2002 VFL season
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| 2002 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Geelong reserves 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Geelong reserves 1st minor premiership |
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
Ladder
| 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
Grand Final
| 2002 VFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 22 September
(2:10 pm) |
Port Melbourne | def. by | Geelong | Optus Oval (crowd: 11,500) | [1] |
| 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) | ||
| 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, O'Brien, Slade, White | |||
Awards
- The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the fourth consecutive year by Nick Sautner (Frankston), who kicked 93 goals.[2]
- 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.[3]
- The Fothergill-Round Medal was won by Michael Firrito (Box Hill).[4]
- 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]
See also
- List of VFA/VFL premiers
- Australian Rules Football
- Victorian Football League
- Australian Football League
- 2002 AFL season
References
- ^ a b Jon Ralph (23 September 2002). "Mensch spurs Cats to break drought". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 61.
- ^ "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.