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2003 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Melbourne | 2.2 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 16.10 | 106 | dftd | Hawthorn | 4.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 15.10 | 100 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 30 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R2 | Essendon | 2.2 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 17.10 | 112 | dftd | Melbourne | 4.4 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 75 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 5 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R3 | Melbourne | 7.2 | 11.5 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 127 | dftd | Western Bulldogs | 2.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 14.11 | 95 | Telstra Dome | Apr 13 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R4 | Geelong | 2.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 13.12 | 90 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 44 | Skilled Stadium | Apr 19 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R5 | Sydney | 2.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 17.7 | 109 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 85 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Fri 6:30pm) | |
| R6 | Melbourne | 2.1 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 14.10 | 94 | lost to | West Coast | 5.3 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 19.13 | 127 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 3 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R7 | Melbourne | 7.5 | 10.9 | 13.12 | 16.15 | 111 | dftd | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 12.12 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 11 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R8 | Richmond | 7.3 | 10.4 | 14.15 | 17.10 | 112 | dftd | Melbourne | 7.0 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 103 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 17 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R9 | Melbourne | 1.4 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 10.11 | 71 | lost to | Fremantle | 4.2 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 101 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 24 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R10 | Melbourne | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 63 | lost to | Brisbane Lions | 6.4 | 13.6 | 15.13 | 18.15 | 123 | Gabba | May 31 (Sat 7:10pm) | |
| R11 | Melbourne | 3.4 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 10.17 | 77 | lost to | Collingwood | 4.3 | 11.4 | 16.8 | 20.13 | 133 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 9 (Mon 2:10pm) | |
| R12 | Adelaide | 6.2 | 9.7 | 15.10 | 21.12 | 138 | dftd | Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 65 | AAMI Stadium | Jun 15 (Sun 2:40pm) | |
| R13 | Melbourne | 4.3 | 8.6 | 17.7 | 21.10 | 136 | dftd | St Kilda | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 94 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 28 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R14 | Carlton | 7.0 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 90 | lost to | Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 14.13 | 97 | Optus Oval | Jul 6 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R15 | North Melbourne | 4.3 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 15.11 | 101 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 14.10 | 94 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 13 (Sun 2:10pm) | |
| R16 | Hawthorn | 2.5 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 17.11 | 113 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.3 | 11.6 | 11.13 | 15.16 | 106 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 19 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R17 | Melbourne | 1.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 71 | lost to | Essendon | 6.2 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 88 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 26 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
| R18 | Western Bulldogs | 3.6 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 14.17 | 101 | dftd | Melbourne | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 80 | Telstra Dome | Aug 1 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R19 | Melbourne | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 45 | lost to | Geelong | 4.4 | 6.8 | 8.14 | 11.18 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 8 (Fri 7:40pm) | |
| R20 | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 17.10 | 112 | dftd | Melbourne | 2.0 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 98 | AAMI Stadium | Aug 16 (Sat 7:40pm) | |
| R21 | West Coast | 5.6 | 9.10 | 15.12 | 21.17 | 143 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.1 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 91 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 24 (Sun 3:40pm) | |
| R22 | Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | lost to | Sydney | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 14.10 | 94 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 30 (Sat 2:10pm) | |
2003 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Russell Robertson | 22 | 220 | 10 | 89 | 4 | 309 | 14 | 125 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.4 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 41 | 1.9 | 29 | 275 | 1574 | 71.5 |
| 2 | 23 | James McDonald | 21 | 230 | 11 | 210 | 10 | 440 | 21 | 106 | 5 | 5 | 0.2 | 84 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 1781 | 84.8 |
| 3 | 1 | Chris Heffernan | 20 | 188 | 9.4 | 115 | 5.8 | 303 | 15.2 | 60 | 3 | 17 | 0.9 | 61 | 3.1 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0.4 | 4 | 46 | 1259 | 63 |
| 4 | 30 | Simon Godfrey | 22 | 165 | 7.5 | 157 | 7.1 | 322 | 14.6 | 47 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 100 | 4.5 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 23 | 1329 | 60.4 |
| 5 | 9 | David Neitz | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 38 | 1.7 | 185 | 8.4 | 101 | 4.6 | 40 | 1.8 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 65 | 3 | 28 | 418 | 1277 | 58 |
| 6 | 13 | Adem Yze | 22 | 340 | 15.5 | 113 | 5.1 | 453 | 20.6 | 74 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 0.8 | 8 | 110 | 1739 | 79 |
| 7 | 11 | Darren Jolly | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 66 | 3.5 | 138 | 7.3 | 47 | 2.5 | 260 | 13.7 | 24 | 1.3 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 24 | 819 | 43.1 |
| 8 | 45 | Matthew Whelan | 22 | 168 | 7.6 | 147 | 6.7 | 315 | 14.3 | 64 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 3.2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 26 | 1280 | 58.2 |
| 9 | 16 | Travis Johnstone | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 67 | 4.2 | 255 | 15.9 | 53 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.5 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0.6 | 4 | 64 | 1001 | 62.6 |
| 10 | 18 | Brad Green | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 102 | 4.9 | 303 | 14.4 | 93 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2.2 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 1.7 | 19 | 229 | 1461 | 69.6 |
| 11 | 26 | Luke Williams | 21 | 141 | 6.7 | 124 | 5.9 | 265 | 12.6 | 75 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0.2 | 3 | 27 | 1024 | 48.8 |
| 12 | 3 | Clint Bizzell | 22 | 194 | 8.8 | 147 | 6.7 | 341 | 15.5 | 113 | 5.1 | 10 | 0.5 | 28 | 1.3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0.3 | 3 | 39 | 1363 | 62 |
| 13 | 2 | Steven Armstrong | 18 | 120 | 6.7 | 111 | 6.2 | 231 | 12.8 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.4 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0.4 | 7 | 55 | 981 | 54.5 |
| 14 | 34 | Jeff White | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 107 | 6.7 | 234 | 14.6 | 83 | 5.2 | 277 | 17.3 | 17 | 1.1 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | 1 | 55 | 1209 | 75.6 |
| 15 | 32 | Cameron Bruce | 20 | 205 | 10.3 | 137 | 6.9 | 342 | 17.1 | 101 | 5.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 1.3 | 18 | 168 | 1486 | 74.3 |
| 16 | 42 | Peter Walsh | 16 | 144 | 9 | 103 | 6.4 | 247 | 15.4 | 55 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 36 | 948 | 59.3 |
| 17 | 37 | Brad Miller | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 60 | 3.8 | 123 | 7.7 | 51 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 10 | 495 | 30.9 |
| 18 | 10 | Daniel Ward | 20 | 233 | 11.7 | 111 | 5.6 | 344 | 17.2 | 85 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 43 | 2.2 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0.2 | 7 | 25 | 1334 | 66.7 |
| 19 | 35 | Ryan Ferguson | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 57 | 3.4 | 104 | 6.1 | 32 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 393 | 23.1 |
| 20 | 6 | Scott Thompson | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 84 | 6.5 | 166 | 12.8 | 34 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 32 | 2.5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | 33 | 643 | 49.5 |
| 21 | 36 | Andrew Leoncelli | 16 | 173 | 10.8 | 90 | 5.6 | 263 | 16.4 | 72 | 4.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 37 | 2.3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 27 | 1071 | 66.9 |
| 22 | 40 | Mark Jamar | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 34 | 3.8 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 11.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 13 | 298 | 33.1 |
| 23 | 25 | Nathan D. Brown | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 133 | 7 | 319 | 16.8 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 38 | 1154 | 60.7 |
| 24 | 19 | Peter Vardy | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 40 | 4.4 | 83 | 9.2 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.6 | 9 | 39 | 358 | 39.8 |
| 25 | 43 | Guy Rigoni | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 71 | 7.9 | 149 | 16.6 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 | 538 | 59.8 |
| 26 | 42 | Nathan Carroll | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 30 | 4.3 | 76 | 10.9 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 47.7 |
| 27 | 8 | Alistair Nicholson | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 37 | 3.7 | 72 | 7.2 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 29 |
| 28 | 31 | Paul Wheatley | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 20 | 4 | 58 | 11.6 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | 206 | 41.2 |
| 29 | 33 | Cameron Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| 30 | 27 | Jared Rivers | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 31 | 15 | Nick Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 |
| 32 | 29 | Chris Lamb | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 13 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10.7 |
| 33 | 7 | Gary Moorcroft | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3.3 | 31 | 10.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 12 | 141 | 47 |
| Totals | 484 | 3930 | 8.1 | 2624 | 5.4 | 6554 | 13.5 | 1750 | 3.6 | 749 | 1.5 | 926 | 1.9 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 0.6 | 173 | 1853 | 27915 | 57.7 |
2003 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 13 | St Kilda | 21.10 (136) | 14.10 (94) | 42 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 3 | Western Bulldogs | 20.7 (127) | 14.11 (95) | 32 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 7 | Port Adelaide | 16.15 (111) | 12.12 (84) | 27 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | Carlton | 14.13 (97) | 14.6 (90) | 7 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 1 | Hawthorn | 16.10 (106) | 15.10 (100) | 6 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 22.8 | |||||
2003 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | Adelaide | 10.5 (65) | 21.12 (138) | 73 | AAMI Stadium | |
| Round 10 | Brisbane Lions | 9.9 (63) | 18.15 (123) | 60 | Gabba | |
| Round 11 | Collingwood | 10.17 (77) | 20.13 (133) | 56 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 21 | West Coast | 14.7 (91) | 21.17 (143) | 52 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 4 | Geelong | 6.8 (44) | 13.12 (90) | 46 | Skilled Stadium | |
| Round 19 | Geelong | 6.9 (45) | 11.18 (84) | 39 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 2 | Essendon | 10.15 (75) | 17.10 (112) | 37 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Sydney | 9.6 (60) | 14.10 (94) | 34 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 6 | West Coast | 14.10 (94) | 19.13 (127) | 33 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Fremantle | 10.11 (71) | 16.5 (101) | 30 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Sydney | 13.7 (85) | 17.7 (109) | 24 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | 12.8 (80) | 14.17 (101) | 21 | Telstra Dome | |
| Round 17 | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | 13.10 (88) | 17 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Port Adelaide | 15.8 (98) | 17.10 (112) | 14 | AAMI Stadium | |
| Round 8 | Richmond | 16.7 (103) | 17.10 (112) | 9 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | North Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | 15.11 (101) | 7 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 16 | Hawthorn | 15.16 (106) | 17.11 (113) | 7 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 32.9 | |||||
2003 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 1 | 13 | 69.53 (467) | 89.62 (596) | 78.36 |
| 2nd | 9 | 4 | 9 | 76.64 (520) | 78.53 (521) | 99.81 |
| 3rd | 5 | 0 | 17 | 66.53 (449) | 85.74 (584) | 76.88 |
| 4th | 7 | 0 | 15 | 69.49 (463) | 97.61 (643) | 72.01 |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 54 | 280.219 (1899) | 349.250 (2344) | 81.02 |
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