In 2003, the new team entering the competition to replace the Adelaide Ravens, was the AIS Canberra Darters.
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2003 COMMONWEALTH BANK TROPHY
Round 1
Thunderbirds 59 v Sandpipers 30
Kestrels 44 v Firebirds 52
Phoenix 57 v Orioles 38
Darters 35 v Swifts 60
Round 2
Firebirds 41 v Phoenix 56
Swifts 38 v Thunderbirds 43
Orioles 39 v Darters 43
Kestrels 53 v Sandpipers 46
Round 3
Thunderbirds 40 v Phoenix 44
Swifts 64 v Sandpipers 39
Kestrels 51 v Orioles 44
Darters 47 v Firebirds 41
Round 4
Orioles 29 v Swifts 43
Sandpipers 60 v Darters 39
Firebirds 40 v Thunderbirds 41
Phoenix 51 v Kestrels 41
Round 5
Sandpipers 54 v Firebirds 35
Swifts 51 v Phoenix 38
Darters 44 v Kestrels 54
Orioles 35 v Thunderbirds 63
Round 6
Thunderbirds 60 v Darters 36
Swifts 63 v Kestrels 35
Orioles 40 v Firebirds 52
Phoenix 57 v Sandpipers 39
Round 7
Darters 50 v Phoenix 70
Kestrels 40 v Thunderbirds 62
Firebirds 40 v Swifts 59
Sandpipers 48 v Orioles 35
Round 8
Sandpipers 42 v Swifts 55
Orioles 33 v Kestrels 59
Firebirds 51 v Darters 44
Phoenix 52 v Thunderbirds 36
Round 9
Thunderbirds 58 v Orioles 46
Firebirds 36 v Sandpipers 41
Kestrels 62 v Darters 41
Phoenix 53 v Swifts 46
Round 10
Thunderbirds 58 v Firebirds 43
Swifts 67 v Orioles 41
Darters 55 v Sandpipers 51
Kestrels 38 v Phoenix 46
Round 11
Thunderbirds 47 v Swifts 64
Sandpipers 48 v Kestrels 55
Darters 64 v Orioles 46
Phoenix 71 v Firebirds 29
Round 12
Swifts 47 v Darters 49
Sandpipers 33 v Thunderbirds 57
Orioles 38 v Phoenix 61
Firebirds 47 v Kestrels 54
Round 13
Darters 47 v Thunderbirds 63
Sandpipers 44 v Phoenix 58
Firebirds 39 v Orioles 51
Kestrels 48 v Swifts 40
Round 14
Swifts 78 v Firebirds 40
Thunderbirds 46 v Kestrels 49
Orioles 37 v Sandpipers 46
Phoenix 64 v Darters 28
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LADDER
TEAM . . . . . P . . W . . L . . D . . . F . . . A . . . .+/- . . . . % . . . . Pts
PHOENIX .. 14 . .13 . . 1 . . 0 . . 778 . . 559 . .+219 . . 139.18 . . 26
SWIFTS .. .. 14 . .10 . . 4 . . 0 . . 775 . . 579 . .+196 . . 133.85 . . 20
T’BIRDS .. .. 14 . .10 . . 4 . . 0 . . 730 . . 597 . .+133 . . 122.28 . . 20
KESTRELS . 14 . .. 9 . . 5 . . 0 . . 683 . . 663 . . .+20 . . 103.02 . . 18
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S’PIPERS … 14 . .. 5 . . 9 . . 0 . . 621 . . 695 . . . -74 . . . 89.35 . . 10
DARTERS .. 14 . .. 5 . . 9 . . 0 . . 622 . . 761 . . -139 . . . 81.73 . . 10
FIREBIRDS. 14 . .. 3 . 11 . . 0 . . 586 . . 738 . . -152 . . . 79.40 . . .6
ORIOLES … 14 . .. 1 . 13 . . 0 . . 552 . . 751 . . -199 . . . 73.50 . . .2
