2002 VFL season

121st season of the Victorian Football League October 2026 December 2017 vfl 2002 5 April – 22 September 20022002 VFL Men's Premiership Season https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/vfl/126/men%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/9/9/2002/advanced Australian Football 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250619155557/https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/vfl/126/men%2527s%2Bpremiership%2Bseason/9/9/2002/advanced 19 June 2025 16 1 18 1 white 2001 VFL season 2001 white 2003 VFL season 2003 The 2002 VFL season was the 121st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria and Tasmania.2002 Annual Review https://footyindustry.com/docs/AFL%20Victoria%202002%20Annual%20Report.pdf footyindustry.com Football Victoria 27 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250527050926/https://footyindustry.com/docs/AFL%20Victoria%202002%20Annual%20Report.pdf 27 May 2025 The season featured 16 clubs and ran from 5 April to 22 September, comprising a 20-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs.VFL SIDE TO PLAY EIGHT GAMES AT WINDY HILL https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/26393/vfl-side-to-play-eight-games-at-windy-hill Essendon Football Club 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250619143723/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/26393/vfl-side-to-play-eight-games-at-windy-hill 19 June 2025 13 November 200152nd Annual General Meeting https://boxhillhawks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BHFC-2002-Annual-Report.pdf Box Hill Hawks 20 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250401044558/https://boxhillhawks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BHFC-2002-Annual-Report.pdf 1 April 2025 9 December 2002 won the premiership for the first time, defeating by 22 points in the 2002 VFL Grand Final. Clubs Venues and affiliations Club Home venue(s) Capacity AFL affiliation Queen Elizabeth Oval 10,000 Box Hill City Oval 10,000 Optus Oval 35,000Ikon Park https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/princes-park Austadiums 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190534/https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/princes-park 18 September 2024 Coburg City Oval 15,000 Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,000Pande Chinmaya The magic of the MCG https://m.rediff.com/sports/1999/dec/29mcg1.htm Rediff.com 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250619145655/https://m.rediff.com/sports/1999/dec/29mcg1.htm 19 June 2025 29 December 1999 Windy Hill 10,000 Frankston Park 5,000 Skilled Stadium 28,000The Last Time the Hawks were in Town https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1592700/feature-the-last-time-the-hawks-were-in-town Geelong Football Club 19 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250619152955/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1592700/feature-the-last-time-the-hawks-were-in-town 19 June 2025 5 July 2024 Coburg City Oval 12,000 Lavington Sports Ground 20,000 Northern Oval 11,000 Preston City Oval 5,000 TEAC Oval 6,000 Trevor Barker Beach Oval 6,000 Moorabbin Oval 8,000 Shepley Oval 4,000 Bellerive Oval 16,000 rowspan=2; York Park 15,000 Chirnside Park 8,000 Williamstown Cricket Ground 6,000 Home-and-away season Round 1 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date ! Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 12.4 (76) ||Geelong reserves|| 12.15 (87) ||York Park|| Friday, 5 April || 6pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Carlton reserves|| 6.6 (42) ||Port Melbourne|| 13.18 (96) ||Optus Oval|| Saturday, 6 April || 10:50am |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Bendigo Diggers|| 15.8 (98) ||Springvale|| 21.14 (140) ||Queen Elizabeth Oval|| Saturday, 6 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Coburg Tigers|| 20.12 (132)||Essendon reserves|| 14.10 (94) || Coburg City Oval|| Saturday, 6 April || 1:10pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Frankston|| 12.10 (82) ||Sandringham|| 20.12 (132) ||Frankston Park|| Saturday, 6 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |North Ballarat|| 12.8 (80) ||Williamstown|| 17.12 (114) ||Northern Oval|| Sunday, 7 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Werribee|| 11.13 (79) ||Murray Kangaroos|| 22.7 (139) ||Chirnside Park|| Sunday, 7 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Box Hill Hawks|| 20.17 (137) ||Bendigo Diggers|| 9.6 (60) ||Box Hill City Oval|| Saturday, 13 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Werribee|| 15.10 (100) ||North Ballarat|| 12.11 (83) ||Chirnside Park|| Saturday, 13 April || 1:10pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Springvale|| 14.16 (100) ||Frankston|| 7.6 (48) ||Moorabbin|| 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|| 13.10 (88) ||Coburg Tigers|| 10.11 (71) ||Trevor Barker Beach Oval|| Sunday, 14 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Port Melbourne|| 12.10 (82) ||Tasmania|| 14.13 (97) ||TEAC Oval|| Sunday, 14 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Murray Kangaroos|| 14.12 (96) ||Geelong reserves|| 12.15 (87) ||Coburg City Oval|| Sunday, 14 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Frankston|| 9.8 (62) ||Carlton reserves || 15.15 (105) ||Frankston Oval|| Saturday, 20 April || 1:10pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 22.10 (142) ||Essendon reserves|| 17.11 (113) ||North Hobart Oval|| 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|| 18.17 (125) ||Williamstown|| 13.4 (82) ||Box Hill City Oval|| Sunday, 21 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |North Ballarat|| 9.10 (64) ||Sandringham|| 14.13 (97) || Northern Oval|| Sunday, 21 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Northern Bullants|| 10.10 (70) ||Werribee|| 18.16 (124) ||Preston City Oval|| Sunday, 21 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Murray Kangaroos|| 13.14 (92) ||Port Melbourne|| 12.10 (82) ||Coburg City Oval|| Sunday, 21 April || 2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 11.12 (78)||Frankston|| 11.6 (72) ||North Hobart Oval||Thursday, 25 April||12:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Murray Kangaroos|| 10.9 (69) ||Carlton reserves || 15.9 (99) ||Coburg City Oval||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|| 11.8 (74) ||North Ballarat|| 14.6 (90) ||Preston City Oval|| Sunday, 28 April||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Coburg Tigers|| 16.9 (105) ||Box Hill Hawks|| 13.14 (92) ||Coburg City Oval|| Sunday, 28 April||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Port Melbourne|| 14.15 (99) ||Springvale|| 11.15 (81) ||TEAC Oval|| Sunday, 28 April||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 12.7 (79) ||Coburg Tigers|| 19.15 (129) ||North Hobart Oval||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|| 22.13 (145) ||Murray Kangaroos|| 17.14 (116) ||Box Hill City Oval ||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||Sunday, 5 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Geelong reserves|| 14.11 (95) ||Northern Bullants|| 11.13 (79) ||Skilled Stadium|| Sunday, 5 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Sandringham|| 18.24 (132) ||Port Melbourne|| 13.10 (88) ||Trevor Barker Beach Oval|| Sunday, 5 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Bendigo Diggers|| 11.7 (73) ||Tasmania||23.12 (150)||Queen Elizabeth Oval|| Saturday, 11 May||1pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Frankston|| 11.12 (78) ||Northern Bullants|| 20.12 (132) ||Frankston Oval||Saturday, 11 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Sandringham|| 12.8 (80) ||Springvale|| 11.15 (81) ||Trevor Barker Beach Oval||Saturday, 11 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Williamstown|| 11.9 (75) ||Werribee|| 16.14 (110) ||W.C.G.||Saturday, 11 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Carlton reserves|| 18.12 (120) ||Essendon reserves|| 14.9 (93) ||Optus Oval||Saturday, 11 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Murray Kangaroos|| 18.19 (127) ||North Ballarat|| 15.5 (95) ||Coburg City Oval||Sunday, 12 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Box Hill Hawks|| 18.11 (119) ||Geelong reserves|| 15.10 (100) ||Box Hill City Oval||Sunday, 12 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Port Melbourne|| 13.12 (90) ||Werribee|| 12.8 (80) ||TEAC Oval||Saturday, 18 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Springvale|| 7.10 (52) ||Essendon reserves|| 15.13 (103) ||Shepley Oval||Saturday, 18 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Carlton reserves|| 9.10 (64) ||Box Hill Hawks|| 18.15 (123) ||Princes Park||Saturday, 18 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 10.8 (68) ||Murray Kangaroos|| 14.15 (99) ||York Park||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|| 20.22 (142) ||Bendigo Diggers|| 5.8 (38) ||Trevor Barker Beach Oval|| Sunday, 19 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Geelong reserves|| 13.8 (86) ||Werribee|| 10.7 (67) ||Skilled Stadium||Saturday, 25 May||10:50am |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 13.16 (94) ||Carlton reserves|| 19.15 (129) ||North Hobart Oval||Saturday, 25 May||1:10pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Box Hill Hawks|| 22.15 (147) ||North Ballarat|| 8.8 (56) ||Box Hill City Oval||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|| 14.18 (102) ||Lavington Sports Ground||Sunday, 26 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Coburg Tigers|| 20.8 (128) ||Springvale|| 11.7 (73) ||Coburg City Oval||Sunday, 26 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Essendon reserves|| 18.3 (111)||Port Melbourne|| 16.13 (109) ||Windy Hill||Sunday, 26 May||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Frankston|| 7.9 (51) ||Box Hill Hawks|| 30.13 (193) ||Frankston Oval||Saturday, 1 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Carlton reserves|| 24.20 (164) ||Bendigo Diggers|| 6.5 (41) ||Optus Oval||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|| 9.9 (63) ||Geelong reserves|| 16.12 (108) ||Trevor Barker Beach Oval||Sunday, 2 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Werribee|| 12.11 (83) ||Coburg Tigers|| 14.11 (95) ||Chirnside Park||Sunday, 2 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Port Melbourne|| 20.10 (130) ||Williamstown|| 16.19 (115) ||TEAC Oval||Sunday, 2 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Northern Bullants|| 24.15 (159) ||Tasmania|| 9.5 (59) ||Preston City Oval||Sunday, 2 June||2pm Round 10 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date ! Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Springvale|| 6.13 (49) ||Northern Bullants|| 9.10 (64) ||Moorabbin Oval||Saturday, 8 June||1:10pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Coburg Tigers|| 10.6 (66) ||Murray Kangaroos|| 16.13 (109) ||Coburg City Oval||Saturday, 8 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Carlton reserves|| 6.10 46 ||Geelong reserves|| 24.16 (160) ||Optus Oval||Saturday, 8 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Port Melbourne|| 25.15 (163) ||North Ballarat|| 13.8 (86) ||TEAC Oval||Saturday, 8 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Bendigo Diggers|| 7.10 (52) ||Werribee|| 17.16 (116) ||Queen Elizabeth Oval||Sunday, 9 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Tasmania|| 11.8 (74) ||Box Hill Hawks|| 11.8 (74) ||Fairway Park, Ulverstone||Sunday, 9 June||2pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Williamstown|| 12.13 (85) ||Sandringham|| 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 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date ! Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Springvale|| 14.14 (98) |} Ladder main WDL 5 2002 VFL season Ladder true points y 4 2 GEE Geelong reserves WER Werribee COB Coburg PMB Port Melbourne BOX Box Hill WIL Williamstown MUR Murray Kangaroos SAN Sandringham CAR Carlton reserves ESS Essendon reserves SPR Springvale TAS Tasmania NBU Northern Bullants NBR North Ballarat FRA Frankston BEN Bendigo 17 3 0 2171 1377 P 16 4 0 2233 1450 16 4 0 2019 1466 14 6 0 2097 1780 12 7 1 2235 1758 11 9 0 1997 1821 10 9 1 2018 1949 10 10 0 1831 1768 10 10 0 1785 1807 10 10 0 2091 2144 9 11 0 1654 1748 8 11 1 1730 1942 6 14 0 1824 2121 5 15 0 1485 2024 4 16 0 1530 2258 0 19 1 1266 2553 #CCFFCC Finals series Qualification QF QF QF QF QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. Premiers complete Finals series y 150 70 31 August, North Port Oval Geelong 16.14 (110) Port Melbourne 18.9 (117) August 31, Box Hill City Oval Box Hill 9.7 (61) Sandringham 8.15 (63) September 1, North Port Oval Werribee 13.13 (91) Coburg 14.6 (90) September 1, W.C.G. Williamstown 14.14 (98) Murray Kangaroos 18.18 (126) September 8, North Port Oval Geelong 18.15 (123) Sandringham 4.9 (33) September 7, North Port Oval Coburg 14.15 (99) Murray Kangaroos 11.8 (74) September 14, North Port Oval Port Melbourne 13.10 (88) Coburg 12.13 (85) September 15, North Port Oval Werribee 9.11 (65) Geelong 12.20 (92) September 22, Optus Oval Port Melbourne 12.11 (83) Geelong 15.15 (105) Grand Final 2002 VFL Grand Final Sunday 22 September (2:10 pm) Port Melbourne 2.3 (15) 7.5 (47) 12.8 (80) 12.11 (83) A Geelong 3.2 (20) 7.6 (48) 9.12 (66) 15.15 (105) Optus Oval 11,500 Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Mensch spurs Cats to break drought 23 September 2002 61 Jon RalphAmy Paul How a stacked 2002 VFL grand final between Geelong and Port Melbourne launched Cats dynasty https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/geelong/how-a-stacked-2002-vfl-grand-final-between-geelong-and-port-melbourne-launched-cats-dynasty/news-story/3c233b244b99fc24c6156132da6090f7 Code Sports News Corporation Australia 29 August 2022 29 August 2022 Norm Goss Memorial Medal James Rahilly (Geelong) Stevens 2, Gill 2, Ablett, Buchanan, Evans, O'Keefe, Phibbs, Rix, Robertson, Schneider 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 Rahilly, Slade, Mensch, Bartel, Chapman, McGrath ABC Awards The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was won for the fourth consecutive year by Nick Sautner (Frankston), who kicked 93 goals.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834469 Frosty Miller Medallists 4 August 2016 Fox Sports Pulse 25 May 2016 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.The Age Gordon Oldham 17 September 2002 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/16/1032054759600.html Box Hill midfielder wins Liston Trophy 4 August 2016 Melbourne, VIC The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Michael Firrito (Box Hill).http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834467 Fothergill–Round Medallists 20 December 2014 29 October 2014 Sportingpulse 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).https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/vfl/126/premiership%2Bseason/9/9/2001 2001 VFL Premiership Season 6 June 2022 AustralianFootball.comhttps://www.afl.com.au/news/758021/vfl-rd7-dolphins-produce-a-saturday-night-stunner VFL Rd7: Dolphins produce a Saturday night stunner 8 May 2022 6 June 2022 Australian Football League Brendan Rhodes The round 17 match between and had its start time moved from 2pm to 1:10pm to allow for an ABC television broadcast.Round 17 change of game time - COBURG TIGERS v SANDRINGHAM http://www.footballvic.com.au/VFL/VFL_whatsnew.asp?type=article&id=247 Football Victoria 17 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20020804120502/http://www.footballvic.com.au/VFL/VFL_whatsnew.asp?type=article&id=247 4 August 2002 31 July 2002 See also List of VFA/VFL premiers Australian rules football Victorian Football League Australian Football League 2002 AFL season References External links 2002 VFL Premiership Season – Australian Football Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL