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{{Short description|106th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{for|the 2002 season of the Arena Football League|2002 Arena Football League season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition     = AFL
| year            = 2002
| image           = 
| imagesize       = 200px
| caption         = AFL logo
| teams           = 16
| premiers        = {{AFL BL}}
| count           = 2
| minor premiers  = {{AFL|PA}}
| mpcount         = 1
| pre-season cup  = {{AFL|PA}}
| pscount         = 2
| matches         = 185
| attendance      = 6092987
| highattend      = 91,817 <small>([[2002 AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]], {{AFL BL}} vs. {{AFL Col}})</small>
| top goal scorer = [[David Neitz]] <small>({{AFL Mel}})</small>
| brownlow medal  = [[Simon Black]] <small>({{AFL BL}})</small>
| prevseason      = [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
| nextseason      = [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
}}
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 [[2002 AFL finals series|finals series]] featuring the top eight clubs.

The premiership was won by the [[Brisbane Lions]] for the second time and second time consecutively, after it defeated {{AFL Col}} by nine points in the [[2002 AFL Grand Final|AFL Grand Final]].

==AFL Draft==
''See [[2002 AFL draft]].''

==Wizard Home Loans Cup==
{{main|2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup}}
[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] defeated [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] 10.11 (71) to 9.8 (62) in the final.

==Premiership season==

===Round 1===
{{anchor|Round 1 (Easter and Season Launch)}}

{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 1 (Easter and Season Launch)}}
{{AFLGame |date = Thursday 28 March (7:45&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ric}} |home score = 24.11 (155) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Col}} |away score = 18.10 (118) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 65,316 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 30 March (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL StK}} |home score = 14.5 (89) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Car}} |away score = 10.5 (65) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 33,359 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 30 March (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Gee}} |home score = 11.10 (76) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Ess}} |away score = 18.18 (126) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 42,746 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 30 March (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL PA}} |home score = 11.7 (73) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Kan}} |away score = 12.11 (83) |venue = [[Football Park]] |crowd = 28,578 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 31 March (1:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Syd}} |home score = 12.15 (87) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL BL}} |away score = 17.8 (110) |venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] |crowd = 24,052 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 31 March (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WB}} |home score = 12.21 (93) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Ade}} |away score = 16.16 (112) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 18,475 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 31 March (1:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WC}} |home score = 21.11 (137) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Fre}} |away score = 18.10 (118) |venue = [[Subiaco Oval]] |crowd = 39,467 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Monday 1 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Haw}} |home score = 15.13 (103) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Mel}} |away score = 20.9 (129) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 43,484 |report = }} 
{{AFLGameFooter}}

===Round 2===

{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 2}}
{{AFLGame |date = Friday 5 April (7:45&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ess}} |home score = 16.16 (112) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ric}} |away score = 8.12 (60) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 67,453 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 6 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Car}} |home score = 4.9 (33) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Syd}} |away score = 17.9 (111) |venue = [[Optus Oval]] |crowd = 22,435 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 6 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Col}} |home score = 17.18 (120) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL WC}} |away score = 18.11 (119) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 29,348 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 6 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Kan}} |home score = 16.14 (110) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL WB}} |away score = 14.13 (97) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 25,985 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 6 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ade}} |home score = 16.14 (110) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Gee}} |away score = 12.7 (79) |venue = [[Football Park]] |crowd = 44,386 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 7 April (1:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL BL}} |home score = 21.22 (148) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Haw}} |away score = 6.10 (46) |venue = [[The Gabba]] |crowd = 25,660 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 7 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Mel}} |home score = 16.13 (109) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL PA}} |away score = 11.16 (82) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 19,611 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 7 April (1:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Fre}} |home score = 10.16 (76) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL StK}} |away score = 11.7 (73) |venue = [[Subiaco Oval]] |crowd = 21,138 |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes =
}}

===Round 3===

{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 3}}
{{AFLGame |date = Friday 12 April (7:45&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Car}} |home score = 11.9 (75) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Col}} |away score = 7.13 (55) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 63,864 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 13 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ric}} |home score = 13.18 (96) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Mel}} |away score = 11.10 (76) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 37,154 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 13 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ade}} |home score = 17.12 (114) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Syd}} |away score = 13.6 (84) |venue = [[Football Park]] |crowd = 42,246 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 13 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL BL}} |home score = 17.15 (117) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ess}} |away score = 9.13 (67) |venue = [[The Gabba]] |crowd = 35,898 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 13 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Kan}} |home score = 10.7 (67) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Gee}} |away score = 11.9 (75) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 27,286 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 14 April (1:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Haw}} |home score = 13.11 (89) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Fre}} |away score = 11.13 (79) |venue = [[York Park]] |crowd = 15,066 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 14 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL StK}} |home score = 8.8 (56) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL PA}} |away score = 20.19 (139) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 17,641 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 14 April (1:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WC}} |home score = 17.11 (113) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL WB}} |away score = 11.15 (81) |venue = [[Subiaco Oval]] |crowd = 31,854 |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes =
*[[Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]] coached his 500th AFL game.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/07/1017206290193.html Challengers cut down as Lions and Dons hone weapons], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 8 April 2002</ref>
}}

===Round 4===

{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 4}}
{{AFLGame |date = Friday 19 April (7:45&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ess}} |home score = 19.8 (122) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ade}} |away score = 11.15 (81) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 40,322 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 20 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Col}} |home score = 15.14 (104) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Haw}} |away score = 9.9 (63) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 48,476 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 20 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Mel}} |home score = 21.11 (137) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL WC}} |away score = 15.13 (103) |venue = [[Optus Oval]] |crowd = 9,421 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 20 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Syd}} |home score = 15.13 (103) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Kan}} |away score = 14.16 (100) |venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]] |crowd = 23,775 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 20 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WB}} |home score = 12.6 (78) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL BL}} |away score = 14.10 (94) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 23,928 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 21 April (12:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL PA}} |home score = 23.10 (148) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Car}} |away score = 14.11 (95) |venue = [[Football Park]] |crowd = 29,486 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 21 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Gee}} |home score = 26.10 (166) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL StK}} |away score = 6.8 (44) |venue = [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]] |crowd = 23,563 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 21 April (1:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Fre}} |home score = 21.12 (138) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ric}} |away score = 11.6 (72) |venue = [[Subiaco Oval]] |crowd = 23,571 |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes =
}}

===Round 5===
{{anchor|Round 5 (ANZAC Day)}}
{{AFLGameHeader|title = Round 5 (ANZAC Day)}}
{{AFLGame |date = Thursday 25 April (2:15&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Col}} |home score = 9.12 (66) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ess}} |away score = 4.9 (33) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 84,894 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Friday 26 April (7:45&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WB}} |home score = 10.21 (81) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Mel}} |away score = 15.14 (104) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 30,789 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 27 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Haw}} |home score = 19.11 (125) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Ric}} |away score = 12.11 (83) |venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] |crowd = 39,694 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 27 April (1:40&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL WC}} |home score = 18.13 (121) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL BL}} |away score = 10.15 (75) |venue = [[Subiaco Oval]] |crowd = 33,313 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 27 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL StK}} |home score = 8.8 (56) |winner = D |away team = {{AFL Syd}} |away score = 8.8 (56) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 21,007 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Saturday 27 April (7:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Ade}} |home score = 12.10 (82) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL PA}} |away score = 14.6 (90) |venue = [[Football Park]] |crowd = 49,513 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 28 April (1:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Gee}} |home score = 17.9 (111) |winner = H |away team = {{AFL Fre}} |away score = 6.13 (49) |venue = [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]] |crowd = 20,075 |report = }}
{{AFLGame |date = Sunday 28 April (2:10&nbsp;pm) |home team = {{AFL Car}} |home score = 17.10 (112) |winner = A |away team = {{AFL Kan}} |away score = 19.17 (131) |venue = [[Colonial Stadium]] |crowd = 35,138 |report = }}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes =
*[[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]] lost its first match since round 9, 2001, ending a 20-match winning streak. The streak equalled with {{AFL Ess}}'s in 2000 and {{AFL Col}}'s in 1928-29 as the second-longest winning streak in VFL/AFL history.
}}

===Round 6===

{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 3.10 (28)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.15 (111)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 46,089
| Friday, 3 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''13.11 (89)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 25,319
| Saturday, 4 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 13.9 (87)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''24.11 (155)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 33,345
| Saturday, 4 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 9.14 (68)
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 29,783
| Saturday, 4 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''21.20 (146)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 27,015
| Saturday, 4 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''15.9 (99)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 23,578
| Sunday, 5 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''20.13 (133)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 11.13 (79)
| [[Football Park]]
| 27,056
| Sunday, 5 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.7 (73)
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''14.21 (105)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 23,355
| Sunday, 5 May
{{s-end}}

===Round 7===
{{anchor|Round 7 (Mother's Day)}}
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 55,633
| Friday, 10 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''21.13 (139)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 13.12 (90)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 32,815
| Saturday, 11 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''20.10 (130)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.12 (78)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 38,709
| Saturday, 11 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''13.10 (88)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 12.10 (82)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 29,303
| Saturday, 11 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''18.10 (118)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[Football Park]]
| 44,058
| Saturday, 11 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''19.15 (129)'''
| {{AFL|PA}}
| 11.6 (72)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 24,538
| Sunday, 12 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''15.15 (105)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 15.12 (102)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 20,892
| Sunday, 12 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL WB}}
| 8.15 (63)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''11.7 (73)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 34,400
| Sunday, 12 May
{{s-end}}

===Round 8===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.8 (80)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 39,142
| Friday, 17 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 10.13 (73)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 22,647
| Saturday, 18 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''20.9 (129)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.12 (54)
| [[Football Park]]
| 18,193
| Saturday, 18 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''14.10 (94)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 25,027
| Saturday, 18 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL BL}}
| 16.15 (111)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 46,279
| Saturday, 18 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''16.14 (110)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 14.9 (93)
| [[Manuka Oval]]
| 7,671
| Sunday, 19 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''24.15 (159)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 11.24 (90)
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 20,934
| Sunday, 19 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''26.15 (171)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 11.6 (72)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 34,262
| Sunday, 19 May
{{s-end}}

===Round 9===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''14.7 (91)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.14 (86)
| [[Football Park]]
| 35,834
| Friday, 24 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 17.3 (105)
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''18.9 (117)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 22,033
| Saturday, 25 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''17.9 (111)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 15.17 (107)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 28,625
| Saturday, 25 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''10.12 (72)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.9 (63)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 30,336
| Saturday, 25 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 11.17 (83)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.13 (85)'''
| [[Stadium Australia]]
| 54,129
| Saturday, 25 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''16.13 (109)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 11.13 (79)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 21,709
| Sunday, 26 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''19.12 (126)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 14.4 (88)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 38,646
| Sunday, 26 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 11.9 (75)
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''20.11 (131)'''
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 19,305
| Sunday, 26 May
{{s-end}}

===Round 10===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''12.20 (92)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 12.12 (84)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 34,352
| Friday, 31 May
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 9.9 (63)
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 20,031
| Saturday, 1 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 14.14 (98)
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 31,586
| Saturday, 1 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.11 (95)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 12.12 (84)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 45,269
| Saturday, 1 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''15.11 (101)'''
| {{AFL BL}}
| 14.10 (94)
| [[Football Park]]
| 47,279
| Saturday, 1 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.5 (77)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| [[York Park]]
| 18,112
| Sunday, 2 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.8 (68)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 27,277
| Sunday, 2 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''20.7 (127)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 11.11 (77)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 18,876
| Sunday, 2 June
{{s-end}}

===Round 11===
{{anchor|Round 11 (Queen's Birthday)}}
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''14.11 (95)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.18 (84)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 30,889
| Friday, 7 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''14.18 (102)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.10 (58)
| [[Football Park]]
| 42,162
| Saturday, 8 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''15.12 (102)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 35,014
| Saturday, 8 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 7.7 (49)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 40,044
| Saturday, 8 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''16.17 (113)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 7.10 (52)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 23,157
| Sunday, 9 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''15.10 (100)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.12 (96)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 37,294
| Sunday, 9 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''22.13 (145)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 12.8 (80)
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 11,539
| Sunday, 9 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 10.15 (75)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''19.12 (126)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 65,860
| Monday, 10 June
{{s-end}}

===Round 12===
{{anchor|Round 12 (Split Round)}}
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''10.12 (72)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.5 (65)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 40,470
| Friday, 14 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.16 (88)
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 16,353
| Saturday, 15 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 15.9 (99)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''15.11 (101)'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 21,767
| Saturday, 15 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.7 (79)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 33,088
| Sunday, 16 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''19.19 (133)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 13.8 (86)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 29,453
| Friday, 21 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''14.14 (98)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 10.13 (73)
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 12,210
| Saturday, 22 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''20.18 (138)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 19.9 (123)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 27,940
| Saturday, 22 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''23.16 (154)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 10.10 (70)
| [[Football Park]]
| 25,770
| Sunday, 23 June
{{s-end}}

===Round 13===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''18.12 (120)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 16.12 (108)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 41,817
| Friday, 28 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.12 (54)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 30,197
| Saturday, 29 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''25.11 (161)'''
| {{AFL WB}}
| 18.7 (115)
| [[Football Park]]
| 24,751
| Saturday, 29 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.15 (93)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 8.12 (60)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 48,288
| Saturday, 29 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''19.10 (124)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 16.13 (109)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 27,324
| Saturday, 29 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''20.19 (139)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 9.8 (62)
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 16,844
| Sunday, 30 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''20.15 (135)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 18.9 (117)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 34,937
| Sunday, 30 June
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 11.12 (78)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''13.9 (87)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 28,928
| Sunday, 30 June
{{s-end}}

===Round 14===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''13.8 (86)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 12.13 (85)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 36,941
| Friday, 5 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''8.17 (65)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 4.9 (33)
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 18,608
| Saturday, 6 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''11.8 (74)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 9.10 (64)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 25,079
| Saturday, 6 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 9.9 (63)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''22.15 (147)'''
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 24,193
| Saturday, 6 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL WB}}
| 18.10 (118)
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 17.16 (118)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 44,864
| Saturday, 6 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''20.11 (131)'''
| {{AFL BL}}
| 16.14 (110)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 25,166
| Sunday, 7 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 17.14 (116)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''21.12 (138)'''
| [[Football Park]]
| 46,368
| Sunday, 7 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 13.6 (84)
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''20.8 (128)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 23,864
| Sunday, 7 July
{{s-end}}

===Round 15===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| {{AFL WB}}
| 14.9 (93)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 35,434
| Friday, 12 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 12.10 (82)
| [[Manuka Oval]]
| 9,242
| Saturday, 13 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 15.9 (99)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''19.13 (127)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 65,331
| Saturday, 13 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.13 (55)
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''18.10 (118)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 22,642
| Saturday, 13 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''15.9 (99)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 12.9 (81)
| [[Football Park]]
| 29,895
| Saturday, 13 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 13.14 (92)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''14.10 (94)'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 18,974
| Sunday, 14 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''13.12 (90)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.15 (63)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 37,600
| Sunday, 14 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.11 (95)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''21.13 (139)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 37,915
| Sunday, 14 July
{{s-end}}

===Round 16===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.11 (89)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.7 (49)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 48,620
| Friday, 19 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 9.13 (67)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''14.9 (93)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 37,442
| Saturday, 20 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| {{AFL|PA}}
| 10.10 (70)
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 9,398
| Saturday, 20 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''15.10 (100)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 11.4 (70)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 41,779
| Saturday, 20 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.8 (56)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.11 (95)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 47,778
| Saturday, 20 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 12.7 (79)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 25,720
| Sunday, 21 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''21.12 (138)'''
| {{AFL WB}}
| 14.11 (95)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 41,247
| Sunday, 21 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.13 (97)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''22.8 (140)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 33,813
| Sunday, 21 July
{{s-end}}

===Round 17===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 7.11 (53)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''7.12 (54)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 39,650
| Friday, 26 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 10.8 (68)
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''18.16 (124)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 35,202
| Saturday, 27 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 8.8 (56)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 38,877
| Saturday, 27 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 17.10 (112)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 25,283
| Saturday, 27 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 10.9 (69)
| [[Stadium Australia]]
| 34,404
| Saturday, 27 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 12.18 (90)
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''15.3 (93)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 24,325
| Sunday, 28 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''18.10 (118)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 11.13 (79)
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 8,078
| Sunday, 28 July
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''21.13 (139)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 16.9 (105)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 31,576
| Sunday, 28 July
{{s-end}}

===Round 18===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''21.15 (141)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 4.9 (33)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 54,233
| Friday, 2 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.9 (51)
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''17.13 (115)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 23,163
| Saturday, 3 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''14.12 (96)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 4.11 (35)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 24,332
| Saturday, 3 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.5 (71)
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 43,036
| Saturday, 3 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''16.9 (105)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.9 (63)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 22,885
| Saturday, 3 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Syd}}
| 15.8 (98)
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 18,766
| Sunday, 4 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 14.10 (94)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 28,815
| Sunday, 4 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''22.10 (142)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 14.7 (91)
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 11,809
| Sunday, 4 August
{{s-end}}

===Round 19===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''15.15 (105)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 14.13 (97)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 53,750
| Friday, 9 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 5.15 (45)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''7.12 (54)'''
| [[Optus Oval]]
| 14,115
| Saturday, 10 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''18.14 (122)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 10.12 (72)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 19,519
| Saturday, 10 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''14.21 (105)'''
| {{AFL WB}}
| 9.13 (67)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 27,443
| Saturday, 10 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 15.7 (97)
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''22.12 (144)'''
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 14,776
| Saturday, 10 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''18.16 (124)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 43,720
| Sunday, 11 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL WC}}
| 15.10 (100)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''15.16 (106)'''
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 36,195
| Sunday, 11 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 15.11 (101)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''16.6 (102)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 25,552
| Sunday, 11 August
{{s-end}}

===Round 20===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.11 (107)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 13.15 (93)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 39,391
| Friday, 16 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Fre}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.6 (72)
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 22,610
| Saturday, 17 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 15.5 (95)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 23,532
| Saturday, 17 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''19.12 (126)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 69,613
| Saturday, 17 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''20.16 (136)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 29,436
| Saturday, 17 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''12.12 (84)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 50,275
| Sunday, 18 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 12.8 (80)
| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]]
| 16,079
| Sunday, 18 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''15.17 (107)'''
| {{AFL WB}}
| 14.11 (95)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 29,225
| Sunday, 18 August
{{s-end}}

===Round 21===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 16.8 (104)
| '''{{AFL Kan}}'''
| '''17.17 (119)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 32,393
| Friday, 23 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.13 (55)
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''16.14 (110)'''
| [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]]
| 24,003
| Saturday, 24 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 11.11 (77)
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''23.7 (145)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 27,146
| Saturday, 24 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL WC}}
| 10.5 (65)
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''14.19 (103)'''
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 36,502
| Saturday, 24 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL WB}}
| 14.13 (97)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''15.9 (99)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 22,938
| Saturday, 24 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''13.9 (87)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 9.11 (65)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 42,878
| Sunday, 25 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''11.11 (77)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 9.12 (66)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 42,056
| Sunday, 25 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''13.15 (93)'''
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 10.12 (72)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 32,667
| Sunday, 25 August
{{s-end}}

===Round 22===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 8.9 (57)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''11.9 (75)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 41,600
| Friday, 30 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.13 (73)
| '''{{AFL WB}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 43,894
| Saturday, 31 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''13.12 (90)'''
| {{AFL BL}}
| 13.6 (84)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 46,439
| Saturday, 31 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL StK}}
| 18.9 (117)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''20.15 (135)'''
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 34,185
| Saturday, 31 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Syd}}'''
| '''17.14 (116)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[Telstra Stadium]]
| 40,386
| Saturday, 31 August
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 18.18 (126)
| '''{{AFL WC}}'''
| '''22.11 (143)'''
| [[Manuka Oval]]
| 11,613
| Sunday, 1 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Fre}}
| 12.8 (80)
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''17.18 (120)'''
| [[Subiaco Oval]]
| 21,610
| Sunday, 1 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Car}}
| 5.7 (37)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.20 (92)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 46,649
| Sunday, 1 September
{{s-end}}

==Ladder==
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|title=2002 AFL ladder
|section=Ladder
|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=y
|winpoints=4|drawpoints=2

|team1=Por|team2=BL|team3=Ade|team4=Col|team5=Ess|team6=Mel
|team7=Kan|team8=WC|team9=Gee|team10=Haw|team11=Syd|team12=WB
|team13=Fre|team14=Ric|team15=StK|team16=Car

|win_Por=18|loss_Por=4|draw_Por=0|pf_Por=2360|pa_Por=1783
|win_BL=17|loss_BL=5|draw_BL=0|pf_BL=2520|pa_BL=1843|status_BL=P
|win_Ade=15|loss_Ade=7|draw_Ade=0|pf_Ade=2308|pa_Ade=2007
|win_Col=13|loss_Col=9|draw_Col=0|pf_Col=2081|pa_Col=1897
|win_Ess=12|loss_Ess=9|draw_Ess=1|pf_Ess=1939|pa_Ess=1847
|win_Mel=12|loss_Mel=10|draw_Mel=0|pf_Mel=2243|pa_Mel=2245
|win_Kan=12|loss_Kan=10|draw_Kan=0|pf_Kan=2241|pa_Kan=2269
|win_WC=11|loss_WC=11|draw_WC=0|pf_WC=2208|pa_WC=2254
|win_Gee=11|loss_Gee=11|draw_Gee=0|pf_Gee=1933|pa_Gee=2029
|win_Haw=11|loss_Haw=11|draw_Haw=0|pf_Haw=1938|pa_Haw=2107
|win_Syd=9|loss_Syd=12|draw_Syd=1|pf_Syd=2123|pa_Syd=1976
|win_WB=9|loss_WB=12|draw_WB=1|pf_WB=2335|pa_WB=2246
|win_Fre=9|loss_Fre=13|draw_Fre=0|pf_Fre=1900|pa_Fre=2151
|win_Ric=7|loss_Ric=15|draw_Ric=0|pf_Ric=1801|pa_Ric=2172
|win_StK=5|loss_StK=16|draw_StK=1|pf_StK=1785|pa_StK=2271
|win_Car=3|loss_Car=19|draw_Car=0|pf_Car=1682|pa_Car=2300

|name_Por=[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|name_BL=[[Brisbane Lions]]
|name_Ade=[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|name_Col=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|name_Ess=[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|name_Mel=[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|name_Kan=[[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|name_WC=[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
|name_Gee=[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|name_Haw=[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|name_Syd=[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|name_WB=[[Western Bulldogs]]
|name_Fre=[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|name_Ric=[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|name_StK=[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|name_Car=[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]

|status_text_P=Premiers

|col_Q=#CCFFCC|text_Q=[[#Finals series|Finals series]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q|result7=Q|result8=Q

<!--CLASSIFICATION RULES-->
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130428/http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/ladders/2002/All/ladders_all_2002.shtml?season_idIndex=105&round_noIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1 AFL ladder]
}}
</onlyinclude>

===Ladder progression===
<!-- please do not update this ladder progression template until the completion of the round -->
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y
|toptext=
{{legend|#ccffcc|outline=#aaa|Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.}}
{{legend|#99ccff|outline=#aaa|Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.}}
{{legend|#ffcccc|outline=#aaa|Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.}}
|color_B=#99ccff|color_F=#ccffcc|color_R=#ffcccc
|update=complete
|source=
|team1=[[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|res1= 0 / 0/4F/8F/12F/16F/16F/20F/24F/28F/32F/36B/40B/44B/48B/48B/52F/56F/60F/64F/68F/72B
|team2='''[[Brisbane Lions]]'''
|res2=4F/8B/12B/16B/16B/20B/24B/24B/28B/28B/32B/36F/40F/40F/44F/48F/52B/56B/60B/64B/68B/68F
|team3=[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|res3=4F/8F/12F/12F/12F/16F/20F/20F/24F/28F/32F/32F/32F/32F/36F/40F/44F/48F/52F/52F/56F/60F
|team4=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|res4= 0 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 12/16F/20F/24F/24F/28F/32F/32F/36F/40F/40F/44F/44F/48F/48F/48F/52F/52F
|team5=[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|res5=4B/8F/8F/12F/12F/12F/16F/20F/24F/24F/24F/28F/32F/34F/34F / 34/38F/38F / 38/42F/46F/50F
|team6=[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]    
|res6=4F/8F/8F/12F/16F/16F/20F/20F/24F/24F/24F/28F/28F/32F/36F/36F/36F / 36/40F/44F/44F/48F
|team7=[[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]  
|res7=4F/8F/8F / 8/12F / 12 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 20/24F / 24 / 24 / 28 / 32/36F / 36/40F/40F/44F/48F/48F
|team8=[[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]  
|res8=4F/4F/8F / 8/12F / 12/16F/16F/20F/20F/24F/28F/32F/32F/36F/36F/40F/40F/40F / 40 / 40/44F
|team9=[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|res9=0R / 0 / 4/8F/12F/12F / 12 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24/28F/32F/36F/40F/40F/40F/44F/44F/44F / 44
|team10=[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|res10= 0 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 8 / 12/16F/20F/20F / 20 / 20 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 36 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 44
|team11=[[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|res11= 0/4F / 4/8F / 10/14F / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 22 / 22 / 26 / 30 / 34 / 38
|team12=[[Western Bulldogs]]
|res12= 0 / 0/0R/0R/0R / 4 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20/24F / 24 / 26 / 26 / 26 / 30 / 34 / 34 / 34 / 34 / 38
|team13=[[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|res13= 0 / 4 / 4/8F / 8 / 12 / 12 / 16 / 16/20F / 20 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 28 / 28 / 32 / 32 / 36 / 36 / 36
|team14=[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|res14=4F / 4/8F / 8 / 8 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 28 / 28
|team15=[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|res15=4F/4F / 4 / 4 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 10 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22
|team16=[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] 
|res16= 0/0R / 4 / 4 / 4/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/4R/8R/8R/8R/8R/8R/8R/8R/12R/12R
}}

==Finals series==
{{8TeamBracket-PagePlayoff|RD2-RD3-cross=y
|team-width=150
|RD1-text1=6 Sep, [[AAMI Stadium]]
|RD1-team1={{AFL PA}}
|RD1-score1=14.11 (95)
|RD1-team2='''{{AFL Col}}'''
|RD1-score2='''16.12 (108)'''
|RD1-text2=7 Sep, [[Docklands Stadium|Colonial Stadium]]
|RD1-team3='''{{AFL Ess}}'''
|RD1-score3='''17.9 (111)'''
|RD1-team4={{AFL WC}}
|RD1-score4=11.12 (78)
|RD1-text4=7 Sep, [[The Gabba]]
|RD1-team7='''{{AFL BL}}'''
|RD1-score7='''17.13 (115)'''
|RD1-team8={{AFL Ade}}
|RD1-score8=5.14 (44)
|RD1-text3=8 Sep, [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|RD1-team5='''{{AFL Mel}}'''
|RD1-score5='''18.14 (122)'''
|RD1-team6={{AFL Kan}}
|RD1-score6=11.18 (84)
|RD2-text1=13 Sep, [[AAMI Stadium]]
|RD2-team1='''{{AFL PA}}'''
|RD2-score1='''11.17 (83)'''
|RD2-team2={{AFL Ess}}
|RD2-score2=8.11 (59)
|RD2-text2=14 Sep, [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|RD2-team3='''{{AFL Ade}}'''
|RD2-score3='''20.10 (130)'''
|RD2-team4={{AFL Mel}}
|RD2-score4=17.16 (118)
|RD3-text1=21 Sep, [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|RD3-team1='''{{AFL Col}}'''
|RD3-score1='''13.13 (91)'''
|RD3-team2={{AFL Ade}}
|RD3-score2=9.9 (63)
|RD3-text2=21 Sep, [[The Gabba]]
|RD3-team3='''{{AFL BL}}'''
|RD3-score3='''21.12 (138)'''
|RD3-team4={{AFL PA}}
|RD3-score4=12.10 (82)
|RD4-text1=28 Sep, [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|RD4-team1={{AFL Col}}
|RD4-score1=9.12 (66)
|RD4-team2='''{{AFL BL}}'''
|RD4-score2='''10.15 (75)'''
}}

===Week one===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL|PA}}
| 14.11 (95)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 33,131
| Friday, 6 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''17.9 (111)'''
| {{AFL WC}}
| 11.12 (78)
| [[Colonial Stadium]]
| 37,475
| Saturday, 7 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''17.13 (115)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 5.14 (44)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 31,854
| Saturday, 7 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''18.14 (122)'''
| {{AFL Kan}}
| 11.18 (84)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 53,967
| Sunday, 8 September
{{s-end}}

===Week two===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home Team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL|PA}}'''
| '''11.17 (83)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 8.11 (59)
| [[AAMI Stadium]]
| 27,661
| Friday, 13 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Ade}}'''
| '''20.10 (130)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 17.16 (118)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 51,533
| Saturday, 14 September
{{s-end}}

Note: Adelaide played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Melbourne due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG.

===Week three===
{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.13 (91)'''
| {{AFL Ade}}
| 9.9 (63)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 88,960
| Saturday, 21 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''21.12 (138)'''
| {{AFL|PA}}
| 12.10 (82)
| [[The Gabba]]
| 33,047
| Saturday, 21 September
{{s-end}}

===Week four===
{{main|2002 AFL Grand Final}}

{{s-start}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| '''Home team''' 
| '''Score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Attendance'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| {{AFL Col}}
| 9.12 (66)
| '''{{AFL BL}}'''
| '''10.15 (75) '''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 91,817
| Saturday, 28 September
{{s-end}}

==Match attendance==
Total match attendance for all games was 5,643,908 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 91,817 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 84,894 people for the [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] v [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] game in round 5.

==Awards==
* The [[Brownlow Medal]] was awarded to [[Simon Black]] of the [[Brisbane Lions]].
* The [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] was awarded to [[Luke Darcy]] of the [[Western Bulldogs]] and [[Michael Voss]] of the [[Brisbane Lions]].
** This was the first year for this award under this name. Previously, it was the [[AFL Players Association]] MVP Award.
* The [[Coleman Medal]] was awarded to [[David Neitz]] of [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]].
* The [[Norm Smith Medal]] was awarded to [[Nathan Buckley]] of [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]].
* The [[AFL Rising Star award]] was awarded to [[Nick Riewoldt]] of [[st Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]].

==Notable events==
* For the first time since 1965, no player kicked ten goals or more in a match.
* {{AFL Col}} appeared in the finals for the first time since 1994, breaking an eight year drought, the longest in club history. They won their first final in twelve years since their last premiership in 1990, also the longest drought of finals wins in club history.
* {{AFL Car}} won the wooden spoon for the first time. Carlton was the last of the twelve traditional Victorian clubs to win the wooden spoon in the VFL/AFL.
*{{AFL Car}} played only four home games at [[Optus Oval]], after arranging a deal to play four home games at [[Colonial Stadium]]. In order for the AFL to meet its contractual obligation to stage nine games per year at Optus Oval, six neutral games between a low-drawing Victorian team and an interstate team were staged at the venue. The unpopular venture was not repeated, as all of the home teams in these neutral games lost money due to poor crowds and, in many cases, conflicting sponsorship deals.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|author=Caroline Wilson|title=Saints angry at Optus sponsor ban|date=27 July 2002|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|access-date=3 January 2015|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497411994.html}}</ref>
*Even though Adelaide was entitled to a home semi-final after losing its qualifying final to Brisbane, the game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground due to the agreement which required at least one game to be played at the ground during each week of the finals.
* At the end of the season, the Carlton Football Club was found to have systematically [[Carlton Football Club salary cap breach|breached the salary cap]] in 2000 and 2001. The club was fined and stripped of draft picks in the following two drafts, hampering their on-field results and long-term playing list rebuild in subsequent seasons.
* Sydney coach [[Rodney Eade]] resigned following [[#Round 12|round 12]], after the Swans slumped to 14th on the ladder. He was eventually replaced by [[Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Roos]] on a full-time basis, despite the board pushing for [[Terry Wallace]], who resigned as coach of the [[Western Bulldogs]] with one round to play in the regular season, to be appointed.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/28/1030508073435.html Wallace off to Swans, say Dogs], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 29 August 2002</ref> Roos would later coach the side to the premiership in [[2005 AFL season|2005]] before stepping down at the end of the [[2010 AFL season|2010 season]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/24/1023864554849.html Swans shock: Eade, Lockett depart], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25 June 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/26/1023864599637.html Swans jump to new coach Roos], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 June 2002</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2002.html 2002 Season – AFL Tables]

{{Australian Football League}}

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