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2002 VFL season
Teams16
PremiersGeelong reserves
1st premiership
Minor premiersGeelong reserves
1st minor premiership
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The 2002 Victorian Football League season was the 121st season of the Australian rules football competition.

The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club reserves team, after defeating Port Melbourne by 22 points in the Grand Final on 22 September.

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Tasmania 12.4 (76) Geelong reserves 12.15 (87) York Park Friday, 5 April 6pm Carlton reserves 6.6 (42) Port Melbourne 13.18 (96) Optus Oval Saturday, 6 April 10:50am Bendigo Diggers 15.8 (98) Springvale 21.14 (140) Queen Elizabeth Oval Saturday, 6 April 2pm Coburg Tigers 20.12 (132) Essendon reserves 14.10 (94) Coburg City Oval Saturday, 6 April 1:10pm Frankston 12.10 (82) Sandringham 20.12 (132) Frankston Park Saturday, 6 April 2pm North Ballarat 12.8 (80) Williamstown 17.12 (114) Northern Oval Sunday, 7 April 2pm Werribee 11.13 (79) Murray Kangaroos 22.7 (139) Chirnside Park Sunday, 7 April 2pm Northern Bullants 13.6 (84) Box Hill Hawks 23.16 (154) Preston City Oval Sunday, 7 April 2pm

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Box Hill Hawks 20.17 (137) Bendigo Diggers 9.6 (60) Box Hill City Oval Saturday, 13 April 2pm Werribee 15.10 (100) North Ballarat 12.11 (83) Chirnside Park Saturday, 13 April 1:10pm Springvale 14.16 (100) Frankston 7.6 (48) Moorabbin Saturday, 13 April 2pm Williamstown 19.10 (124) Carlton reserves 18.15 (123) W.C.G. Saturday, 13 April 2pm Sandringham 13.10 (88) Coburg Tigers 10.11 (71) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday, 14 April 2pm Port Melbourne 12.10 (82) Tasmania 14.13 (97) TEAC Oval Sunday, 14 April 2pm Murray Kangaroos 14.12 (96) Geelong reserves 12.15 (87) Coburg City Oval Sunday, 14 April 2pm Northern Bullants 14.11 (95) Essendon reserves 13.11 (89) Preston City Oval Sunday, 14 April 2pm

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Frankston 9.8 (62) Carlton reserves 15.15 (105) Frankston Oval Saturday, 20 April 1:10pm Tasmania 22.10 (142) Essendon reserves 17.11 (113) North Hobart Oval Saturday, 20 April 1:10pm Geelong reserves 21.17 (143) Springvale 7.10 (52) Skilled Stadium Sunday, 21 April 10:50am Box Hill Hawks 18.17 (125) Williamstown 13.4 (82) Box Hill City Oval Sunday, 21 April 2pm North Ballarat 9.10 (64) Sandringham 14.13 (97) Northern Oval Sunday, 21 April 2pm Northern Bullants 10.10 (70) Werribee 18.16 (124) Preston City Oval Sunday, 21 April 2pm Murray Kangaroos 13.14 (92) Port Melbourne 12.10 (82) Coburg City Oval Sunday, 21 April 2pm Bendigo Diggers 15.6 (96) Coburg Tigers 17.11 (113) Queen Elizabeth Oval Sunday, 21 April 2pm

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Tasmania 11.12 (78) Frankston 11.6 (72) North Hobart Oval Thursday, 25 April 12:30pm Murray Kangaroos 10.9 (69) Carlton reserves 15.9 (99) Coburg City Oval Saturday, 27 April 2pm Williamstown 13.4 (82) Essendon reserves 12.11 (83) W.C.G. Saturday, 27 April 1:10pm Geelong reserves 31.17 (203) Bendigo Diggers 6.6 (42) Skilled Stadium Saturday, 27 April 2pm Northern Bullants 11.8 (74) North Ballarat 14.6 (90) Preston City Oval Sunday, 28 April 2pm Coburg Tigers 16.9 (105) Box Hill Hawks 13.14 (92) Coburg City Oval Sunday, 28 April 2pm Port Melbourne 14.15 (99) Springvale 11.15 (81) TEAC Oval Sunday, 28 April 2pm Sandringham 11.14 (80) Werribee 11.17 (83) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday, 28 April 2pm

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Tasmania 12.7 (79) Coburg Tigers 19.15 (129) North Hobart Oval Saturday, 4 May 2pm Williamstown 10.17 (77) Springvale 11.15 (81) W.C.G. Saturday, 4 May 1:10pm Box Hill Hawks 22.13 (145) Murray Kangaroos 17.14 (116) Box Hill City Oval Sunday, 5 May 2pm North Ballarat 15.8 (98) Frankston 13.11 (89) Northern Oval Sunday, 5 May 2pm Bendigo Diggers 11.10 (76) Essendon reserves 27.17 (179) Queen Elizabeth Oval Sunday, 5 May 2pm Geelong reserves 14.11 (95) Northern Bullants 11.13 (79) Skilled Stadium Sunday, 5 May 2pm Sandringham 18.24 (132) Port Melbourne 13.10 (88) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday, 5 May 2pm Werribee 15.14 (104) Carlton reserves 8.7 (55) Chirnside Park Sunday, 5 May 2pm

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Bendigo Diggers 11.7 (73) Tasmania 23.12 (150) Queen Elizabeth Oval Saturday, 11 May 1pm Frankston 11.12 (78) Northern Bullants 20.12 (132) Frankston Oval Saturday, 11 May 2pm Sandringham 12.8 (80) Springvale 11.15 (81) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Saturday, 11 May 2pm Williamstown 11.9 (75) Werribee 16.14 (110) W.C.G. Saturday, 11 May 2pm Carlton reserves 18.12 (120) Essendon reserves 14.9 (93) Optus Oval Saturday, 11 May 2pm Murray Kangaroos 18.19 (127) North Ballarat 15.5 (95) Coburg City Oval Sunday, 12 May 2pm Box Hill Hawks 18.11 (119) Geelong reserves 15.10 (100) Box Hill City Oval Sunday, 12 May 2pm Port Melbourne 14.15 (99) Coburg Tigers 8.10 (58) TEAC Oval Sunday, 12 May 2pm

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Port Melbourne 13.12 (90) Werribee 12.8 (80) TEAC Oval Saturday, 18 May 2pm Springvale 7.10 (52) Essendon reserves 15.13 (103) Shepley Oval Saturday, 18 May 2pm Carlton reserves 9.10 (64) Box Hill Hawks 18.15 (123) Princes Park Saturday, 18 May 2pm Tasmania 10.8 (68) Murray Kangaroos 14.15 (99) York Park Saturday, 18 May 6pm North Ballarat 7.10 (52) Coburg Tigers 12.4 (76) Northern Oval Sunday, 19 May 2pm Geelong reserves 22.8 (140) Frankston 11.8 (74) Skilled Stadium Sunday, 19 May 2pm Sandringham 20.22 (142) Bendigo Diggers 5.8 (38) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday, 19 May 2pm Northern Bullants 12.8 (80) Williamstown 18.12 (120) Preston City Oval Sunday, 19 May 2pm

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Geelong reserves 13.8 (86) Werribee 10.7 (67) Skilled Stadium Saturday, 25 May 10:50am Tasmania 13.16 (94) Carlton reserves 19.15 (129) North Hobart Oval Saturday, 25 May 1:10pm Box Hill Hawks 22.15 (147) North Ballarat 8.8 (56) Box Hill City Oval Saturday, 25 May 2pm Williamstown 22.19 (151) Frankston 12.7 (79) W.C.G. Saturday, 25 May 2pm Murray Kangaroos 18.6 (114) Sandringham 14.18 (102) Lavington Sports Ground Sunday, 26 May 2pm Coburg Tigers 20.8 (128) Springvale 11.7 (73) Coburg City Oval Sunday, 26 May 2pm Essendon reserves 18.3 (111) Port Melbourne 16.13 (109) Windy Hill Sunday, 26 May 2pm Bendigo Diggers 8.9 (57) Northern Bullants 30.19 (199) Queen Elizabeth Oval Sunday, 26 May 2pm

Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date Time Frankston 7.9 (51) Box Hill Hawks 30.13 (193) Frankston Oval Saturday, 1 June 2pm Carlton reserves 24.20 (164) Tasmania 6.5 (41) Optus Oval Saturday, 1 June 2pm North Ballarat 6.6 (42) Springvale 17.20 (122) Northern Oval Saturday, 1 June 2pm Essendon reserves 11.12 (78) Murray Kangaroos 26.18 (174) Windy Hill Saturday, 1 June 2pm Sandringham 9.9 (63) Geelong reserves 16.12 (108) Trevor Barker Beach Oval Sunday, 2 June 2pm Werribee 12.11 (83) Coburg Tigers 14.11 (95) Chirnside Park Sunday, 2 June 2pm Port Melbourne 20.10 (130) Williamstown 16.19 (115) TEAC Oval Sunday, 2 June 2pm Northern Bullants 24.15 (159) Tasmania 9.5 (59) Preston City Oval Sunday, 2 June 2pm

Ladder

2002 VFL season
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong reserves (P) 20 17 3 0 2171 1377 157.7 68 Finals
2 Werribee 20 16 4 0 2233 1450 154.0 64
3 Coburg 20 16 4 0 2019 1466 137.7 64
4 Port Melbourne 20 14 6 0 2097 1780 117.8 56
5 Box Hill 20 12 7 1 2235 1758 127.1 50
6 Williamstown 20 11 9 0 1997 1821 109.7 44
7 Murray Kangaroos 20 10 9 1 2018 1949 103.5 42
8 Sandringham 20 10 10 0 1831 1768 103.6 40
9 Carlton reserves 20 10 10 0 1785 1807 98.8 40
10 Essendon reserves 20 10 10 0 2091 2144 97.5 40
11 Springvale 20 9 11 0 1654 1748 94.6 36
12 Tasmania 20 8 11 1 1730 1942 89.1 34
13 Northern Bullants 20 6 14 0 1824 2121 86.0 24
14 North Ballarat 20 5 15 0 1485 2024 73.4 20
15 Frankston 20 4 16 0 1530 2258 67.8 16
16 Bendigo 20 0 19 1 1266 2553 49.6 2
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals Series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
31 August, North Port Oval
1Geelong16.14 (110)
4Port Melbourne18.9 (117)September 8, North Port Oval
Geelong18.15 (123)
August 31, Box Hill City OvalSandringham4.9 (33)September 14, North Port Oval
5Box Hill9.7 (61)Port Melbourne13.10 (88)
8Sandringham8.15 (63)Coburg12.13 (85)September 22, Optus Oval
Port Melbourne12.11 (83)
September 1, W.C.G.September 15, North Port OvalGeelong15.15 (105)
6Williamstown14.14 (98)Werribee9.11 (65)
7Murray Kangaroos18.18 (126)September 7, North Port OvalGeelong12.20 (92)
Coburg14.15 (99)
September 1, North Port OvalMurray Kangaroos11.8 (74)
2Werribee13.13 (91)
3Coburg14.6 (90)

Grand Final

2002 VFL Grand Final
Sunday 22 September

(2:10 pm)

Port Melbourne def. by Geelong Optus Oval (crowd: 11,500) [1][2]
2.3 (15)
7.5 (47)
12.8 (80)
 12.11 (83) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.2 (20)
7.6 (48)
9.12 (66)
 15.15 (105) 		Norm Goss Memorial Medal: James Rahilly (Geelong)
Television broadcast: ABC
Stevens 2, Gill 2, Ablett, Buchanan, Evans, O'Keefe, Phibbs, Rix, Robertson, Schneider Goals Mensch 3, S. Johnson 2, Ablett, Chapman, Chatfield, Gardiner, Hunt, McCarthy, McGrath, O'Brien, Slade, White
Brockman, Obst, Rose, R O'Loughlin, McMahon, O'Keefe Best Rahilly, Slade, Mensch, Bartel, Chapman, McGrath

Awards

Notable events

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jon Ralph (23 September 2002). "Mensch spurs Cats to break drought". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 61.
  2. ^ Amy, Paul (29 August 2022). "How a stacked 2002 VFL grand final between Geelong and Port Melbourne launched Cats dynasty". Code Sports. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Frosty Miller Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ Gordon Oldham (17 September 2002). "Box Hill midfielder wins Liston Trophy". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Fothergill-Round Medallists". Sportingpulse. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ^ "2001 VFL Premiership Season". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ^ Brendan Rhodes (8 May 2022). "VFL Rd7: Dolphins produce a Saturday night stunner". Australian Football League. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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