2003 AFL Grand Final

2003 AFL Grand Final
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 2003 AFL Grand Final took place.

Brisbane Lions

Collingwood
20.14 (134) 12.12 (84)
1 2 3 4
BL 5.5 (35) 11.7 (73) 14.12 (96) 20.14 (134)
COL 3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84)
Date27 September 2003 (2003-09-27), 2:40pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance79,451
FavouriteCollingwood
Umpires#3 Stephen McBurney, #7 Hayden Kennedy, #10 Brett Allen
Coin toss won byMichael Voss (Brisbane Lions)
Kicked towardPunt Road End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentChristine Anu, Gorgi Quill, the finalists from the first season of Australian Idol
National anthemChristine Anu
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistSimon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Jock McHale MedallistLeigh Matthews (Brisbane Lions)
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkNetwork Ten
CommentatorsStephen 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)
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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),[notes 1] 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.[1]


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  1. ^ Davis, Greg (28 April 2012). "2003 grand final was Simon Black's standout performance, says Leigh Matthews". The Courier-Mail.