2003 AFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
2003 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
14th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 81.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Steven | #2 | 18 | 8 | R01-03, R07-10, R12-22 |
| Bizzell, Clint | #3 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Brown, Nathan | #25 | 19 | 6 | R01-07, R09-10, R13-22 |
| Bruce, Cameron | #32 | 20 | 25 | R01-08, R11-22 |
| Carroll, Nathan | #41 | 7 | 0 | R04, R17-22 |
| Ferguson, Ryan | #35 | 17 | 1 | R01-09, R11, R13-16, R20-22 |
| Godfrey, Simon | #30 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Green, Brad | #18 | 21 | 35 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Heffernan, Chris | #1 | 20 | 7 | R01-20 |
| Hunter, Cameron | #33 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Jamar, Mark | #40 | 9 | 2 | R01, R07-12, R21-22 |
| Johnstone, Travis | #16 | 16 | 10 | R01-07, R11-18, R22 |
| Jolly, Darren | #11 | 19 | 4 | R02-09, R12-22 |
| Lamb, Chris | #29 | 3 | 0 | R02, R11-12 |
| Leoncelli, Andrew | #36 | 16 | 4 | R01-16 |
| McDonald, James | #23 | 21 | 4 | R01, R03-22 |
| Miller, Brad | #37 | 16 | 1 | R01, R05-10, R12-20 |
| Moorcroft, Gary | #7 | 3 | 2 | R02, R05-06 |
| Neitz, David | #9 | 22 | 65 | R01-22 |
| Nicholson, Alistair | #8 | 10 | 0 | R10-19 |
| Rigoni, Guy | #43 | 9 | 3 | R03-04, R08-11, R17, R21-22 |
| Rivers, Jared | #27 | 3 | 0 | R19-21 |
| Robertson, Russell | #24 | 22 | 41 | R01-22 |
| Smith, Nick | #15 | 3 | 0 | R03, R21-22 |
| Thompson, Scott | #6 | 13 | 5 | R05-13, R19-22 |
| Vardy, Peter | #19 | 9 | 5 | R04-12 |
| Walsh, Peter | #42 | 16 | 5 | R01-04, R06, R12-22 |
| Ward, Daniel | #10 | 20 | 3 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-22 |
| Wheatley, Paul | #31 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R08-10 |
| Whelan, Matthew | #45 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| White, Jeff | #34 | 16 | 9 | R01-06, R10-11, R13-20 |
| Williams, Luke | #26 | 21 | 4 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Yze, Adem | #13 | 22 | 17 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniher, Neale | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Matthew Whelan | Alistair Nicholson | Clint Bizzell |
| Half-Back: | Nathan Brown | Ryan Ferguson | Daniel Ward |
| Centre: | Chris Heffernan | Adem Yze | Travis Johnstone |
| Half-Forward: | Brad Green | Cameron Bruce | Russell Robertson |
| Forward: | James McDonald | David Neitz | Peter Vardy |
| Follower: | Jeff White | Simon Godfrey | Andrew Leoncelli |
| Interchange: | Steven Armstrong | Darren Jolly | Brad Miller |
| Luke Williams |
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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 22 out of 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2003 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 05/04/2003 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 13/04/2003 | Round 3 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | MELB by 32 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 19/04/2003 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 46 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 25/04/2003 | Round 5 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 24 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 03/05/2003 | Round 6 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 33 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 11/05/2003 | Round 7 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 17/05/2003 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 9 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 24/05/2003 | Round 9 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 30 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 31/05/2003 | Round 10 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 60 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 09/06/2003 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 56 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 15/06/2003 | Round 12 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 73 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 28/06/2003 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 42 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 06/07/2003 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 13/07/2003 | Round 15 | Kangaroos | AWAY | LOSS | KANG by 7 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 19/07/2003 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 26/07/2003 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 01/08/2003 | Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 21 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 08/08/2003 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 16/08/2003 | Round 20 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 14 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 24/08/2003 | Round 21 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 52 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |
| 30/08/2003 | Round 22 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 34 | Neale Daniher | David Neitz |