Australian Rules Football
- Australian Football League
- Port Adelaide wins the 108th AFL premiership (Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) d Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Chris Judd (West Coast Eagles)
- See also 2004 AFL season
Read more about this topic: 2004 In Sports
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