2003 Brisbane Lions season

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Brisbane Lions
2003 season
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 attendance36,803 vs. Collingwood (17 April 2003) [1]
Lowest home attendance24,321 vs. Western Bulldogs (27 April 2003) [1]
Average home attendance31,717
Club membership25,578
  2002
2004  

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.

Contents

Season summary

Premiership Season

Home and away season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendance
BrisbaneOpponent
1 29 March (7:10 pm) Essendon 10461 The Gabba (H)36,197
2 5 April (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8676 Football Park (A)27,876
3 12 April (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 109109 Docklands Stadium (A)24,359
4 17 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 9581 The Gabba (H)36,803
5 27 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 10679 The Gabba (H)24,341
6 4 May (2:40 pm) Geelong 9278 Kardinia Park (A)21,246
7 11 May (1:10 pm) Sydney 7998 SCG (A)23,276
8 17 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 10789 The Gabba (H)34,469
9 24 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 15376 Princes Park (A)24,906
10 31 May (7:10 pm) Melbourne 12363 The Gabba (A)29,634
11 7 June (7:10 pm) St Kilda 8590 Docklands Stadium (A)30,313
12 15 June (1:10 pm) West Coast 91160 The Gabba (H)31,185
13 28 June (7:10 pm) Richmond 10461 The Gabba (H)32,623
14 5 July (1:40 pm) Fremantle 7275 Subiaco Oval (A)28,450
15 13 July (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 9381 The Gabba (H)29,684
16 19 July (7:10 pm) Essendon 8694 Docklands Stadium (A)47,744
17 26 July (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 103104 The Gabba (H)32,043
18 2 August (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 13783 The Gabba (H)28,044
19 9 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 10162 MCG (A)61,868
20 17 August (1:10 pm) Sydney 7690 The Gabba (H)32,988
21 23 August (7:10 pm) Geelong 12386 The Gabba (H)30,515
22 30 August (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 17086 Docklands Stadium (A)22,361

Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendance
BrisbaneOpponent
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
Second qualifying final
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
Goals3 Lynch
1 McGrath, Akermanis, Brown, Lappin
Buckley, Clement, Tarrant, Fraser, Johnson, Cloke, Scotland Best Brown, Akermanis, Lappin, Michael, White, Hart
NilInjuries
NilReports Notting reported for charging Scotland
Second semi final
Second semi final
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
Goals4 Burton, Stevens
2 McLeod
1 Shirley, Bode
Lynch, Black, Akermanis, Leppitsch, Voss, Power Best Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens
Ashcroft (knee)InjuriesNil
NilReportsNil
First preliminary final
First preliminary final
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
Goals3 Lynch, Pike
2 Caracella, McGrath, Brown
1 McRae, Black
Matthews, Hall, Williams, C. Bolton, Goodes Best Lappin, Charman, Caracella, Pike, Brown, Black
NilInjuries Lappin (ribs)
NilReportsNil
Grand Final
Scorecard
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
Goals3 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
NilInjuriesNil
NilReportsNil

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 February 2015.