2003 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2003 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 111.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 16 | 9 | R01-10, R12, R14, R17-20 |
| Bannister, Jordan | #36 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R07 |
| Barnard, Paul | #16 | 11 | 4 | R02-03, R05, R07-08, R11-13, R15, R17, SF |
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 21 | 12 | R04-22, EF, SF |
| Bullen, Marc | #37 | 16 | 6 | R09-22, EF, SF |
| Cupido, Damian | #13 | 23 | 39 | R01-06, R08-22, EF, SF |
| Davies, James | #35 | 2 | 1 | R08, R10 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 14 | 0 | R02-03, R06, R12-20, R22, EF |
| Forster-Knight, Robert | #15 | 4 | 0 | R01, R10-11, R15 |
| Harvey, Shane | #38 | 4 | 3 | R04-05, R07, R21 |
| Haynes, Ben | #39 | 7 | 5 | R18-22, EF, SF |
| Henneman, Aaron | #3 | 6 | 1 | R16, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Hille, David | #19 | 24 | 20 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Hird, James | #5 | 18 | 13 | R01-07, R13-16, R18-22, EF, SF |
| Jacobs, Danny | #21 | 24 | 4 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Johnson, Jason | #14 | 22 | 15 | R01-14, R16-19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Johnson, Mark | #1 | 24 | 8 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 22 | 93 | R01-07, R10-22, EF, SF |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 24 | 19 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| McGrath, Cory | #28 | 9 | 6 | R06, R08-10, R15, R19-20, EF, SF |
| McPhee, Adam | #33 | 24 | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 16 | 7 | R01-04, R07-12, R17-22 |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 21 | 6 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-14, R16-22, EF, SF |
| Peverill, Damien | #11 | 23 | 3 | R01-09, R11-22, EF, SF |
| Ramanauskas, Adam | #9 | 10 | 8 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Reynolds, Joel | #29 | 14 | 2 | R01-11, R13-15 |
| Richards, Ted | #20 | 10 | 9 | R04-05, R08-11, R14-16, R21 |
| Rioli, Dean | #43 | 18 | 12 | R01-06, R09-12, R16-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Solomon, Dean | #7 | 24 | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Walsh, Darren | #17 | 2 | 0 | R04, R06 |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Wellman, Sean | #6 | 20 | 2 | R01-03, R06-19, R22, EF, SF |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 22 | 4 | R01, R03-17, R19-22, EF, SF |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 3 | 2 | R07-09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 24 | 14 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Andrew Welsh | Danny Jacobs | Sean Wellman |
| Half-Back: | Mark McVeigh | Dustin Fletcher | Dean Solomon |
| Centre: | James Hird | Joe Misiti | Adam McPhee |
| Half-Forward: | Mark Bolton | Scott Lucas | Dean Rioli |
| Forward: | Damian Cupido | Matthew Lloyd | Mark Mercuri |
| Follower: | David Hille | Jason Johnson | Damien Peverill |
| Interchange: | Steven Alessio | Marc Bullen | Mark Johnson |
| Joel Reynolds |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 21 out of 24 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/2003 | Round 1 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 43 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/04/2003 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 11/04/2003 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 19/04/2003 | Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 25/04/2003 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 66 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/05/2003 | Round 6 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 31 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 10/05/2003 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 42 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 16/05/2003 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 53 | Kevin Sheedy | Joe Misiti |
| 23/05/2003 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | Joe Misiti |
| 01/06/2003 | Round 10 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 07/06/2003 | Round 11 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 13/06/2003 | Round 12 | Kangaroos | HOME | LOSS | KANG by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 27/06/2003 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/07/2003 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 68 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 11/07/2003 | Round 15 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 19/07/2003 | Round 16 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 26/07/2003 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Kevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd |
| 02/08/2003 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 10/08/2003 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 67 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 17/08/2003 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 23/08/2003 | Round 21 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 60 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 29/08/2003 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/09/2003 | Elimination Final | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/09/2003 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 39 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |