Docklands · Fri 7 May 2004 · 45,119 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 95 |
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 10.6 | 15.7 | 121 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 95 and 121.
Essendon won by 26 points.
14.11 (95) — 18.13 (121)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Smith | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 20 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Scott West | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Nathan Eagleton | 17 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Giansiracusa | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Grant | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Darcy | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Robert Murphy | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Patrick Bowden | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitch Hahn | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Boyd | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jade Rawlings | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Robbins | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindsay Gilbee | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Power | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Harrison | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Bassett | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Cooney | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Lake | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Farren Ray | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Faulkner | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Street | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Johnson | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Murphy | 12 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| James Hird | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Wellman | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Misiti | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Lucas | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Bolton | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Damien Peverill | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dean Rioli | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Solomon | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Matthew Allan | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Welsh | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Johnson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam McPhee | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jobe Watson | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hille | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ricky Dyson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |