2003 season | |||
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President | Ian Dicker | ||
Coach | Peter Schwab | ||
Captain(s) | Shane Crawford | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground York Park | ||
AFL season | 12–10 (9th) | ||
Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
Best and Fairest | Shane Crawford | ||
Leading goalkicker | Nathan Thompson (38) | ||
Highest home attendance | 48,006 (Round 8 vs. Essendon) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 16,217 (Round 2 vs. West Coast) | ||
Average home attendance | 29,677 | ||
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The 2003 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 79th season in the Australian Football League and its 102nd season overall.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Sunday, 30 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 41,888 | 0–1 |
2 | Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 13.13 (91) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 2 points | York Park (H) | 16,217 | 1–1 |
3 | Saturday, 12 April (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.14 (128) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 57 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 24,902 | 1–2 |
4 | Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 17.8 (110) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 42 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 26,359 | 2–2 |
5 | Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 14.11 (95) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 45,140 | 2–3 |
6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 9.9 (63) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 11 points | Optus Oval (A) | 27,725 | 3–3 |
7 | Friday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | Kangaroos | 13.11 (89) | 18.8 (117) | Lost by 28 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 32,435 | 3–4 |
8 | Friday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 8.5 (53) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 53 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 48,006 | 3–5 |
9 | Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 16.13 (109) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 34 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 28,001 | 3–6 |
10 | Sunday, 1 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 17.16 (118) | 14.6 (90) | Lost by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,745 | 3–7 |
11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 5 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 25,841 | 4–7 |
12 | Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 6.15 (51) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 33 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 47,365 | 5–7 |
13 | Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 15.8 (98) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 30 points | York Park (H) | 17,212 | 6–7 |
14 | Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 23.16 (154) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 71 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 31,390 | 7–7 |
15 | Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.9 (93) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 12 points | The Gabba (A) | 29,684 | 7–8 |
16 | Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | 15.16 (106) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,029 | 8–8 |
17 | Friday, 25 July (6:40 pm) | West Coast | 14.14 (98) | 5.12 (42) | Lost by 56 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 40,127 | 8–9 |
18 | Sunday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 21,415 | 8–10 |
19 | Saturday, 9 August (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 14.9 (93) | 17.8 (110) | Won by 17 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 33,473 | 9–10 |
20 | Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 14.12 (96) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 14 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 29,234 | 10–10 |
21 | Friday, 22 August (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 20.18 (138) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 30,406 | 11–10 |
22 | Sunday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.8 (74) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 31,389 | 12–10 |
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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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