2002 Brisbane Lions season
| 2002 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Leigh Matthews |
| Captain(s) | Michael Voss |
| Home ground | The Gabba (Capacity: 37,600) |
| AFL season | 2nd |
| Finals series | Premiers |
| Best and fairest | Simon Black |
| Leading goalkicker | Alastair Lynch (74 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 35,898 vs. Essendon (13 April 2002)[1] |
| Lowest home attendance | 21,709 vs. Fremantle (26 May 2002)[1] |
| Average home attendance | 26,894 |
| Club membership | 22,288 |
The Brisbane Lions' 2002 season was its sixth season in the Australian Football League (AFL). In it, the club won its second consecutive premiership, and second overall.
Season summary
[edit]Premiership Season
[edit]Home and away season
[edit]| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 110 | 87 | SCG (A) | 24,052 |
| 2 | 7 April (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 148 | 46 | The Gabba (H) | 25,660 |
| 3 | 13 April (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 117 | 67 | The Gabba (H) | 35,898 |
| 4 | 20 April (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 94 | 78 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 23,928 |
| 5 | 27 April (1:40 pm) | West Coast | 75 | 121 | Subiaco Oval (A) | 33,313 |
| 6 | 4 May (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 146 | 89 | The Gabba (H) | 27,015 |
| 7 | 12 May (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 129 | 72 | The Gabba (H) | 24,538 |
| 8 | 18 May (7:10 pm) | Collingwood | 111 | 114 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 46,279 |
| 9 | 26 May (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 109 | 79 | The Gabba (H) | 21,709 |
| 10 | 1 June (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 94 | 101 | Football Park (A) | 47,279 |
| 11 | 9 June (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 113 | 52 | The Gabba (H) | 23,157 |
| 12 | 22 June (7:10 pm) | Kangaroos | 138 | 123 | The Gabba (H) | 27,940 |
| 13 | 29 June (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 124 | 109 | The Gabba (H) | 27,324 |
| 14 | 7 July (1:10 pm) | Melbourne | 110 | 131 | The Gabba (A) | 25,166 |
| 15 | 13 July (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 118 | 55 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 22,642 |
| 16 | 21 July (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 117 | 79 | The Gabba (H) | 25,720 |
| 17 | 27 July (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 124 | 68 | MCG (A) | 35,202 |
| 18 | 3 August (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 108 | 71 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 43,036 |
| 19 | 10 August (7:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 105 | 67 | The Gabba (H) | 27,443 |
| 20 | 17 August (7:10 pm) | West Coast | 136 | 89 | The Gabba (H) | 29,436 |
| 21 | 24 August (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 110 | 55 | Kardinia Park (A) | 24,003 |
| 22 | 31 August (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 84 | 90 | Football Park (A) | 46,439 |
Finals series
[edit]| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | |
| Brisbane | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second qualifying final | 7 September (7:30 pm) | Adelaide | 115 | 44 | The Gabba | 31,854 |
| Second preliminary final | 21 September (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | 138 | 82 | The Gabba | 33,047 |
| Grand Final | 28 September (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 75 | 66 | MCG | 91,817 |
Ladder
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2360 | 1783 | 132.4 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2520 | 1843 | 136.7 | 68 | |
| 3 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2308 | 2007 | 115.0 | 60 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2081 | 1897 | 109.7 | 52 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1939 | 1847 | 105.0 | 50 | |
| 6 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2243 | 2245 | 99.9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Kangaroos | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2241 | 2269 | 98.8 | 48 | |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2208 | 2254 | 98.0 | 44 | |
| 9 | Geelong | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1933 | 2029 | 95.3 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1938 | 2107 | 92.0 | 44 | |
| 11 | Sydney | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2123 | 1976 | 107.4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2335 | 2246 | 104.0 | 38 | |
| 13 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1900 | 2151 | 88.3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1801 | 2172 | 82.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1785 | 2271 | 78.6 | 22 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1682 | 2300 | 73.1 | 12 |
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brisbane Lions - All Games - By Season". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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