2003 AFL Grand Final

Grand final of the 2003 Australian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 AFL 2003 2003 AFL Grand Final Logo.png MCG99.jpg The Melbourne Cricket Ground, the game's venue 50px BL 50px COL 5.5 (35) 11.7 (73) 14.12 (96) 20.14 (134) 3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 20.14 (134) 12.12 (84) 2003 09 27 yes, 2:40pm Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,451 #3 Stephen McBurney, #7 Hayden Kennedy, #10 Brett Allen Michael Voss () Punt Road End Christine Anu, Gorgi Quill, the finalists from the first season of Australian Idol Christine Anu Simon Black () Leigh Matthews () Network Ten Stephen Quartermain (Host and Commentator)Anthony Hudson (Commentator)Robert Walls (Expert Commentator)Christi Malthouse (Boundary Rider)Gerard Whateley (Boundary Rider)Malcolm Blight (Analyst)Stephen Silvagni (Analyst) 2002 2004 The 2003 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2003. It was the 107th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948 and 1977 there were grand final replays after initial draws. staged to determine the premiers for the 2003 AFL season. The match, attended by 79,451 spectators, was won by Brisbane by a margin of 50 points, marking the club's third premiership victory, all won consecutively from 2001 to 2003.http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/grand-final-was-simon-blacks-standout-performance-says-leigh-matthews/story-e6frepj6-1226341060766 2003 grand final was Simon Black's standout performance, says Leigh Matthews Greg Davis The Courier-Mail 28 April 2012 Background Brisbane had appeared in the AFL Grand Final for the past two years, winning both contests. Collingwood had competed against Brisbane in the previous year's grand final, losing by 9 points. At the conclusion of the home and away season, Port Adelaide had finished first on the AFL ladder with 18 wins and 4 losses, winning their second successive McClelland Trophy. Collingwood finished second with 15 wins and 7 losses, and Brisbane was third with 14 wins, 7 losses and a draw. The two sides faced each other in a low-scoring qualifying final won by Collingwood, 9.12 (66) d. 7.9 (51). Brisbane comfortably defeated in its semi-final by 46 points; and then both clubs had comfortable preliminary final victories, Collingwood dominating throughout its match against Port Adelaide to win by 44 points; and Brisbane kicking away from with a six goals to nil final quarter, also winning by 44 points. In the week prior to the grand final, Collingwood forward Anthony Rocca was suspended during the week for an elbow to the head of Port Adelaide's Brendon Lade player during the preliminary final; Rocca had played every game of the year and kicked 45 goals, and had also been one of Collingwood's best in the previous year's grand final, and his suspension was considered a major blow to the Magpies' chances;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-09-25/rocca-out-of-grand-final/1483774 Rocca out of grand final 24 September 2009 22 October 2020 ABC Tristen Walker took Rocca's place in the team. Brisbane's had numerous key players under injury clouds, including captain Michael Voss with an injured knee, Nigel Lappin with broken ribs and both Alastair Lynch and Martin Pike with hamstring injuries, but all four ended up playing.http://www.lions.com.au/Club/history/brisbane-lions-history/premierships/2003-premiership 2003 Premiership 22 December 2014 22 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222180505/http://www.lions.com.au/Club/history/brisbane-lions-history/premierships/2003-premiership dead The build-up was further magnified due to the Brisbane's chance of being the first team since Melbourne in the 1950s to win three successive premierships. Attention was also focussed on whether Collingwood would avenge their close loss to Brisbane in the previous year's grand final. In the week leading up to the grand final, Collingwood's Nathan Buckley was awarded the Brownlow Medal, which was tied among Buckley, Sydney's Adam Goodes and Adelaide's Mark Ricciuto. The match attendance of 79,451 spectators was the smallest grand Final attendance at the MCG since the 1946 VFL Grand Final, owing to a part of the grandstands having been demolished to make way for the construction of new seating at the ground for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Match summary First quarter The Lions dominated the Magpies and led throughout the majority of the match, gaining the lead inside the first two minutes and never relinquishing it. The Lions led 5.5 (35) to Collingwood's 3.3 (21) at quarter time. Second quarter Two early Brisbane goals extended the margin to 25 points five minutes into the second quarter; and while Alan Didak was able to peg one back for Collingwood in the 9th minute, a flurry of four goals to Brisbane in the latter part of the quarter opened a game-winning 42 points half time lead, from which Collingwood never seriously challenged. Third quarter Collingwood won the third quarter, kicking two early goals to bring the margin back to 30 points, but overall after kicking 5.0 (30) to Brisbane's 3.5 (23) for the quarter, the difference was still a nearly insurmountable 35 points at three-quarter time. Fourth quarter Collingwood attacked hard to open the final quarter, but after four behinds, Brisbane ran away with the game, kicking five goals between the 15th and 26 minutes of the quarter to open a game-high 69-point lead. Three late goals to Collingwood narrowed the final margin to fifty points, Brisbane 20.14 (134) d. Collingwood 12.12 (84). Norm Smith Medal Simon Black of the Lions was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being judged the best player afield. His 39 disposals set and, as of 2025, still holds the record for equal most disposals by a player in a grand final sharing that record with Christian Petracca (2021). Jason Akermanis kicked five goals for Brisbane. +Norm Smith Medal voting tallyPositionPlayerClubTotal votesVote summary1 (winner)Simon Black153, 3, 3, 3, 32Clark Keating72, 1, 1, 1, 23Jason Akermanis61, 2, 0, 2, 14Mal Michael20, 0, 2, 0, 0 +VoterRole3 Votes2 Votes1 VoteDennis ComettiNine Network Simon Black Clark Keating Jason AkermanisBruce EvaAFL Record Simon Black Jason Akermanis Clark KeatingGerard Healy3AW Simon Black Mal Michael Clark KeatingRobert DiPierdomenico3AW Simon Black Jason Akermanis Clark KeatingMark StevensHerald Sun Simon Black Clark Keating Jason Akermanis Post match true #FFFFF0 center 35% right There it is, the Brisbane Lions have done it! The Hawks, the Bombers, the Crows! They couldn't do it in the 80's or the 90's! But the Lions have gone back-to-back-to-back to become the greatest side of the modern era! They are football's Invincibles! Anthony Hudson on the full-time siren on Network Ten.Anthony Hudson, 2003 AFL Grand Final – Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood, Channel 10. With this win, Brisbane became AFL premiers for the third consecutive year, the fifth team in VFL/AFL history to do so and first since 1955–57, earning a place among the greatest teams of the modern era. Brisbane went on to contest a fourth consecutive grand final in 2004, but lost that game to Port Adelaide by 40 points. Teams _fitzroylion _goldsides _goldtop 78174a 78174a 78174a Brisbane Lions _3whitestripes _whitesides 000000 000000 000000 Collingwood 2 Chris Johnson 15 Mal Michael 33 Darryl White 6 Luke Power 23 Justin Leppitsch 44 Nigel Lappin 12 Jason Akermanis 3 Michael Voss (c) 13 Martin Pike 9 Ashley McGrath 16 Jonathan Brown 30 Robert Copeland 4 Craig McRae 11 Alastair Lynch 36 Daniel Bradshaw 27 Clark Keating 20 Simon Black 32 Shaun Hart 19 Jamie Charman 1 Blake Caracella 10 Marcus Ashcroft 14 Richard Hadley Leigh Matthews 26 Ben Johnson 14 Shane Wakelin 8 James Clement 39 Matthew Lokan 35 Simon Prestigiacomo 13 Richard Cole 6 Brodie Holland 5 Nathan Buckley (c) 37 Ryan Lonie 11 Shane O'Bree 34 Jason Cloke 17 Scott Burns 28 Ben Kinnear 38 Tristen Walker 20 Chris Tarrant 25 Josh Fraser 2 Shane Woewodin 18 Paul Licuria 4 Alan Didak 29 Heath Scotland 22 Rhyce Shaw 1 Leon Davis Mick Malthouse Scorecard Scorecard Saturday, 27 September 2:40pm Michael Voss Leigh Matthews 5.5 (35) 11.7 (73) 14.12 (96) 20.14 (134) Akermanis 5Lynch 4Caracella, Brown 2McRae, Pike, Hadley, Black, Leppitsch, Hart, Bradshaw 1 Black, Akermanis, Voss, Lappin, Hart, Michael, Pike, Power Nil Nil H Nathan Buckley Mick Malthouse 3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 3 Didak2 Burns1 Davis, Woewodin, Buckley, Licuria, Tarrant, Fraser, Scotland Fraser, Burns, Buckley, Johnson, Licuria Nil Nil MCG 79,451 Report McBurney, Kennedy, Allen Norm Smith Medal Simon Black () Network Ten Christine Anu See also 2003 AFL season Notes "notes" References Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Afl Grand Final, 2003 Category:Brisbane Lions Category:Collingwood Football Club