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 sixteen clubs, ran from 28 March until 28 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
| 2002 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Brisbane Lions 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 1st minor premiership |
| Pre-season cup | Port Adelaide 2nd pre-season cup win |
| Brownlow Medallist | Simon Black (Brisbane Lions) |
| Leading goalkicker | David Neitz (Melbourne) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 185 |
| Total attendance | 6,092,987 (32,935 per match) |
| Highest | 91,817 (Grand Final, Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood) |
The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated Collingwood by nine points in the AFL Grand Final.
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