2002 AFL Grand Final
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The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 2002 AFL Grand Final took place.
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| Date | 28 September 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 91,817 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Brett Allen, Mathew James, Stephen McBurney | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-match entertainment | Killing Heidi, The Whitlams, Kate Ceberano, The Human Tide and Mark Seymour | |||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Kate Ceberano | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Norm Smith Medallist | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | |||||||||||||||
| Jock McHale Medallist | Leigh Matthews (Brisbane Lions) | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Network Ten | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators |
Stephen Quartermain (Host) Anthony Hudson (Commentator) Robert Walls (Expert Commentator) Malcolm Blight (Expert Commentator) Christi Malthouse (Boundary Rider) Gerard Whateley (Boundary Rider) |
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The 2002 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 2002. It was the 106th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2002 AFL season. The match, attended by 91,817 spectators, was won by Brisbane by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's second premiership victory and second premiership overall.
The Lions had made it into their second consecutive Grand Final after finishing second on the AFL ladder behind Port Adelaide, and overcoming Adelaide and Port Adelaide in their early finals, shooting for back-to-back successes after their 2001 triumph over Essendon. Collingwood had reached the finals for the first time since 1994 and found their way into their first premiership decider since their 14th Premiership over the Bombers in the 1990 Grand Final. They finished fourth on the ladder, and not much was expected of them in the final month of the year. However, the Magpies upset minor premiers Port Adelaide by 13 points in a dramatic Qualifying Final at AAMI Stadium, earning a week's rest before beating an injury struck Adelaide side 13.13 (91) to 9.9 (63) in the Preliminary Final at the MCG.
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