2003 season | |||
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Coach | Leigh Matthews | ||
Captain(s) | Michael Voss | ||
Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 37,600) | ||
AFL season | 3rd | ||
Finals series | Premiers | ||
Best and fairest | Michael Voss | ||
Leading goalkicker | Alastair Lynch (62 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 36,803 vs. Collingwood (17 April 2003) [1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 24,321 vs. Western Bulldogs (27 April 2003) [1] | ||
Average home attendance | 31,717 | ||
Club membership | 25,578 | ||
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The Brisbane Lions' 2003 season was its seventh season in the Australian Football League (AFL). In it, the club won its third consecutive premiership, and third overall.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
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1 | 29 March (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 104 | 61 | The Gabba (H) | 36,197 |
2 | 5 April (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 86 | 76 | Football Park (A) | 27,876 |
3 | 12 April (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 109 | 109 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 24,359 |
4 | 17 April (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 95 | 81 | The Gabba (H) | 36,803 |
5 | 27 April (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 106 | 79 | The Gabba (H) | 24,341 |
6 | 4 May (2:40 pm) | Geelong | 92 | 78 | Kardinia Park (A) | 21,246 |
7 | 11 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 79 | 98 | SCG (A) | 23,276 |
8 | 17 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 107 | 89 | The Gabba (H) | 34,469 |
9 | 24 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 153 | 76 | Princes Park (A) | 24,906 |
10 | 31 May (7:10 pm) | Melbourne | 123 | 63 | The Gabba (A) | 29,634 |
11 | 7 June (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 85 | 90 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 30,313 |
12 | 15 June (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 91 | 160 | The Gabba (H) | 31,185 |
13 | 28 June (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 104 | 61 | The Gabba (H) | 32,623 |
14 | 5 July (1:40 pm) | Fremantle | 72 | 75 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 28,450 |
15 | 13 July (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 93 | 81 | The Gabba (H) | 29,684 |
16 | 19 July (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 86 | 94 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 47,744 |
17 | 26 July (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 103 | 104 | The Gabba (H) | 32,043 |
18 | 2 August (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 137 | 83 | The Gabba (H) | 28,044 |
19 | 9 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 101 | 62 | MCG (A) | 61,868 |
20 | 17 August (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 76 | 90 | The Gabba (H) | 32,988 |
21 | 23 August (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 123 | 86 | The Gabba (H) | 30,515 |
22 | 30 August (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 170 | 86 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 22,361 |
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
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Second qualifying final | 6 September (7:30 pm) | Collingwood | 7.9 (51) | 9.12 (66) | MCG | 66,092 |
First semi-final | 12 September (7:30 pm) | Adelaide | 18.16 (124) | 12.10 (82) | The Gabba | 32,432 |
Second preliminary final | 20 September (7:30 pm) | Sydney | 14.16 (100) | 8.8 (56) | Stadium Australia | 71,019 |
Grand Final | 27 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 20.14 (134) | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 79,451 |
Second qualifying final | |||||
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Saturday, 6 September 7:30pm | Collingwood | def. | Brisbane Lions | MCG (crowd: 66,092) | Report |
2.2 (14) 5.5 (35) 6.8 (44) 9.12 (66) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 6.5 (41) 7.5 (47) 7.9 (51) | Umpires: Allen, Goldspink, McBurney Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
Tarrant 3 Didak, Buckley 2 Rocca, Johnson 1 | Goals | 3 Lynch 1 McGrath, Akermanis, Brown, Lappin | |||
Buckley, Clement, Tarrant, Fraser, Johnson, Cloke, Scotland | Best | Brown, Akermanis, Lappin, Michael, White, Hart | |||
Nil | Injuries | ||||
Nil | Reports | Notting reported for charging Scotland | |||
Second semi final | |||||
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Friday, 12 September 7:30pm | Brisbane Lions | def. | Adelaide | The Gabba (crowd: 32,432) | Report |
3.3 (21) 6.9 (45) 11.12 (78) 18.16 (124) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 10.7 (67) 12.10 (82) | Umpires: McBurney, Rosebury, Allen Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
Lynch 6 Brown 3 Akermanis 2 McGrath, Lappin, Black, Power, Johnson, McRae, Copeland 1 | Goals | 4 Burton, Stevens 2 McLeod 1 Shirley, Bode | |||
Lynch, Black, Akermanis, Leppitsch, Voss, Power | Best | Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens | |||
Ashcroft (knee) | Injuries | Nil | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
First preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 20 September 7:30pm | Sydney | def. by | Brisbane Lions | Telstra Stadium (crowd: 71,019) | Report |
2.2 (14) 4.4 (28) 8.7 (55) 8.8 (56) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.7 (19) 6.7 (43) 8.10 (58) 14.16 (100) | Umpires: James, McLaren, Goldspink Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
Hall 2 Davis, Cresswell, Williams, Kennelly, Ablett, Roberts-Thomson 1 | Goals | 3 Lynch, Pike 2 Caracella, McGrath, Brown 1 McRae, Black | |||
Matthews, Hall, Williams, C. Bolton, Goodes | Best | Lappin, Charman, Caracella, Pike, Brown, Black | |||
Nil | Injuries | Lappin (ribs) | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
Scorecard | |||||
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Saturday, 27 September 2:40pm | Brisbane Lions | def. | Collingwood | MCG (crowd: 79,451) | Report |
5.5 (35) 11.7 (73) 14.12 (96) 20.14 (134) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) | Umpires: McBurney, Kennedy, Allen Norm Smith Medal: Simon Black (Brisbane Lions) Television broadcast: Network Ten National anthem: Christine Anu | ||
Akermanis 5 Lynch 4 Caracella, Brown 2 McRae, Pike, Hadley, Black, Leppitsch, Hart, Bradshaw 1 | Goals | 3 Didak 2 Burns 1 Davis, Woewodin, Buckley, Licuria, Tarrant, Fraser, Scotland | |||
Black, Akermanis, Voss, Lappin, Hart, Michael, Pike, Power | Best | Fraser, Burns, Buckley, Johnson, Licuria | |||
Nil | Injuries | Nil | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2229 | 1752 | 127.2 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2259 | 1858 | 121.6 | 60 | |
3 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2295 | 1882 | 121.9 | 58 | |
4 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2142 | 1862 | 115.0 | 56 | |
5 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2143 | 2078 | 103.1 | 56 | |
6 | Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2114 | 1754 | 120.5 | 52 | |
7 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2326 | 1982 | 117.4 | 52 | |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2190 | 1960 | 111.7 | 52 | |
9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2011 | 1999 | 100.6 | 48 | |
10 | Kangaroos | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2185 | 2223 | 98.3 | 46 | |
11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2095 | 2187 | 95.8 | 44 | |
12 | Geelong | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1819 | 2025 | 89.8 | 30 | |
13 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1846 | 2078 | 88.8 | 28 | |
14 | Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1899 | 2344 | 81.0 | 20 | |
15 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1784 | 2674 | 66.7 | 16 | |
16 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2014 | 2693 | 74.8 | 14 |
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