2003 list
27 | Steven Alessio | 31y 234d | 203cm | 106kg | 64 | 168 | 16 | 184 | 184 | 9 | 193 | St Olivers | - | Primary | |
36 | Jordan Bannister | 20y 242d | 190cm | 89kg | 46 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essendon | 2000 | #47 | Primary |
16 | Paul Barnard | 30y 137d | 189cm | 93kg | 58 | 140 | 11 | 151 | 75 | 4 | 79 | East Perth | 1993 | #32 | Primary |
23 | Mark Bolton | 24y 88d | 196cm | 91kg | 60 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 15 | 12 | 27 | Eastern U18 | 1997 | #4 | Primary |
37 | Marc Bullen | 20y 353d | 187cm | 85kg | 51 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Murray U18 | 2000 | #63 | Primary |
22 | Tristan Cartledge | 18y 19d | 199cm | 93kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Ballarat U18 | 2002 | #28 | Primary |
13 | Damian Cupido | 21y 111d | 184cm | 90kg | 57 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 39 | 55 | Brisbane | 1999 | #6 | Primary |
35 | James Davies | 20y 335d | 191cm | 84kg | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Xavier College | 2000 | #17 | Primary |
31 | Dustin Fletcher | 28y 54d | 198cm | 92kg | 81 | 190 | 14 | 204 | 59 | 0 | 59 | Western U18 | 1992 | Primary | |
15 | Robert Forster-Knight | 21y 85d | 186cm | 85kg | 47 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essendon | 1999 | #72 | Primary |
47 | Ken Hall | 22y 229d | 178cm | 83kg | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hobart FC | 2001 | R#46 | Rookie A |
38 | Shane Harvey | 20y 178d | 176cm | 75kg | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Essendon | 2001 | #18 | Primary |
39 | Ben Haynes | 22y 3d | 182cm | 83kg | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Essendon VFL | 1999 | R#5 | Rookie A |
3 | Aaron Henneman | 22y 199d | 195cm | 100kg | 43 | 35 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Murray U18 | 1998 | #25 | Primary |
19 | David Hille | 22y 28d | 202cm | 108kg | 69 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Dandenong U18 | 1999 | #40 | Primary |
5 | James Hird | 30y 146d | 188cm | 90kg | 88 | 168 | 18 | 186 | 261 | 13 | 274 | Ainslie | 1990 | #79 | Primary |
- | Scott Howard | 19y 274d | 188cm | 83kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calder U18 | 2001 | R#15 | Rookie A |
30 | Samuel Hunt | 20y 78d | 193cm | 92kg | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ess | 2000 | #32 | Primary |
21 | Danny Jacobs | 23y 5d | 189cm | 96kg | 80 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 19 | 4 | 23 | Essendon | 1998 | #36 | Primary |
- | Courtney Johns | 18y 228d | 194cm | 100kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Fremantle (WA) | 2003 | R#28 | Rookie A |
14 | Jason Johnson | 25y 156d | 181cm | 82kg | 83 | 88 | 22 | 110 | 51 | 15 | 66 | Calder U18 | 1996 | #28 | Primary |
1 | Mark Johnson | 25y 38d | 180cm | 82kg | 85 | 86 | 24 | 110 | 22 | 8 | 30 | Calder U18 | 1998 | R#12 | Primary |
26 | Jason Laycock | 18y 238d | 201cm | 108kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tasmania U18 | 2002 | #10 | Primary |
18 | Matthew Lloyd | 25y 75d | 192cm | 93kg | 87 | 143 | 22 | 165 | 506 | 93 | 599 | Western U18 | 1995 | Primary | |
25 | Scott Lucas | 25y 182d | 192cm | 96kg | 83 | 136 | 24 | 160 | 208 | 19 | 227 | Geelong U18 | 1994 | #4 | Primary |
28 | Cory McGrath | 24y 146d | 181cm | 86kg | 51 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Essendon | 2000 | R#14 | Primary |
- | Toby McGrath | 22y 262d | 180cm | 79kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Fremantle | 1999 | R#12 | Rookie A |
33 | Adam McPhee | 20y 267d | 190cm | 89kg | 69 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 19 | Essendon | 2000 | #39 | Primary |
10 | Mark McVeigh | 22y 155d | 184cm | 85kg | 61 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 27 | 9 | 36 | NSW-ACT U18 | 1998 | #9 | Primary |
2 | Mark Mercuri | 29y 129d | 178cm | 77kg | 59 | 182 | 16 | 198 | 232 | 7 | 239 | Keilor Park | - | Primary | |
24 | Joe Misiti | 28y 233d | 186cm | 88kg | 76 | 196 | 21 | 217 | 83 | 6 | 89 | Keilor Park | - | Primary | |
- | Simon O'Keefe | 19y 154d | 198cm | 89kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray U18 | 2001 | #34 | Primary |
11 | Damien Peverill | 23y 353d | 183cm | 80kg | 77 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Ess VFL | 2001 | R#32 | Primary |
9 | Adam Ramanauskas | 22y 223d | 183cm | 83kg | 77 | 74 | 10 | 84 | 39 | 8 | 47 | Dandenong U18 | 1998 | #12 | Primary |
29 | Joel Reynolds | 19y 25d | 188cm | 81kg | 49 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Geelong U18 | 2001 | #31 | Primary |
20 | Ted Richards | 20y 170d | 192cm | 94kg | 47 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | Essendon | 2000 | #27 | Primary |
43 | Dean Rioli | 25y 41d | 180cm | 99kg | 75 | 54 | 18 | 72 | 69 | 12 | 81 | South Fremantle (WA) | 1999 | R#3 | Primary |
7 | Dean Solomon | 23y 172d | 189cm | 102kg | 69 | 75 | 24 | 99 | 22 | 11 | 33 | Bendigo U18 | 1997 | #20 | Primary |
17 | Darren Walsh | 18y 185d | 186cm | 74kg | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sandringham U18 | 2002 | #27 | Primary |
4 | Jobe Watson | 18y 142d | 190cm | 94kg | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sandringham U18 | 2002 | #40 | Primary |
6 | Sean Wellman | 28y 283d | 193cm | 90kg | 78 | 180 | 20 | 200 | 32 | 2 | 34 | Adelaide | - | Primary | |
12 | Andrew Welsh | 20y 139d | 188cm | 87kg | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Calder U18 | 2001 | #47 | Primary |
- | Adrian Wilson | 18y 215d | 184cm | 88kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central District (SA) | 2002 | R#44 | Rookie A |
8 | Jason Winderlich | 18y 263d | 188cm | 82kg | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Gippsland U18 | 2002 | #11 | Primary |
Figures as at 2003. Contracts shown for the current list only.
2003 season
Lost a semi-final to Port Adelaide
8th on the ladder ยท 13-9 ยท 111.7% ยท 52 points
Season leaders
Awards
- W.S. Crichton MedalJames Hird
- W.S. Crichton MedalScott Lucas
- Coleman MedalMatthew Lloyd
Honour board
2,669 games, 1897 to 2026 ยท 1,452 wins, 1,178 losses, 39 draws ยท 105.8%
14premierships
- 1901
- 1911
- 1912
- 1923
- 1942
- 1946
- 1949
- 1950
- 1962
- 1965
- 1984
- 1985
- 1993
- 2000
W.S. Crichton Medal
Club champion since 1901
- 2026Zach Merrett
- 2025Zach Merrett
- 2024Zach Merrett
- 2023Zach Merrett
- 2022Peter Wright
- 2021Zach Merrett
- 2020Jordan Ridley
- 2019Zach Merrett
- 2018Devon Smith
- 2017Joe Daniher
- 2016Zach Merrett
- 2015Cale Hooker
- 2014Dyson Heppell
- 2013Brendon Goddard
- 2012Jobe Watson
- 2011David Zaharakis
- 2010Jobe Watson
- 2009Jobe Watson
- 2008David Hille
- 2007James Hird
- 2006Scott Lucas
- 2005Jason Johnson
- 2004Adam McPhee
- 2003James Hird
- 2003Scott Lucas
- 2002Mark Johnson
- 2001Jason Johnson
- 2000Dustin Fletcher
- 1999Mark Mercuri
- 1998Damien Hardwick
Brownlow Medal
- 1996James Hird
- 1993Gavin Wanganeen
- 1976Graham Moss
- 1953Bill Hutchison
- 1952Bill Hutchison
- 1938Dick Reynolds
- 1937Dick Reynolds
- 1934Dick Reynolds
Leigh Matthews Trophy
- 1989Tim Watson
- 1983Terry Daniher
Coleman Medal
- 2003Matthew Lloyd
- 2001Matthew Lloyd
- 2000Matthew Lloyd
- 1966Ted Fordham
- 1960Ron Evans
- 1959Ron Evans
Leading Goalkicker Medal
- 1953John Coleman
- 1952John Coleman
- 1951John Coleman
- 1950John Coleman
- 1949John Coleman
- 1923Greg Stockdale
- 1901Fred Hiskins
- 1900Albert Thurgood
Norm Smith Medal
- 2000James Hird
- 1993Michael Long
- 1985Simon Madden
- 1984Billy Duckworth
Rising Star Award
- 2017Andrew McGrath
- 2011Dyson Heppell