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The 2002 VFL season was the 121st season of the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL), a second-tier
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
competition played in the states of
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
and
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. Geelong's reserves team won the VFL premiership for the first time, defeating by 22 points in the 2002 VFL Grand Final on 22 September.


Premiership season


Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 12.4 (76) , , Geelong reserves, , 12.15 (87) , ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 21,000 people, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania (UTAS) Stadium and was formerly known as Aurora Stadium under a previo ...
, , Friday, 5 April , , 6pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton reserves, , 6.6 (42) , ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 13.18 (96) , ,
Optus Oval Princes Park (also known as Ikon Park under naming rights) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the Princes Park precinct in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. Officially the Carlton Recreation Ground, it is a hi ...
, , Saturday, 6 April , , 10:50am , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 15.8 (98) , , Springvale, , 21.14 (140) , ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Saturday, 6 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Coburg Tigers, , 20.12 (132), , Essendon reserves, , 14.10 (94) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Saturday, 6 April , , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Frankston, , 12.10 (82) , ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 20.12 (132) , ,
Frankston Park Frankston Park, known commercially as Kinetic Stadium, is a suburban Australian rules football ground located in Frankston, Victoria, in Australia. It is home to the Frankston Football Club, which plays in the Victorian Football League. Fran ...
, , Saturday, 6 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Ballarat, , 12.8 (80) , , Williamstown, , 17.12 (114) , , Northern Oval, , Sunday, 7 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 11.13 (79) , , Murray Kangaroos, , 22.7 (139) , ,
Chirnside Park Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the . Hi ...
, , Sunday, 7 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 13.6 (84) , ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 23.16 (154) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 7 April , , 2pm


Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 20.17 (137) , , Bendigo Diggers, , 9.6 (60) , ,
Box Hill City Oval Box Hill City Oval, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Footb ...
, , Saturday, 13 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 15.10 (100) , , North Ballarat, , 12.11 (83) , ,
Chirnside Park Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the . Hi ...
, , Saturday, 13 April , , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Springvale, , 14.16 (100) , , Frankston, , 7.6 (48) , ,
Moorabbin Moorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Moorabbin recorded a population of 6,287 at the . Most of the e ...
, , Saturday, 13 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 19.10 (124) , , Carlton reserves, , 18.15 (123) , , W.C.G., , Saturday, 13 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 13.10 (88) , , Coburg Tigers, , 10.11 (71) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Sunday, 14 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 12.10 (82) , ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 14.13 (97) , , TEAC Oval, , Sunday, 14 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Murray Kangaroos, , 14.12 (96) , , Geelong reserves, , 12.15 (87) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Sunday, 14 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 14.11 (95), , Essendon reserves, , 13.11 (89) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 14 April , , 2pm


Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Frankston, , 9.8 (62) , , Carlton reserves , , 15.15 (105) , , Frankston Oval, , Saturday, 20 April , , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 22.10 (142) , , Essendon reserves, , 17.11 (113) , ,
North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a Stadium, sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania. Formerly used primarily for Australian rules football widely regarded as the traditional home of Australian football in Tasmania. However since the 1950s it has also becom ...
, , Saturday, 20 April , , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong reserves, , 21.17 (143) , , Springvale, , 7.10 (52) , , Skilled Stadium, , Sunday, 21 April , , 10:50am , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 18.17 (125) , , Williamstown, , 13.4 (82) , ,
Box Hill City Oval Box Hill City Oval, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Footb ...
, , Sunday, 21 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Ballarat, , 9.10 (64) , ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 14.13 (97) , , Northern Oval, , Sunday, 21 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 10.10 (70) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 18.16 (124) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 21 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Murray Kangaroos, , 13.14 (92) , ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 12.10 (82) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Sunday, 21 April , , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 15.6 (96) , , Coburg Tigers, , 17.11 (113) , ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Sunday, 21 April , , 2pm


Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 11.12 (78), , Frankston, , 11.6 (72) , ,
North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a Stadium, sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania. Formerly used primarily for Australian rules football widely regarded as the traditional home of Australian football in Tasmania. However since the 1950s it has also becom ...
, , Thursday, 25 April, , 12:30pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Murray Kangaroos, , 10.9 (69) , , Carlton reserves , , 15.9 (99) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Saturday, 27 April, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 13.4 (82) , , Essendon reserves, , 12.11 (83) , , W.C.G., , Saturday, 27 April , , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong reserves, , 31.17 (203) , , Bendigo Diggers, , 6.6 (42) , , Skilled Stadium, , Saturday, 27 April, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 11.8 (74) , , North Ballarat, , 14.6 (90) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 28 April, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Coburg Tigers, , 16.9 (105) , ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 13.14 (92) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Sunday, 28 April, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 14.15 (99) , , Springvale, , 11.15 (81) , , TEAC Oval, , Sunday, 28 April, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 11.14 (80) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 11.17 (83) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Sunday, 28 April, , 2pm


Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 12.7 (79) , , Coburg Tigers, , 19.15 (129) , ,
North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a Stadium, sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania. Formerly used primarily for Australian rules football widely regarded as the traditional home of Australian football in Tasmania. However since the 1950s it has also becom ...
, , Saturday, 4 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 10.17 (77) , , Springvale, , 11.15 (81) , , W.C.G., , Saturday, 4 May, , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 22.13 (145) , , Murray Kangaroos, , 17.14 (116) , ,
Box Hill City Oval Box Hill City Oval, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Footb ...
, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Ballarat, , 15.8 (98) , , Frankston, , 13.11 (89), , Northern Oval, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 11.10 (76) , , Essendon reserves, , 27.17 (179) , ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong reserves, , 14.11 (95) , ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 11.13 (79) , , Skilled Stadium, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 18.24 (132) , ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 13.10 (88) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 15.14 (104) , , Carlton reserves, , 8.7 (55) , ,
Chirnside Park Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the . Hi ...
, , Sunday, 5 May, , 2pm


Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 11.7 (73) , ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 23.12 (150), ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Saturday, 11 May, , 1pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Frankston, , 11.12 (78) , ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 20.12 (132) , , Frankston Oval, , Saturday, 11 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 12.8 (80) , , Springvale, , 11.15 (81) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Saturday, 11 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 11.9 (75) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 16.14 (110) , , W.C.G., , Saturday, 11 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton reserves, , 18.12 (120) , , Essendon reserves, , 14.9 (93) , ,
Optus Oval Princes Park (also known as Ikon Park under naming rights) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the Princes Park precinct in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. Officially the Carlton Recreation Ground, it is a hi ...
, , Saturday, 11 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Murray Kangaroos, , 18.19 (127) , , North Ballarat, , 15.5 (95) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Sunday, 12 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 18.11 (119) , , Geelong reserves, , 15.10 (100) , ,
Box Hill City Oval Box Hill City Oval, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Footb ...
, , Sunday, 12 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 14.15 (99) , , Coburg Tigers, , 8.10 (58) , , TEAC Oval, , Sunday, 12 May, , 2pm


Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 13.12 (90) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 12.8 (80) , , TEAC Oval, , Saturday, 18 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Springvale, , 7.10 (52) , , Essendon reserves, , 15.13 (103) , ,
Shepley Oval Shepley Oval is a football and cricket field located in Dandenong in south-eastern Melbourne. It presently serves as the home ground of the Dandenong Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition, and of the Dandenong Stingrays in ...
, , Saturday, 18 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton reserves, , 9.10 (64) , ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 18.15 (123) , , Princes Park, , Saturday, 18 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 10.8 (68) , , Murray Kangaroos, , 14.15 (99) , ,
York Park York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 21,000 people, York Park is known commercially as University of Tasmania (UTAS) Stadium and was formerly known as Aurora Stadium under a previo ...
, , Saturday, 18 May, , 6pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , North Ballarat, , 7.10 (52) , , Coburg Tigers, , 12.4 (76) , , Northern Oval, , Sunday, 19 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong reserves, , 22.8 (140) , , Frankston, , 11.8 (74) , , Skilled Stadium, , Sunday, 19 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 20.22 (142) , , Bendigo Diggers, , 5.8 (38) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Sunday, 19 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 12.8 (80) , , Williamstown, , 18.12 (120) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 19 May, , 2pm


Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Geelong reserves, , 13.8 (86) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 10.7 (67) , , Skilled Stadium, , Saturday, 25 May, , 10:50am , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 13.16 (94) , , Carlton reserves, , 19.15 (129) , ,
North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a Stadium, sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania. Formerly used primarily for Australian rules football widely regarded as the traditional home of Australian football in Tasmania. However since the 1950s it has also becom ...
, , Saturday, 25 May, , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 22.15 (147) , , North Ballarat, , 8.8 (56) , ,
Box Hill City Oval Box Hill City Oval, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Footb ...
, , Saturday, 25 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 22.19 (151) , , Frankston, , 12.7 (79) , , W.C.G., , Saturday, 25 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Murray Kangaroos, , 18.6 (114) , ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 14.18 (102) , ,
Lavington Sports Ground Lavington Sports Ground (known as "Lavington Panthers Oval" between 2001 and 2009) is a sports ground located in the suburb of Hamilton Valley near Lavington on the north-west fringe of the city of Albury, Australia. The oval is nestled in ...
, , Sunday, 26 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Coburg Tigers, , 20.8 (128) , , Springvale, , 11.7 (73) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Sunday, 26 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Essendon reserves, , 18.3 (111), ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 16.13 (109) , , Windy Hill, , Sunday, 26 May, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 8.9 (57) , ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 30.19 (199) , ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Sunday, 26 May, , 2pm


Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Frankston, , 7.9 (51) , ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 30.13 (193) , , Frankston Oval, , Saturday, 1 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton reserves, , 24.20 (164) , , Bendigo Diggers, , 6.5 (41) , ,
Optus Oval Princes Park (also known as Ikon Park under naming rights) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the Princes Park precinct in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. Officially the Carlton Recreation Ground, it is a hi ...
, , Saturday, 1 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , North Ballarat, , 6.6 (42) , , Springvale, , 17.20 (122) , , Northern Oval, , Saturday, 1 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Essendon reserves, , 11.12 (78) , , Murray Kangaroos, , 26.18 (174) , , Windy Hill, , Saturday, 1 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 9.9 (63) , , Geelong reserves, , 16.12 (108) , ,
Trevor Barker Beach Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval, also known simply as Trevor Barker Oval and currently known under naming rights as the Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (WSTBBO), is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, on the border between Hamp ...
, , Sunday, 2 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 12.11 (83) , , Coburg Tigers, , 14.11 (95) , ,
Chirnside Park Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the . Hi ...
, , Sunday, 2 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 20.10 (130) , , Williamstown, , 16.19 (115) , , TEAC Oval, , Sunday, 2 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 24.15 (159) , ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 9.5 (59) , ,
Preston City Oval Preston City Oval (PCO), also known by naming rights sponsorship as Genis Steel Oval (GSO) and sometimes mistakenly as Genis Street Oval, is an Australian rules football stadium in Cramer Street in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne. It has a main ...
, , Sunday, 2 June, , 2pm


Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Springvale, , 6.13 (49) , ,
Northern Bullants The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Ov ...
, , 9.10 (64) , ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, , Saturday, 8 June, , 1:10pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Coburg Tigers, , 10.6 (66) , , Murray Kangaroos, , 16.13 (109) , ,
Coburg City Oval Coburg City Oval (also currently known as Barry Plant Park due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Coburg, Australia. It is home to the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League, and the ...
, , Saturday, 8 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Carlton reserves, , 6.10 46 , , Geelong reserves, , 24.16 (160) , ,
Optus Oval Princes Park (also known as Ikon Park under naming rights) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the Princes Park precinct in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. Officially the Carlton Recreation Ground, it is a hi ...
, , Saturday, 8 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
, , 25.15 (163) , , North Ballarat, , 13.8 (86) , , TEAC Oval, , Saturday, 8 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Bendigo Diggers, , 7.10 (52) , ,
Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of the City of Wyndham. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werrib ...
, , 17.16 (116) , ,
Queen Elizabeth Oval Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. History Cricket The Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was ...
, , Sunday, 9 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ,
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, , 11.8 (74) , ,
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
, , 11.8 (74) , , Fairway Park, Ulverstone, , Sunday, 9 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Williamstown, , 12.13 (85) , ,
Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...
, , 13.14 (92) , , W.C.G., , Sunday, 9 June, , 2pm , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Essendon reserves, , 18.12 (120) , , Frankston, , 17.10 (112) , , Northern Oval, , Sunday, 9 June, , 2pm


Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Date , Time , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , Springvale, , 14.14 (98)


Ladder


Finals Series


Grand Final


Awards

*The
Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the Victorian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year. The is named in honour of Jim 'Frosty' Miller, who was the leading goalkicker of the Victorian Footbal ...
was won for the fourth consecutive year by Nick Sautner ( Frankston), who kicked 93 goals. *The
J. J. Liston Trophy The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded annually to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League (VFL), which was formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA). It is named after J. J. Liston, J.J. Liston, a busine ...
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 (
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) was second with 19 votes, and Mark Bradley (
Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
) was third with 18 votes. *The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Michael Firrito ( Box Hill). * 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.


Notable events

*In Round 13, 11.5 (71) trailed 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). *The round 17 match between and had its start time moved from 2pm to 1:10pm to allow for an
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television broadcast.


See also

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List of VFA/VFL premiers This page is a complete chronological listing of the premiers of the Australian rules football competition known as the Victorian Football Association until 1995 and as the Victorian Football League since 1996. The Victorian Football Association ...
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Australian Rules Football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
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Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
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Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...
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2002 AFL season The 2002 AFL season was the 106th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...


References


External links


2002 VFL Premiership Season – Australian Football
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