# 2003 Brisbane Lions season

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 | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | Scores | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Brisbane | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | 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 | Umpires: Allen, Goldspink, McBurney Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Tarrant 3 Didak, Buckley 2 Rocca, Johnson 1 | Tarrant 3 Didak, Buckley 2 Rocca, Johnson 1 | Goals | 3 Lynch 1 McGrath, Akermanis, Brown, Lappin | 3 Lynch 1 McGrath, Akermanis, Brown, Lappin |
| Buckley, Clement, Tarrant, Fraser, Johnson, Cloke, Scotland | Buckley, Clement, Tarrant, Fraser, Johnson, Cloke, Scotland | Best | Brown, Akermanis, Lappin, Michael, White, Hart | Brown, Akermanis, Lappin, Michael, White, Hart |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | | |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Notting reported for charging Scotland | Notting reported for charging Scotland |

##### Second semi final

| | Second semi final | 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 | Umpires: McBurney, Rosebury, Allen Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Lynch 6 Brown 3 Akermanis 2 McGrath, Lappin, Black, Power, Johnson, McRae, Copeland 1 | Lynch 6 Brown 3 Akermanis 2 McGrath, Lappin, Black, Power, Johnson, McRae, Copeland 1 | Goals | 4 Burton, Stevens 2 McLeod 1 Shirley, Bode | 4 Burton, Stevens 2 McLeod 1 Shirley, Bode |
| Lynch, Black, Akermanis, Leppitsch, Voss, Power | Lynch, Black, Akermanis, Leppitsch, Voss, Power | Best | Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens | Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens |
| Ashcroft (knee) | Ashcroft (knee) | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

##### First preliminary final

| | First preliminary final | 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 | Umpires: James, McLaren, Goldspink Television broadcast: Network Ten |
| Hall 2 Davis, Cresswell, Williams, Kennelly, Ablett, Roberts-Thomson 1 | Hall 2 Davis, Cresswell, Williams, Kennelly, Ablett, Roberts-Thomson 1 | Goals | 3 Lynch, Pike 2 Caracella, McGrath, Brown 1 McRae, Black | 3 Lynch, Pike 2 Caracella, McGrath, Brown 1 McRae, Black |
| Matthews, Hall, Williams, C. Bolton, Goodes | Matthews, Hall, Williams, C. Bolton, Goodes | Best | Lappin, Charman, Caracella, Pike, Brown, Black | Lappin, Charman, Caracella, Pike, Brown, Black |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Lappin (ribs) | Lappin (ribs) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

##### Grand Final

| | Scorecard | Scorecard | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 Didak 2 Burns 1 Davis, Woewodin, Buckley, Licuria, Tarrant, Fraser, Scotland |
| Black, Akermanis, Voss, Lappin, Hart, Michael, Pike, Power | Black, Akermanis, Voss, Lappin, Hart, Michael, Pike, Power | Best | Fraser, Burns, Buckley, Johnson, Licuria | Fraser, Burns, Buckley, Johnson, Licuria |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

## Ladder

2003 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 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 | Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2295 | 1882 | 121.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2142 | 1862 | 115.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2143 | 2078 | 103.1 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2114 | 1754 | 120.5 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2326 | 1982 | 117.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2190 | 1960 | 111.7 | 52 | Finals series |
| 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 | |