before i get to the big game the rising star was hawthorns sam mitchell. the brownlow was won by collingwoods nathan buckley sydneys adam goodes and adelaides mark riccuto. essendons matthew lloyd won the colemen medal.
brisbane (3rd) vs collingwood (2nd) mcg saturday afternoon 230pm
brisbane join the elusive 3 peat club with a 50 point win over collingwood in the grand final being the first time since melbourne in the 1950s to archive this feat. collingwood lacking anthony rocca due to supension weren’t in the match.
BRIS 5.5 11.7 14.12 20.14 (134)
COL 3.3 4.7 9.7 12.12 (84)
GOALS: BRIS- : Akermanis 5, Lynch 4, Caracella 2, Brown 2, McRae, Pike, Hadley, Black, Leppitsch, Hart, Bradshaw; COL – Didak 3, Burns 2, Davis, Woewodin, Buckley, Licuria, Tarrant, Fraser, Scotland
round 1 matches 2004
friday
richmond vs collingwood MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
hawthorn vs melbourne MCG 210pm
freemantle vs carlton S 410pm
st kilda vs geelong TD (N) 710pm
brisbane vs sydney G (N) 710pm
sunday
port vs essendon AAMI 110pm
kangaroos vs adeliade MCG 210pm
bulldogs vs west coast TD 210pm