2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup

2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup
2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup
	Wizard Cup Logo
Season	2002
Teams	16
Winners	Port Adelaide (2nd title)
Matches played	27
Attendance	337,983 (average 12,518 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Nick Stevens (Port Adelaide)

The 2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup was the Australian Football League competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2002 Premiership Season began. The AFL National Cup is also sometimes referred to as the pre-season cup because it is played in its entirety before the Premiership Season begins. Teams were split into 4 groups, each comprising 4 teams. Each team would play the other three teams in its group once, with the winners of the four groups advancing to the semi-finals. Port Adelaide won their second pre-season cup defeating Richmond in the final.

Groups

Group 1	Hawthorn	Collingwood	Kangaroos	Sydney
Group 2	Fremantle	Western Bulldogs	Port Adelaide	Essendon
Group 3	Geelong	Richmond	West Coast	Carlton
Group 4	St. Kilda	Melbourne	Brisbane	Adelaide

Games

Round 1

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
St Kilda	16.13 (109)	Melbourne	5.11 (41)	Colonial Stadium	13,814	Friday, 15 February
Fremantle	13.9 (87)	Western Bulldogs	10.8 (68)	Subiaco Oval	13,304	Friday, 15 February
Geelong	12.7 (79)	Richmond	7.13 (55)	Baytec Stadium	11,531	Saturday, 16 February
Carlton	12.9 (81)	West Coast	17.14 (116)	Optus Oval	5,217	Saturday, 16 February
Brisbane Lions	14.7 (91)	Adelaide	14.9 (93)	Gabba	17,236	Saturday, 16 February
Hawthorn	13.10 (88)	Kangaroos	9.13 (67)	York Park	12,861	Sunday, 17 February
Sydney	18.11 (119)	Collingwood	5.9 (39)	Manuka Oval	7,826	Sunday, 17 February
Port Adelaide	13.8 (86)	Essendon	8.10 (58)	Football Park	15,576	Sunday, 17 February

Round 2

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Brisbane Lions	12.8 (80)	Melbourne	10.11 (71)	Bundaberg Rum Stadium	13,814	Friday, 22 February
West Coast	7.11 (53)	Richmond	11.12 (78)	Subiaco Oval	17,646	Friday, 22 February
Carlton	13.10 (88)	Geelong	11.10 (76)	Optus Oval	5,069	Saturday, 23 February
Essendon	12.16 (88)	Western Bulldogs	18.8 (116)	Colonial Stadium	12,445	Saturday, 23 February
Port Adelaide	17.14 (116)	Fremantle	7.8 (50)	Football Park	10,234	Saturday, 23 February
Kangaroos	16.8 (104)	Sydney	11.17 (83)	Manuka Oval	7,826	Sunday, 24 February
Adelaide	17.11 (113)	St Kilda	11.11 (77)	Football Park	14,351	Sunday, 24 February
Hawthorn	12.13 (85)	Collingwood	10.8 (68)	Colonial Stadium	13,795	Sunday, 24 February

Round 3

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Richmond	14.13 (97)	Carlton	10.11 (71)	Colonial Stadium	16,375	Friday, 1 March
West Coast	14.14 (98)	Geelong	12.12 (84)	Subiaco Oval	13,049	Friday, 1 March
Western Bulldogs	10.12 (72)	Port Adelaide	16.17 (113)	Colonial Stadium	5,391	Saturday, 2 March
Brisbane Lions	17.6 (108)	St Kilda	7.11 (53)	Gabba	13,025	Saturday, 2 March
Fremantle	13.10 (88)	Essendon	8.7 (55)	Subiaco Oval	11,228	Saturday, 2 March
Hawthorn	8.9 (57)	Sydney	15.9 (99)	Optus Oval	4,208	Sunday, 3 March
Adelaide	22.10 (142)	Melbourne	4.11 (35)	Football Park	16,122	Sunday, 3 March
Collingwood	9.13 (67)	Kangaroos	19.13 (127)	Colonial Stadium	11,455	Sunday, 3 March

Ladders

Group 1

	Team	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	Sydney	2	1	0	301	200	150.5	8
2	Kangaroos	2	1	0	307	238	128.9	8
3	Hawthorn	2	1	0	230	243	95.7	8
4	Collingwood	0	3	0	174	331	52.6	0

Group 2

	Team	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	Port Adelaide	3	0	0	315	180	175.0	12
2	Fremantle	2	1	0	225	237	94.9	8
3	Western Bulldogs	1	2	0	256	288	88.9	4
4	Essendon	0	3	0	199	290	68.6	0

Group 3

	Team	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	Richmond	2	1	0	230	203	113.3	8
2	Carlton	2	1	0	240	289	83.0	8
3	West Coast	1	2	0	267	243	109.9	4
4	Geelong	1	2	0	239	241	99.2	4

Group 4

	Team	Won	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	Adelaide	3	0	0	348	203	171.4	12
2	Brisbane Lions	2	1	0	279	217	128.6	8
3	St Kilda	1	2	0	239	262	91.22	4
4	Melbourne	0	3	0	147	331	44.4	0

Semi finals

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Richmond	16.11 (107)	Adelaide	9.14 (68)	Colonial Stadium	11,265	Friday, 8 March
Port Adelaide	13.6 (84)	Sydney	10.10 (70)	Football Park	14,162	Saturday, 9 March

Final


	Grand Final
Saturday, 16 March	Richmond	def. by	Port Adelaide	Colonial Stadium (crowd: 36,481)
	0.1 (1) 2.5 (17) 5.6 (36) 9.8 (62)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 7.7 (49) 10.11 (71)	Michael Tuck Medal: Nick Stevens (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Ten


Rodgers 2, Ottens 2, J Bowden, M Richardson, Fiora, Krakouer, A Kellaway		Goals	P Burgoyne 2, Tredrea 2, Schofield, Francou, Cockatoo-Collins, Dew, D Murray, N Stevens
A Kellaway, J Bowden, Ottens, B Holland, Hilton		Best	Port Adelaide: Wanganeen, Francou, N Stevens, Hardwick, D Wakelin, Tredre
Nil		Injuries	Nil
		Reports	Hardwick (Port) reported by field umpire Ellis and emergency umpire Schmitt in third quarter for allegedly tripping Hilton (Richmond

References

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