2003 AFL Season: Western Bulldogs
Season Team Details
Competition:
2003 AFL Season
Team:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Telstra Dome
Team Results
Ladder Position:
16th (W-D-L: 3-1-18, P%: 74.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvey, Mark | #31 | 4 | 4 | R01-04 |
| Bandy, Daniel | #11 | 12 | 6 | R01-07, R13-17 |
| Bassett, Scott | #12 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Birss, Shane | #40 | 12 | 4 | R01, R09-14, R18-22 |
| Bowden, Patrick | #20 | 17 | 22 | R02-14, R16-17, R20-21 |
| Boyd, Matthew | #42 | 8 | 3 | R07-09, R15-19 |
| Brown, Nathan | #17 | 22 | 56 | R01-22 |
| Bruton, Nicholas | #24 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Croft, Matthew | #16 | 15 | 11 | R03-06, R08-16, R21-22 |
| Cross, Daniel | #38 | 6 | 0 | R04-06, R16-17, R22 |
| Darcy, Luke | #14 | 21 | 9 | R01-20, R22 |
| Dimattina, Paul | #28 | 21 | 7 | R01-21 |
| Eagleton, Nathan | #10 | 16 | 14 | R01-03, R07-08, R12-22 |
| Garlick, Simon | #4 | 19 | 19 | R01-18, R22 |
| Giansiracusa, Daniel | #13 | 21 | 20 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Gilbee, Lindsay | #9 | 14 | 10 | R05-11, R15-21 |
| Grant, Chris | #3 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hahn, Mitch | #8 | 21 | 11 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Hargrave, Ryan | #25 | 19 | 5 | R01-06, R10-22 |
| Harrison, Ben | #22 | 19 | 9 | R01, R05-22 |
| Johnson, Brad | #6 | 22 | 42 | R01-22 |
| Kretiuk, Steven | #35 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R10-12, R14-22 |
| Lake, Brian | #36 | 13 | 6 | R02, R07-10, R12-17, R21-22 |
| McGuinness, Kieran | #29 | 16 | 3 | R01, R04-09, R11, R13, R15, R17-22 |
| McMahon, Jordan | #23 | 18 | 11 | R02-14, R18-22 |
| Murphy, Bob | #2 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Power, Sam | #15 | 19 | 2 | R02-16, R18-21 |
| Robbins, Matthew | #30 | 19 | 0 | R01-04, R08-22 |
| Skipper, Wayde | #34 | 12 | 2 | R04-08, R11-12, R18-22 |
| Smith, Rohan | #5 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| West, Scott | #7 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Wiggins, Patrick | #21 | 7 | 5 | R01-03, R18-20, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohde, Peter | 22 | 3 | -1- | 18 | R01-22 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Matthew Robbins | Steven Kretiuk | Ryan Hargrave |
| Half-Back: | Rohan Smith | Ben Harrison | Bob Murphy |
| Centre: | Jordan McMahon | Scott West | Paul Dimattina |
| Half-Forward: | Nathan Eagleton | Daniel Bandy | Daniel Giansiracusa |
| Forward: | Nathan Brown | Patrick Bowden | Simon Garlick |
| Follower: | Luke Darcy | Mitch Hahn | Brad Johnson |
| Interchange: | Matthew Croft | Lindsay Gilbee | Kieran McGuinness |
| Sam Power |
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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 22 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2003 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 39 | Peter Rohde | Chris Grant |
| 06/04/2003 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Peter Rohde | unknown |
| 13/04/2003 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 32 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 19/04/2003 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Peter Rohde | unknown |
| 27/04/2003 | Round 5 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 27 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 04/05/2003 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 11/05/2003 | Round 7 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 83 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 18/05/2003 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 25/05/2003 | Round 9 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 16 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 31/05/2003 | Round 10 | Kangaroos | HOME | LOSS | KANG by 11 | Peter Rohde | unknown |
| 08/06/2003 | Round 11 | West Coast | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 14/06/2003 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 64 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 28/06/2003 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 43 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 05/07/2003 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 71 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 13/07/2003 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 15 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 20/07/2003 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | WBUL by 18 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 26/07/2003 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 60 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 01/08/2003 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WBUL by 21 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 10/08/2003 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 67 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 17/08/2003 | Round 20 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 56 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 24/08/2003 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 65 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |
| 30/08/2003 | Round 22 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 84 | Peter Rohde | Scott West |