2003 AFL season

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2003 AFL premiership season
Teams16
Premiers Brisbane
3rd premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
2nd minor premiership
Pre-season cup Adelaide
1st pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)
Adam Goodes (Sydney)
Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide)
Coleman Medallist Matthew Lloyd (Essendon)
Attendance
Matches played185
Total attendance6,351,655 (34,333 per match)
Highest79,451 (Grand Final, Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood)
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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.

Contents

The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the third time and third time consecutively, after they 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 teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 13.16 (94) Richmond 8.18 (66) MCG 61,058Friday, 28 March
West Coast 17.20 (122) Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval 35,083Saturday, 29 March
Kangaroos 14.12 (96) St Kilda 10.10 (70) MCG 28,361Saturday, 29 March
Brisbane Lions 14.20 (104) Essendon 8.13 (61) The Gabba 36,197Saturday, 29 March
Sydney 22.14 (146) Carlton 10.12 (72) Telstra Stadium 30,803Saturday, 29 March
Adelaide 22.13 (145) Fremantle 13.11 (89) AAMI Stadium 45,436Sunday, 30 March
Melbourne 16.10 (106) Hawthorn 15.10 (100) MCG 41,888Sunday, 30 March
Western Bulldogs 19.16 (130) Geelong 13.13 (91) Telstra Dome 27,931Sunday, 30 March

Round 2

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Carlton 13.13 (91) Collingwood 16.11 (107) MCG 51,894Friday, 4 April
Essendon 17.10 (112) Melbourne 10.15 (75) MCG 43,448Saturday, 5 April
St Kilda 15.9 (99) Adelaide 13.13 (91) Telstra Dome 19,131Saturday, 5 April
Fremantle 12.14 (86) Sydney 8.12 (60) Subiaco Oval 24,887Saturday, 5 April
Port Adelaide 10.16 (76) Brisbane Lions 13.8 (86) AAMI Stadium 27,876Saturday, 5 April
Hawthorn 13.13 (91) West Coast 14.5 (89) York Park 16,217Sunday, 6 April
Geelong 9.17 (71) Kangaroos 13.16 (94) Skilled Stadium 22,588Sunday, 6 April
Richmond 16.15 (111) Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome 28,847Sunday, 6 April

Round 3

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 13.16 (94) Carlton 15.15 (105) MCG 44,268Friday, 11 April
West Coast 21.18 (144) St Kilda 11.8 (74) Subiaco Oval 32,009Saturday, 12 April
Collingwood 18.8 (116) Geelong 10.9 (69) MCG 43,979Saturday, 12 April
Kangaroos 16.13 (109) Brisbane Lions 16.13 (109) Telstra Dome 24,359Saturday, 12 April
Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) Hawthorn 11.5 (71) AAMI Stadium 24,902Saturday, 12 April
Sydney 11.10 (76) Adelaide 15.13 (103) SCG 23,651Sunday, 13 April
Melbourne 20.7 (127) Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) Telstra Dome 20,790Sunday, 13 April
Richmond 14.10 (94) Fremantle 6.10 (46) MCG 19,677Sunday, 13 April

Round 4

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Brisbane Lions 14.11 (95) Collingwood 11.15 (81) The Gabba 36,803Thursday, 17 April
Geelong 13.12 (90) Melbourne 6.8 (44) Skilled Stadium 23,001Saturday, 19 April
Hawthorn 17.8 (110) Sydney 10.8 (68) MCG 26,359Saturday, 19 April
Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) Essendon 20.9 (129) Telstra Dome 35,238Saturday, 19 April
Adelaide 15.16 (106) West Coast 10.13 (73) AAMI Stadium 43,525Sunday, 20 April
Fremantle 25.17 (167) Kangaroos 19.8 (122) Subiaco Oval 25,435Sunday, 20 April
Carlton 12.12 (84) Port Adelaide 17.12 (114) Optus Oval 22,507Sunday, 20 April
St Kilda 11.15 (81) Richmond 17.5 (107) Telstra Dome 44,382Monday, 21 April

Round 5

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 23.9 (147) Collingwood 12.9 (81) MCG 62,589Friday, 25 April
Sydney 17.7 (109) Melbourne 13.7 (85) SCG 24,286Friday, 25 April
Hawthorn 14.11 (95) Richmond 18.7 (115) MCG 45,140Saturday, 26 April
Adelaide 9.12 (66) Port Adelaide 12.6 (78) AAMI Stadium 51,140Saturday, 26 April
Kangaroos 16.17 (113) Carlton 18.14 (122) Telstra Dome 38,094Saturday, 26 April
Brisbane Lions 15.16 (106) Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79) The Gabba 24,341Sunday, 27 April
Fremantle 10.13 (73) West Coast 16.12 (108) Subiaco Oval 41,654Sunday, 27 April
St Kilda 18.11 (119) Geelong 11.8 (74) Telstra Dome 27,240Sunday, 27 April

Round 6

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 9.16 (70) Adelaide 19.10 (124) Telstra Dome 38,469Friday, 2 May
Carlton 9.9 (63) Hawthorn 11.8 (74) Optus Oval 27,725Saturday, 3 May
Melbourne 14.10 (94) West Coast 19.13 (127) MCG 17,534Saturday, 3 May
Collingwood 13.11 (89) Sydney 17.7 (109) Telstra Dome 41,874Saturday, 3 May
Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) Richmond 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium 29,608Saturday, 3 May
Geelong 12.6 (78) Brisbane Lions 13.14 (92) Skilled Stadium 21,246Sunday, 4 May
Fremantle 20.11 (131) Essendon 15.10 (100) Subiaco Oval 28,492Sunday, 4 May
Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85) St Kilda 15.10 (100) Telstra Dome 27,278Sunday, 4 May

Round 7

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 13.11 (89) Kangaroos 18.9 (117) Telstra Dome 32,435Friday, 9 May
West Coast 17.11 (113) Geelong 14.13 (97) Subiaco Oval 36,268Saturday, 10 May
Richmond 11.18 (84) Essendon 5.12 (42) MCG 52,196Saturday, 10 May
Adelaide 16.13 (109) Collingwood 18.6 (114) AAMI Stadium 44,706Saturday, 10 May
St Kilda 16.17 (113) Carlton 15.11 (101) Telstra Dome 45,122Saturday, 10 May
Sydney 15.8 (98) Brisbane Lions 11.13 (79) SCG 23,276Sunday, 11 May
Melbourne 16.15 (111) Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) MCG 12,410Sunday, 11 May
Western Bulldogs 10.12 (72) Fremantle 23.17 (155) Telstra Dome 12,542Sunday, 11 May

Round 8

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 8.5 (53) Essendon 15.16 (106) MCG 48,006Friday, 16 May
Collingwood 15.13 (103) West Coast 18.11 (119) Telstra Dome 39,912Saturday, 17 May
Port Adelaide 15.13 (103) Kangaroos 7.7 (49) AAMI Stadium 24,702Saturday, 17 May
Richmond 17.10 (112) Melbourne 16.7 (103) MCG 38,063Saturday, 17 May
Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) Adelaide 12.17 (89) The Gabba 34,469Saturday, 17 May
Sydney 17.10 (112) Geelong 11.7 (73) SCG 22,483Sunday, 18 May
Fremantle 18.15 (123) St Kilda 11.16 (82) Subiaco Oval 26,723Sunday, 18 May
Carlton 15.17 (107) Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) Optus Oval 20,602Sunday, 18 May

Round 9

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 14.12 (96) Port Adelaide 23.8 (146) Telstra Dome 35,390Friday, 23 May
Carlton 11.10 (76) Brisbane Lions 23.15 (153) Optus Oval 24,906Saturday, 24 May
Melbourne 10.11 (71) Fremantle 16.5 (101) MCG 17,009Saturday, 24 May
West Coast 18.16 (124) Richmond 11.6 (72) Subiaco Oval 40,313Saturday, 24 May
Collingwood 22.17 (149) St Kilda 12.12 (84) Telstra Dome 46,096Saturday, 24 May
Kangaroos 12.12 (84) Sydney 8.11 (59) Manuka Oval 13,832Sunday, 25 May
Geelong 16.13 (109) Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Telstra Dome 28,001Sunday, 25 May
Adelaide 16.13 (109) Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium 44,342Sunday, 25 May

Round 10

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) Collingwood 10.13 (73) AAMI Stadium 43,321Friday, 30 May
Fremantle 19.13 (127) Carlton 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval 33,250Saturday, 31 May
Western Bulldogs 22.13 (145) Kangaroos 24.12 (156) Telstra Dome 24,682Saturday, 31 May
Richmond 10.12 (72) Sydney 16.8 (104) MCG 34,569Saturday, 31 May
Melbourne 9.9 (63) Brisbane Lions 18.15 (123) The Gabba 29,634Saturday, 31 May
Geelong 8.11 (59) Adelaide 11.10 (76) Skilled Stadium 19,608Sunday, 1 June
Essendon 19.14 (128) West Coast 16.10 (106) Telstra Dome 32,715Sunday, 1 June
St Kilda 17.16 (118) Hawthorn 14.6 (90) MCG 25,745Sunday, 1 June

Round 11

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 13.14 (92) Richmond 13.11 (89) Telstra Dome 43,200Friday, 6 June
Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Adelaide 10.10 (70) MCG 25,841Saturday, 7 June
St Kilda 13.12 (90) Brisbane Lions 13.7 (85) Telstra Dome 30,313Saturday, 7 June
Sydney 21.7 (133) Essendon 12.7 (79) Telstra Stadium 45,917Saturday, 7 June
Port Adelaide 16.16 (112) Fremantle 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium 30,745Sunday, 8 June
West Coast 19.10 (124) Western Bulldogs 19.10 (124) Subiaco Oval 38,540Sunday, 8 June
Geelong 17.13 (115) Carlton 12.3 (75) Telstra Dome 43,587Sunday, 8 June
Melbourne 10.17 (77) Collingwood 20.13 (133) MCG 60,010Monday, 9 June

Round 12

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 13.10 (88) Kangaroos 14.12 (96) Telstra Dome 45,331Friday, 13 June
St Kilda 7.15 (57) Port Adelaide 15.9 (99) York Park 17,763Saturday, 14 June
Richmond 12.14 (86) Carlton 14.9 (93) MCG 36,557Saturday, 14 June
Fremantle 13.10 (88) Geelong 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval 30,127Saturday, 14 June
Western Bulldogs 9.9 (63) Sydney 19.13 (127) SCG 21,742Saturday, 14 June
Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) West Coast 24.16 (160) The Gabba 31,185Sunday, 15 June
Adelaide 21.12 (138) Melbourne 10.5 (65) AAMI Stadium 40,178Sunday, 15 June
Collingwood 6.15 (51) Hawthorn 12.12 (84) MCG 47,365Sunday, 15 June

Round 13

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 20.9 (129) Geelong 15.3 (93) Telstra Dome 48,374Friday, 27 June
Melbourne 21.10 (136) St Kilda 14.10 (94) MCG 29,339Saturday, 28 June
Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) Sydney 8.12 (60) AAMI Stadium 24,272Saturday, 28 June
Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85) Collingwood 18.20 (128) Telstra Dome 42,952Saturday, 28 June
Brisbane Lions 15.14 (104) Richmond 9.7 (61) The Gabba 32,623Saturday, 28 June
Hawthorn 15.8 (98) Fremantle 10.8 (68) York Park 17,212Sunday, 29 June
West Coast 11.10 (76) Kangaroos 10.7 (67) Subiaco Oval 36,641Sunday, 29 June
Carlton 7.8 (50) Adelaide 13.14 (92) Optus Oval 19,242Sunday, 29 June

Round 14

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
St Kilda 7.9 (51) Essendon 17.17 (119) Telstra Dome 49,148Friday, 4 July
Fremantle 10.15 (75) Brisbane Lions 10.12 (72) Subiaco Oval 28,450Saturday, 5 July
Hawthorn 23.16 (154) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) MCG 31,390Saturday, 5 July
Kangaroos 7.8 (50) Collingwood 19.12 (126) Telstra Dome 53,312Saturday, 5 July
Adelaide 10.12 (72) Richmond 6.8 (44) AAMI Stadium 44,809Saturday, 5 July
Sydney 13.14 (92) West Coast 12.12 (84) SCG 31,121Sunday, 6 July
Carlton 14.6 (90) Melbourne 14.13 (97) Optus Oval 24,289Sunday, 6 July
Geelong 10.10 (70) Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) Skilled Stadium 19,770Sunday, 6 July

Round 15

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Adelaide 13.12 (90) Essendon 7.7 (49) AAMI Stadium 41,758Friday, 11 July
Collingwood 15.9 (99) Fremantle 7.16 (58) MCG 40,964Saturday, 12 July
Richmond 15.7 (97) Geelong 15.11 (101) Telstra Dome 38,546Saturday, 12 July
West Coast 28.19 (187) Carlton 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval 39,129Saturday, 12 July
Sydney 15.22 (112) St Kilda 9.7 (61) SCG 27,550Saturday, 12 July
Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93) Hawthorn 11.15 (81) The Gabba 29,684Sunday, 13 July
Kangaroos 15.11 (101) Melbourne 14.10 (94) MCG 24,618Sunday, 13 July
Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93) Port Adelaide 15.18 (108) Telstra Dome 14,784Sunday, 13 July

Round 16

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 9.8 (62) Collingwood 20.11 (131) MCG 54,655Friday, 18 July
Carlton 12.12 (84) Sydney 18.7 (115) Optus Oval 21,463Saturday, 19 July
Hawthorn 17.11 (113) Melbourne 15.16 (106) MCG 32,029Saturday, 19 July
Essendon 14.10 (94) Brisbane Lions 12.14 (86) Telstra Dome 47,744Saturday, 19 July
Port Adelaide 17.12 (114) West Coast 7.8 (50) AAMI Stadium 37,624Saturday, 19 July
Geelong 11.15 (81) Western Bulldogs 15.9 (99) Skilled Stadium 22,067Sunday, 20 July
Fremantle 13.13 (91) Adelaide 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval 31,225Sunday, 20 July
St Kilda 21.6 (132) Kangaroos 19.13 (127) Telstra Dome 25,381Sunday, 20 July

Round 17

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
West Coast 14.14 (98) Hawthorn 5.12 (42) Subiaco Oval 40,127Friday, 25 July
Kangaroos 16.8 (104) Geelong 12.14 (86) Manuka Oval 10,253Saturday, 26 July
Melbourne 10.11 (71) Essendon 13.10 (88) MCG 33,368Saturday, 26 July
Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) Richmond 24.11 (155) Telstra Dome 25,204Saturday, 26 July
Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103) Port Adelaide 15.14 (104) The Gabba 32,043Saturday, 26 July
Sydney 17.9 (111) Fremantle 14.13 (97) SCG 30,228Sunday, 27 July
Adelaide 22.11 (143) St Kilda 13.8 (86) AAMI Stadium 44,667Sunday, 27 July
Collingwood 20.15 (135) Carlton 8.14 (62) MCG 54,500Sunday, 27 July

Round 18

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Western Bulldogs 14.17 (101) Melbourne 12.8 (80) Telstra Dome 20,714Friday, 1 August
Fremantle 15.14 (104) Richmond 11.15 (81) Subiaco Oval 31,725Saturday, 2 August
Carlton 7.14 (56) Essendon 13.12 (90) MCG 40,697Saturday, 2 August
Geelong 10.13 (73) Collingwood 14.13 (97) Telstra Dome 45,887Saturday, 2 August
Brisbane Lions 20.17 (137) Kangaroos 11.17 (83) The Gabba 28,044Saturday, 2 August
Adelaide 14.13 (97) Sydney 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium 46,945Sunday, 3 August
Hawthorn 11.14 (80) Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) MCG 21,415Sunday, 3 August
St Kilda 19.14 (128) West Coast 9.13 (67) Telstra Dome 21,531Sunday, 3 August

Round 19

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Melbourne 6.9 (45) Geelong 11.18 (84) MCG 22,508Friday, 8 August
West Coast 10.7 (67) Adelaide 13.13 (91) Subiaco Oval 39,681Saturday, 9 August
Collingwood 8.14 (62) Brisbane Lions 15.11 (101) MCG 61,868Saturday, 9 August
Richmond 7.8 (50) St Kilda 20.10 (130) Telstra Dome 41,514Saturday, 9 August
Sydney 14.9 (93) Hawthorn 17.8 (110) SCG 33,473Saturday, 9 August
Port Adelaide 18.17 (125) Carlton 12.9 (81) AAMI Stadium 31,083Sunday, 10 August
Essendon 22.15 (147) Western Bulldogs 12.8 (80) Telstra Dome 36,138Sunday, 10 August
Kangaroos 15.8 (98) Fremantle 15.9 (99) MCG 18,486Sunday, 10 August

Round 20

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 15.18 (108) Adelaide 11.5 (71) Telstra Dome 45,367Friday, 15 August
Carlton 11.9 (75) St Kilda 26.10 (166) Optus Oval 22,361Saturday, 16 August
Geelong 9.9 (63) West Coast 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium 19,202Saturday, 16 August
Kangaroos 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Telstra Dome 29,234Saturday, 16 August
Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) Melbourne 15.8 (98) AAMI Stadium 28,032Saturday, 16 August
Brisbane Lions 10.16 (76) Sydney 14.6 (90) The Gabba 32,988Sunday, 17 August
Fremantle 18.25 (133) Western Bulldogs 12.5 (77) Subiaco Oval 35,518Sunday, 17 August
Essendon 13.14 (92) Richmond 7.11 (53) MCG 40,846Sunday, 17 August

Round 21

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 20.18 (138) Carlton 10.4 (64) MCG 30,406Friday, 22 August
Adelaide 10.4 (64) Kangaroos 9.20 (74) AAMI Stadium 42,259Saturday, 23 August
Essendon 20.13 (133) Fremantle 11.7 (73) Telstra Dome 42,256Saturday, 23 August
Brisbane Lions 19.9 (123) Geelong 13.8 (86) The Gabba 30,515Saturday, 23 August
Sydney 12.9 (81) Collingwood 14.15 (99) Telstra Stadium 72,393Saturday, 23 August
St Kilda 13.17 (95) Western Bulldogs 3.12 (30) York Park 15,637Sunday, 24 August
West Coast 21.17 (143) Melbourne 14.7 (91) Subiaco Oval 38,029Sunday, 24 August
Richmond 16.8 (104) Port Adelaide 18.16 (124) Telstra Dome 15,920Sunday, 24 August

Round 22

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 12.11 (83) Essendon 9.13 (67) MCG 68,381Friday, 29 August
Geelong 12.12 (84) St Kilda 9.11 (65) Skilled Stadium 20,728Saturday, 30 August
Melbourne 9.6 (60) Sydney 14.10 (94) MCG 22,969Saturday, 30 August
West Coast 11.16 (82) Fremantle 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval 43,027Saturday, 30 August
Western Bulldogs 13.8 (86) Brisbane Lions 26.14 (170) Telstra Dome 22,361Saturday, 30 August
Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) Adelaide 12.6 (78) AAMI Stadium 48,131Sunday, 31 August
Carlton 9.9 (63) Kangaroos 28.19 (187) Telstra Dome 26,138Sunday, 31 August
Richmond 11.8 (74) Hawthorn 11.12 (78) MCG 31,389Sunday, 31 August

Ladder

2003 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Port Adelaide 22184022291752127.272 Finals series
2 Collingwood 22157022591858121.660
3 Brisbane Lions (P)22147122951882121.958
4 Sydney 22148021421862115.056
5 Fremantle 22148021432078103.156
6 Adelaide 22139021141754120.552
7 West Coast 22128223261982117.452
8 Essendon 22139021901960111.752
9 Hawthorn 221210020111999100.648
10 Kangaroos 22111012185222398.346
11 St Kilda 22111102095218795.844
12 Geelong 2271411819202589.830
13 Richmond 2271501846207888.828
14 Melbourne 2251701899234481.020
15 Carlton 2241801784267466.716
16 Western Bulldogs 2231812014269374.814
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Port Adelaide 0048121616202428323640404448525660646872
Collingwood 481212121216162024242428323640444848525660
Brisbane Lions 481014182222263034343438384242424650505458
Sydney 444481216202024283232364044484848525256
Fremantle 044881216202428283232363640404448525256
Adelaide 44812121616162024242832364040444852525252
West Coast 4488121620242828303438384242464646485252
Essendon 0448121212161620202024282832364044485252
Hawthorn 044881212121212162024282832323236404448
North Melbourne 481010101014141822263030343434383838384246
St Kilda 044481216161620242424242428283236404444
Geelong 0004444488121212162020202024262630
Richmond 04812161620242424242424242424282828282828
Melbourne 44888812121212121216202020202020202020
Carlton 0044888121212121616161616161616161616
Western Bulldogs 44444444446666610101414141414
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
7 Sep, AAMI Stadium
1 Port Adelaide 13.10 (88)
4 Sydney 15.10 (100)13 Sep, AAMI Stadium
Port Adelaide 12.11 (83)
5 Sep, Subiaco Oval Essendon 6.8 (44)20 Sep, Telstra Stadium
5 Fremantle 8.9 (57) Sydney 8.8 (56)
8 Essendon 15.11 (101) Brisbane Lions 14.16 (100)27 Sep, MCG
Brisbane Lions 20.14 (134)
6 Sep, AAMI Stadium 20 Sep, MCG Collingwood 12.12 (84)
6 Adelaide 16.17 (113) Collingwood 17.10 (112)
7 West Coast 8.9 (57)12 Sep, The Gabba Port Adelaide 9.14 (68)
Brisbane Lions 18.16 (124)
6 Sep, MCG Adelaide 12.10 (82)
2 Collingwood 9.12 (66)
3 Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51)

Week one

Qualifying Finals
7 September (2:30 pm) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88)def. by Sydney 15.10 (100) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,968)
6 September (7:30 pm) Collingwood 9.12 (66)def. Brisbane Lions 7.9 (51) MCG (crowd: 66,092)
Elimination Finals
5 September (6:40 pm) Fremantle 8.9 (57)def. by Essendon 15.11 (101) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,770)
6 September (2:30 pm) Adelaide 16.17 (113)def. West Coast 8.9 (57) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,641)

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 2025, 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
  • Brisbane's 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

References

  1. ↑ Whiting, Michael (11 April 2016). "Dogs can learn from history on Murphy injury". Australian Football League. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Pierik, Jon (11 April 2016). "AFL 2016: 'I felt the pop,' says Bob Murphy". Redland City Bulletin. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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