The 2004 AFL season was the 108th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 25 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
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]
Two games on the same day consisted of the 24.10 (154) to 12.8 (80) scoreline – the aforementioned Hawthorn vs. Essendon match as well as the Kangaroos vs. Richmond match that was played in the evening.
The Sydney Swans handed St Kilda their first defeat of the season, winning by 36 points in a match best known for Leo Barry's shut-down effort on Fraser Gehrig, who statistically played his worst match for the season registering only two disposals.[3]
The Brisbane Lions' 141-point win over Adelaide was their biggest ever win, and Adelaide's biggest ever defeat.
Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab announced his intention of leaving the role at the end of the season in the week leading up to their game verses Kangaroos. The Roos 80-point win over the Hawks fast-tracked Schwab’s departure to the days following with assistant Donald McDonald appointed as interim coach for the remainder of the year.
Brisbane Lions 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.
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.
Match attendanceedit
Total match attendance for all games was 5,915,407. Attendance at the grand final was 77,671. The largest non-finals attendance was 60,898 people for the Collingwood v Carlton game in round 22.
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 the round 13 win over the Western Bulldogs, Adelaide 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 2005 and onwards.[4]
During the round 19 match between Sydney and the Kangaroos, Sydney head trainer Wally Jackson suffered a fatal heart attack during the last quarter.[5] 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.
With its round 22 win over Adelaide, Port Adelaide clinched its third consecutive minor premiership, a feat achieved by only two other clubs in the previous 50 seasons (Melbourne 1955-60; Essendon 1999-2001). This would later prove crucial in relation to home ground advantage at the preliminary final stage.
Despite earning a home preliminary final by beating St Kilda two weeks earlier, the Brisbane Lions were forced to play Geelong in Melbourne at the MCG, due to an agreement between the AFL and the MCG to play at least one match per week at the ground in finals. This contractual stipulation was removed following renegotiation the following season.[6]
Essendon’s victory over Melbourne in the first week of the finals remains, as of 2023, its most recent finals victory. If Essendon make the finals in 2024, the first week of the finals will mark 20 years to the week since the team’s last finals win.
Notesedit
^ abHinds, Richard (9 June 2004). "Bombers, Hawks to face 27 charges".
^ abBrereton, Dermott (25 September 2008). "Dermott Brereton recalls the 'line in the sand' game".
^Pentony, Luke (6 June 2004). "Swans upset Saints in masterful display". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^Rucci, Michaelangelo. "Gary Ayres opinions way too late". Adelaidenow. The Advertiser. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
^Jessica Halloran (9 August 2004). "Swans mourn loss of their father figure". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^Wilson, Caroline (15 August 2014). "Fairer finals clause comes back to bite AFL". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Referencesedit
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For the 2004 season of the Arena Football League see 2004 Arena Football League season The 2004 AFL season was the 108th season of the Australian Football League AFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989 The season featured sixteen clubs ran from 26 March until 25 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs 2004 AFL premiership seasonTeams16PremiersPort Adelaide1st premiershipMinor premiersPort Adelaide3rd minor premiershipPre season cupSt Kilda2nd pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistChris Judd West Coast Coleman MedallistFraser Gehrig St Kilda AttendanceMatches played185Total attendance6 368 297 34 423 per match Highest77 671 Grand Final Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions 20032005 The premiership was won by the Port Adelaide Football Club for the first time after it defeated the Brisbane Lions by 40 points in the 2004 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 AFL Draft 2 Wizard Home Loans Cup 3 Premiership season 3 1 Round 1 3 2 Round 2 3 3 Round 3 3 4 Round 4 3 5 Round 5 3 6 Round 6 3 7 Round 7 3 8 Round 8 3 9 Round 9 3 10 Round 10 3 11 Round 11 3 12 Round 12 3 13 Round 13 3 14 Round 14 3 15 Round 15 3 16 Round 16 3 17 Round 17 3 18 Round 18 3 19 Round 19 3 20 Round 20 3 21 Round 21 3 22 Round 22 4 Ladder 4 1 Ladder progression 5 Finals series 5 1 Week one 5 2 Week two 5 3 Week three 5 4 Week four 6 Match attendance 7 Awards 7 1 Coleman 8 Notable events 9 Notes 10 ReferencesAFL Draft editSee 2004 AFL Draft Wizard Home Loans Cup editMain article 2004 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 Premiership season editRound 1 edit Round 1 season launch Friday 26 March 7 45 pm Richmond 14 13 97 def Collingwood 8 9 57 MCG crowd 55 622 Saturday 27 March 2 10 pm Hawthorn 17 17 119 def Melbourne 10 10 70 MCG crowd 38 351 Saturday 27 March 2 15 pm Fremantle 15 17 107 def Carlton 8 12 60 Subiaco Oval crowd 34 177 Saturday 27 March 7 10 pm St Kilda 19 8 122 def Geelong 9 7 61 Telstra Dome crowd 35 042 Saturday 27 March 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 11 14 80 def Sydney 11 12 78 The Gabba crowd 34 028 Sunday 28 March 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 23 20 158 def Essendon 8 14 62 AAMI Stadium crowd 28 413 Sunday 28 March 2 10 pm Kangaroos 23 11 149 def Adelaide 10 14 74 MCG crowd 19 231 Sunday 28 March 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 20 17 137 def by West Coast 22 12 144 Telstra Dome crowd 18 841 Round 2 edit Round 2 Friday 2 April 7 45 pm Melbourne 20 15 135 def Richmond 12 4 76 MCG crowd 33 406 Saturday 3 April 2 10 pm Collingwood 15 16 106 def Western Bulldogs 13 19 97 MCG crowd 40 044 Saturday 3 April 2 10 pm Adelaide 11 17 83 def by Brisbane Lions 15 14 104 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 095 Saturday 3 April 7 10 pm Essendon 8 12 60 def by St Kilda 13 16 94 Telstra Dome crowd 44 876 Saturday 3 April 5 40 pm West Coast 17 13 115 def by Port Adelaide 18 10 118 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 760 Sunday 4 April 1 10 pm Sydney 15 12 102 def Fremantle 10 11 71 SCG crowd 21 366 Sunday 4 April 2 10 pm Carlton 16 8 104 def Geelong 6 14 50 Optus Oval crowd 25 037 Sunday 4 April 2 10 pm Hawthorn 11 8 74 def by Kangaroos 15 13 103 MCG crowd 35 305 Round 3 edit Round 3 Easter Thursday 8 April 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 21 11 137 def Collingwood 12 5 77 The Gabba crowd 36 467 Saturday 10 April 2 10 pm Kangaroos 17 9 111 def Carlton 16 10 106 MCG crowd 36 273 Saturday 10 April 7 10 pm Essendon 22 5 137 def West Coast 20 11 131 Telstra Dome crowd 33 195 Saturday 10 April 7 10 pm Sydney 10 13 73 def Geelong 10 7 67 SCG crowd 25 451 Sunday 11 April 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 26 15 171 def Hawthorn 13 12 90 AAMI Stadium crowd 27 421 Sunday 11 April 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 12 15 87 def by Melbourne 12 25 97 MCG crowd 27 767 Sunday 11 April 2 10 pm Fremantle 10 13 73 def Adelaide 8 16 64 Subiaco Oval crowd 32 575 Monday 12 April 2 10 pm St Kilda 16 18 114 def Richmond 10 9 69 Telstra Dome crowd 43 468 Round 4 edit Round 4 Friday 16 April 7 40 pm Carlton 12 8 80 def by Essendon 17 15 117 MCG crowd 60 864 Saturday 17 April 2 10 pm Melbourne 18 16 124 def Port Adelaide 10 11 71 MCG crowd 20 093 Saturday 17 April 2 10 pm West Coast 12 7 79 def Brisbane Lions 10 16 76 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 666 Saturday 17 April 7 10 pm Geelong 19 13 127 def Richmond 11 12 78 Telstra Dome crowd 31 575 Saturday 17 April 7 10 pm Adelaide 15 8 98 def by St Kilda 18 5 113 AAMI Stadium crowd 42 219 Sunday 18 April 1 10 pm Kangaroos 10 10 70 def by Sydney 18 13 121 Manuka Oval crowd 14 891 Sunday 18 April 2 10 pm Collingwood 7 12 54 def by Fremantle 12 16 88 Telstra Dome crowd 34 416 Sunday 18 April 2 10 pm Hawthorn 14 13 97 def by Western Bulldogs 16 13 109 MCG crowd 24 959 Round 5 edit Round 5 ANZAC Day Friday 23 April 7 40 pm Richmond 9 5 59 def by Adelaide 21 8 134 Telstra Dome crowd 25 267 Saturday 24 April 2 10 pm Carlton 14 8 92 def West Coast 6 7 43 Optus Oval crowd 18 018 Saturday 24 April 2 10 pm St Kilda 20 10 130 def Kangaroos 8 17 65 Telstra Dome crowd 38 896 Saturday 24 April 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 14 26 110 def Hawthorn 9 8 62 The Gabba crowd 34 526 Saturday 24 April 7 20 pm Sydney 15 9 99 def by Melbourne 17 9 111 Telstra Stadium crowd 33 127 Sunday 25 April 1 15 pm Collingwood 11 13 79 def by Essendon 17 10 112 MCG crowd 57 294 Sunday 25 April 2 45 pm Port Adelaide 17 17 119 def Western Bulldogs 7 22 64 AAMI Stadium crowd 26 839 Sunday 25 April 2 15 pm Fremantle 18 9 117 def Geelong 14 7 91 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 021 Round 6 edit Round 6 Friday 30 April 7 40 pm Richmond 12 12 84 def Hawthorn 13 5 83 Telstra Dome crowd 37 947 Saturday 1 May 2 10 pm Essendon 16 12 108 def Sydney 15 8 98 MCG crowd 38 946 Saturday 1 May 2 10 pm Kangaroos 18 11 119 def by Western Bulldogs 19 6 120 Manuka Oval crowd 7 222 Saturday 1 May 7 10 pm St Kilda 13 14 92 def Brisbane Lions 14 7 91 Telstra Dome crowd 53 539 Saturday 1 May 5 40 pm West Coast 11 7 73 def by Fremantle 12 11 83 Subiaco Oval crowd 42 135 Sunday 2 May 1 10 pm Geelong 15 11 101 def Adelaide 8 10 58 Skilled Stadium crowd 18 224 Sunday 2 May 2 10 pm Melbourne 25 10 160 def Carlton 8 7 55 MCG crowd 38 799 Sunday 2 May 2 10 pm Port Adelaide 14 17 101 def Collingwood 12 12 84 AAMI Stadium crowd 31 174 Three games in this round were decided by one point Round 7 edit Round 7 Mother s Day Friday 7 May 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 14 11 95 def by Essendon 18 13 121 Telstra Dome crowd 45 119 Saturday 8 May 2 10 pm Carlton 13 11 89 def Collingwood 11 14 80 MCG crowd 56 617 Saturday 8 May 2 10 pm Fremantle 11 6 72 def by St Kilda 14 11 95 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 931 Saturday 8 May 7 10 pm Kangaroos 11 10 76 def by Brisbane Lions 18 12 120 Telstra Dome crowd 27 511 Saturday 8 May 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 13 9 87 def by Adelaide 17 17 119 AAMI Stadium crowd 44 733 Sunday 9 May 1 10 pm Sydney 8 6 54 def by Richmond 10 7 67 SCG crowd 23 014 Sunday 9 May 2 10 pm Melbourne 18 14 122 def West Coast 11 7 73 MCG crowd 21 145 Sunday 9 May 5 10 pm Hawthorn 8 4 52 def by Geelong 15 18 108 Telstra Dome crowd 28 612 Round 8 edit Round 8 Friday 14 May 7 10 pm Adelaide 12 12 84 def by Essendon 20 15 135 AAMI Stadium crowd 46 309 Saturday 15 May 2 10 pm Richmond 15 15 105 def Western Bulldogs 10 22 82 MCG crowd 33 960 Saturday 15 May 2 10 pm West Coast 18 16 124 def Sydney 15 7 97 Subiaco Oval crowd 38 870 Saturday 15 May 7 10 pm St Kilda 21 12 138 def Collingwood 13 13 91 Telstra Dome crowd 47 898 Saturday 15 May 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 21 14 140 def Carlton 16 6 102 The Gabba crowd 34 368 Sunday 16 May 1 10 pm Hawthorn 10 10 70 def Fremantle 8 13 61 Aurora Stadium crowd 14 554 Sunday 16 May 2 10 pm Geelong 15 11 101 def Melbourne 12 15 87 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 157 Sunday 16 May 2 10 pm Kangaroos 21 14 140 def Port Adelaide 7 6 48 Telstra Dome crowd 16 910 All home teams won except Adelaide Round 9 edit Round 9 Friday 21 May 7 40 pm Collingwood 9 14 68 def Adelaide 9 11 65 Telstra Dome crowd 37 881 Saturday 22 May 2 10 pm Melbourne 13 18 96 def Kangaroos 11 12 78 MCG crowd 31 291 Saturday 22 May 2 10 pm Fremantle 20 17 137 def Brisbane Lions 11 12 78 Subiaco Oval crowd 32 575 Saturday 22 May 7 10 pm Geelong 18 12 120 def Essendon 14 13 97 Telstra Dome crowd 51 400 Saturday 22 May 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 19 14 128 def Richmond 7 8 50 AAMI Stadium crowd 25 761 Sunday 23 May 1 10 pm Sydney 11 14 80 def Hawthorn 12 7 79 SCG crowd 25 127 Sunday 23 May 2 10 pm Carlton 12 7 79 def by Western Bulldogs 16 8 104 Optus Oval crowd 26 041 Sunday 23 May 2 10 pm St Kilda 26 13 169 def West Coast 9 14 68 Telstra Dome crowd 30 478 St Kilda s 101 point win against West Coast was their largest against the Eagles Round 10 edit Round 10 Friday 28 May 7 40 pm Essendon 17 13 115 def Fremantle 12 13 85 Telstra Dome crowd 38 411 Saturday 29 May 2 10 pm Hawthorn 6 11 47 def by Adelaide 20 13 133 MCG crowd 22 942 Saturday 29 May 2 10 pm West Coast 14 16 100 def Richmond 9 9 63 Subiaco Oval crowd 38 517 Saturday 29 May 7 10 pm Kangaroos 9 11 65 def by Collingwood 13 14 92 Telstra Dome crowd 44 833 Saturday 29 May 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 10 7 67 def by Sydney 12 21 93 SCG crowd 23 479 Sunday 30 May 1 10 pm Melbourne 12 11 83 def by Brisbane Lions 18 15 123 The Gabba crowd 32 902 Sunday 30 May 2 10 pm Carlton 13 10 88 def by St Kilda 31 10 196 Telstra Dome crowd 37 136 Sunday 30 May 2 10 pm Port Adelaide 18 8 116 def Geelong 17 10 112 AAMI Stadium crowd 29 177 Round 11 edit Round 11 Friday 4 June 7 40 pm Collingwood 14 9 93 def West Coast 11 9 75 Telstra Dome crowd 44 401 Saturday 5 June 2 10 pm Hawthorn 12 8 80 def by Essendon 24 10 154 MCG crowd 42 682 Saturday 5 June 2 10 pm Adelaide 12 15 87 def by Carlton 14 7 91 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 617 Saturday 5 June 7 10 pm Kangaroos 24 10 154 def Richmond 12 8 80 Telstra Dome crowd 31 700 Saturday 5 June 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 18 15 123 def Port Adelaide 12 14 86 The Gabba crowd 34 241 Sunday 6 June 1 10 pm Sydney 17 10 112 def St Kilda 11 10 76 SCG crowd 36 039 Sunday 6 June 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 10 7 67 def by Geelong 17 11 113 Telstra Dome crowd 31 811 Sunday 6 June 2 10 pm Fremantle 9 8 62 def by Melbourne 13 15 93 Subiaco Oval crowd 33 125 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 Two games on the same day consisted of the 24 10 154 to 12 8 80 scoreline the aforementioned Hawthorn vs Essendon match as well as the Kangaroos vs Richmond match that was played in the evening The Sydney Swans handed St Kilda their first defeat of the season winning by 36 points in a match best known for Leo Barry s shut down effort on Fraser Gehrig who statistically played his worst match for the season registering only two disposals 3 Round 12 edit Round 12 Queen s Birthday Friday 11 June 7 40 pm Carlton 15 10 100 def Hawthorn 14 4 88 Telstra Dome crowd 47 302 Saturday 12 June 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 15 13 103 def St Kilda 11 14 80 MCG crowd 28 306 Saturday 12 June 7 10 pm Essendon 14 12 96 def by Brisbane Lions 25 12 162 Telstra Dome crowd 50 003 Saturday 12 June 5 40 pm West Coast 15 18 108 def Adelaide 11 10 76 Subiaco Oval crowd 37 580 Sunday 13 June 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 20 12 132 def Sydney 8 12 60 AAMI Stadium crowd 28 032 Sunday 13 June 2 10 pm Geelong 14 10 94 def Kangaroos 12 12 84 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 612 Sunday 13 June 2 10 pm Richmond 10 11 71 def by Fremantle 12 9 81 MCG crowd 18 666 Monday 14 June 2 10 pm Melbourne 12 10 82 def Collingwood 11 7 73 MCG crowd 56 988 Round 13 edit Round 13 Split Round Friday 18 June 7 40 pm St Kilda 19 13 127 def Hawthorn 9 7 61 Telstra Dome crowd 36 925 Saturday 19 June 2 10 pm Geelong 13 14 92 def Brisbane Lions 9 11 65 Skilled Stadium crowd 17 648 Saturday 19 June 7 10 pm Richmond 14 9 93 def by Carlton 18 16 124 Telstra Dome crowd 46 618 Saturday 19 June 5 40 pm Fremantle 16 6 102 def by Port Adelaide 17 10 112 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 507 Sunday 20 June 1 10 pm Kangaroos 16 12 108 def West Coast 11 9 75 Manuka Oval crowd 8 542 Sunday 20 June 2 10 pm Essendon 10 9 69 def by Melbourne 13 17 95 MCG crowd 47 314 Sunday 20 June 2 10 pm Adelaide 20 13 133 def Western Bulldogs 15 11 101 AAMI Stadium crowd 36 774 Saturday 26 June 7 10 pm Sydney 13 7 85 def Collingwood 11 13 79 Telstra Stadium crowd 50 091 Geelong s win over the Brisbane Lions was their first ever over the merger club and the first over a Brisbane side since round 14 1995 Adelaide coach Gary Ayres resigned as coach after the win over the Western Bulldogs with Neil Craig taking over as caretaker for the remainder of the season Craig would become the head coach from next year Round 14 edit Round 14 Friday 2 July 7 40 pm Essendon 12 7 79 def by Kangaroos 14 16 100 Telstra Dome crowd 49 419 Saturday 3 July 2 10 pm Carlton 12 12 84 def by Sydney 15 5 95 Optus Oval crowd 26 172 Saturday 3 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 20 20 140 def Hawthorn 11 9 75 MCG crowd 44 329 Saturday 3 July 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 17 12 114 def Richmond 14 12 96 The Gabba crowd 32 744 Saturday 3 July 5 40 pm West Coast 7 9 51 def Geelong 7 7 49 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 668 Sunday 4 July 1 10 pm St Kilda 7 5 47 def by Port Adelaide 14 9 93 Aurora Stadium crowd 19 223 Sunday 4 July 2 10 pm Western Bulldogs 10 16 76 def by Fremantle 18 9 117 Telstra Dome crowd 18 734 Sunday 4 July 2 10 pm Adelaide 22 13 145 def Melbourne 10 13 73 AAMI Stadium crowd 39 288 Round 15 edit Round 15 Friday 9 July 7 40 pm Collingwood 9 11 65 def by Geelong 12 22 94 Telstra Dome crowd 50 627 Saturday 10 July 1 10 pm Hawthorn 12 10 82 def by West Coast 12 14 86 Aurora Stadium crowd 15 581 Saturday 10 July 2 10 pm Richmond 11 11 77 def by Essendon 24 11 155 MCG crowd 48 286 Saturday 10 July 5 10 pm Fremantle 12 7 79 def by Kangaroos 14 12 96 Subiaco Oval crowd 37 077 Saturday 10 July 7 10 pm Sydney 8 10 58 def Adelaide 6 9 45 SCG crowd 28 493 Sunday 11 July 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 20 16 136 def Western Bulldogs 10 8 68 The Gabba crowd 29 295 Sunday 11 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 23 8 146 def St Kilda 13 11 89 MCG crowd 54 409 Sunday 11 July 2 10 pm Port Adelaide 18 15 123 def Carlton 5 10 40 AAMI Stadium crowd 30 109 Round 16 edit Round 16 Friday 16 July 6 40 pm West Coast 18 9 117 def Essendon 10 13 73 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 674 Saturday 17 July 2 10 pm Carlton 9 16 70 def Kangaroos 9 8 62 Optus Oval crowd 20 732 Saturday 17 July 2 10 pm Richmond 9 7 61 def by St Kilda 16 9 105 Telstra Dome crowd 34 631 Saturday 17 July 7 10 pm Collingwood 11 7 73 def by Brisbane Lions 16 13 109 MCG crowd 34 236 Saturday 17 July 7 10 pm Adelaide 12 8 80 def by Fremantle 14 8 92 AAMI Stadium crowd 34 855 Sunday 18 July 1 10 pm Geelong 11 11 77 def Sydney 9 8 62 Skilled Stadium crowd 20 515 Sunday 18 July 2 10 pm Hawthorn 7 11 53 def by Port Adelaide 15 15 105 MCG crowd 11 682 Sunday 18 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 12 21 93 def Western Bulldogs 7 13 55 Telstra Dome crowd 25 107 Round 17 edit Round 17 Friday 23 July 7 40 pm St Kilda 20 7 127 def Essendon 14 8 92 Telstra Dome crowd 50 392 Saturday 24 July 2 10 pm Kangaroos 22 11 143 def Hawthorn 8 15 63 MCG crowd 20 018 Saturday 24 July 2 10 pm Fremantle 18 10 118 def Sydney 14 7 91 Subiaco Oval crowd 35 037 Saturday 24 July 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 8 18 66 def by Collingwood 17 13 115 Telstra Dome crowd 32 675 Saturday 24 July 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 29 15 189 def Adelaide 6 12 48 The Gabba crowd 33 443 Sunday 25 July 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 16 6 102 def West Coast 9 22 76 AAMI Stadium crowd 26 286 Sunday 25 July 2 10 pm Geelong 18 23 131 def Carlton 11 8 74 Telstra Dome crowd 43 210 Sunday 25 July 2 10 pm Richmond 10 10 70 def by Melbourne 19 12 126 MCG crowd 25 211 The Brisbane Lions 141 point win over Adelaide was their biggest ever win and Adelaide s biggest ever defeat Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab announced his intention of leaving the role at the end of the season in the week leading up to their game verses Kangaroos The Roos 80 point win over the Hawks fast tracked Schwab s departure to the days following with assistant Donald McDonald appointed as interim coach for the remainder of the year Round 18 edit Round 18 Heritage Round Friday 30 July 8 10 pm Adelaide 5 19 49 def Kangaroos 5 12 42 AAMI Stadium crowd 37 562 Saturday 31 July 2 10 pm Collingwood 15 13 103 def Richmond 14 14 98 MCG crowd 39 933 Saturday 31 July 2 10 pm Carlton 9 9 63 def by Fremantle 16 15 111 Optus Oval crowd 17 092 Saturday 31 July 7 10 pm Essendon 18 11 119 def Port Adelaide 11 13 79 Telstra Dome crowd 35 711 Saturday 31 July 7 10 pm Sydney 12 11 83 def Brisbane Lions 7 9 51 SCG crowd 34 926 Sunday 1 August 1 10 pm Geelong 15 11 101 def St Kilda 15 4 94 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 673 Sunday 1 August 2 10 pm Melbourne 15 17 107 def Hawthorn 9 9 63 MCG crowd 28 392 Sunday 1 August 2 10 pm West Coast 15 16 106 def Western Bulldogs 8 9 57 Subiaco Oval crowd 36 028 Round 19 edit Round 19 Friday 6 August 6 40 pm Fremantle 11 7 73 def by Collingwood 14 22 106 Subiaco Oval crowd 40 901 Saturday 7 August 1 10 pm St Kilda 14 7 91 def Adelaide 10 8 68 Aurora Stadium crowd 17 101 Saturday 7 August 2 10 pm Essendon 8 9 57 def by Carlton 10 14 74 MCG crowd 45 083 Saturday 7 August 7 10 pm Sydney 18 4 112 def by Kangaroos 17 16 118 SCG crowd 24 028 Saturday 7 August 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 16 13 109 def by Hawthorn 18 12 120 Telstra Dome crowd 22 330 Sunday 8 August 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 10 13 73 def by West Coast 12 15 87 The Gabba crowd 31 754 Sunday 8 August 2 10 pm Richmond 11 17 83 def by Geelong 16 18 114 MCG crowd 33 176 Sunday 8 August 2 10 pm Port Adelaide 18 17 125 def Melbourne 6 16 52 AAMI Stadium crowd 30 702 The Kangaroos came from 40 points down at three quarter time against Sydney to win by 6 points in Glenn Archer s 250th game Round 20 edit Round 20 Friday 13 August 7 40 pm Essendon 18 13 121 def Collingwood 13 9 87 MCG crowd 52 983 Saturday 14 August 2 10 pm Geelong 9 21 75 def Fremantle 3 7 25 Skilled Stadium crowd 15 209 Saturday 14 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 6 7 43 def by Brisbane Lions 8 18 66 MCG crowd 17 159 Saturday 14 August 7 10 pm Melbourne 7 4 46 def by Sydney 10 7 67 Telstra Dome crowd 34 991 Saturday 14 August 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 9 7 61 def by Port Adelaide 23 9 147 Marrara Oval crowd 13 271 Sunday 15 August 12 40 pm Adelaide 21 12 138 def Richmond 13 8 86 AAMI Stadium crowd 35 896 Sunday 15 August 2 10 pm Kangaroos 15 6 96 def by St Kilda 23 9 147 Telstra Dome crowd 41 664 Sunday 15 August 2 10 pm West Coast 15 21 111 def Carlton 6 13 49 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 631 Round 21 edit Round 21 Friday 20 August 7 40 pm Collingwood 9 16 70 def by Port Adelaide 16 11 107 MCG crowd 27 226 Saturday 21 August 2 10 pm Carlton 14 9 93 def Melbourne 8 14 62 Optus Oval crowd 22 254 Saturday 21 August 2 10 pm Adelaide 15 19 109 def Geelong 12 15 87 AAMI Stadium crowd 37 576 Saturday 21 August 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 21 10 136 def Kangaroos 15 16 106 Telstra Dome crowd 24 741 Saturday 21 August 7 10 pm Sydney 17 8 110 def Essendon 12 18 90 Telstra Stadium crowd 46 440 Sunday 22 August 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 20 10 130 def St Kilda 13 7 85 The Gabba crowd 35 823 Sunday 22 August 2 10 pm Hawthorn 16 13 109 def Richmond 13 8 86 MCG crowd 27 007 Sunday 22 August 2 10 pm Fremantle 6 9 45 def by West Coast 13 15 93 Subiaco Oval crowd 41 907 Round 22 edit Round 22 Friday 27 August 7 40 pm Collingwood 16 11 107 def by Carlton 17 6 108 MCG crowd 60 898 Saturday 28 August 2 10 pm Richmond 6 8 44 def by Sydney 16 12 108 MCG crowd 29 777 Saturday 28 August 2 10 pm West Coast 15 17 107 def Melbourne 10 7 67 Subiaco Oval crowd 39 882 Saturday 28 August 7 10 pm St Kilda 17 10 112 def Fremantle 12 11 83 Telstra Dome crowd 35 329 Saturday 28 August 7 10 pm Brisbane Lions 26 14 170 def Kangaroos 9 3 57 The Gabba crowd 33 122 Sunday 29 August 12 40 pm Adelaide 9 6 60 def by Port Adelaide 12 13 85 AAMI Stadium crowd 45 473 Sunday 29 August 2 10 pm Essendon 17 11 113 def Western Bulldogs 14 12 96 Telstra Dome crowd 39 894 Sunday 29 August 2 10 pm Geelong 17 21 123 def Hawthorn 9 4 58 Skilled Stadium crowd 21 192 The Brisbane Lions 113 point win was their biggest over the Kangaroos Port Adelaide finished the home and away season on top of the ladder for the third consecutive season Ladder edit2004 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts 1 Port Adelaide P 22 17 5 0 2413 1823 132 4 68 Finals series 2 Brisbane Lions 22 16 6 0 2447 1783 137 2 64 3 St Kilda 22 16 6 0 2443 1909 128 0 64 4 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2088 1741 119 9 60 5 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2127 1900 111 9 56 6 Sydney 22 13 9 0 1938 1804 107 4 52 7 West Coast 22 13 9 0 2042 1968 103 8 52 8 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2282 2228 102 4 48 9 Fremantle 22 11 11 0 1882 1870 100 6 44 10 Kangaroos 22 10 12 0 2142 2135 100 3 40 11 Carlton 22 10 12 0 1825 2235 81 7 40 12 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1950 2039 95 6 32 13 Collingwood 22 8 14 0 1899 2082 91 2 32 14 Western Bulldogs 22 5 17 0 1957 2459 79 6 20 15 Hawthorn 22 4 18 0 1668 2375 70 2 16 16 Richmond 22 4 18 0 1693 2445 69 2 16Source AFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P Premiers Ladder progression edit 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 Team Round12345678910111213141516171819202122Port Adelaide481212162020202428283236404448525256606468Brisbane Lions481212161620242428323636404448525252566064St Kilda481216202428323640404044444448525256606064Geelong00044812162020242832323640444852565660Melbourne04812162024242828323640404448525656565656Sydney04812121212121620242428323636364040444852West Coast4448888121216162020242832323640444852Essendon0048121620242428323232323636364040444448Fremantle44812162020202424242828323236404444444444Kangaroos481212121212161616202024283232363640404040Carlton04448812121212162024242428282832323640Adelaide00004488812121216202020202424283232Collingwood04444444812161616202020242832323232Western Bulldogs000448881212121616161616161616162020Hawthorn44444448888888888812121616Richmond44444812161616161616161616161616161616Source citation needed Finals series editQualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final5 Sep AAMI Stadium1Port Adelaide18 9 117 4Geelong9 8 62 11 Sep MCGGeelong10 14 74 4 Sep MCGEssendon9 10 64 17 Sep AAMI Stadium5Melbourne15 9 99 Port Adelaide14 10 94 8Essendon15 14 104 St Kilda13 10 88 25 Sep MCGPort Adelaide17 11 113 4 Sep Telstra Stadium18 Sep MCGBrisbane Lions10 13 73 6Sydney11 9 75 Brisbane Lions12 12 84 7West Coast4 10 34 10 Sep MCGGeelong10 15 75 St Kilda16 11 107 3 Sep The GabbaSydney8 8 56 2Brisbane Lions23 11 149 3St Kilda10 9 69 Week one edit Qualifying finals QF1 Sunday 5 September 2 00 pm Port Adelaide 18 9 117 def Geelong 9 8 62 AAMI Stadium crowd 39 250 QF2 Friday 3 September 7 30 pm Brisbane Lions 23 11 149 def St Kilda 10 9 69 The Gabba crowd 33 582 St Kilda played in its first finals series since 1998 Port Adelaide won in week one of the finals for the first time ever Elimination finals EF1 Saturday 4 September 2 30 pm Melbourne 15 9 99 def by Essendon 15 14 104 MCG crowd 60 903 EF2 Saturday 4 September 7 30 pm Sydney 11 9 75 def West Coast 4 10 34 Telstra Stadium crowd 40 282 West Coast were eliminated in the first week of the finals for the third consecutive year As of 2023 this is Essendon s most recent finals victory Week two edit Semi finals SF2 Friday 10 September 7 30 pm St Kilda 16 11 107 def Sydney 8 8 56 MCG crowd 50 671 SF1 Saturday 11 September 7 30 pm Geelong 10 14 74 def Essendon 9 10 64 MCG crowd 53 356 Essendon were eliminated in the second week of the finals for the third consecutive year Week three edit Preliminary finals PF1 Friday 17 September 7 30 pm Port Adelaide 14 10 94 def St Kilda 13 10 88 AAMI Stadium crowd 46 978 PF2 Saturday 18 September 7 30 pm Brisbane Lions 12 12 84 def Geelong 10 15 75 MCG crowd 55 768 Port Adelaide won through to its first ever AFL Grand Final Brisbane Lions 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 Week four edit Main article 2004 AFL Grand Final Grand final Saturday 25 September 2 40 pm Port Adelaide 17 11 113 def Brisbane Lions 10 13 73 MCG crowd 77 671 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 Match attendance editTotal match attendance for all games was 5 915 407 Attendance at the grand final was 77 671 The largest non finals attendance was 60 898 people for the Collingwood v Carlton game in 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 editThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to Chris Judd of West Coast The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Nick Riewoldt of St Kilda The Coleman Medal was awarded to Fraser Gehrig of St Kilda The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Byron Pickett of Port Adelaide The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Jared Rivers of Melbourne The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Richmond for coming last Coleman edit Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Total 1 Fraser Gehrig 7 3 5 6 4 2 4 5 5 9 0 1 5 0 8 3 5 10 4 4 90 2 Matthew Lloyd 4 1 8 2 3 3 5 4 2 5 7 5 5 1 9 2 6 7 0 1 3 6 89 3 Warren Tredrea 6 5 4 2 2 4 7 0 3 1 2 4 2 2 6 3 6 3 6 0 3 4 75 4 Barry Hall 1 5 2 4 4 4 3 5 2 1 5 3 3 6 4 1 3 1 5 0 6 2 70 5 David Neitz 9 3 6 6 2 2 0 4 4 1 3 4 2 3 6 6 5 2 1 0 69 6 Brendan Fevola 3 5 4 2 6 2 6 0 3 1 7 6 8 1 3 1 0 1 4 3 66 7 Matthew Richardson 5 0 0 7 10 1 2 5 5 3 6 6 2 2 2 2 4 3 65 8 Phillip Matera 5 3 3 3 0 4 2 5 2 6 1 3 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 2 2 61 9 Nick Riewoldt 3 2 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 9 5 7 3 3 3 5 2 60 10 Saverio Rocca 3 2 1 8 2 3 5 6 1 2 2 5 4 3 2 49Notable events editSt 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 the round 13 win over the Western Bulldogs Adelaide 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 2005 and onwards 4 During the round 19 match between Sydney and the Kangaroos Sydney head trainer Wally Jackson suffered a fatal heart attack during the last quarter 5 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 With its round 22 win over Adelaide Port Adelaide clinched its third consecutive minor premiership a feat achieved by only two other clubs in the previous 50 seasons Melbourne 1955 60 Essendon 1999 2001 This would later prove crucial in relation to home ground advantage at the preliminary final stage Despite earning a home preliminary final by beating St Kilda two weeks earlier the Brisbane Lions were forced to play Geelong in Melbourne at the MCG due to an agreement between the AFL and the MCG to play at least one match per week at the ground in finals This contractual stipulation was removed following renegotiation the following season 6 Essendon s victory over Melbourne in the first week of the finals remains as of 2023 its most recent finals victory If Essendon make the finals in 2024 the first week of the finals will mark 20 years to the week since the team s last finals win Notes edit a b Hinds Richard 9 June 2004 Bombers Hawks to face 27 charges a b Brereton Dermott 25 September 2008 Dermott Brereton recalls the line in the sand game Pentony Luke 6 June 2004 Swans upset Saints in masterful display ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 11 March 2021 Rucci Michaelangelo Gary Ayres opinions way too late Adelaidenow The Advertiser Retrieved 18 September 2016 Jessica Halloran 9 August 2004 Swans mourn loss of their father figure The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney NSW Retrieved 26 July 2015 Wilson Caroline 15 August 2014 Fairer finals clause comes back to bite AFL The Age Fairfax Media Retrieved 18 September 2016 References edit2004 Season AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 AFL season amp oldid 1214797096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
