2003 SANFL Grand Final

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2003 SANFL Grand Final
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CD5.1 (31)10.4 (64)14.7 (91)17.9 (111)
WA3.3 (21)5.5 (35)9.6 (60)11.11 (77)
Date5 October 2003
Stadium Football Park
Attendance28,199
UmpiresDey, Pfeiffer, Fox
Coin toss won byWest Adelaide

The 2003 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Central District Bulldogs defeat West Adelaide by 34 points to claim the club's third premiership victory.

The match was played on Sunday 5 October 2003 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 28,199. [1]

Coin Toss was performed by Mark Ricciuto,from Adelaide Football Club, joint winner of the 2003 Brownlow Medal and was won by West Adelaide.

The Jack Oatey Medal for the best player on the ground was won by Central's Chris Gowans.

Teams

Central District was captained by Daniel Healy and coached by Roy Laird. West Adelaide was captained by Ed Richardson and coached by Shaun Rehn. Both coaches were past players of their respective clubs and in their first senior season of coaching.

References

  1. "Australian Football - SANFL Season 2003". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.