107th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
Australian rules football season
The 2003 AFL season was the 107th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of senior Australian rules football 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 Collingwood 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 Adelaide defeat Collingwood 15.14 (104) to 10.13 (73) in the final.
Premiership season
Round 1
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
13.16 (94)
Richmond
8.18 (66)
MCG
61,058
Friday, 28 March
West Coast
17.20 (122)
Port Adelaide
11.8 (74)
Subiaco Oval
35,083
Saturday, 29 March
Kangaroos
14.12 (96)
St Kilda
10.10 (70)
MCG
28,361
Saturday, 29 March
Brisbane Lions
14.20 (104)
Essendon
8.13 (61)
The Gabba
36,197
Saturday, 29 March
Sydney
22.14 (146)
Carlton
10.12 (72)
Telstra Stadium
30,803
Saturday, 29 March
Adelaide
22.13 (145)
Fremantle
13.11 (89)
AAMI Stadium
45,436
Sunday, 30 March
Melbourne
16.10 (106)
Hawthorn
15.10 (100)
MCG
41,888
Sunday, 30 March
Western Bulldogs
19.16 (130)
Geelong
13.13 (91)
Telstra Dome
27,931
Sunday, 30 March
Round 2
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Carlton
13.13 (91)
Collingwood
16.11 (107)
MCG
51,894
Friday, 4 April
Essendon
17.10 (112)
Melbourne
10.15 (75)
MCG
43,448
Saturday, 5 April
St Kilda
15.9 (99)
Adelaide
13.13 (91)
Telstra Dome
19,131
Saturday, 5 April
Fremantle
12.14 (86)
Sydney
8.12 (60)
Subiaco Oval
24,887
Saturday, 5 April
Port Adelaide
10.16 (76)
Brisbane Lions
13.8 (86)
AAMI Stadium
27,876
Saturday, 5 April
Hawthorn
13.13 (91)
West Coast
14.5 (89)
York Park
16,217
Sunday, 6 April
Geelong
9.17 (71)
Kangaroos
13.16 (94)
Skilled Stadium
22,588
Sunday, 6 April
Richmond
16.15 (111)
Western Bulldogs
13.11 (89)
Telstra Dome
28,847
Sunday, 6 April
Round 3
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
13.16 (94)
Carlton
15.15 (105)
MCG
44,268
Friday, 11 April
West Coast
21.18 (144)
St Kilda
11.8 (74)
Subiaco Oval
32,009
Saturday, 12 April
Collingwood
18.8 (116)
Geelong
10.9 (69)
MCG
43,979
Saturday, 12 April
Kangaroos
16.13 (109)
Brisbane Lions
16.13 (109)
Telstra Dome
24,359
Saturday, 12 April
Port Adelaide
19.14 (128)
Hawthorn
11.5 (71)
AAMI Stadium
24,902
Saturday, 12 April
Sydney
11.10 (76)
Adelaide
15.13 (103)
SCG
23,651
Sunday, 13 April
Melbourne
20.7 (127)
Western Bulldogs
14.11 (95)
Telstra Dome
20,790
Sunday, 13 April
Richmond
14.10 (94)
Fremantle
6.10 (46)
MCG
19,677
Sunday, 13 April
Round 4
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Brisbane Lions
14.11 (95)
Collingwood
11.15 (81)
The Gabba
36,803
Thursday, 17 April
Geelong
13.12 (90)
Melbourne
6.8 (44)
Skilled Stadium
23,001
Saturday, 19 April
Hawthorn
17.8 (110)
Sydney
10.8 (68)
MCG
26,359
Saturday, 19 April
Western Bulldogs
16.14 (110)
Essendon
20.9 (129)
Telstra Dome
35,238
Saturday, 19 April
Adelaide
15.16 (106)
West Coast
10.13 (73)
AAMI Stadium
43,525
Sunday, 20 April
Fremantle
25.17 (167)
Kangaroos
19.8 (122)
Subiaco Oval
25,435
Sunday, 20 April
Carlton
12.12 (84)
Port Adelaide
17.12 (114)
Optus Oval
22,507
Sunday, 20 April
St Kilda
11.15 (81)
Richmond
17.5 (107)
Telstra Dome
44,382
Monday, 21 April
Round 5
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
23.9 (147)
Collingwood
12.9 (81)
MCG
62,589
Friday, 25 April
Sydney
17.7 (109)
Melbourne
13.7 (85)
SCG
24,286
Friday, 25 April
Hawthorn
14.11 (95)
Richmond
18.7 (115)
MCG
45,140
Saturday, 26 April
Adelaide
9.12 (66)
Port Adelaide
12.6 (78)
AAMI Stadium
51,140
Saturday, 26 April
Kangaroos
16.17 (113)
Carlton
18.14 (122)
Telstra Dome
38,094
Saturday, 26 April
Brisbane Lions
15.16 (106)
Western Bulldogs
12.7 (79)
The Gabba
24,341
Sunday, 27 April
Fremantle
10.13 (73)
West Coast
16.12 (108)
Subiaco Oval
41,654
Sunday, 27 April
St Kilda
18.11 (119)
Geelong
11.8 (74)
Telstra Dome
27,240
Sunday, 27 April
Round 6
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Kangaroos
9.16 (70)
Adelaide
19.10 (124)
Telstra Dome
38,469
Friday, 2 May
Carlton
9.9 (63)
Hawthorn
11.8 (74)
Optus Oval
27,725
Saturday, 3 May
Melbourne
14.10 (94)
West Coast
19.13 (127)
MCG
17,534
Saturday, 3 May
Collingwood
13.11 (89)
Sydney
17.7 (109)
Telstra Dome
41,874
Saturday, 3 May
Port Adelaide
12.12 (84)
Richmond
8.9 (57)
AAMI Stadium
29,608
Saturday, 3 May
Geelong
12.6 (78)
Brisbane Lions
13.14 (92)
Skilled Stadium
21,246
Sunday, 4 May
Fremantle
20.11 (131)
Essendon
15.10 (100)
Subiaco Oval
28,492
Sunday, 4 May
Western Bulldogs
12.13 (85)
St Kilda
15.10 (100)
Telstra Dome
27,278
Sunday, 4 May
Round 7
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Hawthorn
13.11 (89)
Kangaroos
18.9 (117)
Telstra Dome
32,435
Friday, 9 May
West Coast
17.11 (113)
Geelong
14.13 (97)
Subiaco Oval
36,268
Saturday, 10 May
Richmond
11.18 (84)
Essendon
5.12 (42)
MCG
52,196
Saturday, 10 May
Adelaide
16.13 (109)
Collingwood
18.6 (114)
AAMI Stadium
44,706
Saturday, 10 May
St Kilda
16.17 (113)
Carlton
15.11 (101)
Telstra Dome
45,122
Saturday, 10 May
Sydney
15.8 (98)
Brisbane Lions
11.13 (79)
SCG
23,276
Sunday, 11 May
Melbourne
16.15 (111)
Port Adelaide
12.12 (84)
MCG
12,410
Sunday, 11 May
Western Bulldogs
10.12 (72)
Fremantle
23.17 (155)
Telstra Dome
12,542
Sunday, 11 May
Round 8
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Hawthorn
8.5 (53)
Essendon
15.16 (106)
MCG
48,006
Friday, 16 May
Collingwood
15.13 (103)
West Coast
18.11 (119)
Telstra Dome
39,912
Saturday, 17 May
Port Adelaide
15.13 (103)
Kangaroos
7.7 (49)
AAMI Stadium
24,702
Saturday, 17 May
Richmond
17.10 (112)
Melbourne
16.7 (103)
MCG
38,063
Saturday, 17 May
Brisbane Lions
16.11 (107)
Adelaide
12.17 (89)
The Gabba
34,469
Saturday, 17 May
Sydney
17.10 (112)
Geelong
11.7 (73)
SCG
22,483
Sunday, 18 May
Fremantle
18.15 (123)
St Kilda
11.16 (82)
Subiaco Oval
26,723
Sunday, 18 May
Carlton
15.17 (107)
Western Bulldogs
14.16 (100)
Optus Oval
20,602
Sunday, 18 May
Round 9
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
14.12 (96)
Port Adelaide
23.8 (146)
Telstra Dome
35,390
Friday, 23 May
Carlton
11.10 (76)
Brisbane Lions
23.15 (153)
Optus Oval
24,906
Saturday, 24 May
Melbourne
10.11 (71)
Fremantle
16.5 (101)
MCG
17,009
Saturday, 24 May
West Coast
18.16 (124)
Richmond
11.6 (72)
Subiaco Oval
40,313
Saturday, 24 May
Collingwood
22.17 (149)
St Kilda
12.12 (84)
Telstra Dome
46,096
Saturday, 24 May
Kangaroos
12.12 (84)
Sydney
8.11 (59)
Manuka Oval
13,832
Sunday, 25 May
Geelong
16.13 (109)
Hawthorn
11.9 (75)
Telstra Dome
28,001
Sunday, 25 May
Adelaide
16.13 (109)
Western Bulldogs
14.9 (93)
AAMI Stadium
44,342
Sunday, 25 May
Round 10
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Port Adelaide
14.14 (98)
Collingwood
10.13 (73)
AAMI Stadium
43,321
Friday, 30 May
Fremantle
19.13 (127)
Carlton
15.9 (99)
Subiaco Oval
33,250
Saturday, 31 May
Western Bulldogs
22.13 (145)
Kangaroos
24.12 (156)
Telstra Dome
24,682
Saturday, 31 May
Richmond
10.12 (72)
Sydney
16.8 (104)
MCG
34,569
Saturday, 31 May
Melbourne
9.9 (63)
Brisbane Lions
18.15 (123)
The Gabba
29,634
Saturday, 31 May
Geelong
8.11 (59)
Adelaide
11.10 (76)
Skilled Stadium
19,608
Sunday, 1 June
Essendon
19.14 (128)
West Coast
16.10 (106)
Telstra Dome
32,715
Sunday, 1 June
St Kilda
17.16 (118)
Hawthorn
14.6 (90)
MCG
25,745
Sunday, 1 June
Round 11
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Kangaroos
13.14 (92)
Richmond
13.11 (89)
Telstra Dome
43,200
Friday, 6 June
Hawthorn
11.9 (75)
Adelaide
10.10 (70)
MCG
25,841
Saturday, 7 June
St Kilda
13.12 (90)
Brisbane Lions
13.7 (85)
Telstra Dome
30,313
Saturday, 7 June
Sydney
21.7 (133)
Essendon
12.7 (79)
Telstra Stadium
45,917
Saturday, 7 June
Port Adelaide
16.16 (112)
Fremantle
9.9 (63)
AAMI Stadium
30,745
Sunday, 8 June
West Coast
19.10 (124)
Western Bulldogs
19.10 (124)
Subiaco Oval
38,540
Sunday, 8 June
Geelong
17.13 (115)
Carlton
12.3 (75)
Telstra Dome
43,587
Sunday, 8 June
Melbourne
10.17 (77)
Collingwood
20.13 (133)
MCG
60,010
Monday, 9 June
The Kangaroos-Tigers game was especially notable as the comeback of Kangaroos player Jason McCartney from life-threatening burns suffered in the 2002 Bali bombings . McCartney retired immediately after the match.
Round 12
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
13.10 (88)
Kangaroos
14.12 (96)
Telstra Dome
45,331
Friday, 13 June
St Kilda
7.15 (57)
Port Adelaide
15.9 (99)
York Park
17,763
Saturday, 14 June
Richmond
12.14 (86)
Carlton
14.9 (93)
MCG
36,557
Saturday, 14 June
Fremantle
13.10 (88)
Geelong
10.12 (72)
Subiaco Oval
30,127
Saturday, 14 June
Western Bulldogs
9.9 (63)
Sydney
19.13 (127)
SCG
21,742
Saturday, 14 June
Brisbane Lions
13.13 (91)
West Coast
24.16 (160)
The Gabba
31,185
Sunday, 15 June
Adelaide
21.12 (138)
Melbourne
10.5 (65)
AAMI Stadium
40,178
Sunday, 15 June
Collingwood
6.15 (51)
Hawthorn
12.12 (84)
MCG
47,365
Sunday, 15 June
Round 13
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Essendon
20.9 (129)
Geelong
15.3 (93)
Telstra Dome
48,374
Friday, 27 June
Melbourne
21.10 (136)
St Kilda
14.10 (94)
MCG
29,339
Saturday, 28 June
Port Adelaide
14.15 (99)
Sydney
8.12 (60)
AAMI Stadium
24,272
Saturday, 28 June
Western Bulldogs
12.13 (85)
Collingwood
18.20 (128)
Telstra Dome
42,952
Saturday, 28 June
Brisbane Lions
15.14 (104)
Richmond
9.7 (61)
The Gabba
32,623
Saturday, 28 June
Hawthorn
15.8 (98)
Fremantle
10.8 (68)
York Park
17,212
Sunday, 29 June
West Coast
11.10 (76)
Kangaroos
10.7 (67)
Subiaco Oval
36,641
Sunday, 29 June
Carlton
7.8 (50)
Adelaide
13.14 (92)
Optus Oval
19,242
Sunday, 29 June
Round 14
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
St Kilda
7.9 (51)
Essendon
17.17 (119)
Telstra Dome
49,148
Friday, 4 July
Fremantle
10.15 (75)
Brisbane Lions
10.12 (72)
Subiaco Oval
28,450
Saturday, 5 July
Hawthorn
23.16 (154)
Western Bulldogs
12.11 (83)
MCG
31,390
Saturday, 5 July
Kangaroos
7.8 (50)
Collingwood
19.12 (126)
Telstra Dome
53,312
Saturday, 5 July
Adelaide
10.12 (72)
Richmond
6.8 (44)
AAMI Stadium
44,809
Saturday, 5 July
Sydney
13.14 (92)
West Coast
12.12 (84)
SCG
31,121
Sunday, 6 July
Carlton
14.6 (90)
Melbourne
14.13 (97)
Optus Oval
24,289
Sunday, 6 July
Geelong
10.10 (70)
Port Adelaide
10.9 (69)
Skilled Stadium
19,770
Sunday, 6 July
Round 15
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Adelaide
13.12 (90)
Essendon
7.7 (49)
AAMI Stadium
41,758
Friday, 11 July
Collingwood
15.9 (99)
Fremantle
7.16 (58)
MCG
40,964
Saturday, 12 July
Richmond
15.7 (97)
Geelong
15.11 (101)
Telstra Dome
38,546
Saturday, 12 July
West Coast
28.19 (187)
Carlton
10.11 (71)
Subiaco Oval
39,129
Saturday, 12 July
Sydney
15.22 (112)
St Kilda
9.7 (61)
SCG
27,550
Saturday, 12 July
Brisbane Lions
14.9 (93)
Hawthorn
11.15 (81)
The Gabba
29,684
Sunday, 13 July
Kangaroos
15.11 (101)
Melbourne
14.10 (94)
MCG
24,618
Sunday, 13 July
Western Bulldogs
14.9 (93)
Port Adelaide
15.18 (108)
Telstra Dome
14,784
Sunday, 13 July
Round 16
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Richmond
9.8 (62)
Collingwood
20.11 (131)
MCG
54,655
Friday, 18 July
Carlton
12.12 (84)
Sydney
18.7 (115)
Optus Oval
21,463
Saturday, 19 July
Hawthorn
17.11 (113)
Melbourne
15.16 (106)
MCG
32,029
Saturday, 19 July
Essendon
14.10 (94)
Brisbane Lions
12.14 (86)
Telstra Dome
47,744
Saturday, 19 July
Port Adelaide
17.12 (114)
West Coast
7.8 (50)
AAMI Stadium
37,624
Saturday, 19 July
Geelong
11.15 (81)
Western Bulldogs
15.9 (99)
Skilled Stadium
22,067
Sunday, 20 July
Fremantle
13.13 (91)
Adelaide
13.12 (90)
Subiaco Oval
31,225
Sunday, 20 July
St Kilda
21.6 (132)
Kangaroos
19.13 (127)
Telstra Dome
25,381
Sunday, 20 July
Round 17
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
West Coast
14.14 (98)
Hawthorn
5.12 (42)
Subiaco Oval
40,127
Friday, 25 July
Kangaroos
16.8 (104)
Geelong
12.14 (86)
Manuka Oval
10,253
Saturday, 26 July
Melbourne
10.11 (71)
Essendon
13.10 (88)
MCG
33,368
Saturday, 26 July
Western Bulldogs
14.11 (95)
Richmond
24.11 (155)
Telstra Dome
25,204
Saturday, 26 July
Brisbane Lions
15.13 (103)
Port Adelaide
15.14 (104)
The Gabba
32,043
Saturday, 26 July
Sydney
17.9 (111)
Fremantle
14.13 (97)
SCG
30,228
Sunday, 27 July
Adelaide
22.11 (143)
St Kilda
13.8 (86)
AAMI Stadium
44,667
Sunday, 27 July
Collingwood
20.15 (135)
Carlton
8.14 (62)
MCG
54,500
Sunday, 27 July
Round 18
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Western Bulldogs
14.17 (101)
Melbourne
12.8 (80)
Telstra Dome
20,714
Friday, 1 August
Fremantle
15.14 (104)
Richmond
11.15 (81)
Subiaco Oval
31,725
Saturday, 2 August
Carlton
7.14 (56)
Essendon
13.12 (90)
MCG
40,697
Saturday, 2 August
Geelong
10.13 (73)
Collingwood
14.13 (97)
Telstra Dome
45,887
Saturday, 2 August
Brisbane Lions
20.17 (137)
Kangaroos
11.17 (83)
The Gabba
28,044
Saturday, 2 August
Adelaide
14.13 (97)
Sydney
14.9 (93)
AAMI Stadium
46,945
Sunday, 3 August
Hawthorn
11.14 (80)
Port Adelaide
12.12 (84)
MCG
21,415
Sunday, 3 August
St Kilda
19.14 (128)
West Coast
9.13 (67)
Telstra Dome
21,531
Sunday, 3 August
Round 19
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Melbourne
6.9 (45)
Geelong
11.18 (84)
MCG
22,508
Friday, 8 August
West Coast
10.7 (67)
Adelaide
13.13 (91)
Subiaco Oval
39,681
Saturday, 9 August
Collingwood
8.14 (62)
Brisbane Lions
15.11 (101)
MCG
61,868
Saturday, 9 August
Richmond
7.8 (50)
St Kilda
20.10 (130)
Telstra Dome
41,514
Saturday, 9 August
Sydney
14.9 (93)
Hawthorn
17.8 (110)
SCG
33,473
Saturday, 9 August
Port Adelaide
18.17 (125)
Carlton
12.9 (81)
AAMI Stadium
31,083
Sunday, 10 August
Essendon
22.15 (147)
Western Bulldogs
12.8 (80)
Telstra Dome
36,138
Sunday, 10 August
Kangaroos
15.8 (98)
Fremantle
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
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
15.18 (108)
Adelaide
11.5 (71)
Telstra Dome
45,367
Friday, 15 August
Carlton
11.9 (75)
St Kilda
26.10 (166)
Optus Oval
22,361
Saturday, 16 August
Geelong
9.9 (63)
West Coast
9.9 (63)
Skilled Stadium
19,202
Saturday, 16 August
Kangaroos
14.12 (96)
Hawthorn
16.14 (110)
Telstra Dome
29,234
Saturday, 16 August
Port Adelaide
17.10 (112)
Melbourne
15.8 (98)
AAMI Stadium
28,032
Saturday, 16 August
Brisbane Lions
10.16 (76)
Sydney
14.6 (90)
The Gabba
32,988
Sunday, 17 August
Fremantle
18.25 (133)
Western Bulldogs
12.5 (77)
Subiaco Oval
35,518
Sunday, 17 August
Essendon
13.14 (92)
Richmond
7.11 (53)
MCG
40,846
Sunday, 17 August
Round 21
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Hawthorn
20.18 (138)
Carlton
10.4 (64)
MCG
30,406
Friday, 22 August
Adelaide
10.4 (64)
Kangaroos
9.20 (74)
AAMI Stadium
42,259
Saturday, 23 August
Essendon
20.13 (133)
Fremantle
11.7 (73)
Telstra Dome
42,256
Saturday, 23 August
Brisbane Lions
19.9 (123)
Geelong
13.8 (86)
The Gabba
30,515
Saturday, 23 August
Sydney
12.9 (81)
Collingwood
14.15 (99)
Telstra Stadium
72,393
Saturday, 23 August
St Kilda
13.17 (95)
Western Bulldogs
3.12 (30)
York Park
15,637
Sunday, 24 August
West Coast
21.17 (143)
Melbourne
14.7 (91)
Subiaco Oval
38,029
Sunday, 24 August
Richmond
16.8 (104)
Port Adelaide
18.16 (124)
Telstra Dome
15,920
Sunday, 24 August
The Sydney vs. Collingwood game is notable as it is the highest attended Australian rules football match ever played outside of Victoria.
Round 22
Home team
Score
Away team
Score
Venue
Attendance
Date
Collingwood
12.11 (83)
Essendon
9.13 (67)
MCG
68,381
Friday, 29 August
Geelong
12.12 (84)
St Kilda
9.11 (65)
Skilled Stadium
20,728
Saturday, 30 August
Melbourne
9.6 (60)
Sydney
14.10 (94)
MCG
22,969
Saturday, 30 August
West Coast
11.16 (82)
Fremantle
14.12 (96)
Subiaco Oval
43,027
Saturday, 30 August
Western Bulldogs
13.8 (86)
Brisbane Lions
26.14 (170)
Telstra Dome
22,361
Saturday, 30 August
Port Adelaide
14.10 (94)
Adelaide
12.6 (78)
AAMI Stadium
48,131
Sunday, 31 August
Carlton
9.9 (63)
Kangaroos
28.19 (187)
Telstra Dome
26,138
Sunday, 31 August
Richmond
11.8 (74)
Hawthorn
11.12 (78)
MCG
31,389
Sunday, 31 August
Ladder
Source:
AFL ladder Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
This marks the first time that Fremantle played a finals match and the first, and only time to date that all non-Victorian teams played in a finals series.
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Port Adelaide 0 0 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 Collingwood 4 8 12 12 12 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 48 52 56 60 Brisbane Lions 4 8 10 14 18 22 22 26 30 34 34 34 38 38 42 42 42 46 50 50 54 58 Sydney 4 4 4 4 8 12 16 20 20 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 48 48 48 52 52 56 Fremantle 0 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 36 40 40 44 48 52 52 56 Adelaide 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 16 20 24 24 28 32 36 40 40 44 48 52 52 52 52 West Coast 4 4 8 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 30 34 38 38 42 42 46 46 46 48 52 52 Essendon 0 4 4 8 12 12 12 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 52 Hawthorn 0 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 32 36 40 44 48 North Melbourne 4 8 10 10 10 10 14 14 18 22 26 30 30 34 34 34 38 38 38 38 42 46 St Kilda 0 4 4 4 8 12 16 16 16 20 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 32 36 40 44 44 Geelong 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 12 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 24 26 26 30 Richmond 0 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 Melbourne 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Carlton 0 0 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Western Bulldogs 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 14 14 14 14 14
Finals series
Week one
Week two
Semi-finals
12 September (7:30 pm)
Brisbane Lions 18.16 (124)
def.
Adelaide 12.10 (82)
The Gabba (crowd: 32,432)
13 September (7:30 pm)
Port Adelaide 12.11 (83)
def.
Essendon 6.8 (44)
AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,557)
No game was played at the MCG this week, despite the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG. Neither match was considered a viable option to be moved, as one match featured two non-Victorian teams (Brisbane and Adelaide), and the other match featured a first-placed non-Victorian side (Port Adelaide) versus an eighth-placed Victorian side (Essendon).
Week three
Preliminary Finals
20 September (2:30 pm)
Collingwood 17.10 (112)
def.
Port Adelaide 9.14 (68)
MCG (crowd: 77,405)
20 September (7:30 pm)
Sydney 8.8 (56)
def. by
Brisbane Lions 14.16 (100)
Telstra Stadium (crowd: 71,019)
The attendance of 71,019 for the final between Sydney and Brisbane is the largest attendance ever for an AFL game not featuring a Victorian team played outside Victoria.
As of 2023, this remains the last time two finals matches were played on the same day after the first week.
Week four
Grand Final
27 September (2:40 pm)
Brisbane Lions 20.14 (134)
def.
Collingwood 12.12 (84)
MCG (crowd: 79,451)
Report
The Brisbane Lions victory was the clubs third successive premiership and were the fourth team to achieve three or more premierships in a row.
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 Sydney vs Collingwood game in round 21.
Awards
Notable events
Western Bulldogs captain Chris Grant suffered a season-ending knee injury in his side's round one win over Geelong . His absence in the team was severely felt as the Bulldogs ended up finishing last on the AFL ladder.[ 1] [ 2]
Essendon Forward Matthew Lloyd would kick 11 goals in his sides 67 point win over the Western Bulldogs to surpass Simon Madden as the recorder holder for most goals kicked by an Essendon player in the club's history.
External links
References
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924