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The 2003 AFL season was the 107th season of the
Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
(AFL), the highest level senior
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 28 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the third time and third time consecutively, after it defeated by 50 points in the AFL Grand Final.


AFL Draft

''See 2003 AFL Draft.''


Wizard Home Loans Cup

The 2003 Wizard Home Loans Cup saw defeat 15.14 (104) to 10.13 (73) in the final.


Premiership season


Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 8.18 (66) , MCG , 61,058 , Friday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.20 (122) , , 11.8 (74) , Subiaco Oval , 35,083 , Saturday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 10.10 (70) , MCG , 28,361 , Saturday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.20 (104) , , 8.13 (61) , The Gabba , 36,197 , Saturday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.14 (146) , , 10.12 (72) , Telstra Stadium , 30,803 , Saturday, 29 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.13 (145) , , 13.11 (89) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 45,436 , Sunday, 30 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.10 (106) , , 15.10 (100) , MCG , 41,888 , Sunday, 30 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.16 (130) , , 13.13 (91) , Telstra Dome , 27,931 , Sunday, 30 March


Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 16.11 (107) , MCG , 51,894 , Friday, 4 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 10.15 (75) , MCG , 43,448 , Saturday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 13.13 (91) , Telstra Dome , 19,131 , Saturday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 8.12 (60) , Subiaco Oval , 24,887 , Saturday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 13.8 (86) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 27,876 , Saturday, 5 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 14.5 (89) ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 19,000 people – the largest capacity stadium in Tasmania, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania Stadium and was formerly ...
, 16,217 , Sunday, 6 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.17 (71) , , 13.16 (94) , Skilled Stadium , 22,588 , Sunday, 6 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 13.11 (89) , Telstra Dome , 28,847 , Sunday, 6 April


Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 15.15 (105) , MCG , 44,268 , Friday, 11 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.18 (144) , , 11.8 (74) , Subiaco Oval , 32,009 , Saturday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.8 (116) , , 10.9 (69) , MCG , 43,979 , Saturday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 16.13 (109) , Telstra Dome , 24,359 , Saturday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 11.5 (71) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 24,902 , Saturday, 12 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 15.13 (103) , SCG , 23,651 , Sunday, 13 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.7 (127) , , 14.11 (95) , Telstra Dome , 20,790 , Sunday, 13 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 6.10 (46) , MCG , 19,677 , Sunday, 13 April


Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 11.15 (81) , The Gabba , 36,803 , Thursday, 17 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 6.8 (44) , Skilled Stadium , 23,001 , Saturday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.8 (110) , , 10.8 (68) , MCG , 26,359 , Saturday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.14 (110) , , 20.9 (129) , Telstra Dome , 35,238 , Saturday, 19 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 10.13 (73) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 43,525 , Sunday, 20 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.17 (167) , , 19.8 (122) , Subiaco Oval , 25,435 , Sunday, 20 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 17.12 (114) , Optus Oval , 22,507 , Sunday, 20 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 17.5 (107) , Telstra Dome , 44,382 , Monday, 21 April


Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.9 (147) , , 12.9 (81) , MCG , 62,589 , Friday, 25 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.7 (109) , , 13.7 (85) , SCG , 24,286 , Friday, 25 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 18.7 (115) , MCG , 45,140 , Saturday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.12 (66) , , 12.6 (78) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 51,140 , Saturday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 18.14 (122) , Telstra Dome , 38,094 , Saturday, 26 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 12.7 (79) , The Gabba , 24,341 , Sunday, 27 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 16.12 (108) , Subiaco Oval , 41,654 , Sunday, 27 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 11.8 (74) , Telstra Dome , 27,240 , Sunday, 27 April


Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 19.10 (124) , Telstra Dome , 38,469 , Friday, 2 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 11.8 (74) , Optus Oval , 27,725 , Saturday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 19.13 (127) , MCG , 17,534 , Saturday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 17.7 (109) , Telstra Dome , 41,874 , Saturday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 8.9 (57) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 29,608 , Saturday, 3 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.6 (78) , , 13.14 (92) , Skilled Stadium , 21,246 , Sunday, 4 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.11 (131) , , 15.10 (100) , Subiaco Oval , 28,492 , Sunday, 4 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 15.10 (100) , Telstra Dome , 27,278 , Sunday, 4 May


Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 18.9 (117) , Telstra Dome , 32,435 , Friday, 9 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 14.13 (97) , Subiaco Oval , 36,268 , Saturday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.18 (84) , , 5.12 (42) , MCG , 52,196 , Saturday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 18.6 (114) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 44,706 , Saturday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 15.11 (101) , Telstra Dome , 45,122 , Saturday, 10 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.8 (98) , , 11.13 (79) , SCG , 23,276 , Sunday, 11 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 12.12 (84) , MCG , 12,410 , Sunday, 11 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 23.17 (155) , Telstra Dome , 12,542 , Sunday, 11 May


Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.5 (53) , , 15.16 (106) , MCG , 48,006 , Friday, 16 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 18.11 (119) , Telstra Dome , 39,912 , Saturday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 7.7 (49) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 24,702 , Saturday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 16.7 (103) , MCG , 38,063 , Saturday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 12.17 (89) , The Gabba , 34,469 , Saturday, 17 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 11.7 (73) , SCG , 22,483 , Sunday, 18 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 11.16 (82) , Subiaco Oval , 26,723 , Sunday, 18 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 14.16 (100) , Optus Oval , 20,602 , Sunday, 18 May


Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 23.8 (146) , Telstra Dome , 35,390 , Friday, 23 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 23.15 (153) , Optus Oval , 24,906 , Saturday, 24 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 16.5 (101) , MCG , 17,009 , Saturday, 24 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.16 (124) , , 11.6 (72) , Subiaco Oval , 40,313 , Saturday, 24 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.17 (149) , , 12.12 (84) , Telstra Dome , 46,096 , Saturday, 24 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 8.11 (59) , Manuka Oval , 13,832 , Sunday, 25 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 11.9 (75) , Telstra Dome , 28,001 , Sunday, 25 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 14.9 (93) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 44,342 , Sunday, 25 May


Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 10.13 (73) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 43,321 , Friday, 30 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 15.9 (99) , Subiaco Oval , 33,250 , Saturday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.13 (145) , , 24.12 (156) , Telstra Dome , 24,682 , Saturday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 16.8 (104) , MCG , 34,569 , Saturday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 18.15 (123) , The Gabba , 29,634 , Saturday, 31 May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 11.10 (76) , Skilled Stadium , 19,608 , Sunday, 1 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 16.10 (106) , Telstra Dome , 32,715 , Sunday, 1 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.16 (118) , , 14.6 (90) , MCG , 25,745 , Sunday, 1 June


Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 13.11 (89) , Telstra Dome , 43,200 , Friday, 6 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 10.10 (70) , MCG , 25,841 , Saturday, 7 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 13.7 (85) , Telstra Dome , 30,313 , Saturday, 7 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.7 (133) , , 12.7 (79) , Telstra Stadium , 45,917 , Saturday, 7 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 9.9 (63) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 30,745 , Sunday, 8 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.10 (124) , , 19.10 (124) , Subiaco Oval , 38,540 , Sunday, 8 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.13 (115) , , 12.3 (75) , Telstra Dome , 43,587 , Sunday, 8 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.17 (77) , , 20.13 (133) , MCG , 60,010 , Monday, 9 June *The Kangaroos-Tigers game was especially notable as the comeback of Kangaroos player
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from life-threatening burns suffered in the
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. McCartney retired immediately after the match.


Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 14.12 (96) , Telstra Dome , 45,331 , Friday, 13 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.15 (57) , , 15.9 (99) ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 19,000 people – the largest capacity stadium in Tasmania, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania Stadium and was formerly ...
, 17,763 , Saturday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 14.9 (93) , MCG , 36,557 , Saturday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 10.12 (72) , Subiaco Oval , 30,127 , Saturday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 19.13 (127) , SCG , 21,742 , Saturday, 14 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 24.16 (160) , The Gabba , 31,185 , Sunday, 15 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.12 (138) , , 10.5 (65) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 40,178 , Sunday, 15 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.15 (51) , , 12.12 (84) , MCG , 47,365 , Sunday, 15 June


Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.9 (129) , , 15.3 (93) , Telstra Dome , 48,374 , Friday, 27 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.10 (136) , , 14.10 (94) , MCG , 29,339 , Saturday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 8.12 (60) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 24,272 , Saturday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 18.20 (128) , Telstra Dome , 42,952 , Saturday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 9.7 (61) , The Gabba , 32,623 , Saturday, 28 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.8 (98) , , 10.8 (68) ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 19,000 people – the largest capacity stadium in Tasmania, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania Stadium and was formerly ...
, 17,212 , Sunday, 29 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 10.7 (67) , Subiaco Oval , 36,641 , Sunday, 29 June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.8 (50) , , 13.14 (92) , Optus Oval , 19,242 , Sunday, 29 June


Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 17.17 (119) , Telstra Dome , 49,148 , Friday, 4 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 10.12 (72) , Subiaco Oval , 28,450 , Saturday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.16 (154) , , 12.11 (83) , MCG , 31,390 , Saturday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.8 (50) , , 19.12 (126) , Telstra Dome , 53,312 , Saturday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 6.8 (44) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 44,809 , Saturday, 5 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 12.12 (84) , SCG , 31,121 , Sunday, 6 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.6 (90) , , 14.13 (97) , Optus Oval , 24,289 , Sunday, 6 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.10 (70) , , 10.9 (69) , Skilled Stadium , 19,770 , Sunday, 6 July


Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 7.7 (49) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 41,758 , Friday, 11 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 7.16 (58) , MCG , 40,964 , Saturday, 12 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.7 (97) , , 15.11 (101) , Telstra Dome , 38,546 , Saturday, 12 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 28.19 (187) , , 10.11 (71) , Subiaco Oval , 39,129 , Saturday, 12 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.22 (112) , , 9.7 (61) , SCG , 27,550 , Saturday, 12 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 11.15 (81) , The Gabba , 29,684 , Sunday, 13 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 14.10 (94) , MCG , 24,618 , Sunday, 13 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 15.18 (108) , Telstra Dome , 14,784 , Sunday, 13 July


Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.8 (62) , , 20.11 (131) , MCG , 54,655 , Friday, 18 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 18.7 (115) , Optus Oval , 21,463 , Saturday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.11 (113) , , 15.16 (106) , MCG , 32,029 , Saturday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 12.14 (86) , Telstra Dome , 47,744 , Saturday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 7.8 (50) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 37,624 , Saturday, 19 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 15.9 (99) , Skilled Stadium , 22,067 , Sunday, 20 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 13.12 (90) , Subiaco Oval , 31,225 , Sunday, 20 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.6 (132) , , 19.13 (127) , Telstra Dome , 25,381 , Sunday, 20 July


Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 5.12 (42) , Subiaco Oval , 40,127 , Friday, 25 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 12.14 (86) , Manuka Oval , 10,253 , Saturday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 13.10 (88) , MCG , 33,368 , Saturday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 24.11 (155) , Telstra Dome , 25,204 , Saturday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 15.14 (104) , The Gabba , 32,043 , Saturday, 26 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.9 (111) , , 14.13 (97) , SCG , 30,228 , Sunday, 27 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.11 (143) , , 13.8 (86) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 44,667 , Sunday, 27 July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.15 (135) , , 8.14 (62) , MCG , 54,500 , Sunday, 27 July


Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 12.8 (80) , Telstra Dome , 20,714 , Friday, 1 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 11.15 (81) , Subiaco Oval , 31,725 , Saturday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 13.12 (90) , MCG , 40,697 , Saturday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 14.13 (97) , Telstra Dome , 45,887 , Saturday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.17 (137) , , 11.17 (83) , The Gabba , 28,044 , Saturday, 2 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 14.9 (93) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 46,945 , Sunday, 3 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 12.12 (84) , MCG , 21,415 , Sunday, 3 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 9.13 (67) , Telstra Dome , 21,531 , Sunday, 3 August


Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.9 (45) , , 11.18 (84) , MCG , 22,508 , Friday, 8 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 13.13 (91) , Subiaco Oval , 39,681 , Saturday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 15.11 (101) , MCG , 61,868 , Saturday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.8 (50) , , 20.10 (130) , Telstra Dome , 41,514 , Saturday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 17.8 (110) , SCG , 33,473 , Saturday, 9 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 12.9 (81) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 31,083 , Sunday, 10 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.15 (147) , , 12.8 (80) , Telstra Dome , 36,138 , Sunday, 10 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.8 (98) , , 15.9 (99) , MCG , 18,486 , Sunday, 10 August Mathew Lloyd would kick 11 goals to surpass Simon Madden as the Essendon Football Club's greatest ever goal scorer.


Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 11.5 (71) , Telstra Dome , 45,367 , Friday, 15 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 26.10 (166) , Optus Oval , 22,361 , Saturday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 9.9 (63) , Skilled Stadium , 19,202 , Saturday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 16.14 (110) , Telstra Dome , 29,234 , Saturday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.10 (112) , , 15.8 (98) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 28,032 , Saturday, 16 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 14.6 (90) , The Gabba , 32,988 , Sunday, 17 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.25 (133) , , 12.5 (77) , Subiaco Oval , 35,518 , Sunday, 17 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 7.11 (53) , MCG , 40,846 , Sunday, 17 August


Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.18 (138) , , 10.4 (64) , MCG , 30,406 , Friday, 22 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.4 (64) , , 9.20 (74) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 42,259 , Saturday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.13 (133) , , 11.7 (73) , Telstra Dome , 42,256 , Saturday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.9 (123) , , 13.8 (86) , The Gabba , 30,515 , Saturday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.9 (81) , , 14.15 (99) , Telstra Stadium , 72,393 , Saturday, 23 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 3.12 (30) ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 19,000 people – the largest capacity stadium in Tasmania, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania Stadium and was formerly ...
, 15,637 , Sunday, 24 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.17 (143) , , 14.7 (91) , Subiaco Oval , 38,029 , Sunday, 24 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 18.16 (124) , Telstra Dome , 15,920 , Sunday, 24 August The vs. game is notable as it is the highest attended Australian rules football match ever played outside of Victoria.


Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 9.13 (67) , MCG , 68,381 , Friday, 29 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 9.11 (65) , Skilled Stadium , 20,728 , Saturday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.6 (60) , , 14.10 (94) , MCG , 22,969 , Saturday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 14.12 (96) , Subiaco Oval , 43,027 , Saturday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 26.14 (170) , Telstra Dome , 22,361 , Saturday, 30 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.10 (94) , , 12.6 (78) ,
AAMI Stadium Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Nat ...
, 48,131 , Sunday, 31 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 28.19 (187) , Telstra Dome , 26,138 , Sunday, 31 August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.8 (74) , , 11.12 (78) , MCG , 31,389 , Sunday, 31 August


Ladder

This marks the first time that
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played a finals match and the first, and only time to date that all non-Victorian teams played in a finals series.


Ladder progression


Finals series


Week one


Week two


Week three


Week four


Match attendance

Total match attendance for all games was 5,872,352 people. Attendance at the grand final was 79,451 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 72,393 people for the vs game in round 21.


Awards

* The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Mark Ricciuto of Adelaide,
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of Collingwood, and Adam Goodes of
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. * The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Michael Voss of the Brisbane Lions. * The Coleman Medal was awarded to Matthew Lloyd of
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. * The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Simon Black of the Brisbane Lions. * The
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was awarded to Sam Mitchell of
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. * The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to the Western Bulldogs for coming last.


Notable events

* captain Chris Grant suffered a season-ending knee injury in his side's round one win over . His absence in the team was severely felt as the Bulldogs ended up finishing last on the AFL ladder. * Forward Matthew Lloyd would kick 11 goals in his sides 67 point win over the to surpass Simon Madden as the recorder holder for most goals kicked by an Essendon player in the club's history.


External links


2003 Season – AFL Tables


References

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