# 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final

The 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 1 June 2003 between Perth Glory and Olympic Sharks at Subiaco Oval. Perth Glory had gained home-ground advantage as they topped the Championship Playoff, with Olympic Sharks finishing second. Perth won the match 2–0, with goals from Jamie Harnwell and Damian Mori sealing their first National Soccer League championship. Simon Colosimo won the Joe Marston Medal.

## Route to the Final
### League Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympic Sharks | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 51 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 50 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 3 | Parramatta Power | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 40 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 6 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | 2003 National Soccer League Championship Playoff |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Sydney United | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 27 | |
| 10 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 26 | |
| 11 | Football Kingz | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 24 | |
| 12 | Marconi Fairfield | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 23 | |

### Championship Playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Perth Glory (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 27 | 2002–03 National Soccer League Champions |
| 2 | Olympic Sharks | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 | 2003 National Soccer League Grand Final |
| 3 | Adelaide City (R) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | Joined the 2003 SASF Premier League |
| 4 | Parramatta Power | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 13 | |
| 5 | Northern Spirit | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 8 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 | |
* ↑ Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
* ↑ Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
* ↑ Adelaide City was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the League due to financial difficulties.
* 1 2 The final round match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.

## Match
### Details

| GK | 1 | Jason Petkovic |
| MF | 2 | Matt Horsley |
| DF | 3 | Jamie Harnwell |
| MF | 4 | Bradley Hassell | | 60' |
| MF | 6 | Andre Gumprecht |
| MF | 7 | Scott Miller |
| FW | 10 | Bobby Despotovski (c) | | 87' |
| FW | 16 | Damian Mori | | 89' |
| DF | 18 | Shane Pryce |
| DF | 22 | Simon Colosimo |
| DF | 23 | David Tarka | 40' | |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Vince Matassa |
| FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja | | 89' |
| DF | 12 | Mark Byrnes | | 60' |
| MF | 15 | Edgar Aldrighi | | 87' |
| FW | 21 | Adrian Caceres |
| Manager: ||
| Mich d'Avray ||
| Joe Marston Medal: ||
| Simon Colosimo (Perth Glory) ||
| GK | 1 | Clint Bolton |
| DF | 4 | Paul Kohler | | 80' |
| DF | 6 | Ante Jurić (c) |
| MF | 8 | Tom Pondeljak |
| FW | 9 | Ante Milicic |
| MF | 10 | Troy Halpin |
| MF | 11 | Jade North |
| FW | 17 | Jeromy Harris | | 76' |
| FW | 18 | Joel Porter | 58' | 80' |
| DF | 23 | Andrew Packer |
| MF | 27 | Hiroyuki Ishida |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Brett Hughes |
| MF | 7 | Wayne Srhoj | | 80' |
| FW | 12 | Franco Parisi | | 80' |
| MF | 14 | Greg Owens | | 76' |
| DF | 24 | Andrew Durante |
| Manager: ||
| Lee Sterrey ||
| Assistant referees: Fourth official: | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |