2002 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2002 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Colonial Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-1-9, P%: 105.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 15 | 11 | R03-12, R14-16, EF, SF |
| Bannister, Jordan | #36 | 5 | 0 | R05, R14-17 |
| Barnard, Paul | #16 | 24 | 23 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Blumfield, Justin | #32 | 22 | 11 | R01-20, EF, SF |
| Bolton, Mark | #23 | 19 | 8 | R01-03, R07, R10-22, EF, SF |
| Bullen, Marc | #37 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Caracella, Blake | #33 | 24 | 22 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Davies, James | #35 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 18 | 3 | R01-10, R12-13, R18-22, EF |
| Forster-Knight, Robert | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-14, R17, R19-20, SF |
| Hall, Ken | #47 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Harvey, Shane | #38 | 7 | 6 | R06-10, R18, R22 |
| Heffernan, Chris | #26 | 23 | 12 | R01-21, EF, SF |
| Henneman, Aaron | #3 | 8 | 0 | R01-06, R12, R22 |
| Hille, David | #34 | 19 | 11 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-19, R21-22 |
| Hird, James | #5 | 16 | 11 | R01-06, R14-22, SF |
| Hunt, Sam | #30 | 3 | 1 | R20, R22, EF |
| Jacobs, Danny | #21 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Johnson, Jason | #14 | 24 | 14 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Johnson, Mark | #1 | 24 | 5 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 16 | 47 | R01-06, R14-22, EF |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 19 | 25 | R01, R07-22, EF, SF |
| McAlister, Daniel | #12 | 3 | 0 | R06, R12-13 |
| McGrath, Cory | #28 | 6 | 1 | R04-08, SF |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 24 | 7 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 11 | 7 | R01-05, R08-13 |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 15 | 6 | R01-07, R17-22, EF, SF |
| Moorcroft, Gary | #29 | 15 | 13 | R01-02, R10-11, R13, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Peverill, Damien | #11 | 21 | 5 | R01-05, R09-22, EF, SF |
| Ramanauskas, Adam | #9 | 23 | 13 | R01-19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Reynolds, Joel | #40 | 9 | 5 | R03-04, R08-11, R14-16 |
| Richards, Ted | #20 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Rioli, Dean | #43 | 15 | 12 | R05-09, R13-18, R20-21, EF, SF |
| Salmon, Paul | #4 | 15 | 11 | R07-11, R13-14, R17-22, EF, SF |
| Wellman, Sean | #6 | 22 | 3 | R01-03, R06-22, EF, SF |
| Welsh, Andrew | #41 | 15 | 1 | R07-16, R19-21, EF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 24 | 13 | -1- | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2002 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 05/04/2002 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 52 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 13/04/2002 | Round 3 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 19/04/2002 | Round 4 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 25/04/2002 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 04/05/2002 | Round 6 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 10/05/2002 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/05/2002 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 99 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 25/05/2002 | Round 9 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 31/05/2002 | Round 10 | Kangaroos | AWAY | LOSS | KANG by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 08/06/2002 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 59 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 14/06/2002 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 28/06/2002 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 06/07/2002 | Round 14 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 14/07/2002 | Round 15 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 20/07/2002 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 26/07/2002 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 03/08/2002 | Round 18 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 37 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 11/08/2002 | Round 19 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 48 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 17/08/2002 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 55 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 25/08/2002 | Round 21 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 01/09/2002 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 55 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |
| 07/09/2002 | Elimination Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 13/09/2002 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | James Hird |