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The 2002 Victorian Football League season was the 121st season of the Australian rules football competition.
| 2002 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Geelong reserves 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Geelong reserves 1st minor premiership |
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 edit
Round 1 edit
Round 2 edit
Round 3 edit
Round 4 edit
Round 5 edit
Round 6 edit
Round 7 edit
Round 8 edit
Round 9 edit
Ladder edit
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals Series edit
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 August, North Port Oval | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Geelong | 16.14 (110) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Port Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | September 8, North Port Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| Geelong | 18.15 (123) | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 31, Box Hill City Oval | Sandringham | 4.9 (33) | September 14, North Port Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Box Hill | 9.7 (61) | Port Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sandringham | 8.15 (63) | Coburg | 12.13 (85) | September 22, Optus Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Port Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, W.C.G. | September 15, North Port Oval | Geelong | 15.15 (105) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Williamstown | 14.14 (98) | Werribee | 9.11 (65) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Murray Kangaroos | 18.18 (126) | September 7, North Port Oval | Geelong | 12.20 (92) | ||||||||||||||
| Coburg | 14.15 (99) | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, North Port Oval | Murray Kangaroos | 11.8 (74) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Werribee | 13.13 (91) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coburg | 14.6 (90) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final edit
| 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 edit
- The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the fourth consecutive year by Nick Sautner (Frankston), who kicked 93 goals.[3]
- The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Sam Mitchell (Box Hill). In the most dominant Liston Trophy performance in history, Mitchell polled 31 votes in only eleven games, including ten best-on-ground performances. Dean Talbot (Coburg) was second with 19 votes, and Mark Bradley (Bendigo) was third with 18 votes.[4]
- The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Michael Firrito (Box Hill).[5]
- Williamstown won the reserves premiership. Williamstown 11.15 (81) defeated Werribee 10.14 (74) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 22 September.[1]
Notable events edit
- In Round 13, Port Melbourne 11.5 (71) trailed Box Hill 18.14 (122) by 51 points at three-quarter time, before kicking nine goals to no score in the final quarter to win the game by nine points, 20.11 (131) d. 18.14 (122).[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Jon Ralph (23 September 2002). "Mensch spurs Cats to break drought". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 61.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Frosty Miller Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Gordon Oldham (17 September 2002). "Box Hill midfielder wins Liston Trophy". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Fothergill-Round Medallists". Sportingpulse. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "2001 VFL Premiership Season". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Brendan Rhodes (8 May 2022). "VFL Rd7: Dolphins produce a Saturday night stunner". Australian Football League. Retrieved 6 June 2022.