2003 Hawthorn Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 2003 season was the 79th season of the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League and its 102nd season overall.
PresidentIan Dicker
CoachPeter Schwab
CaptainShane Crawford
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
York Park
York Park
| 2003 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Ian Dicker |
| Coach | Peter Schwab |
| Captain | Shane Crawford |
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground York Park |
| AFL season | 12–10 (9th) |
| Finals series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Shane Crawford |
| Leading goalkicker | Nathan Thompson (38) |
| Highest home attendance | 48,006 (Round 8 vs. Essendon) |
| Lowest home attendance | 16,217 (Round 2 vs. West Coast) |
| Average home attendance | 29,677 |
Fixture
Premiership season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 30 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 41,888 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sunday, 6 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 13.13 (91) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 2 points | York Park (H) | 16,217 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 12 April (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.14 (128) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 57 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 24,902 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 19 April (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 17.8 (110) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 42 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 26,359 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 14.11 (95) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 45,140 | 2–3 |
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 9.9 (63) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 11 points | Optus Oval (A) | 27,725 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Friday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | Kangaroos | 13.11 (89) | 18.8 (117) | Lost by 28 points | Telstra Dome (H) | 32,435 | 3–4 |
| 8 | Friday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 8.5 (53) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 53 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 48,006 | 3–5 |
| 9 | Sunday, 25 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 16.13 (109) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 34 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 28,001 | 3–6 |
| 10 | Sunday, 1 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 17.16 (118) | 14.6 (90) | Lost by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 25,745 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 5 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 25,841 | 4–7 |
| 12 | Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 6.15 (51) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 33 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 47,365 | 5–7 |
| 13 | Sunday, 29 June (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 15.8 (98) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 30 points | York Park (H) | 17,212 | 6–7 |
| 14 | Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 23.16 (154) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 71 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 31,390 | 7–7 |
| 15 | Sunday, 13 July (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.9 (93) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 12 points | The Gabba (A) | 29,684 | 7–8 |
| 16 | Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | 15.16 (106) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 32,029 | 8–8 |
| 17 | Friday, 25 July (6:40 pm) | West Coast | 14.14 (98) | 5.12 (42) | Lost by 56 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 40,127 | 8–9 |
| 18 | Sunday, 3 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 21,415 | 8–10 |
| 19 | Saturday, 9 August (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 14.9 (93) | 17.8 (110) | Won by 17 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 33,473 | 9–10 |
| 20 | Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 14.12 (96) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 14 points | Telstra Dome (A) | 29,234 | 10–10 |
| 21 | Friday, 22 August (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 20.18 (138) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 30,406 | 11–10 |
| 22 | Sunday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.8 (74) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 31,389 | 12–10 |
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2295 | 1882 | 121.9 | 58 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2142 | 1862 | 115.0 | 56 | |
| 5 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2143 | 2078 | 103.1 | 56 | |
| 6 | Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2114 | 1754 | 120.5 | 52 | |
| 7 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2326 | 1982 | 117.4 | 52 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2190 | 1960 | 111.7 | 52 | |
| 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 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
