106th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
2002 AFL premiership season |
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Teams | 16 |
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Premiers | Brisbane Lions 2nd premiership |
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Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 1st minor premiership |
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Pre-season cup | Port Adelaide 2nd pre-season cup win |
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Brownlow Medallist | Simon Black (Brisbane Lions) |
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Leading goalkicker | David Neitz (Melbourne) |
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Attendance |
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Matches played | 185 |
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Total attendance | 6,092,987 (32,935 per match) |
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Highest | 91,817 (Grand Final, Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood) |
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The 2002 AFL season was the 106th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 28 March until 28 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated Collingwood by nine points in the AFL Grand Final.
AFL Draft
See 2002 AFL Draft.
Wizard Home Loans Cup
Port Adelaide defeated Richmond 10.11 (71) to 9.8 (62) in the final.
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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| Round 5 (ANZAC Day) | | |
25 April (2:15 pm) | Collingwood 9.12 (66) | def. | Essendon 4.9 (33) | MCG (crowd: 84,894) | |
26 April (7:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs 10.21 (81) | def. by | Melbourne 15.14 (104) | Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,789) | |
27 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 19.11 (125) | def. | Richmond 12.11 (83) | MCG (crowd: 39,694) | |
27 April (1:40 pm) | West Coast 18.13 (121) | def. | Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,313) | |
27 April (7:10 pm) | St Kilda 8.8 (56) | drew with | Sydney 8.8 (56) | Colonial Stadium (crowd: 21,007) | |
27 April (7:10 pm) | Adelaide 12.10 (82) | def. by | Port Adelaide 14.6 (90) | Football Park (crowd: 49,513) | |
28 April (1:10 pm) | Geelong 17.9 (111) | def. | Fremantle 6.13 (49) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,075) | |
28 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton 17.10 (112) | def. by | Kangaroos 19.17 (131) | Colonial Stadium (crowd: 35,138) | |
- Brisbane lost its first match since round 9, 2001, ending a 20-match winning streak. The streak equalled with Essendon's in 2000 and Collingwood's in 1928-29 as the second-longest winning streak in VFL/AFL history.
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Round 6
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
St Kilda | 3.10 (28) | Collingwood | 16.15 (111) | Colonial Stadium | 46,089 | Friday, 3 May |
Fremantle | 13.11 (89) | Essendon | 9.8 (62) | Subiaco Oval | 25,319 | Saturday, 4 May |
Kangaroos | 13.9 (87) | Hawthorn | 24.11 (155) | MCG | 33,345 | Saturday, 4 May |
Carlton | 9.14 (68) | Western Bulldogs | 14.12 (96) | Colonial Stadium | 29,783 | Saturday, 4 May |
Brisbane Lions | 21.20 (146) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | The Gabba | 27,015 | Saturday, 4 May |
Sydney | 15.9 (99) | Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | SCG | 23,578 | Sunday, 5 May |
Port Adelaide | 20.13 (133) | West Coast | 11.13 (79) | Football Park | 27,056 | Sunday, 5 May |
Richmond | 11.7 (73) | Adelaide | 14.21 (105) | Colonial Stadium | 23,355 | Sunday, 5 May |
Round 7
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Essendon | 12.15 (87) | Carlton | 9.8 (62) | MCG | 55,633 | Friday, 10 May |
West Coast | 21.13 (139) | Kangaroos | 13.12 (90) | Subiaco Oval | 32,815 | Saturday, 11 May |
Hawthorn | 20.10 (130) | Geelong | 11.12 (78) | MCG | 38,709 | Saturday, 11 May |
Richmond | 13.10 (88) | Sydney | 12.10 (82) | Colonial Stadium | 29,303 | Saturday, 11 May |
Adelaide | 18.10 (118) | Fremantle | 13.11 (89) | Football Park | 44,058 | Saturday, 11 May |
Brisbane Lions | 19.15 (129) | Port Adelaide | 11.6 (72) | The Gabba | 24,538 | Sunday, 12 May |
Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | St Kilda | 15.12 (102) | MCG | 20,892 | Sunday, 12 May |
Western Bulldogs | 8.15 (63) | Collingwood | 11.7 (73) | Colonial Stadium | 34,400 | Sunday, 12 May |
Round 8
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Hawthorn | 12.17 (89) | Carlton | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 39,142 | Friday, 17 May |
Richmond | 13.16 (94) | West Coast | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 22,647 | Saturday, 18 May |
Port Adelaide | 20.9 (129) | Geelong | 7.12 (54) | Football Park | 18,193 | Saturday, 18 May |
Fremantle | 14.10 (94) | Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | Subiaco Oval | 25,027 | Saturday, 18 May |
Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | Brisbane Lions | 16.15 (111) | Colonial Stadium | 46,279 | Saturday, 18 May |
Kangaroos | 16.14 (110) | Adelaide | 14.9 (93) | Manuka Oval | 7,671 | Sunday, 19 May |
Western Bulldogs | 24.15 (159) | Sydney | 11.24 (90) | SCG | 20,934 | Sunday, 19 May |
Essendon | 26.15 (171) | St Kilda | 11.6 (72) | Colonial Stadium | 34,262 | Sunday, 19 May |
Round 9
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Port Adelaide | 14.7 (91) | Collingwood | 12.14 (86) | Football Park | 35,834 | Friday, 24 May |
Geelong | 17.3 (105) | Western Bulldogs | 18.9 (117) | Skilled Stadium | 22,033 | Saturday, 25 May |
Melbourne | 17.9 (111) | Kangaroos | 15.17 (107) | MCG | 28,625 | Saturday, 25 May |
St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | Richmond | 9.9 (63) | Colonial Stadium | 30,336 | Saturday, 25 May |
Sydney | 11.17 (83) | Essendon | 12.13 (85) | Stadium Australia | 54,129 | Saturday, 25 May |
Brisbane Lions | 16.13(109) | Fremantle | 11.13 (79) | The Gabba | 21,709 | Sunday, 26 May |
West Coast | 19.12 (126) | Hawthorn | 14.4 (88) | Subiaco Oval | 38,646 | Sunday, 26 May |
Carlton | 11.9 (75) | Adelaide | 20.11 (131) | Optus Oval | 19,305 | Sunday, 26 May |
Round 10
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Kangaroos | 12.20 (92) | Essendon | 12.12 (84) | MCG | 34,352 | Friday, 31 May |
Geelong | 12.17 (89) | Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Skilled Stadium | 20,031 | Saturday, 1 June |
Richmond | 14.14 (98) | Western Bulldogs | 17.15 (117) | MCG | 31,586 | Saturday, 1 June |
Collingwood | 14.11 (95) | Sydney | 12.12 (84) | Colonial Stadium | 45,269 | Saturday, 1 June |
Adelaide | 15.11 (101) | Brisbane Lions | 14.10 (94) | Football Park | 47,279 | Saturday, 1 June |
Hawthorn | 12.5 (77) | Port Adelaide | 17.15 (117) | York Park | 18,112 | Sunday, 2 June |
Fremantle | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 10.8 (68) | Subiaco Oval | 27,277 | Sunday, 2 June |
St Kilda | 20.7 (127) | West Coast | 11.11 (77) | Colonial Stadium | 18,876 | Sunday, 2 June |
Round 11
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Kangaroos | 14.11 (95) | Richmond | 11.18 (84) | Colonial Stadium | 30,889 | Friday, 7 June |
Adelaide | 14.18 (102) | Hawthorn | 8.10 (58) | Football Park | 42,162 | Saturday, 8 June |
West Coast | 15.12 (102) | Sydney | 13.11 (89) | Subiaco Oval | 35,014 | Saturday, 8 June |
Essendon | 7.7 (49) | Port Adelaide | 16.12 (108) | Colonial Stadium | 40,044 | Saturday, 8 June |
Brisbane Lions | 16.17 (113) | St Kilda | 7.10 (52) | The Gabba | 23,157 | Sunday, 9 June |
Geelong | 15.10 (100) | Carlton | 14.12 (96) | Colonial Stadium | 37,294 | Sunday, 9 June |
Western Bulldogs | 22.13 (145) | Fremantle | 12.8 (80) | Optus Oval | 11,539 | Sunday, 9 June |
Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Collingwood | 19.12 (126) | MCG | 65,860 | Monday, 10 June |
Round 12
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Essendon | 10.12 (72) | Hawthorn | 10.5 (65) | MCG | 40,470 | Friday, 14 June |
Carlton | 12.16 (88) | West Coast | 12.17 (89) | Optus Oval | 16,353 | Saturday, 15 June |
Sydney | 15.9 (99) | Geelong | 15.11 (101) | SCG | 21,767 | Saturday, 15 June |
Fremantle | 12.18 (90) | Collingwood | 12.7 (79) | Subiaco Oval | 33,088 | Sunday, 16 June |
Western Bulldogs | 19.19 (133) | St Kilda | 13.8 (86) | Colonial Stadium | 29,453 | Friday, 21 June |
Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | Optus Oval | 12,210 | Saturday, 22 June |
Brisbane Lions | 20.18 (138) | Kangaroos | 19.9 (123) | The Gabba | 27,940 | Saturday, 22 June |
Port Adelaide | 23.16 (154) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | Football Park | 25,770 | Sunday, 23 June |
Round 13
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Essendon | 18.12 (120) | Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | Colonial Stadium | 41,817 | Friday, 28 June |
Richmond | 7.12 (54) | Geelong | 14.12 (96) | MCG | 30,197 | Saturday, 29 June |
Port Adelaide | 25.11 (161) | Western Bulldogs | 18.7 (115) | Football Park | 24,751 | Saturday, 29 June |
Collingwood | 13.15 (93) | Kangaroos | 8.12 (60) | Colonial Stadium | 48,288 | Saturday, 29 June |
Brisbane Lions | 19.10 (124) | Carlton | 16.13 (109) | The Gabba | 27,324 | Saturday, 29 June |
Sydney | 20.19 (139) | Fremantle | 9.8 (62) | SCG | 16,844 | Sunday, 30 June |
West Coast | 20.15 (135) | Adelaide | 18.9 (117) | Subiaco Oval | 34,937 | Sunday, 30 June |
St Kilda | 11.12 (78) | Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | Colonial Stadium | 28,928 | Sunday, 30 June |
Round 14
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Carlton | 13.8 (86) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 36,941 | Friday, 5 July |
Geelong | 8.17 (65) | West Coast | 4.9 (33) | Skilled Stadium | 18,608 | Saturday, 6 July |
Hawthorn | 11.8 (74) | Sydney | 9.10 (64) | MCG | 25,079 | Saturday, 6 July |
Fremantle | 9.9 (63) | Port Adelaide | 22.15 (147) | Subiaco Oval | 24,193 | Saturday, 6 July |
Western Bulldogs | 18.10 (118) | Essendon | 17.16 (118) | Colonial Stadium | 44,864 | Saturday, 6 July |
Melbourne | 20.11 (131) | Brisbane Lions | 16.14 (110) | The Gabba | 25,166 | Sunday, 7 July |
Adelaide | 17.14 (116) | Collingwood | 21.12 (138) | Football Park | 46,368 | Sunday, 7 July |
St Kilda | 13.6 (84) | Kangaroos | 20.8 (128) | Colonial Stadium | 23,864 | Sunday, 7 July |
Round 15
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Hawthorn | 17.14 (116) | Western Bulldogs | 14.9 (93) | Colonial Stadium | 35,434 | Friday, 12 July |
Kangaroos | 12.11 (83) | Fremantle | 12.10 (82) | Manuka Oval | 9,242 | Saturday, 13 July |
Collingwood | 15.9 (99) | Geelong | 19.13 (127) | MCG | 65,331 | Saturday, 13 July |
Richmond | 7.13 (55) | Brisbane Lions | 18.10 (118) | Colonial Stadium | 22,642 | Saturday, 13 July |
Adelaide | 15.9 (99) | St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | Football Park | 29,895 | Saturday, 13 July |
Sydney | 13.14 (92) | Port Adelaide | 14.10 (94) | SCG | 18,974 | Sunday, 14 July |
West Coast | 13.12 (90) | Essendon | 8.15 (63) | Subiaco Oval | 37,600 | Sunday, 14 July |
Carlton | 14.11 (95) | Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | Colonial Stadium | 37,915 | Sunday, 14 July |
Round 16
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Collingwood | 13.11 (89) | Richmond | 7.7 (49) | MCG | 48,620 | Friday, 19 July |
Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | Hawthorn | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 37,442 | Saturday, 20 July |
Kangaroos | 14.15 (99) | Port Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | Optus Oval | 9,398 | Saturday, 20 July |
Fremantle | 15.10 (100) | West Coast | 11.4 (70) | Subiaco Oval | 41,779 | Saturday, 20 July |
Essendon | 8.8 (56) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Colonial Stadium | 47,778 | Saturday, 20 July |
Brisbane Lions | 17.15 (117) | Sydney | 12.7 (79) | The Gabba | 25,720 | Sunday, 21 July |
Adelaide | 21.12 (138) | Western Bulldogs | 14.11 (95) | AAMI Stadium | 41,247 | Sunday, 21 July |
Carlton | 14.13 (97) | St Kilda | 22.8 (140) | Colonial Stadium | 33,813 | Sunday, 21 July |
Round 17
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Richmond | 7.11 (53) | Essendon | 7.12 (54) | MCG | 39,650 | Friday, 26 July |
Hawthorn | 10.8 (68) | Brisbane Lions | 18.16 (124) | MCG | 35,202 | Saturday, 27 July |
West Coast | 17.12 (114) | Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | Subiaco Oval | 38,877 | Saturday, 27 July |
Port Adelaide | 17.14 (116) | Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | AAMI Stadium | 25,283 | Saturday, 27 July |
Sydney | 13.14 (92) | Carlton | 10.9 (69) | Stadium Australia | 34,404 | Saturday, 27 July |
Geelong | 12.18 (90) | Adelaide | 15.3 (93) | Skilled Stadium | 24,325 | Sunday, 28 July |
St Kilda | 18.10 (118) | Fremantle | 11.13 (79) | Optus Oval | 8,078 | Sunday, 28 July |
Western Bulldogs | 21.13 (139) | Kangaroos | 16.9 (105) | Colonial Stadium | 31,576 | Sunday, 28 July |
Round 18
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Collingwood | 21.15 (141) | Carlton | 4.9 (33) | MCG | 54,233 | Friday, 2 August |
Geelong | 7.9 (51) | Kangaroos | 17.13 (115) | Skilled Stadium | 23,163 | Saturday, 3 August |
Fremantle | 14.12 (96) | Hawthorn | 4.11 (35) | Subiaco Oval | 24,332 | Saturday, 3 August |
Essendon | 11.5 (71) | Brisbane Lions | 16.12 (108) | Colonial Stadium | 43,036 | Saturday, 3 August |
Port Adelaide | 16.9 (105) | St Kilda | 9.9 (63) | AAMI Stadium | 22,885 | Saturday, 3 August |
Sydney | 15.8 (98) | Adelaide | 17.14 (116) | SCG | 18,766 | Sunday, 4 August |
Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | Richmond | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 28,815 | Sunday, 4 August |
Western Bulldogs | 22.10 (142) | West Coast | 14.7 (91) | Optus Oval | 11,809 | Sunday, 4 August |
Round 19
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | Collingwood | 14.13 (97) | MCG | 53,750 | Friday, 9 August |
Carlton | 5.15 (45) | Port Adelaide | 7.12 (54) | Optus Oval | 14,115 | Saturday, 10 August |
Richmond | 18.14 (122) | Fremantle | 10.12 (72) | MCG | 19,519 | Saturday, 10 August |
Brisbane Lions | 14.21 (105) | Western Bulldogs | 9.13 (67) | The Gabba | 27,443 | Saturday, 10 August |
Kangaroos | 15.7 (97) | Sydney | 22.12 (144) | SCG | 14,776 | Saturday, 10 August |
Adelaide | 18.16 (124) | Essendon | 11.10 (76) | AAMI Stadium | 43,720 | Sunday, 11 August |
West Coast | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | Subiaco Oval | 36,195 | Sunday, 11 August |
St Kilda | 15.11 (101) | Geelong | 16.6 (102) | Colonial Stadium | 25,552 | Sunday, 11 August |
Round 20
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Richmond | 16.11 (107) | Hawthorn | 13.15 (93) | MCG | 39,391 | Friday, 16 August |
Fremantle | 17.15 (117) | Geelong | 11.6 (72) | Subiaco Oval | 22,610 | Saturday, 17 August |
Kangaroos | 17.12 (114) | Carlton | 15.5 (95) | Colonial Stadium | 23,532 | Saturday, 17 August |
Essendon | 19.12 (126) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 69,613 | Saturday, 17 August |
Brisbane Lions | 20.16 (136) | West Coast | 13.11 (89) | The Gabba | 29,436 | Saturday, 17 August |
Port Adelaide | 12.12 (84) | Adelaide | 11.10 (76) | AAMI Stadium | 50,275 | Sunday, 18 August |
Sydney | 12.15 (87) | St Kilda | 12.8 (80) | SCG | 16,079 | Sunday, 18 August |
Melbourne | 15.17 (107) | Western Bulldogs | 14.11 (95) | MCG | 29,225 | Sunday, 18 August |
Round 21
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Hawthorn | 16.8 (104) | Kangaroos | 17.17 (119) | MCG | 32,393 | Friday, 23 August |
Geelong | 7.13 (55) | Brisbane Lions | 16.14 (110) | Skilled Stadium | 24,003 | Saturday, 24 August |
Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | Sydney | 23.7 (145) | MCG | 27,146 | Saturday, 24 August |
West Coast | 10.5 (65) | Port Adelaide | 14.19 (103) | Subiaco Oval | 36,502 | Saturday, 24 August |
Western Bulldogs | 14.13 (97) | Carlton | 15.9 (99) | Colonial Stadium | 22,938 | Saturday, 24 August |
Adelaide | 13.9 (87) | Richmond | 9.11 (65) | AAMI Stadium | 42,878 | Sunday, 25 August |
Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | St Kilda | 9.12 (66) | MCG | 42,056 | Sunday, 25 August |
Essendon | 13.15 (93) | Fremantle | 10.12 (72) | Colonial Stadium | 32,667 | Sunday, 25 August |
Round 22
Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
Geelong | 8.9 (57) | Hawthorn | 11.9 (75) | Colonial Stadium | 41,600 | Friday, 30 August |
Collingwood | 10.13 (73) | Western Bulldogs | 17.12 (114) | MCG | 43,894 | Saturday, 31 August |
Port Adelaide | 13.12 (90) | Brisbane Lions | 13.6 (84) | AAMI Stadium | 46,439 | Saturday, 31 August |
St Kilda | 18.9 (117) | Melbourne | 20.15 (135) | Colonial Stadium | 34,185 | Saturday, 31 August |
Sydney | 17.14 (116) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | Telstra Stadium | 40,386 | Saturday, 31 August |
Kangaroos | 18.18 (126) | West Coast | 22.11 (143) | Manuka Oval | 11,613 | Sunday, 1 September |
Fremantle | 12.8 (80) | Adelaide | 17.18 (120) | Subiaco Oval | 21,610 | Sunday, 1 September |
Carlton | 5.7 (37) | Essendon | 12.20 (92) | MCG | 46,649 | Sunday, 1 September |
Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Port Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 |
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Brisbane Lions | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
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Adelaide | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 |
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Collingwood | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 |
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Essendon | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 50 |
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Melbourne | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 48 |
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Kangaroos | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 48 |
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West Coast | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 |
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Geelong | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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Hawthorn | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 |
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Sydney | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 38 |
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Western Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
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Fremantle | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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Richmond | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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St Kilda | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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Carlton | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Finals series
Week one
Week two
Note: Adelaide played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Melbourne 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.
Week three
Week four
Match attendance
Total match attendance for all games was 5,643,908 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 91,817 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 84,894 people for the Collingwood v Essendon game in round 5.
Awards
Notable events
- For the first time since 1965, no player kicked ten goals or more in a match.
- Collingwood would appear in the finals for the first time since 1994, breaking an eight year drought, the longest in club history. They would also win their first final in twelve years since their last premiership in 1990, also the longest drought of finals wins in club history.
- Carlton won the wooden spoon for the first time. Carlton was the last of the twelve traditional Victorian clubs to win the wooden spoon in the VFL/AFL.
- Carlton played only four home games at Optus Oval, after arranging a deal to play four home games at Colonial Stadium. In order for the AFL to meet its contractual obligation to stage nine games per year at Optus Oval, six neutral games between a low-drawing Victorian team and an interstate team were staged at the venue. The unpopular venture was not repeated, as all of the home teams in these neutral games lost money due to poor crowds and, in many cases, conflicting sponsorship deals.[2]
- Even though Adelaide was entitled to a home Semi-Final after losing its Qualifying Final to Brisbane, the game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground due to a licence agreement which required at least one game to be played at the ground during each week of the finals.
- At the end of the season, the Carlton Football Club was found to have systematically breached the salary cap in 2000 and 2001. The club was fined and stripped of draft picks in the following two drafts, hampering their on-field results and long-term playing list rebuild in subsequent seasons.
- Sydney coach Rodney Eade resigned following round 12, after the Swans slumped to 14th on the ladder. He was eventually replaced by Paul Roos on a full-time basis, despite the board pushing for Terry Wallace, who resigned as coach of the Western Bulldogs with one round to play in the regular season, to be appointed.[3] Roos would later coach the side to the premiership in 2005 before stepping down at the end of the 2010 season.[4][5]
References
- ^ Challengers cut down as Lions and Dons hone weapons, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2002
- ^ Caroline Wilson (27 July 2002). "Saints angry at Optus sponsor ban". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Wallace off to Swans, say Dogs, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 August 2002
- ^ Swans shock: Eade, Lockett depart, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 2002
- ^ Swans jump to new coach Roos, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 2002
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