2004 AFL season

2004 AFL premiership season
Teams	16
Premiers	Port Adelaide (1st premiership)
Minor premiers	Port Adelaide (3rd minor premiership)
Pre-season cup	St Kilda (2nd pre-season cup win)
Matches played	185
Attendance	6,368,297 (34,423 per match)
Highest attendance	77,671 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medallist	Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda)
Brownlow Medallist	Chris Judd (West Coast)
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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

2004 AFL Ladder
	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

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.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
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)

Game	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Qualifying Final 2	Brisbane Lions	23.11 (149)	St Kilda	10.9 (69)	The Gabba	33,582	Friday, 3 September
Elimination Final 1	Melbourne	15.9 (99)	Essendon	15.14 (104)	MCG	60,903	Saturday, 4 September
Elimination Final 2	Sydney	11.9 (75)	West Coast	4.10 (34)	Telstra Stadium	40,282	Saturday, 4 September
Qualifying Final 1	Port Adelaide	18.9 (117)	Geelong	9.8 (62)	AAMI Stadium	39,250	Sunday, 5 September

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

Game	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Preliminary Final 1	Port Adelaide	14.10 (94)	St Kilda	13.10 (88)	AAMI Stadium	46,978	Friday, 17 September
Preliminary Final 2	Brisbane Lions	12.12 (84)	Geelong	10.15 (75)	MCG	55,768	Saturday, 18 September

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

• The 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

	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	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
8	Matthew Richardson	5	0	0	-	-	-	7	10	1	2	5	5	3	-	6	6	2	2	2	2	4	3	65
9	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
10	Saverio Rocca	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	1	8	2	3	5	6	1	2	2	5	4	3	2	49

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 2005 and onwards.^[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. This contractual stipulation was removed following renegotiation the following season.^[7]

Notes

References

• 2004 Season – AFL Tables