2004 AFL season
The 2004 Australian Football League season was the 108th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
AFL Draft
See 2004 AFL Draft for more information.
Wizard Home Loans Cup
The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St Kilda defeat Geelong 1.14.5 (98) to 1.10.7 (76) in front of a crowd of 50,533 (For an explanation of pre-season scoring see Pre-season rule changes)
Premiership season
Round 1 (season launch)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Richmond |
14.13 (97) |
Collingwood |
8.9 (57) |
MCG |
55,622 |
Friday, 26 March |
Fremantle |
15.17 (107) |
Carlton |
8.12 (60) |
Subiaco Oval |
34,177 |
Saturday, 27 March |
Hawthorn |
17.17 (119) |
Melbourne |
10.10 (70) |
MCG |
38,351 |
Saturday, 27 March |
St Kilda |
19.8 (122) |
Geelong |
9.7 (61) |
Telstra Dome |
35,042 |
Saturday, 27 March |
Brisbane Lions |
11.14 (80) |
Sydney |
11.12 (78) |
The Gabba |
34,028 |
Saturday, 27 March |
Port Adelaide |
23.20 (158) |
Essendon |
8.14 (62) |
AAMI Stadium |
28,413 |
Sunday, 28 March |
Kangaroos |
23.11 (149) |
Adelaide |
10.14 (74) |
MCG |
19,231 |
Sunday, 28 March |
Western Bulldogs |
20.17 (137) |
West Coast |
22.12 (144) |
Telstra Dome |
18,841 |
Sunday, 28 March |
Round 2
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Melbourne |
20.15 (135) |
Richmond |
12.4 (76) |
MCG |
33,406 |
Friday, 2 April |
Collingwood |
15.16 (106) |
Western Bulldogs |
13.19 (97) |
MCG |
40,044 |
Saturday, 3 April |
Adelaide |
11.17 (83) |
Brisbane Lions |
15.14 (104) |
AAMI Stadium |
41,095 |
Saturday, 3 April |
West Coast |
17.13 (115) |
Port Adelaide |
18.10 (118) |
Subiaco Oval |
39,760 |
Saturday, 3 April |
Essendon |
8.12 (60) |
St Kilda |
13.16 (94) |
Telstra Dome |
44,876 |
Saturday, 3 April |
Sydney |
15.12 (102) |
Fremantle |
10.11 (71) |
SCG |
21,366 |
Sunday, 4 April |
Carlton |
16.8 (104) |
Geelong |
6.14 (50) |
Optus Oval |
25,037 |
Sunday, 4 April |
Hawthorn |
11.8 (74) |
Kangaroos |
15.13 (103) |
MCG |
35,305 |
Sunday, 4 April |
Round 3 (Easter)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Brisbane Lions |
21.11 (137) |
Collingwood |
12.5 (77) |
The Gabba |
36,467 |
Thursday, 8 April |
Kangaroos |
17.9 (111) |
Carlton |
16.10 (106) |
MCG |
36,273 |
Saturday, 10 April |
Essendon |
22.5 (137) |
West Coast |
20.11 (131) |
Telstra Dome |
33,195 |
Saturday, 10 April |
Sydney |
10.13 (73) |
Geelong |
10.7 (67) |
SCG |
25,451 |
Saturday, 10 April |
Port Adelaide |
26.15 (171) |
Hawthorn |
13.12 (90) |
AAMI Stadium |
27,421 |
Sunday, 11 April |
Fremantle |
10.13 (73) |
Adelaide |
8.16 (64) |
Subiaco Oval |
32,575 |
Sunday, 11 April |
Western Bulldogs |
12.15 (87) |
Melbourne |
12.25 (97) |
MCG |
27,767 |
Sunday, 11 April |
St Kilda |
16.18 (114) |
Richmond |
10.9 (69) |
Telstra Dome |
43,468 |
Monday, 12 April |
Round 4
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Carlton |
12.8 (80) |
Essendon |
17.15 (117) |
MCG |
60,864 |
Friday, 16 April |
West Coast |
12.7 (79) |
Brisbane Lions |
10.16 (76) |
Subiaco Oval |
39,666 |
Saturday, 17 April |
Melbourne |
18.16 (124) |
Port Adelaide |
10.11 (71) |
MCG |
20,093 |
Saturday, 17 April |
Adelaide |
15.8 (98) |
St Kilda |
18.5 (113) |
AAMI Stadium |
42,219 |
Saturday, 17 April |
Geelong |
19.13 (127) |
Richmond |
11.12 (78) |
Telstra Dome |
31,375 |
Saturday, 17 April |
Kangaroos |
10.10 (70) |
Sydney |
18.13 (121) |
Manuka Oval |
14,891 |
Sunday, 18 April |
Collingwood |
7.12 (54) |
Fremantle |
12.16 (88) |
Telstra Dome |
34,416 |
Sunday, 18 April |
Hawthorn |
14.13 (97) |
Western Bulldogs |
16.13 (109) |
MCG |
24,959 |
Sunday, 18 April |
Round 5 (ANZAC Day)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Richmond |
9.5 (59) |
Adelaide |
21.8 (134) |
Telstra Dome |
25,267 |
Friday, 23 April |
Carlton |
14.8 (92) |
West Coast |
6.7 (43) |
Optus Oval |
18,018 |
Saturday, 24 April |
St Kilda |
20.10 (130) |
Kangaroos |
8.17 (65) |
Telstra Dome |
38,896 |
Saturday, 24 April |
Sydney |
15.9 (99) |
Melbourne |
17.9 (111) |
Telstra Stadium |
33,127 |
Saturday, 24 April |
Brisbane Lions |
14.26 (110) |
Hawthorn |
9.8 (62) |
The Gabba |
34,526 |
Saturday, 24 April |
Collingwood |
11.13 (79) |
Essendon |
17.10 (112) |
MCG |
57,294 |
Sunday, 25 April |
Fremantle |
18.9 (117) |
Geelong |
14.7 (91) |
Subiaco Oval |
35,021 |
Sunday, 25 April |
Port Adelaide |
17.17 (119) |
Western Bulldogs |
7.22 (64) |
AAMI Stadium |
26,839 |
Sunday, 25 April |
Round 6
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Richmond |
12.12 (84) |
Hawthorn |
13.5 (83) |
Telstra Dome |
37,947 |
Friday, 30 April |
Kangaroos |
18.11 (119) |
Western Bulldogs |
19.6 (120) |
Manuka Oval |
7,222 |
Saturday, 1 May |
Essendon |
16.12 (108) |
Sydney |
15.8 (98) |
MCG |
38,946 |
Saturday, 1 May |
West Coast |
11.7 (73) |
Fremantle |
12.11 (83) |
Subiaco Oval |
42,135 |
Saturday, 1 May |
St Kilda |
13.14 (92) |
Brisbane Lions |
14.7 (91) |
Telstra Dome |
52,539 |
Saturday, 1 May |
Geelong |
15.11 (101) |
Adelaide |
8.10 (58) |
Skilled Stadium |
18,224 |
Sunday, 2 May |
Melbourne |
25.10 (160) |
Carlton |
8.7 (55) |
MCG |
38,799 |
Sunday, 2 May |
Port Adelaide |
14.17 (101) |
Collingwood |
12.12 (84) |
AAMI Stadium |
31,174 |
Sunday, 2 May |
Round 7 (Mother's Day)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Western Bulldogs |
14.11 (95) |
Essendon |
18.13 (121) |
Telstra Dome |
45,119 |
Friday, 7 May |
Fremantle |
11.6 (72) |
St Kilda |
14.11 (95) |
Subiaco Oval |
39,931 |
Saturday, 8 May |
Carlton |
13.11 (89) |
Collingwood |
11.14 (80) |
MCG |
56,617 |
Saturday, 8 May |
Kangaroos |
11.10 (76) |
Brisbane Lions |
18.12 (120) |
Telstra Dome |
27,511 |
Saturday, 8 May |
Port Adelaide |
13.9 (87) |
Adelaide |
17.17 (119) |
AAMI Stadium |
44,733 |
Saturday, 8 May |
Sydney |
8.6 (54) |
Richmond |
10.7 (67) |
SCG |
23,014 |
Sunday, 9 May |
Melbourne |
18.14 (122) |
West Coast |
11.7 (73) |
MCG |
21,145 |
Sunday, 9 May |
Hawthorn |
8.4 (52) |
Geelong |
15.18 (108) |
Telstra Dome |
28,612 |
Sunday, 9 May |
Round 8
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Adelaide |
12.12 (84) |
Essendon |
20.15 (135) |
AAMI Stadium |
46,309 |
Friday, 14 May |
West Coast |
18.16 (124) |
Sydney |
15.7 (97) |
Subiaco Oval |
38,870 |
Saturday, 15 May |
Richmond |
15.15 (105) |
Western Bulldogs |
10.22 (82) |
MCG |
33,960 |
Saturday, 15 May |
St Kilda |
21.12 (138) |
Collingwood |
13.13 (91) |
Telstra Dome |
47,898 |
Saturday, 15 May |
Brisbane Lions |
21.14 (140) |
Carlton |
16.6 (102) |
The Gabba |
34,368 |
Saturday, 15 May |
Hawthorn |
10.10 (70) |
Fremantle |
8.13 (61) |
York Park |
14,554 |
Sunday, 16 May |
Geelong |
15.11 (101) |
Melbourne |
12.15 (87) |
Skilled Stadium |
21,157 |
Sunday, 16 May |
Kangaroos |
21.14 (140) |
Port Adelaide |
7.6 (48) |
Telstra Dome |
16,910 |
Sunday, 16 May |
Round 9
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Collingwood |
9.14 (68) |
Adelaide |
9.11 (65) |
Telstra Dome |
37,881 |
Friday, 21 May |
Fremantle |
20.17 (137) |
Brisbane Lions |
11.12 (78) |
Subiaco Oval |
32,575 |
Saturday, 22 May |
Melbourne |
13.18 (96) |
Kangaroos |
11.12 (78) |
MCG |
31,291 |
Saturday, 22 May |
Geelong |
18.12 (120) |
Essendon |
14.13 (97) |
Telstra Dome |
51,400 |
Saturday, 22 May |
Port Adelaide |
19.14 (128) |
Richmond |
7.8 (50) |
AAMI Stadium |
25,761 |
Saturday, 22 May |
Sydney |
11.14 (80) |
Hawthorn |
12.7 (79) |
SCG |
25,127 |
Sunday, 23 May |
Carlton |
12.7 (79) |
Western Bulldogs |
16.8 (104) |
Optus Oval |
26,041 |
Sunday, 23 May |
St Kilda |
26.13 (169) |
West Coast |
9.14 (68) |
Telstra Dome |
30,478 |
Sunday, 23 May |
Round 10
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Essendon |
17.13 (115) |
Fremantle |
12.13 (85) |
Telstra Dome |
38,411 |
Friday, 28 May |
West Coast |
14.16 (100) |
Richmond |
9.9 (63) |
Subiaco Oval |
38,517 |
Saturday, 29 May |
Hawthorn |
6.11 (47) |
Adelaide |
20.13 (133) |
MCG |
22,942 |
Saturday, 29 May |
Kangaroos |
9.11 (65) |
Collingwood |
13.14 (92) |
Telstra Dome |
44,833 |
Saturday, 29 May |
Western Bulldogs |
10.7 (67) |
Sydney |
12.21 (93) |
SCG |
23,479 |
Saturday, 29 May |
Melbourne |
12.11 (83) |
Brisbane Lions |
18.15 (123) |
The Gabba |
32,902 |
Sunday, 30 May |
Port Adelaide |
18.8 (116) |
Geelong |
17.10 (112) |
AAMI Stadium |
29,177 |
Sunday, 30 May |
Carlton |
13.10 (88) |
St Kilda |
31.10 (196) |
Telstra Dome |
37,136 |
Sunday, 30 May |
Round 11
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Collingwood |
14.9 (93) |
West Coast |
11.9 (75) |
Telstra Dome |
44,401 |
Friday, 4 June |
Adelaide |
12.15 (87) |
Carlton |
14.7 (91) |
AAMI Stadium |
41,617 |
Saturday, 5 June |
Hawthorn |
12.8 (80) |
Essendon |
24.10 (154) |
MCG |
42,682 |
Saturday, 5 June |
Kangaroos |
24.10 (154) |
Richmond |
12.8 (80) |
Telstra Dome |
31,700 |
Saturday, 5 June |
Brisbane Lions |
18.15 (123) |
Port Adelaide |
12.14 (86) |
The Gabba |
34,241 |
Saturday, 5 June |
Sydney |
17.10 (112) |
St Kilda |
11.10 (76) |
SCG |
36,039 |
Sunday, 6 June |
Fremantle |
9.8 (62) |
Melbourne |
13.15 (93) |
Subiaco Oval |
33,125 |
Sunday, 6 June |
Western Bulldogs |
10.7 (67) |
Geelong |
17.11 (113) |
Telstra Dome |
31,811 |
Sunday, 6 June |
Round 12 (Queen's Birthday)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Carlton |
15.10 (100) |
Hawthorn |
14.4 (88) |
Telstra Dome |
47,302 |
Friday, 11 June |
Port Adelaide |
20.12 (132) |
Sydney |
8.12 (60) |
AAMI Stadium |
28,032 |
Sunday, 13 June |
Western Bulldogs |
15.13 (103) |
St Kilda |
11.14 (80) |
MCG |
28,306 |
Saturday, 12 June |
West Coast |
15.18 (108) |
Adelaide |
11.10 (76) |
Subiaco Oval |
37,580 |
Saturday, 12 June |
Essendon |
14.12 (96) |
Brisbane Lions |
25.12 (162) |
Telstra Dome |
50,003 |
Saturday, 12 June |
Geelong |
14.10 (94) |
Kangaroos |
12.12 (84) |
Skilled Stadium |
21,612 |
Sunday, 13 June |
Richmond |
10.11 (71) |
Fremantle |
12.9 (81) |
MCG |
18,666 |
Sunday, 13 June |
Melbourne |
12.10 (82) |
Collingwood |
11.7 (73) |
MCG |
56,988 |
Monday, 14 June |
Round 13 (Split Round)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
St Kilda |
19.13 (127) |
Hawthorn |
9.7 (61) |
Telstra Dome |
36,925 |
Friday, 18 June |
Geelong |
13.14 (92) |
Brisbane Lions |
9.11 (65) |
Skilled Stadium |
17,648 |
Saturday, 19 June |
Fremantle |
16.6 (102) |
Port Adelaide |
17.10 (112) |
Subiaco Oval |
36,507 |
Saturday, 19 June |
Richmond |
14.9 (93) |
Carlton |
18.16 (124) |
Telstra Dome |
46,618 |
Saturday, 19 June |
Kangaroos |
16.12 (108) |
West Coast |
11.9 (75) |
Manuka Oval |
8,542 |
Sunday, 20 June |
Essendon |
10.9 (69) |
Melbourne |
13.17 (95) |
MCG |
47,314 |
Sunday, 20 June |
Adelaide |
20.13 (133) |
Western Bulldogs |
15.11 (101) |
AAMI Stadium |
36,774 |
Sunday, 20 June |
Sydney |
13.7 (85) |
Collingwood |
11.13 (79) |
Telstra Stadium |
50,091 |
Saturday, 26 June |
Round 14
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Essendon |
12.7 (79) |
Kangaroos |
14.16 (100) |
Telstra Dome |
49,419 |
Friday, 2 July |
Carlton |
12.12 (84) |
Sydney |
15.5 (95) |
Optus Oval |
26,172 |
Saturday, 3 July |
Collingwood |
20.20 (140) |
Hawthorn |
11.9 (75) |
MCG |
44,329 |
Saturday, 3 July |
West Coast |
7.9 (51) |
Geelong |
7.7 (49) |
Subiaco Oval |
36,668 |
Saturday, 3 July |
Brisbane Lions |
17.12 (114) |
Richmond |
14.12 (96) |
The Gabba |
32,744 |
Saturday, 3 July |
St Kilda |
7.5 (47) |
Port Adelaide |
14.9 (93) |
York Park |
19,223 |
Sunday, 4 July |
Western Bulldogs |
10.16 (76) |
Fremantle |
18.9 (117) |
Telstra Dome |
18,734 |
Sunday, 4 July |
Adelaide |
22.13 (145) |
Melbourne |
10.13 (73) |
AAMI Stadium |
39,288 |
Sunday, 4 July |
Round 15
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Collingwood |
9.11 (65) |
Geelong |
12.22 (94) |
Telstra Dome |
50,627 |
Friday, 9 July |
Hawthorn |
12.10 (82) |
West Coast |
12.14 (86) |
York Park |
15,581 |
Saturday, 10 July |
Richmond |
11.11 (77) |
Essendon |
24.11 (155) |
MCG |
48,286 |
Saturday, 10 July |
Fremantle |
12.7 (79) |
Kangaroos |
14.12 (96) |
Subiaco Oval |
37,077 |
Saturday, 10 July |
Sydney |
8.10 (58) |
Adelaide |
6.9 (45) |
SCG |
28,493 |
Saturday, 10 July |
Brisbane Lions |
20.16 (136) |
Western Bulldogs |
10.8 (68) |
The Gabba |
29,295 |
Sunday, 11 July |
Melbourne |
23.8 (146) |
St Kilda |
13.11 (89) |
MCG |
54,409 |
Sunday, 11 July |
Port Adelaide |
18.15 (123) |
Carlton |
5.10 (40) |
AAMI Stadium |
30,109 |
Sunday, 11 July |
Round 16
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
West Coast |
18.9 (117) |
Essendon |
10.13 (73) |
Subiaco Oval |
40,674 |
Friday, 16 July |
Carlton |
9.16 (70) |
Kangaroos |
9.8 (62) |
Optus Oval |
20,732 |
Saturday, 17 July |
Richmond |
9.7 (61) |
St Kilda |
16.9 (105) |
Telstra Dome |
34,631 |
Saturday, 17 July |
Adelaide |
12.8 (80) |
Fremantle |
14.8 (92) |
AAMI Stadium |
34,855 |
Saturday, 17 July |
Collingwood |
11.7 (73) |
Brisbane Lions |
16.13 (109) |
MCG |
34,326 |
Saturday, 17 July |
Geelong |
11.11 (77) |
Sydney |
9.8 (62) |
Skilled Stadium |
20,515 |
Sunday, 18 July |
Hawthorn |
7.11 (53) |
Port Adelaide |
15.15 (105) |
MCG |
11,682 |
Sunday, 18 July |
Melbourne |
12.21 (93) |
Western Bulldogs |
7.13 (55) |
Telstra Dome |
25,107 |
Sunday, 18 July |
Round 17
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
St Kilda |
20.7 (127) |
Essendon |
14.8 (92) |
Telstra Dome |
50,392 |
Friday, 23 July |
Fremantle |
18.10 (118) |
Sydney |
14.7 (91) |
Subiaco Oval |
35,037 |
Saturday, 24 July |
Kangaroos |
22.11 (143) |
Hawthorn |
9.9 (63) |
MCG |
20,018 |
Saturday, 24 July |
Western Bulldogs |
8.18 (66) |
Collingwood |
17.13 (115) |
Telstra Dome |
32,675 |
Saturday, 24 July |
Brisbane Lions |
29.15 (189) |
Adelaide |
6.12 (48) |
The Gabba |
33,443 |
Saturday, 24 July |
Port Adelaide |
16.6 (102) |
West Coast |
9.22 (76) |
AAMI Stadium |
26,286 |
Sunday, 25 July |
Geelong |
18.23 (131) |
Carlton |
11.8 (74) |
Telstra Dome |
43,210 |
Sunday, 25 July |
Richmond |
10.10 (70) |
Melbourne |
19.12 (126) |
MCG |
25,211 |
Sunday, 25 July |
Round 18 (Heritage Round)
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Adelaide |
5.19 (49) |
Kangaroos |
5.12 (42) |
AAMI Stadium |
37,562 |
Friday, 30 July |
Carlton |
9.9 (63) |
Fremantle |
16.15 (111) |
Optus Oval |
17,092 |
Saturday, 31 July |
Collingwood |
15.13 (103) |
Richmond |
14.14 (98) |
MCG |
39,933 |
Saturday, 31 July |
Essendon |
18.11 (119) |
Port Adelaide |
11.13 (79) |
Telstra Dome |
35,711 |
Saturday, 31 July |
Sydney |
12.11 (83) |
Brisbane Lions |
7.9 (51) |
SCG |
34,926 |
Saturday, 31 July |
Geelong |
15.11 (101) |
St Kilda |
15.4 (94) |
Skilled Stadium |
21,673 |
Sunday, 1 August |
West Coast |
15.16 (106) |
Western Bulldogs |
8.9 (57) |
Subiaco Oval |
36,028 |
Sunday, 1 August |
Melbourne |
15.17 (107) |
Hawthorn |
9.9 (63) |
MCG |
28,392 |
Sunday, 1 August |
Round 19
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Fremantle |
11.7 (73) |
Collingwood |
14.22 (106) |
Subiaco Oval |
40,901 |
Friday, 6 August |
St Kilda |
14.7 (91) |
Adelaide |
10.8 (68) |
York Park |
17,101 |
Saturday, 7 August |
Essendon |
8.9 (57) |
Carlton |
10.14 (74) |
MCG |
45,083 |
Saturday, 7 August |
Sydney |
18.4 (112) |
Kangaroos |
17.16 (118) |
SCG |
24,028 |
Saturday, 7 August |
Western Bulldogs |
16.13 (109) |
Hawthorn |
19.6 (120) |
Telstra Dome |
22,330 |
Saturday, 7 August |
Brisbane Lions |
10.13 (73) |
West Coast |
12.15 (87) |
The Gabba |
31,754 |
Sunday, 8 August |
Richmond |
11.17 (83) |
Geelong |
16.18 (114) |
MCG |
33,176 |
Sunday, 8 August |
Port Adelaide |
18.17 (125) |
Melbourne |
6.16 (52) |
AAMI Stadium |
30,702 |
Sunday, 8 August |
Round 20
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Essendon |
18.13 (121) |
Collingwood |
13.9 (87) |
MCG |
52,983 |
Friday, 13 August |
Geelong |
9.21 (75) |
Fremantle |
3.7 (25) |
Skilled Stadium |
15,209 |
Saturday, 14 August |
Hawthorn |
6.7 (43) |
Brisbane Lions |
8.18 (66) |
MCG |
17,159 |
Saturday, 14 August |
Melbourne |
7.4 (46) |
Sydney |
10.7 (67) |
Telstra Dome |
34,991 |
Saturday, 14 August |
Western Bulldogs |
9.7 (61) |
Port Adelaide |
23.9 (147) |
Marrara Oval |
13,271 |
Saturday, 14 August |
Adelaide |
21.12 (138) |
Richmond |
13.8 (86) |
AAMI Stadium |
35,896 |
Sunday, 15 August |
West Coast |
15.21 (111) |
Carlton |
6.13 (49) |
Subiaco Oval |
39,631 |
Sunday, 15 August |
Kangaroos |
15.6 (96) |
St Kilda |
23.9 (147) |
Telstra Dome |
41,664 |
Sunday, 15 August |
Round 21
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Collingwood |
9.16 (70) |
Port Adelaide |
16.11 (107) |
MCG |
27,226 |
Friday, 20 August |
Carlton |
14.9 (93) |
Melbourne |
8.14 (62) |
Optus Oval |
22,254 |
Saturday, 21 August |
Adelaide |
15.19 (109) |
Geelong |
12.15 (87) |
AAMI Stadium |
37,576 |
Saturday, 21 August |
Western Bulldogs |
21.10 (136) |
Kangaroos |
15.16 (106) |
Telstra Dome |
24,741 |
Saturday, 21 August |
Sydney |
17.8 (110) |
Essendon |
12.18 (90) |
Telstra Stadium |
46,440 |
Saturday, 21 August |
Brisbane Lions |
20.10 (130) |
St Kilda |
13.7 (85) |
The Gabba |
35,823 |
Sunday, 22 August |
Fremantle |
6.9 (45) |
West Coast |
13.15 (93) |
Subiaco Oval |
41,907 |
Sunday, 22 August |
Hawthorn |
16.13 (109) |
Richmond |
13.8 (86) |
MCG |
27,007 |
Sunday, 22 August |
Round 22
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Collingwood |
16.11 (107) |
Carlton |
17.6 (108) |
MCG |
60,898 |
Friday, 27 August |
West Coast |
15.17 (107) |
Melbourne |
10.7 (67) |
Subiaco Oval |
39,882 |
Saturday, 28 August |
Richmond |
6.8 (44) |
Sydney |
16.12 (108) |
MCG |
29,777 |
Saturday, 28 August |
St Kilda |
17.10 (112) |
Fremantle |
12.11 (83) |
Telstra Dome |
35,329 |
Saturday, 28 August |
Brisbane Lions |
26.14 (170) |
Kangaroos |
9.3 (57) |
The Gabba |
33,122 |
Saturday, 28 August |
Adelaide |
9.6 (60) |
Port Adelaide |
12.13 (85) |
AAMI Stadium |
45,473 |
Sunday, 29 August |
Essendon |
17.11 (113) |
Western Bulldogs |
14.12 (96) |
Telstra Dome |
39,894 |
Sunday, 29 August |
Geelong |
17.21 (123) |
Hawthorn |
9.4 (58) |
Skilled Stadium |
21,192 |
Sunday, 29 August |
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2413 | 1823 | 132.36 | 68 |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2447 | 1783 | 137.24 | 64 |
3 | St Kilda | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2443 | 1909 | 127.97 | 64 |
4 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2088 | 1741 | 119.93 | 60 |
5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2127 | 1900 | 111.95 | 56 |
6 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1938 | 1804 | 107.43 | 52 |
7 | West Coast | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2042 | 1968 | 103.76 | 52 |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2282 | 2228 | 102.42 | 48 |
9 | Fremantle | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1882 | 1870 | 100.64 | 44 |
10 | Kangaroos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2142 | 2135 | 100.33 | 40 |
11 | Carlton | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1825 | 2235 | 81.66 | 40 |
12 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1950 | 2039 | 95.64 | 32 |
13 | Collingwood | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1899 | 2082 | 91.21 | 32 |
14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1957 | 2459 | 79.59 | 20 |
15 | Hawthorn | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1668 | 2375 | 70.23 | 16 |
16 | Richmond | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1693 | 2445 | 69.24 | 16 |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against |
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Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
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9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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14 |
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16 |
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1 | Port Adelaide |
4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 |
2 | Brisbane Lions |
4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
3 | St Kilda |
4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 64 |
4 | Geelong |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 60 |
5 | Melbourne |
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
6 | Sydney |
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 |
7 | West Coast |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 |
8 | Essendon |
0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 |
9 | Fremantle |
4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
10 | Kangaroos |
4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
11 | Carlton |
0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
12 | Adelaide |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
13 | Collingwood |
0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
14 | Western Bulldogs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
15 | Hawthorn |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
16 | Richmond |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Finals series
Qualifying and Elimination Finals (Father's Day)
Semi finals
Game |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Semi Final 2 |
St Kilda |
16.11 (107) |
Sydney |
8.8 (56) |
MCG |
50,671 |
Friday, 10 September |
Semi Final 1 |
Geelong |
10.14 (74) |
Essendon |
9.10 (64) |
MCG |
53,356 |
Saturday, 11 September |
Preliminary Finals
Note: Brisbane played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Geelong due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG.
Grand final
This was the first Grand Final in the history of the AFL to be played by two non-Victorian teams; Port Adelaide's first; and the Brisbane Lions' fourth consecutive.
Game |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
Date |
Grand Final |
Port Adelaide |
17.11 (113) |
Brisbane |
10.13 (73) |
MCG |
77,671 |
Saturday, 25 September |
Match attendance
Total match attendance for all games was 5,915,407 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 77,671 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 60,898 people for the Collingwood v Carlton game of Round 22.
Attendances during the season were affected by the ongoing reconstruction of the Ponsford, Olympic and Melbourne Cricket Club stands at the MCG to be ready for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Awards
Coleman
Notable events
- St Kilda won its first ten matches of the season, which was at that time the longest winning streak in its history. This record stood until 2009, when the Saints won 19 games in a row.
- A five-minute brawl broke out between rivals Hawthorn and Essendon in the round 11 match, after which one Bomber (Justin Murphy) and four Hawks players received suspensions totalling 16 matches, and a combined total of $70,700 of fines were handed out. 27 charges were brought before the AFL Tribunal, the most ever from a single game.[1] The game is widely known as the "Line in the Sand Match," as the brawls were sparked in the third quarter after Hawthorn players were urged at a half-time address by club legend Dermott Brereton to metaphorically draw such a line; Brereton thought the young Hawks were being physically intimidated by the more experienced Bombers.[2]
- In Round 13, Geelong defeated the Brisbane Lions for the first time since the merged club was established in 1997. The win broke a 10-game winning streak for Brisbane against Geelong.
- After a Round 13 win over the Western Bulldogs, Adelaide Crows coach Gary Ayres was told by the board of directors that his contract would not be renewed for the next season, but would be allowed to coach the rest of 2004. Ayres subsequently resigned on the same day, without shaking hands or a word with the media. He was replaced by Neil Craig at first on a temporary basis, but then got the job permanently for Season 2005[3]
- During the Round 19 match between Sydney and the Kangaroos, Sydney head trainer Wally Jackson suffered a fatal heart attack during the last quarter.[4] Most of the Sydney players were upset and distracted as Jackson was given CPR on the interchange bench; and despite Sydney having led the Kangaroos by 40 points at three-quarter time, they faded to lose by six points.
- On Saturday, 28 August 2004 (round 22), the Brisbane Lions set the VFL/AFL record for having the most experienced team in history. The 22-man Brisbane Lions squad had collectively played 3,740 senior career games,[5] and had collectively scored 3,399 senior career goals. Only four of the 22 players had not played over 100 AFL games;Jonathan Brown (90 games), Robert Copeland (74 games), Dylan McLaren (26 games) and Richard Hadley (24 games).[6]
- Despite earning a home Preliminary Final by beating St Kilda two weeks earlier, the Brisbane Lions were forced to play the Geelong Cats in Melbourne at the MCG, due an agreement between the AFL and the MCG to play at least one match per week at the ground in finals. Brisbane would go on lose in the second half of the Grand Final against Port Adelaide, and tiredness from the extra traveling was blamed as the cause of defeat. This event would influence the AFL and the MCG to revoke this clause in the following season.[7]
Notes
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