2002 AFL season

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2002 AFL premiership season
Teams16
Premiers Brisbane Lions
2nd premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
1st minor premiership
Pre-season cup Port Adelaide
2nd pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Leading goalkicker David Neitz (Melbourne)
Attendance
Matches played185
Total attendance6,092,987 (32,935 per match)
Highest91,817 (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.

Contents

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 1 (Easter and Season Launch)
Thursday 28 March (7:45 pm) Richmond 24.11 (155)def. Collingwood 18.10 (118) MCG (crowd: 65,316)
Saturday 30 March (2:10 pm) St Kilda 14.5 (89)def. Carlton 10.5 (65) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 33,359)
Saturday 30 March (7:10 pm) Geelong 11.10 (76)def. by Essendon 18.18 (126) MCG (crowd: 42,746)
Saturday 30 March (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.7 (73)def. by Kangaroos 12.11 (83) Football Park (crowd: 28,578)
Sunday 31 March (1:10 pm) Sydney 12.15 (87)def. by Brisbane Lions 17.8 (110) SCG (crowd: 24,052)
Sunday 31 March (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.21 (93)def. by Adelaide 16.16 (112) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 18,475)
Sunday 31 March (1:40 pm) West Coast 21.11 (137)def. Fremantle 18.10 (118) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,467)
Monday 1 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.13 (103)def. by Melbourne 20.9 (129) MCG (crowd: 43,484)

Round 2

Round 2
Friday 5 April (7:45 pm) Essendon 16.16 (112)def. Richmond 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 67,453)
Saturday 6 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 4.9 (33)def. by Sydney 17.9 (111) Optus Oval (crowd: 22,435)
Saturday 6 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.18 (120)def. West Coast 18.11 (119) MCG (crowd: 29,348)
Saturday 6 April (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 16.14 (110)def. Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 25,985)
Saturday 6 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.14 (110)def. Geelong 12.7 (79) Football Park (crowd: 44,386)
Sunday 7 April (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 21.22 (148)def. Hawthorn 6.10 (46) The Gabba (crowd: 25,660)
Sunday 7 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109)def. Port Adelaide 11.16 (82) MCG (crowd: 19,611)
Sunday 7 April (1:40 pm) Fremantle 10.16 (76)def. St Kilda 11.7 (73) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 21,138)

Round 3

Round 3
Friday 12 April (7:45 pm) Carlton 11.9 (75)def. Collingwood 7.13 (55) MCG (crowd: 63,864)
Saturday 13 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.18 (96)def. Melbourne 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 37,154)
Saturday 13 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 17.12 (114)def. Sydney 13.6 (84) Football Park (crowd: 42,246)
Saturday 13 April (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.15 (117)def. Essendon 9.13 (67) The Gabba (crowd: 35,898)
Saturday 13 April (7:10 pm) Kangaroos 10.7 (67)def. by Geelong 11.9 (75) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 27,286)
Sunday 14 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.11 (89)def. Fremantle 11.13 (79) York Park (crowd: 15,066)
Sunday 14 April (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.8 (56)def. by Port Adelaide 20.19 (139) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 17,641)
Sunday 14 April (1:40 pm) West Coast 17.11 (113)def. Western Bulldogs 11.15 (81) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,854)

Round 4

Round 4
Friday 19 April (7:45 pm) Essendon 19.8 (122)def. Adelaide 11.15 (81) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 40,322)
Saturday 20 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 15.14 (104)def. Hawthorn 9.9 (63) MCG (crowd: 48,476)
Saturday 20 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 21.11 (137)def. West Coast 15.13 (103) Optus Oval (crowd: 9,421)
Saturday 20 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 15.13 (103)def. Kangaroos 14.16 (100) SCG (crowd: 23,775)
Saturday 20 April (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.6 (78)def. by Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 23,928)
Sunday 21 April (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 23.10 (148)def. Carlton 14.11 (95) Football Park (crowd: 29,486)
Sunday 21 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 26.10 (166)def. St Kilda 6.8 (44) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,563)
Sunday 21 April (1:40 pm) Fremantle 21.12 (138)def. Richmond 11.6 (72) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,571)

Round 5

Round 5 (ANZAC Day)
Thursday 25 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 9.12 (66)def. Essendon 4.9 (33) MCG (crowd: 84,894)
Friday 26 April (7:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.21 (81)def. by Melbourne 15.14 (104) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 30,789)
Saturday 27 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.11 (125)def. Richmond 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 39,694)
Saturday 27 April (1:40 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121)def. Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 33,313)
Saturday 27 April (7:10 pm) St Kilda 8.8 (56)drew with Sydney 8.8 (56) Colonial Stadium (crowd: 21,007)
Saturday 27 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 12.10 (82)def. by Port Adelaide 14.6 (90) Football Park (crowd: 49,513)
Sunday 28 April (1:10 pm) Geelong 17.9 (111)def. Fremantle 6.13 (49) Skilled Stadium (crowd: 20,075)
Sunday 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.

Round 6

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
St Kilda 3.10 (28) Collingwood 16.15 (111) Colonial Stadium 46,089Friday, 3 May
Fremantle 13.11 (89) Essendon 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval 25,319Saturday, 4 May
Kangaroos 13.9 (87) Hawthorn 24.11 (155) MCG 33,345Saturday, 4 May
Carlton 9.14 (68) Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96) Colonial Stadium 29,783Saturday, 4 May
Brisbane Lions 21.20 (146) Geelong 13.11 (89) The Gabba 27,015Saturday, 4 May
Sydney 15.9 (99) Melbourne 10.11 (71) SCG 23,578Sunday, 5 May
Port Adelaide 20.13 (133) West Coast 11.13 (79) Football Park 27,056Sunday, 5 May
Richmond 11.7 (73) Adelaide 14.21 (105) Colonial Stadium 23,355Sunday, 5 May

Round 7

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 12.15 (87) Carlton 9.8 (62) MCG 55,633Friday, 10 May
West Coast 21.13 (139) Kangaroos 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval 32,815Saturday, 11 May
Hawthorn 20.10 (130) Geelong 11.12 (78) MCG 38,709Saturday, 11 May
Richmond 13.10 (88) Sydney 12.10 (82) Colonial Stadium 29,303Saturday, 11 May
Adelaide 18.10 (118) Fremantle 13.11 (89) Football Park 44,058Saturday, 11 May
Brisbane Lions 19.15 (129) Port Adelaide 11.6 (72) The Gabba 24,538Sunday, 12 May
Melbourne 15.15 (105) St Kilda 15.12 (102) MCG 20,892Sunday, 12 May
Western Bulldogs 8.15 (63) Collingwood 11.7 (73) Colonial Stadium 34,400Sunday, 12 May

Round 8

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 12.17 (89) Carlton 12.8 (80) MCG 39,142Friday, 17 May
Richmond 13.16 (94) West Coast 10.13 (73) MCG 22,647Saturday, 18 May
Port Adelaide 20.9 (129) Geelong 7.12 (54) Football Park 18,193Saturday, 18 May
Fremantle 14.10 (94) Melbourne 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval 25,027Saturday, 18 May
Collingwood 17.12 (114) Brisbane Lions 16.15 (111) Colonial Stadium 46,279Saturday, 18 May
Kangaroos 16.14 (110) Adelaide 14.9 (93) Manuka Oval 7,671Sunday, 19 May
Western Bulldogs 24.15 (159) Sydney 11.24 (90) SCG 20,934Sunday, 19 May
Essendon 26.15 (171) St Kilda 11.6 (72) Colonial Stadium 34,262Sunday, 19 May

Round 9

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) Collingwood 12.14 (86) Football Park 35,834Friday, 24 May
Geelong 17.3 (105) Western Bulldogs 18.9 (117) Skilled Stadium 22,033Saturday, 25 May
Melbourne 17.9 (111) Kangaroos 15.17 (107) MCG 28,625Saturday, 25 May
St Kilda 10.12 (72) Richmond 9.9 (63) Colonial Stadium 30,336Saturday, 25 May
Sydney 11.17 (83) Essendon 12.13 (85) Stadium Australia 54,129Saturday, 25 May
Brisbane Lions 16.13 (109) Fremantle 11.13 (79) The Gabba 21,709Sunday, 26 May
West Coast 19.12 (126) Hawthorn 14.4 (88) Subiaco Oval 38,646Sunday, 26 May
Carlton 11.9 (75) Adelaide 20.11 (131) Optus Oval 19,305Sunday, 26 May

Round 10

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 12.20 (92) Essendon 12.12 (84) MCG 34,352Friday, 31 May
Geelong 12.17 (89) Melbourne 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium 20,031Saturday, 1 June
Richmond 14.14 (98) Western Bulldogs 17.15 (117) MCG 31,586Saturday, 1 June
Collingwood 14.11 (95) Sydney 12.12 (84) Colonial Stadium 45,269Saturday, 1 June
Adelaide 15.11 (101) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) Football Park 47,279Saturday, 1 June
Hawthorn 12.5 (77) Port Adelaide 17.15 (117) York Park 18,112Sunday, 2 June
Fremantle 14.12 (96) Carlton 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval 27,277Sunday, 2 June
St Kilda 20.7 (127) West Coast 11.11 (77) Colonial Stadium 18,876Sunday, 2 June

Round 11

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Kangaroos 14.11 (95) Richmond 11.18 (84) Colonial Stadium 30,889Friday, 7 June
Adelaide 14.18 (102) Hawthorn 8.10 (58) Football Park 42,162Saturday, 8 June
West Coast 15.12 (102) Sydney 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval 35,014Saturday, 8 June
Essendon 7.7 (49) Port Adelaide 16.12 (108) Colonial Stadium 40,044Saturday, 8 June
Brisbane Lions 16.17 (113) St Kilda 7.10 (52) The Gabba 23,157Sunday, 9 June
Geelong 15.10 (100) Carlton 14.12 (96) Colonial Stadium 37,294Sunday, 9 June
Western Bulldogs 22.13 (145) Fremantle 12.8 (80) Optus Oval 11,539Sunday, 9 June
Melbourne 10.15 (75) Collingwood 19.12 (126) MCG 65,860Monday, 10 June

Round 12

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 10.12 (72) Hawthorn 10.5 (65) MCG 40,470Friday, 14 June
Carlton 12.16 (88) West Coast 12.17 (89) Optus Oval 16,353Saturday, 15 June
Sydney 15.9 (99) Geelong 15.11 (101) SCG 21,767Saturday, 15 June
Fremantle 12.18 (90) Collingwood 12.7 (79) Subiaco Oval 33,088Sunday, 16 June
Western Bulldogs 19.19 (133) St Kilda 13.8 (86) Colonial Stadium 29,453Friday, 21 June
Melbourne 14.14 (98) Adelaide 10.13 (73) Optus Oval 12,210Saturday, 22 June
Brisbane Lions 20.18 (138) Kangaroos 19.9 (123) The Gabba 27,940Saturday, 22 June
Port Adelaide 23.16 (154) Richmond 10.10 (70) Football Park 25,770Sunday, 23 June

Round 13

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 18.12 (120) Melbourne 16.12 (108) Colonial Stadium 41,817Friday, 28 June
Richmond 7.12 (54) Geelong 14.12 (96) MCG 30,197Saturday, 29 June
Port Adelaide 25.11 (161) Western Bulldogs 18.7 (115) Football Park 24,751Saturday, 29 June
Collingwood 13.15 (93) Kangaroos 8.12 (60) Colonial Stadium 48,288Saturday, 29 June
Brisbane Lions 19.10 (124) Carlton 16.13 (109) The Gabba 27,324Saturday, 29 June
Sydney 20.19 (139) Fremantle 9.8 (62) SCG 16,844Sunday, 30 June
West Coast 20.15 (135) Adelaide 18.9 (117) Subiaco Oval 34,937Sunday, 30 June
St Kilda 11.12 (78) Hawthorn 13.9 (87) Colonial Stadium 28,928Sunday, 30 June

Round 14

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Carlton 13.8 (86) Richmond 12.13 (85) MCG 36,941Friday, 5 July
Geelong 8.17 (65) West Coast 4.9 (33) Skilled Stadium 18,608Saturday, 6 July
Hawthorn 11.8 (74) Sydney 9.10 (64) MCG 25,079Saturday, 6 July
Fremantle 9.9 (63) Port Adelaide 22.15 (147) Subiaco Oval 24,193Saturday, 6 July
Western Bulldogs 18.10 (118) Essendon 17.16 (118) Colonial Stadium 44,864Saturday, 6 July
Melbourne 20.11 (131) Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110) The Gabba 25,166Sunday, 7 July
Adelaide 17.14 (116) Collingwood 21.12 (138) Football Park 46,368Sunday, 7 July
St Kilda 13.6 (84) Kangaroos 20.8 (128) Colonial Stadium 23,864Sunday, 7 July

Round 15

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 17.14 (116) Western Bulldogs 14.9 (93) Colonial Stadium 35,434Friday, 12 July
Kangaroos 12.11 (83) Fremantle 12.10 (82) Manuka Oval 9,242Saturday, 13 July
Collingwood 15.9 (99) Geelong 19.13 (127) MCG 65,331Saturday, 13 July
Richmond 7.13 (55) Brisbane Lions 18.10 (118) Colonial Stadium 22,642Saturday, 13 July
Adelaide 15.9 (99) St Kilda 12.9 (81) Football Park 29,895Saturday, 13 July
Sydney 13.14 (92) Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) SCG 18,974Sunday, 14 July
West Coast 13.12 (90) Essendon 8.15 (63) Subiaco Oval 37,600Sunday, 14 July
Carlton 14.11 (95) Melbourne 21.13 (139) Colonial Stadium 37,915Sunday, 14 July

Round 16

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 13.11 (89) Richmond 7.7 (49) MCG 48,620Friday, 19 July
Melbourne 9.13 (67) Hawthorn 14.9 (93) MCG 37,442Saturday, 20 July
Kangaroos 14.15 (99) Port Adelaide 10.10 (70) Optus Oval 9,398Saturday, 20 July
Fremantle 15.10 (100) West Coast 11.4 (70) Subiaco Oval 41,779Saturday, 20 July
Essendon 8.8 (56) Geelong 14.11 (95) Colonial Stadium 47,778Saturday, 20 July
Brisbane Lions 17.15 (117) Sydney 12.7 (79) The Gabba 25,720Sunday, 21 July
Adelaide 21.12 (138) Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) AAMI Stadium 41,247Sunday, 21 July
Carlton 14.13 (97) St Kilda 22.8 (140) Colonial Stadium 33,813Sunday, 21 July

Round 17

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 7.11 (53) Essendon 7.12 (54) MCG 39,650Friday, 26 July
Hawthorn 10.8 (68) Brisbane Lions 18.16 (124) MCG 35,202Saturday, 27 July
West Coast 17.12 (114) Collingwood 8.8 (56) Subiaco Oval 38,877Saturday, 27 July
Port Adelaide 17.14 (116) Melbourne 17.10 (112) AAMI Stadium 25,283Saturday, 27 July
Sydney 13.14 (92) Carlton 10.9 (69) Stadium Australia 34,404Saturday, 27 July
Geelong 12.18 (90) Adelaide 15.3 (93) Skilled Stadium 24,325Sunday, 28 July
St Kilda 18.10 (118) Fremantle 11.13 (79) Optus Oval 8,078Sunday, 28 July
Western Bulldogs 21.13 (139) Kangaroos 16.9 (105) Colonial Stadium 31,576Sunday, 28 July

Round 18

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 21.15 (141) Carlton 4.9 (33) MCG 54,233Friday, 2 August
Geelong 7.9 (51) Kangaroos 17.13 (115) Skilled Stadium 23,163Saturday, 3 August
Fremantle 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 4.11 (35) Subiaco Oval 24,332Saturday, 3 August
Essendon 11.5 (71) Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108) Colonial Stadium 43,036Saturday, 3 August
Port Adelaide 16.9 (105) St Kilda 9.9 (63) AAMI Stadium 22,885Saturday, 3 August
Sydney 15.8 (98) Adelaide 17.14 (116) SCG 18,766Sunday, 4 August
Melbourne 14.10 (94) Richmond 14.15 (99) MCG 28,815Sunday, 4 August
Western Bulldogs 22.10 (142) West Coast 14.7 (91) Optus Oval 11,809Sunday, 4 August

Round 19

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 15.15 (105) Collingwood 14.13 (97) MCG 53,750Friday, 9 August
Carlton 5.15 (45) Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) Optus Oval 14,115Saturday, 10 August
Richmond 18.14 (122) Fremantle 10.12 (72) MCG 19,519Saturday, 10 August
Brisbane Lions 14.21 (105) Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67) The Gabba 27,443Saturday, 10 August
Kangaroos 15.7 (97) Sydney 22.12 (144) SCG 14,776Saturday, 10 August
Adelaide 18.16 (124) Essendon 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium 43,720Sunday, 11 August
West Coast 15.10 (100) Melbourne 15.16 (106) Subiaco Oval 36,195Sunday, 11 August
St Kilda 15.11 (101) Geelong 16.6 (102) Colonial Stadium 25,552Sunday, 11 August

Round 20

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 16.11 (107) Hawthorn 13.15 (93) MCG 39,391Friday, 16 August
Fremantle 17.15 (117) Geelong 11.6 (72) Subiaco Oval 22,610Saturday, 17 August
Kangaroos 17.12 (114) Carlton 15.5 (95) Colonial Stadium 23,532Saturday, 17 August
Essendon 19.12 (126) Collingwood 10.11 (71) MCG 69,613Saturday, 17 August
Brisbane Lions 20.16 (136) West Coast 13.11 (89) The Gabba 29,436Saturday, 17 August
Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) Adelaide 11.10 (76) AAMI Stadium 50,275Sunday, 18 August
Sydney 12.15 (87) St Kilda 12.8 (80) SCG 16,079Sunday, 18 August
Melbourne 15.17 (107) Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95) MCG 29,225Sunday, 18 August

Round 21

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Hawthorn 16.8 (104) Kangaroos 17.17 (119) MCG 32,393Friday, 23 August
Geelong 7.13 (55) Brisbane Lions 16.14 (110) Skilled Stadium 24,003Saturday, 24 August
Melbourne 11.11 (77) Sydney 23.7 (145) MCG 27,146Saturday, 24 August
West Coast 10.5 (65) Port Adelaide 14.19 (103) Subiaco Oval 36,502Saturday, 24 August
Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97) Carlton 15.9 (99) Colonial Stadium 22,938Saturday, 24 August
Adelaide 13.9 (87) Richmond 9.11 (65) AAMI Stadium 42,878Sunday, 25 August
Collingwood 11.11 (77) St Kilda 9.12 (66) MCG 42,056Sunday, 25 August
Essendon 13.15 (93) Fremantle 10.12 (72) Colonial Stadium 32,667Sunday, 25 August

Round 22

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Geelong 8.9 (57) Hawthorn 11.9 (75) Colonial Stadium 41,600Friday, 30 August
Collingwood 10.13 (73) Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) MCG 43,894Saturday, 31 August
Port Adelaide 13.12 (90) Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84) AAMI Stadium 46,439Saturday, 31 August
St Kilda 18.9 (117) Melbourne 20.15 (135) Colonial Stadium 34,185Saturday, 31 August
Sydney 17.14 (116) Richmond 11.10 (76) Telstra Stadium 40,386Saturday, 31 August
Kangaroos 18.18 (126) West Coast 22.11 (143) Manuka Oval 11,613Sunday, 1 September
Fremantle 12.8 (80) Adelaide 17.18 (120) Subiaco Oval 21,610Sunday, 1 September
Carlton 5.7 (37) Essendon 12.20 (92) MCG 46,649Sunday, 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.

2002 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Port Adelaide 22184023601783132.472 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions (P)22175025201843136.768
3 Adelaide 22157023082007115.060
4 Collingwood 22139020811897109.752
5 Essendon 22129119391847105.050
6 Melbourne 22121002243224599.948
7 Kangaroos 22121002241226998.848
8 West Coast 22111102208225498.044
9 Geelong 22111101933202995.344
10 Hawthorn 22111101938210792.044
11 Sydney 22912121231976107.438
12 Western Bulldogs 22912123352246104.038
13 Fremantle 2291301900215188.336
14 Richmond 2271501801217282.928
15 St Kilda 2251611785227178.622
16 Carlton 2231901682230073.112
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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Port Adelaide 0048121616202428323640444848525660646872
Brisbane Lions 481216162024242828323640404448525660646868
Adelaide 481212121620202428323232323640444852525660
Collingwood 0448121620242428323236404044444848485252
Essendon 48812121216202424242832343434383838424650
Melbourne 48812161620202424242828323636363640444448
Kangaroos 4888121212161620242424283236364040444848
West Coast 4488121216162020242832323636404040404044
Geelong 0048121212121216202428323640404044444444
Hawthorn 004481216202020202024283236363640404044
Sydney 0448101414141414141418181818222226303438
Western Bulldogs 000004481216202424262626303434343438
Fremantle 044881212161620202424242428283232363636
Richmond 44888812161616161616161616162024282828
St Kilda 444466661014141414141418222222222222
Carlton 004444444444488888881212
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
6 Sep, AAMI Stadium
1 Port Adelaide 14.11 (95)
4 Collingwood 16.12 (108)13 Sep, AAMI Stadium
Port Adelaide 11.17 (83)
7 Sep, Colonial Stadium Essendon 8.11 (59)21 Sep, MCG
5 Essendon 17.9 (111) Collingwood 13.13 (91)
8 West Coast 11.12 (78) Adelaide 9.9 (63)28 Sep, MCG
Collingwood 9.12 (66)
8 Sep, MCG 21 Sep, The Gabba Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75)
6 Melbourne 18.14 (122) Brisbane Lions 21.12 (138)
7 Kangaroos 11.18 (84)14 Sep, MCG Port Adelaide 12.10 (82)
Adelaide 20.10 (130)
7 Sep, The Gabba Melbourne 17.16 (118)
2 Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115)
3 Adelaide 5.14 (44)

Week one

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) Collingwood 16.12 (108) AAMI Stadium 33,131Friday, 6 September
Essendon 17.9 (111) West Coast 11.12 (78) Colonial Stadium 37,475Saturday, 7 September
Brisbane Lions 17.13 (115) Adelaide 5.14 (44) The Gabba 31,854Saturday, 7 September
Melbourne 18.14 (122) Kangaroos 11.18 (84) MCG 53,967Sunday, 8 September

Week two

Home TeamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Port Adelaide 11.17 (83) Essendon 8.11 (59) AAMI Stadium 27,661Friday, 13 September
Adelaide 20.10 (130) Melbourne 17.16 (118) MCG 51,533Saturday, 14 September

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

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 13.13 (91) Adelaide 9.9 (63) MCG 88,960Saturday, 21 September
Brisbane Lions 21.12 (138) Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) The Gabba 33,047Saturday, 21 September

Week four

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 9.12 (66) Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) MCG 91,817Saturday, 28 September

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Challengers cut down as Lions and Dons hone weapons, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2002
  2. ↑ Caroline Wilson (27 July 2002). "Saints angry at Optus sponsor ban". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Wallace off to Swans, say Dogs, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 August 2002
  4. ↑ Swans shock: Eade, Lockett depart, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 2002
  5. ↑ Swans jump to new coach Roos, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 2002
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