde

Premiership Results

Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 18 -0- 4 72 127.2% 2,229 1,752 326 273 253 234
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 121.6% 2,259 1,858 329 285 267 256
Brisbane Lions 3rd 14 -1- 7 58 121.9% 2,295 1,882 335 285 271 256
Sydney 4th 14 -0- 8 56 115.0% 2,142 1,862 320 222 270 242
Fremantle 5th 14 -0- 8 56 103.1% 2,143 2,078 311 277 305 248
Adelaide 6th 13 -0- 9 52 120.5% 2,114 1,754 310 254 255 224
West Coast 7th 12 -2- 8 52 117.4% 2,326 1,982 341 280 289 248
Essendon 8th 13 -0- 9 52 111.7% 2,190 1,960 322 258 286 244
Hawthorn 9th 12 -0- 10 48 100.6% 2,011 1,999 296 235 294 235
Kangaroos 10th 11 -1- 10 46 98.3% 2,185 2,223 319 271 328 255
St Kilda 11th 11 -0- 11 44 95.8% 2,095 2,187 307 253 321 261
Geelong 12th 7 -1- 14 30 89.8% 1,819 2,025 262 247 301 219
Richmond 13th 7 -0- 15 28 88.8% 1,846 2,078 270 226 302 266
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 17 20 81.0% 1,899 2,344 280 219 349 250
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 18 16 66.7% 1,784 2,674 259 230 394 310
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 18 14 74.8% 2,014 2,693 295 244 397 311

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Brisbane Lions 1st Premiers
Collingwood 2nd Runners-Up
Sydney 3rd Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final)
Port Adelaide 4th Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Adelaide 5th Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Semi Final)
Essendon 6th Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
Fremantle 7th Defeated by Essendon (Elimination Final)
West Coast 8th Defeated by Adelaide (Elimination Final)
Hawthorn 9th Did not qualify for finals
Kangaroos 10th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda 11th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong 12th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond 13th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne 14th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton 15th Did not qualify for finals
Western Bulldogs 16th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

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 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sydney 1st 1 -0- 0 4 202.8% 146 72
Brisbane Lions 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 170.5% 104 61
West Coast 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 164.9% 122 74
Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 0 4 162.9% 145 89
Western Bulldogs 5th 1 -0- 0 4 142.9% 130 91
Collingwood 6th 1 -0- 0 4 142.4% 94 66
Kangaroos 7th 1 -0- 0 4 137.1% 96 70
Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 0 4 106.0% 106 100
Hawthorn 9th 0 -0- 1 0 94.3% 100 106
St Kilda 10th 0 -0- 1 0 72.9% 70 96
Richmond 11th 0 -0- 1 0 70.2% 66 94
Geelong 12th 0 -0- 1 0 70.0% 91 130
Fremantle 13th 0 -0- 1 0 61.4% 89 145
Port Adelaide 14th 0 -0- 1 0 60.7% 74 122
Essendon 15th 0 -0- 1 0 58.7% 61 104
Carlton 16th 0 -0- 1 0 49.3% 72 146

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 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 2 -0- 0 8 138.7% 190 137
Kangaroos 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 134.8% 190 141
Collingwood 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 128.0% 201 157
Sydney 4th 1 -0- 1 4 130.4% 206 158
West Coast 5th 1 -0- 1 4 127.9% 211 165
Adelaide 6th 1 -0- 1 4 125.5% 236 188
Western Bulldogs 7th 1 -0- 1 4 108.4% 219 202
Hawthorn 8th 1 -0- 1 4 97.9% 191 195
Richmond 9th 1 -0- 1 4 96.7% 177 183
Essendon 10th 1 -0- 1 4 96.6% 173 179
St Kilda 11th 1 -0- 1 4 90.4% 169 187
Melbourne 12th 1 -0- 1 4 85.4% 181 212
Fremantle 13th 1 -0- 1 4 85.4% 175 205
Geelong 14th 0 -0- 2 0 72.3% 162 224
Port Adelaide 15th 0 -0- 2 0 72.1% 150 208
Carlton 16th 0 -0- 2 0 64.4% 163 253

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 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 3 -0- 0 12 140.3% 317 226
Brisbane Lions 2nd 2 -1- 0 10 121.5% 299 246
Kangaroos 3rd 2 -1- 0 10 119.6% 299 250
West Coast 4th 2 -0- 1 8 148.5% 355 239
Adelaide 5th 2 -0- 1 8 128.4% 339 264
Richmond 6th 2 -0- 1 8 118.3% 271 229
Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 1 8 100.3% 308 307
Sydney 8th 1 -0- 2 4 108.0% 282 261
Port Adelaide 9th 1 -0- 2 4 99.6% 278 279
Western Bulldogs 10th 1 -0- 2 4 95.4% 314 329
Essendon 11th 1 -0- 2 4 94.0% 267 284
Hawthorn 12th 1 -0- 2 4 81.1% 262 323
Carlton 13th 1 -0- 2 4 77.2% 268 347
Fremantle 14th 1 -0- 2 4 73.9% 221 299
St Kilda 15th 1 -0- 2 4 73.4% 243 331
Geelong 16th 0 -0- 3 0 67.9% 231 340

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 Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 110 - 68 26,359
SAT 19/04/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Telstra Dome 110 - 129 35,238
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 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 3 -1- 0 14 120.5% 394 327
Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 132.0% 445 337
Collingwood 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 124.0% 398 321
Richmond 4th 3 -0- 1 12 121.9% 378 310
Kangaroos 5th 2 -1- 1 10 101.0% 421 417
West Coast 6th 2 -0- 2 8 124.1% 428 345
Port Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 2 8 108.0% 392 363
Essendon 8th 2 -0- 2 8 100.5% 396 394
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 2 8 95.1% 372 391
Fremantle 10th 2 -0- 2 8 92.2% 388 421
Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 2 8 88.7% 352 397
Sydney 12th 1 -0- 3 4 94.3% 350 371
Western Bulldogs 13th 1 -0- 3 4 92.6% 424 458
Geelong 14th 1 -0- 3 4 83.6% 321 384
Carlton 15th 1 -0- 3 4 76.4% 352 461
St Kilda 16th 1 -0- 3 4 74.0% 324 438

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 Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 66 - 78 51,140
SAT 26/04/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Carlton Telstra Dome 113 - 122 38,094
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 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 4 -1- 0 18 123.2% 500 406
Richmond 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 121.7% 493 405
West Coast 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 128.2% 536 418
Adelaide 4th 3 -0- 2 12 123.1% 511 415
Essendon 5th 3 -0- 2 12 114.3% 543 475
Port Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 2 12 109.6% 470 429
Collingwood 7th 3 -0- 2 12 102.4% 479 468
Kangaroos 8th 2 -1- 2 10 99.1% 534 539
Sydney 9th 2 -0- 3 8 100.7% 459 456
Hawthorn 10th 2 -0- 3 8 92.3% 467 506
Fremantle 11th 2 -0- 3 8 87.1% 461 529
St Kilda 12th 2 -0- 3 8 86.5% 443 512
Melbourne 13th 2 -0- 3 8 86.4% 437 506
Carlton 14th 2 -0- 3 8 82.6% 474 574
Western Bulldogs 15th 1 -0- 4 4 89.2% 503 564
Geelong 16th 1 -0- 4 4 78.5% 395 503

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 Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 63 - 74 27,725
SAT 03/05/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 94 - 127 17,534
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 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 5 -1- 0 22 122.3% 592 484
Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 130.9% 635 485
West Coast 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 129.5% 663 512
Port Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 2 16 114.0% 554 486
Richmond 5th 4 -0- 2 16 112.5% 550 489
Essendon 6th 3 -0- 3 12 106.1% 643 606
Sydney 7th 3 -0- 3 12 104.2% 568 545
Collingwood 8th 3 -0- 3 12 98.4% 568 577
Hawthorn 9th 3 -0- 3 12 95.1% 541 569
Fremantle 10th 3 -0- 3 12 94.1% 592 629
St Kilda 11th 3 -0- 3 12 91.0% 543 597
Kangaroos 12th 2 -1- 3 10 91.1% 604 663
Melbourne 13th 2 -0- 4 8 83.9% 531 633
Carlton 14th 2 -0- 4 8 82.9% 537 648
Western Bulldogs 15th 1 -0- 5 4 88.6% 588 664
Geelong 16th 1 -0- 5 4 79.5% 473 595

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 Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 109 - 114 44,706
SAT 10/05/2003 7:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Telstra Dome 113 - 101 45,122
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 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 5 -1- 1 22 115.3% 671 582
West Coast 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 127.4% 776 609
Richmond 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 119.4% 634 531
Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 3 16 124.2% 744 599
Port Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 3 16 106.9% 638 597
Sydney 6th 4 -0- 3 16 106.7% 666 624
Fremantle 7th 4 -0- 3 16 106.6% 747 701
Collingwood 8th 4 -0- 3 16 99.4% 682 686
St Kilda 9th 4 -0- 3 16 94.0% 656 698
Kangaroos 10th 3 -1- 3 14 95.9% 721 752
Essendon 11th 3 -0- 4 12 99.3% 685 690
Hawthorn 12th 3 -0- 4 12 91.8% 630 686
Melbourne 13th 3 -0- 4 12 89.5% 642 717
Carlton 14th 2 -0- 5 8 83.8% 638 761
Western Bulldogs 15th 1 -0- 6 4 80.6% 660 819
Geelong 16th 1 -0- 6 4 80.5% 570 708

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 Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 107 - 89 34,469
SAT 17/05/2003 7:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 112 - 103 38,063
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 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 6 -1- 1 26 115.9% 778 671
West Coast 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 125.7% 895 712
Richmond 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 117.7% 746 634
Port Adelaide 4th 5 -0- 3 20 114.7% 741 646
Sydney 5th 5 -0- 3 20 111.6% 778 697
Fremantle 6th 5 -0- 3 20 111.1% 870 783
Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 4 16 118.0% 833 706
Essendon 8th 4 -0- 4 16 106.5% 791 743
Collingwood 9th 4 -0- 4 16 97.5% 785 805
St Kilda 10th 4 -0- 4 16 89.9% 738 821
Kangaroos 11th 3 -1- 4 14 90.1% 770 855
Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 5 12 89.9% 745 829
Carlton 13th 3 -0- 5 12 86.5% 745 861
Hawthorn 14th 3 -0- 5 12 86.2% 683 792
Western Bulldogs 15th 1 -0- 7 4 82.1% 760 926
Geelong 16th 1 -0- 7 4 78.4% 643 820

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 Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 76 - 153 24,906
SAT 24/05/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 71 - 101 17,009
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 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 7 -1- 1 30 124.6% 931 747
West Coast 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 130.0% 1,019 784
Port Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 119.5% 887 742
Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 3 24 113.7% 971 854
Richmond 5th 6 -0- 3 24 107.9% 818 758
Adelaide 6th 5 -0- 4 20 117.9% 942 799
Sydney 7th 5 -0- 4 20 107.2% 837 781
Collingwood 8th 5 -0- 4 20 105.1% 934 889
Kangaroos 9th 4 -1- 4 18 93.4% 854 914
Essendon 10th 4 -0- 5 16 99.8% 887 889
St Kilda 11th 4 -0- 5 16 84.7% 822 970
Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 6 12 87.7% 816 930
Hawthorn 13th 3 -0- 6 12 84.1% 758 901
Carlton 14th 3 -0- 6 12 81.0% 821 1,014
Geelong 15th 2 -0- 7 8 84.0% 752 895
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -0- 8 4 82.4% 853 1,035

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 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 8 -1- 1 34 130.1% 1,054 810
West Coast 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 123.4% 1,125 912
Port Adelaide 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 120.9% 985 815
Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 3 28 115.2% 1,098 953
Adelaide 5th 6 -0- 4 24 118.6% 1,018 858
Sydney 6th 6 -0- 4 24 110.3% 941 853
Richmond 7th 6 -0- 4 24 103.2% 890 862
Kangaroos 8th 5 -1- 4 22 95.4% 1,010 1,059
Collingwood 9th 5 -0- 5 20 102.0% 1,007 987
Essendon 10th 5 -0- 5 20 102.0% 1,015 995
St Kilda 11th 5 -0- 5 20 88.7% 940 1,060
Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 7 12 83.5% 879 1,053
Hawthorn 13th 3 -0- 7 12 83.2% 848 1,019
Carlton 14th 3 -0- 7 12 80.6% 920 1,141
Geelong 15th 2 -0- 8 8 83.5% 811 971
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -0- 9 4 83.8% 998 1,191

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 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brisbane Lions 1st 8 -1- 2 34 126.6% 1,139 900
Port Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 124.9% 1,097 878
West Coast 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 120.6% 1,249 1,036
Sydney 4th 7 -0- 4 28 115.2% 1,074 932
Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 4 28 109.0% 1,161 1,065
Kangaroos 6th 6 -1- 4 26 96.0% 1,102 1,148
Adelaide 7th 6 -0- 5 24 116.6% 1,088 933
Collingwood 8th 6 -0- 5 24 107.1% 1,140 1,064
Richmond 9th 6 -0- 5 24 102.6% 979 954
St Kilda 10th 6 -0- 5 24 90.0% 1,030 1,145
Essendon 11th 5 -0- 6 20 97.0% 1,094 1,128
Hawthorn 12th 4 -0- 7 16 84.8% 923 1,089
Geelong 13th 3 -0- 8 12 88.5% 926 1,046
Melbourne 14th 3 -0- 8 12 80.6% 956 1,186
Carlton 15th 3 -0- 8 12 79.2% 995 1,256
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -1- 9 6 85.3% 1,122 1,315

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 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 9 -0- 3 36 127.9% 1,196 935
West Coast 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 125.0% 1,409 1,127
Brisbane Lions 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 116.0% 1,230 1,060
Sydney 4th 8 -0- 4 32 120.7% 1,201 995
Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 4 32 109.9% 1,249 1,137
Kangaroos 6th 7 -1- 4 30 96.9% 1,198 1,236
Adelaide 7th 7 -0- 5 28 122.8% 1,226 998
Collingwood 8th 6 -0- 6 24 103.7% 1,191 1,148
Richmond 9th 6 -0- 6 24 101.7% 1,065 1,047
St Kilda 10th 6 -0- 6 24 87.4% 1,087 1,244
Essendon 11th 5 -0- 7 20 96.6% 1,182 1,224
Hawthorn 12th 5 -0- 7 20 88.3% 1,007 1,140
Carlton 13th 4 -0- 8 16 81.1% 1,088 1,342
Geelong 14th 3 -0- 9 12 88.0% 998 1,134
Melbourne 15th 3 -0- 9 12 77.1% 1,021 1,324
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -1- 10 6 82.2% 1,185 1,442

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 Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 104 - 61 32,623
SAT 28/06/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Telstra Dome 85 - 128 42,952
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 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 10 -0- 3 40 130.2% 1,295 995
West Coast 2nd 9 -1- 3 38 124.4% 1,485 1,194
Brisbane Lions 3rd 9 -1- 3 38 119.0% 1,334 1,121
Adelaide 4th 8 -0- 5 32 125.8% 1,318 1,048
Sydney 5th 8 -0- 5 32 115.3% 1,261 1,094
Fremantle 6th 8 -0- 5 32 106.6% 1,317 1,235
Kangaroos 7th 7 -1- 5 30 96.4% 1,265 1,312
Collingwood 8th 7 -0- 6 28 107.0% 1,319 1,233
Essendon 9th 6 -0- 7 24 99.5% 1,311 1,317
Richmond 10th 6 -0- 7 24 97.8% 1,126 1,151
Hawthorn 11th 6 -0- 7 24 91.5% 1,105 1,208
St Kilda 12th 6 -0- 7 24 85.6% 1,181 1,380
Melbourne 13th 4 -0- 9 16 81.6% 1,157 1,418
Carlton 14th 4 -0- 9 16 79.4% 1,138 1,434
Geelong 15th 3 -0- 10 12 86.4% 1,091 1,263
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -1- 11 6 80.9% 1,270 1,570

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 Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 72 - 44 44,809
SAT 05/07/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Collingwood Telstra Dome 50 - 126 53,312
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 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 10 -0- 4 40 128.1% 1,364 1,065
West Coast 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 122.0% 1,569 1,286
Brisbane Lions 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 117.6% 1,406 1,196
Adelaide 4th 9 -0- 5 36 127.3% 1,390 1,092
Sydney 5th 9 -0- 5 36 114.9% 1,353 1,178
Fremantle 6th 9 -0- 5 36 106.5% 1,392 1,307
Collingwood 7th 8 -0- 6 32 112.6% 1,445 1,283
Kangaroos 8th 7 -1- 6 30 91.4% 1,315 1,438
Essendon 9th 7 -0- 7 28 104.5% 1,430 1,368
Hawthorn 10th 7 -0- 7 28 97.5% 1,259 1,291
Richmond 11th 6 -0- 8 24 95.7% 1,170 1,223
St Kilda 12th 6 -0- 8 24 82.2% 1,232 1,499
Melbourne 13th 5 -0- 9 20 83.2% 1,254 1,508
Geelong 14th 4 -0- 10 16 87.2% 1,161 1,332
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 10 16 80.2% 1,228 1,531
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -1- 12 6 78.5% 1,353 1,724

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 Collingwood v Fremantle MCG 99 - 58 40,964
SAT 12/07/2003 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong Telstra Dome 97 - 101 38,546
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 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 11 -0- 4 44 127.1% 1,472 1,158
West Coast 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 129.4% 1,756 1,357
Brisbane Lions 3rd 10 -1- 4 42 117.4% 1,499 1,277
Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 5 40 129.7% 1,480 1,141
Sydney 5th 10 -0- 5 40 118.2% 1,465 1,239
Collingwood 6th 9 -0- 6 36 115.1% 1,544 1,341
Fremantle 7th 9 -0- 6 36 103.1% 1,450 1,406
Kangaroos 8th 8 -1- 6 34 92.4% 1,416 1,532
Essendon 9th 7 -0- 8 28 101.4% 1,479 1,458
Hawthorn 10th 7 -0- 8 28 96.8% 1,340 1,384
Richmond 11th 6 -0- 9 24 95.7% 1,267 1,324
St Kilda 12th 6 -0- 9 24 80.3% 1,293 1,611
Geelong 13th 5 -0- 10 20 88.3% 1,262 1,429
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 10 20 83.8% 1,348 1,609
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 11 16 75.6% 1,299 1,718
Western Bulldogs 16th 1 -1- 13 6 78.9% 1,446 1,832

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 Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 84 - 115 21,463
SAT 19/07/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 113 - 106 32,029
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 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 12 -0- 4 48 131.3% 1,586 1,208
Sydney 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 119.4% 1,580 1,323
West Coast 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 122.8% 1,806 1,471
Brisbane Lions 4th 10 -1- 5 42 115.6% 1,585 1,371
Adelaide 5th 10 -0- 6 40 127.4% 1,570 1,232
Collingwood 6th 10 -0- 6 40 119.4% 1,675 1,403
Fremantle 7th 10 -0- 6 40 103.0% 1,541 1,496
Kangaroos 8th 8 -1- 7 34 92.7% 1,543 1,664
Essendon 9th 8 -0- 8 32 101.9% 1,573 1,544
Hawthorn 10th 8 -0- 8 32 97.5% 1,453 1,490
St Kilda 11th 7 -0- 9 28 82.0% 1,425 1,738
Richmond 12th 6 -0- 10 24 91.3% 1,329 1,455
Geelong 13th 5 -0- 11 20 87.9% 1,343 1,528
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 11 20 84.4% 1,454 1,722
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 12 16 75.5% 1,383 1,833
Western Bulldogs 16th 2 -1- 13 10 80.8% 1,545 1,913

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 Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 103 - 104 32,043
SAT 26/07/2003 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond Telstra Dome 95 - 155 25,204
SUN 27/07/2003 1:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 111 - 97 30,228
SUN 27/07/2003 2:10 PM Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 143 - 86 44,667
SUN 27/07/2003 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 135 - 62 54,500

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 13 -0- 4 52 128.9% 1,690 1,311
Sydney 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 119.1% 1,691 1,420
West Coast 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 125.8% 1,904 1,513
Adelaide 4th 11 -0- 6 44 130.0% 1,713 1,318
Collingwood 5th 11 -0- 6 44 123.5% 1,810 1,465
Brisbane Lions 6th 10 -1- 6 42 114.4% 1,688 1,475
Fremantle 7th 10 -0- 7 40 101.9% 1,638 1,607
Kangaroos 8th 9 -1- 7 38 94.1% 1,647 1,750
Essendon 9th 9 -0- 8 36 102.8% 1,661 1,615
Hawthorn 10th 8 -0- 9 32 94.1% 1,495 1,588
Richmond 11th 7 -0- 10 28 95.7% 1,484 1,550
St Kilda 12th 7 -0- 10 28 80.3% 1,511 1,881
Geelong 13th 5 -0- 12 20 87.6% 1,429 1,632
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 12 20 84.3% 1,525 1,810
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 13 16 73.4% 1,445 1,968
Western Bulldogs 16th 2 -1- 14 10 79.3% 1,640 2,068

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 Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos Gabba 137 - 83 28,044
SAT 02/08/2003 7:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Telstra Dome 73 - 97 45,887
SUN 03/08/2003 1:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 97 - 93 46,945
SUN 03/08/2003 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG 80 - 84 21,415
SUN 03/08/2003 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Telstra Dome 128 - 67 21,531

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 14 -0- 4 56 127.5% 1,774 1,391
Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 128.3% 1,810 1,411
Collingwood 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.0% 1,907 1,538
Sydney 4th 12 -0- 6 48 117.6% 1,784 1,517
West Coast 5th 11 -1- 6 46 120.1% 1,971 1,641
Brisbane Lions 6th 11 -1- 6 46 117.1% 1,825 1,558
Fremantle 7th 11 -0- 7 44 103.2% 1,742 1,688
Essendon 8th 10 -0- 8 40 104.8% 1,751 1,671
Kangaroos 9th 9 -1- 8 38 91.7% 1,730 1,887
Hawthorn 10th 8 -0- 10 32 94.2% 1,575 1,672
St Kilda 11th 8 -0- 10 32 84.1% 1,639 1,948
Richmond 12th 7 -0- 11 28 94.6% 1,565 1,654
Geelong 13th 5 -0- 13 20 86.9% 1,502 1,729
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 13 20 84.0% 1,605 1,911
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 14 16 72.9% 1,501 2,058
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 14 14 81.1% 1,741 2,148

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 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 15 -0- 4 60 129.0% 1,899 1,472
Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 128.6% 1,901 1,478
Brisbane Lions 3rd 12 -1- 6 50 118.9% 1,926 1,620
Collingwood 4th 12 -0- 7 48 120.1% 1,969 1,639
Sydney 5th 12 -0- 7 48 115.4% 1,877 1,627
Fremantle 6th 12 -0- 7 48 103.1% 1,841 1,786
West Coast 7th 11 -1- 7 46 117.7% 2,038 1,732
Essendon 8th 11 -0- 8 44 108.4% 1,898 1,751
Kangaroos 9th 9 -1- 9 38 92.0% 1,828 1,986
Hawthorn 10th 9 -0- 10 36 95.5% 1,685 1,765
St Kilda 11th 9 -0- 10 36 88.5% 1,769 1,998
Richmond 12th 7 -0- 12 28 90.5% 1,615 1,784
Geelong 13th 6 -0- 13 24 89.4% 1,586 1,774
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 14 20 82.7% 1,650 1,995
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 15 16 72.5% 1,582 2,183
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 15 14 79.3% 1,821 2,295

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 Carlton v St Kilda Optus Oval 75 - 166 22,361
SAT 16/08/2003 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Skilled Stadium 63 - 63 19,202
SAT 16/08/2003 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn Telstra Dome 96 - 110 29,234
SAT 16/08/2003 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 112 - 98 28,032
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 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 16 -0- 4 64 128.1% 2,011 1,570
Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 124.3% 1,972 1,586
Collingwood 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 121.5% 2,077 1,710
Sydney 4th 13 -0- 7 52 115.5% 1,967 1,703
Fremantle 5th 13 -0- 7 52 106.0% 1,974 1,863
Brisbane Lions 6th 12 -1- 7 50 117.1% 2,002 1,710
West Coast 7th 11 -2- 7 48 117.0% 2,101 1,795
Essendon 8th 12 -0- 8 48 110.3% 1,990 1,804
Hawthorn 9th 10 -0- 10 40 96.5% 1,795 1,861
St Kilda 10th 10 -0- 10 40 93.3% 1,935 2,073
Kangaroos 11th 9 -1- 10 38 91.8% 1,924 2,096
Richmond 12th 7 -0- 13 28 88.9% 1,668 1,876
Geelong 13th 6 -1- 13 26 89.8% 1,649 1,837
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 15 20 83.0% 1,748 2,107
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 16 16 70.5% 1,657 2,349
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 16 14 78.2% 1,898 2,428

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 Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 64 - 74 42,259
SAT 23/08/2003 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Telstra Dome 133 - 73 42,256
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 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 17 -0- 4 68 127.5% 2,135 1,674
Collingwood 2nd 14 -0- 7 56 121.5% 2,176 1,791
Brisbane Lions 3rd 13 -1- 7 54 118.3% 2,125 1,796
Adelaide 4th 13 -0- 8 52 122.7% 2,036 1,660
West Coast 5th 12 -2- 7 52 119.0% 2,244 1,886
Sydney 6th 13 -0- 8 52 113.7% 2,048 1,802
Essendon 7th 13 -0- 8 52 113.1% 2,123 1,877
Fremantle 8th 13 -0- 8 52 102.6% 2,047 1,996
Hawthorn 9th 11 -0- 10 44 100.4% 1,933 1,925
St Kilda 10th 11 -0- 10 44 96.5% 2,030 2,103
Kangaroos 11th 10 -1- 10 42 92.5% 1,998 2,160
Richmond 12th 7 -0- 14 28 88.6% 1,772 2,000
Geelong 13th 6 -1- 14 26 88.5% 1,735 1,960
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 16 20 81.7% 1,839 2,250
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 17 16 69.2% 1,721 2,487
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 17 14 76.4% 1,928 2,523

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 Geelong v St Kilda Skilled Stadium 84 - 65 20,728
SAT 30/08/2003 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 60 - 94 22,969
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

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 18 -0- 4 72 127.2% 2,229 1,752
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 121.6% 2,259 1,858
Brisbane Lions 3rd 14 -1- 7 58 121.9% 2,295 1,882
Sydney 4th 14 -0- 8 56 115.0% 2,142 1,862
Fremantle 5th 14 -0- 8 56 103.1% 2,143 2,078
Adelaide 6th 13 -0- 9 52 120.5% 2,114 1,754
West Coast 7th 12 -2- 8 52 117.4% 2,326 1,982
Essendon 8th 13 -0- 9 52 111.7% 2,190 1,960
Hawthorn 9th 12 -0- 10 48 100.6% 2,011 1,999
Kangaroos 10th 11 -1- 10 46 98.3% 2,185 2,223
St Kilda 11th 11 -0- 11 44 95.8% 2,095 2,187
Geelong 12th 7 -1- 14 30 89.8% 1,819 2,025
Richmond 13th 7 -0- 15 28 88.8% 1,846 2,078
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 17 20 81.0% 1,899 2,344
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 18 16 66.7% 1,784 2,674
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 18 14 74.8% 2,014 2,693

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 18 -0- 4 72 127.2% 2,229 1,752 326 273 253 234
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 7 60 121.6% 2,259 1,858 329 285 267 256
Brisbane Lions 3rd 14 -1- 7 58 121.9% 2,295 1,882 335 285 271 256
Sydney 4th 14 -0- 8 56 115.0% 2,142 1,862 320 222 270 242
Fremantle 5th 14 -0- 8 56 103.1% 2,143 2,078 311 277 305 248
Adelaide 6th 13 -0- 9 52 120.5% 2,114 1,754 310 254 255 224
West Coast 7th 12 -2- 8 52 117.4% 2,326 1,982 341 280 289 248
Essendon 8th 13 -0- 9 52 111.7% 2,190 1,960 322 258 286 244
Hawthorn 9th 12 -0- 10 48 100.6% 2,011 1,999 296 235 294 235
Kangaroos 10th 11 -1- 10 46 98.3% 2,185 2,223 319 271 328 255
St Kilda 11th 11 -0- 11 44 95.8% 2,095 2,187 307 253 321 261
Geelong 12th 7 -1- 14 30 89.8% 1,819 2,025 262 247 301 219
Richmond 13th 7 -0- 15 28 88.8% 1,846 2,078 270 226 302 266
Melbourne 14th 5 -0- 17 20 81.0% 1,899 2,344 280 219 349 250
Carlton 15th 4 -0- 18 16 66.7% 1,784 2,674 259 230 394 310
Western Bulldogs 16th 3 -1- 18 14 74.8% 2,014 2,693 295 244 397 311

Final Round 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

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood 1st
Sydney 2nd
Port Adelaide 3rd
Brisbane Lions 4th
Adelaide 5th
Essendon 6th
Fremantle 7th
West Coast 8th

Final Round 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

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood 1st
Sydney 2nd
Port Adelaide 3rd
Brisbane Lions 4th
Adelaide 5th
Essendon 6th
Fremantle 7th
West Coast 8th

Final Round 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

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood 1st
Brisbane Lions 2nd
Sydney 3rd
Port Adelaide 4th
Adelaide 5th
Essendon 6th
Fremantle 7th
West Coast 8th

Final Round 4

Grand Final

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

Final Round 4 Ladder

Team Pos.
Brisbane Lions 1st
Collingwood 2nd
Sydney 3rd
Port Adelaide 4th
Adelaide 5th
Essendon 6th
Fremantle 7th
West Coast 8th