2003 AFL Season: Sydney
Season Team Details
Competition:
2003 AFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 115.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Luke | #20 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, QF, PF |
| Ball, Jason | #27 | 17 | 7 | R01-17 |
| Barry, Leo | #21 | 24 | 0 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Bolton, Craig | #6 | 24 | 0 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Bolton, Jude | #24 | 24 | 13 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Cresswell, Daryn | #8 | 19 | 21 | R01, R05-08, R11-22, QF, PF |
| Crouch, Jared | #28 | 24 | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Davis, Nick | #2 | 24 | 32 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Doyle, Stephen | #15 | 4 | 2 | R01, R22, QF, PF |
| Fosdike, Nic | #12 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Goodes, Adam | #37 | 24 | 20 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Hall, Barry | #1 | 24 | 64 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| James, Heath | #18 | 2 | 0 | R20-21 |
| Kennelly, Tadhg | #17 | 24 | 8 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Kirk, Brett | #31 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Mathews, Ben | #4 | 23 | 4 | R01-13, R15-22, QF, PF |
| Maxfield, Stuart | #11 | 22 | 10 | R01-14, R17-22, QF, PF |
| McPherson, Daniel | #13 | 3 | 1 | R02-04 |
| Meiklejohn, James | #43 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R20-21 |
| Nicks, Matthew | #23 | 18 | 16 | R01-05, R09-19, QF, PF |
| O'Keefe, Ryan | #5 | 16 | 17 | R01-02, R09-16, R18-22, PF |
| O'Loughlin, Michael | #19 | 16 | 41 | R04-07, R11-22 |
| Powell, Mark | #29 | 5 | 0 | R06-09, R14 |
| Roberts-Thomson, Lewis | #30 | 16 | 5 | R08-16, R18-22, QF, PF |
| Saddington, Jason | #22 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R15-20, PF |
| Schauble, Andrew | #25 | 23 | 1 | R02-22, QF, PF |
| Schneider, Adam | #36 | 24 | 30 | R01-22, QF, PF |
| Seymour, Brad | #7 | 2 | 0 | R22, QF |
| Stevens, Scott | #16 | 11 | 5 | R01-04, R08-10, R17-19, QF |
| Sundqvist, Jarrad | #35 | 8 | 1 | R08, R10, R12, R15-17, R21-22 |
| Warfe, Rowan | #33 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14 |
| Williams, Paul | #10 | 23 | 20 | R01-11, R13-22, QF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roos, Paul | 24 | 15 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, PF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ben Mathews | Andrew Schauble | Jason Saddington |
| Half-Back: | Leo Barry | Craig Bolton | Tadhg Kennelly |
| Centre: | Jared Crouch | Stuart Maxfield | Brett Kirk |
| Half-Forward: | Nic Fosdike | Adam Goodes | Jude Bolton |
| Forward: | Michael O'Loughlin | Barry Hall | Nick Davis |
| Follower: | Jason Ball | Paul Williams | Daryn Cresswell |
| Interchange: | Matthew Nicks | Ryan O'Keefe | Lewis Roberts-Thomson |
| Adam Schneider |
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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 23 out of 24 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/2003 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 74 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 05/04/2003 | Round 2 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 26 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 13/04/2003 | Round 3 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 27 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 19/04/2003 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 42 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 25/04/2003 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 24 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 03/05/2003 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 20 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 11/05/2003 | Round 7 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 19 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 18/05/2003 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 39 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 25/05/2003 | Round 9 | Kangaroos | AWAY | LOSS | KANG by 25 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 31/05/2003 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 32 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 07/06/2003 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 54 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 14/06/2003 | Round 12 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 64 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 28/06/2003 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 39 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 06/07/2003 | Round 14 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 8 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 12/07/2003 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 51 | Paul Roos | Paul Williams |
| 19/07/2003 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 31 | Paul Roos | Paul Williams |
| 27/07/2003 | Round 17 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 14 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 03/08/2003 | Round 18 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 4 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 09/08/2003 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 17 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 17/08/2003 | Round 20 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 14 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 23/08/2003 | Round 21 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 30/08/2003 | Round 22 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 34 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 07/09/2003 | Qualifying Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 12 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |
| 20/09/2003 | Preliminary Final | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 44 | Paul Roos | Stuart Maxfield |