2002 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 2002 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: AFL Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide
Brownlow Medallist(s): Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medallist(s): David Neitz (Melbourne)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs), Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Port Adelaide 1st 18 -0- 4 132.4% Josh Francou (21) Warren Tredrea (45)
Brisbane Lions (P) 2nd 17 -0- 5 136.7% Simon Black (25) Alastair Lynch (58)
Adelaide 3rd 15 -0- 7 115.0% Andrew McLeod (16) Brett Burton (48)
Collingwood (R) 4th 13 -0- 9 109.7% Nathan Buckley (14) Chris Tarrant (38)
Essendon 5th 12 -1- 9 105.0% Jason Johnson (9) Matthew Lloyd (47)
Melbourne 6th 12 -0- 10 99.9% Adem Yze (17) David Neitz (75)
Kangaroos 7th 12 -0- 10 98.8% Brent Harvey (10) Sav Rocca (49)
West Coast 8th 11 -0- 11 98.0% Ben Cousins (16) Phillip Matera (46)
Geelong 9th 11 -0- 11 95.3% Cameron Ling (12) Kent Kingsley (57)
Hawthorn 10th 11 -0- 11 92.0% Shane Crawford (17) Daniel Chick (31)
Sydney 11th 9 -1- 12 107.4% Paul Williams (16) Barry Hall (55)
Western Bulldogs 12th 9 -1- 12 104.0% Luke Darcy (16) Nathan Brown (57)
Fremantle 13th 9 -0- 13 88.3% Peter Bell (14) Trent Croad (42)
Richmond 14th 7 -0- 15 82.9% Matthew Richardson (12) Matthew Richardson (36)
St Kilda 15th 5 -1- 16 78.6% Nick Riewoldt (11) Stephen Milne (50)
Carlton 16th 3 -0- 19 73.1% Corey McKernan, Justin Murphy (5) Corey McKernan (40)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 32
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 28/03/2002 7:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 155 - 118 65,316
SAT 30/03/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Colonial Stadium 89 - 65 33,359
SAT 30/03/2002 7:10 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 76 - 126 42,746
SAT 30/03/2002 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Kangaroos AAMI Stadium 73 - 83 28,578
SUN 31/03/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG 87 - 110 24,052
SUN 31/03/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 137 - 118 39,467
SUN 31/03/2002 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 93 - 112 18,475
MON 01/04/2002 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 103 - 129 43,484

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/04/2002 7:45 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 112 - 60 67,453
SAT 06/04/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 33 - 111 22,435
SAT 06/04/2002 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast MCG 120 - 119 29,348
SAT 06/04/2002 7:10 PM Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium 110 - 79 44,386
SAT 06/04/2002 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 110 - 97 25,985
SUN 07/04/2002 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 148 - 46 25,660
SUN 07/04/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 76 - 73 21,138
SUN 07/04/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG 109 - 82 19,611

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/04/2002 7:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 75 - 55 63,864
SAT 13/04/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 96 - 76 37,154
SAT 13/04/2002 2:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney AAMI Stadium 114 - 84 42,246
SAT 13/04/2002 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Geelong Colonial Stadium 67 - 75 27,286
SAT 13/04/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 117 - 67 35,898
SUN 14/04/2002 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle York Park 89 - 79 15,066
SUN 14/04/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 113 - 81 31,854
SUN 14/04/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 56 - 139 17,641

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/04/2002 7:45 PM Essendon v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 122 - 81 40,322
SAT 20/04/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast Optus Oval 137 - 103 9,421
SAT 20/04/2002 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG 104 - 63 48,476
SAT 20/04/2002 6:30 PM Sydney v Kangaroos SCG 103 - 100 23,775
SAT 20/04/2002 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 78 - 94 23,928
SUN 21/04/2002 12:40 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton AAMI Stadium 148 - 95 29,486
SUN 21/04/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 138 - 72 23,571
SUN 21/04/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Skilled Stadium 166 - 44 23,563

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/2002 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 66 - 33 84,894
FRI 26/04/2002 7:45 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 81 - 104 30,789
SAT 27/04/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 121 - 75 33,313
SAT 27/04/2002 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond MCG 125 - 83 39,694
SAT 27/04/2002 7:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Colonial Stadium 56 - 56 21,007
SAT 27/04/2002 7:10 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 82 - 90 49,513
SUN 28/04/2002 1:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Skilled Stadium 111 - 49 20,075
SUN 28/04/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 112 - 131 35,138

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/05/2002 7:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 28 - 111 46,089
SAT 04/05/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 89 - 62 25,319
SAT 04/05/2002 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Hawthorn MCG 87 - 155 33,345
SAT 04/05/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba 146 - 89 27,015
SAT 04/05/2002 7:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 68 - 96 29,783
SUN 05/05/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 99 - 71 23,578
SUN 05/05/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide Colonial Stadium 73 - 105 23,355
SUN 05/05/2002 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Coast AAMI Stadium 133 - 79 27,056

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/05/2002 7:45 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 87 - 62 55,633
SAT 11/05/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Kangaroos Subiaco Oval 139 - 90 32,815
SAT 11/05/2002 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong MCG 130 - 78 38,709
SAT 11/05/2002 7:10 PM Richmond v Sydney Colonial Stadium 88 - 82 29,303
SAT 11/05/2002 7:10 PM Adelaide v Fremantle AAMI Stadium 118 - 89 44,058
SUN 12/05/2002 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 129 - 72 24,538
SUN 12/05/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 105 - 102 20,892
SUN 12/05/2002 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Colonial Stadium 63 - 73 34,400

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/05/2002 7:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton MCG 89 - 80 39,142
SAT 18/05/2002 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong AAMI Stadium 129 - 54 18,193
SAT 18/05/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 94 - 73 22,647
SAT 18/05/2002 5:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 94 - 89 25,027
SAT 18/05/2002 7:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 114 - 111 46,279
SUN 19/05/2002 1:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney SCG 159 - 90 20,934
SUN 19/05/2002 1:10 PM Kangaroos v Adelaide Manuka Oval 110 - 93 7,671
SUN 19/05/2002 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 171 - 72 34,262

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/05/2002 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 91 - 86 35,834
SAT 25/05/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Kangaroos MCG 111 - 107 28,625
SAT 25/05/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v Western Bulldogs Skilled Stadium 105 - 117 22,033
SAT 25/05/2002 7:10 PM Sydney v Essendon Telstra Stadium 83 - 85 54,129
SAT 25/05/2002 7:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Colonial Stadium 72 - 63 30,336
SUN 26/05/2002 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Gabba 109 - 79 21,709
SUN 26/05/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 126 - 88 38,646
SUN 26/05/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 75 - 131 19,305

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/05/2002 7:45 PM Kangaroos v Essendon MCG 92 - 84 34,352
SAT 01/06/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Skilled Stadium 89 - 63 20,031
SAT 01/06/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs MCG 98 - 117 31,586
SAT 01/06/2002 7:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Colonial Stadium 95 - 84 45,269
SAT 01/06/2002 7:10 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 101 - 94 47,279
SUN 02/06/2002 1:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide York Park 77 - 117 18,112
SUN 02/06/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 96 - 68 27,277
SUN 02/06/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Colonial Stadium 127 - 77 18,876

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/06/2002 6:45 PM Kangaroos v Richmond Colonial Stadium 95 - 84 30,889
SAT 08/06/2002 2:10 PM Adelaide v Hawthorn AAMI Stadium 102 - 58 42,162
SAT 08/06/2002 5:40 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 102 - 89 35,014
SAT 08/06/2002 7:10 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide Colonial Stadium 49 - 108 40,044
SUN 09/06/2002 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 113 - 52 23,157
SUN 09/06/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Colonial Stadium 100 - 96 37,294
SUN 09/06/2002 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Optus Oval 145 - 80 11,539
MON 10/06/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 75 - 126 65,860

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 14/06/2002 7:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 72 - 65 40,470
SAT 15/06/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Optus Oval 88 - 89 16,353
SAT 15/06/2002 7:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 99 - 101 21,767
SUN 16/06/2002 2:40 PM Fremantle v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 90 - 79 33,088
FRI 21/06/2002 7:45 PM Western Bulldogs v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 133 - 86 29,453
SAT 22/06/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Adelaide Optus Oval 98 - 73 12,210
SAT 22/06/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos Gabba 138 - 123 27,940
SUN 23/06/2002 12:40 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 154 - 70 25,770

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/06/2002 7:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 120 - 108 41,817
SAT 29/06/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 54 - 96 30,197
SAT 29/06/2002 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 161 - 115 24,751
SAT 29/06/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Carlton Gabba 124 - 109 27,324
SAT 29/06/2002 7:10 PM Collingwood v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 93 - 60 48,288
SUN 30/06/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 139 - 62 16,844
SUN 30/06/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 135 - 117 34,937
SUN 30/06/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 78 - 87 28,928

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/07/2002 7:45 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 86 - 85 36,941
SAT 06/07/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Skilled Stadium 65 - 33 18,608
SAT 06/07/2002 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney MCG 74 - 64 25,079
SAT 06/07/2002 5:40 PM Fremantle v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 63 - 147 24,193
SAT 06/07/2002 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Essendon Colonial Stadium 118 - 118 44,864
SUN 07/07/2002 1:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions Gabba 131 - 110 25,166
SUN 07/07/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 84 - 128 23,864
SUN 07/07/2002 2:40 PM Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 116 - 138 46,368

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/07/2002 7:45 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Colonial Stadium 116 - 93 35,434
SAT 13/07/2002 1:40 PM Kangaroos v Fremantle Manuka Oval 83 - 82 9,242
SAT 13/07/2002 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 99 - 127 65,331
SAT 13/07/2002 7:10 PM Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 99 - 81 29,895
SAT 13/07/2002 7:10 PM Richmond v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 55 - 118 22,642
SUN 14/07/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG 92 - 94 18,974
SUN 14/07/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 90 - 63 37,600
SUN 14/07/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 95 - 139 37,915

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/07/2002 7:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 89 - 49 48,620
SAT 20/07/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 67 - 93 37,442
SAT 20/07/2002 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 99 - 70 9,398
SAT 20/07/2002 5:40 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 100 - 70 41,779
SAT 20/07/2002 7:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Colonial Stadium 56 - 95 47,778
SUN 21/07/2002 1:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 117 - 79 25,720
SUN 21/07/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Colonial Stadium 97 - 140 33,813
SUN 21/07/2002 2:10 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium 138 - 95 41,247

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/07/2002 7:45 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 53 - 54 39,650
SAT 27/07/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 114 - 56 38,877
SAT 27/07/2002 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions MCG 68 - 124 35,202
SAT 27/07/2002 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne AAMI Stadium 116 - 112 25,283
SAT 27/07/2002 7:20 PM Sydney v Carlton Telstra Stadium 92 - 69 34,404
SUN 28/07/2002 1:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Skilled Stadium 90 - 93 24,325
SUN 28/07/2002 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fremantle Optus Oval 118 - 79 8,078
SUN 28/07/2002 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos Colonial Stadium 139 - 105 31,576

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/08/2002 7:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 141 - 33 54,233
SAT 03/08/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 96 - 35 24,332
SAT 03/08/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v Kangaroos Skilled Stadium 51 - 115 23,163
SAT 03/08/2002 7:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions Colonial Stadium 71 - 108 43,036
SAT 03/08/2002 7:10 PM Port Adelaide v St Kilda AAMI Stadium 105 - 63 22,885
SUN 04/08/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 98 - 116 18,766
SUN 04/08/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 94 - 99 28,815
SUN 04/08/2002 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v West Coast Optus Oval 142 - 91 11,809

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/08/2002 7:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood MCG 105 - 97 53,750
SAT 10/08/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 45 - 54 14,115
SAT 10/08/2002 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle MCG 122 - 72 19,519
SAT 10/08/2002 7:10 PM Kangaroos v Sydney SCG 97 - 144 14,776
SAT 10/08/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Gabba 105 - 67 27,443
SUN 11/08/2002 1:40 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 100 - 106 36,195
SUN 11/08/2002 2:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 124 - 76 43,720
SUN 11/08/2002 3:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Colonial Stadium 101 - 102 25,552

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/08/2002 7:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 107 - 93 39,391
SAT 17/08/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 117 - 72 22,610
SAT 17/08/2002 2:10 PM Kangaroos v Carlton Colonial Stadium 114 - 95 23,532
SAT 17/08/2002 7:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 126 - 71 69,613
SAT 17/08/2002 7:10 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 136 - 89 29,436
SUN 18/08/2002 1:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 87 - 80 16,079
SUN 18/08/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 107 - 95 29,225
SUN 18/08/2002 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide AAMI Stadium 84 - 76 50,275

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/08/2002 7:45 PM Hawthorn v Kangaroos MCG 104 - 119 32,393
SAT 24/08/2002 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 77 - 145 27,146
SAT 24/08/2002 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Lions Skilled Stadium 55 - 110 24,003
SAT 24/08/2002 5:40 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 65 - 103 36,502
SAT 24/08/2002 7:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Carlton Colonial Stadium 97 - 99 22,938
SUN 25/08/2002 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle Colonial Stadium 93 - 72 32,667
SUN 25/08/2002 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 77 - 66 42,056
SUN 25/08/2002 2:40 PM Adelaide v Richmond AAMI Stadium 87 - 65 42,878

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/08/2002 7:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Colonial Stadium 57 - 75 41,600
SAT 31/08/2002 2:10 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 73 - 114 43,894
SAT 31/08/2002 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AAMI Stadium 90 - 84 46,439
SAT 31/08/2002 7:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Colonial Stadium 117 - 135 34,185
SAT 31/08/2002 7:30 PM Sydney v Richmond Telstra Stadium 116 - 76 40,386
SUN 01/09/2002 1:10 PM Kangaroos v West Coast Manuka Oval 126 - 143 11,613
SUN 01/09/2002 1:40 PM Fremantle v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 80 - 120 21,610
SUN 01/09/2002 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 37 - 92 46,649

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/2002 2:30 PM Essendon v West Coast Colonial Stadium 111 - 78 37,475
SUN 08/09/2002 2:30 PM Melbourne v Kangaroos MCG 122 - 84 53,967

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/09/2002 7:30 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood AAMI Stadium 95 - 108 33,131
SAT 07/09/2002 7:30 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 115 - 44 31,854

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/09/2002 7:30 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon AAMI Stadium 83 - 59 27,661
SAT 14/09/2002 7:30 PM Adelaide v Melbourne MCG 130 - 118 51,533

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/2002 2:30 PM Collingwood v Adelaide MCG 91 - 63 88,960
SAT 21/09/2002 7:30 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 138 - 82 33,047

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/2002 2:30 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood MCG 75 - 66 91,817