2003 Brisbane Lions season
Appearance
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.
Season summary
Premiership Season
Home and away season
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 |
Finals series
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
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) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
3.2 (20) 6.5 (41) 7.5 (47) |
Field umpires: Allen, Goldspink, McBurney Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
9.12 (66) | Final | 7.9 (51) | |||
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
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) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 10.7 (67) |
Field umpires: McBurney, Rosebury, Allen Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
18.16 (124) | Final | 12.10 (82) | |||
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
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) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
2.7 (19) 6.7 (43) 8.10 (58) |
Field umpires: James, McLaren, Goldspink Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
8.8 (56) | Final | 14.16 (100) | |||
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) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 |
3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 9.7 (61) |
Norm Smith Medal: Simon Black (Brisbane Lions) Field umpires: McBurney, Kennedy, Allen National anthem: Christine Anu Television broadcast: Network Ten | ||
20.14 (134) | Final | 12.12 (84) | |||
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 | |||
Ladder
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 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
References
- ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 February 2015.