2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup Explained

Year:	2002
Teams:	16
Count:	2nd
Matches:	27
Attendance:	337983
Michael Tuck Medallist:	Nick Stevens

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

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 16.13 (109) || || 5.11 (41) || Colonial Stadium || 13,814 || Friday, 15 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.9 (87) || || 10.8 (68) || Subiaco Oval || 13,304 || Friday, 15 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 12.7 (79) || || 7.13 (55) || Baytec Stadium || 11,531 || Saturday, 16 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 12.9 (81) || || 17.14 (116) || Optus Oval || 5,217 || Saturday, 16 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 14.7 (91) || || 14.9 (93) || Gabba || 17,236 || Saturday, 16 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.10 (88) || || 11.10 (76) || York Park || 12,861 || Sunday, 17 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 18.11 (119) || || 5.9 (39) || Manuka Oval || 7,826 || Sunday, 17 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.8 (86) || || 8.10 (58) || Football Park || 15,576 || Sunday, 17 February

Round 2

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 12.8 (80) || || 10.11 (71) || Bundaberg Rum Stadium || 13,814 || Friday, 22 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 7.11 (53) || || 11.12 (78) || Subiaco Oval || 17,646 || Friday, 22 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.10 (88) || || 11.10 (76) || Optus Oval || 5,069 || Saturday, 23 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 12.16 (88) || || 18.8 (116) || Colonial Stadium || 12,445 || Saturday, 23 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 17.14 (116) || || 7.8 (50) || Football Park || 10,234 || Saturday, 23 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 16.8 (104) || || 11.17 (83) || Manuka Oval || 7,826 || Sunday, 24 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 17.11 (113) || || 11.11 (77) || Football Park || 14,351 || Sunday, 24 February|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 12.13 (85) || || 10.8 (68) || Colonial Stadium || 13,795 || Sunday, 24 February

Round 3

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 14.13 (97) || || 10.11 (71) || Colonial Stadium || 16,375 || Friday, 1 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 14.14 (98) || || 12.12 (84) || Subiaco Oval || 13,049 || Friday, 1 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 10.12 (72) || || 16.17 (113) || Colonial Stadium || 5,391 || Saturday, 2 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 17.6 (108) || || 7.11 (53) || Gabba || 13,025 || Saturday, 2 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.10 (88) || || 8.7 (55) || Subiaco Oval || 11,228 || Saturday, 2 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 8.9 (57) || || 15.9 (99) || Optus Oval || 4,208 || Sunday, 3 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 22.10 (142) || || 4.11 (35) || Football Park || 16,122 || Sunday, 3 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 9.13 (67) || || 19.13 (127) || Colonial Stadium || 11,455 || Sunday, 3 March

Ladders

Group 1

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

Group 2

Team	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	3	0	0	315	180	175.0	12
2	2	1	0	225	237	94.9	8
3	1	2	0	256	288	88.9	4
4	0	3	0	199	290	68.6	0

Group 3

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

Group 4

Team	Lost	Draw	For	Against	%	Points
1	3	0	0	348	203	171.4	12
2	2	1	0	279	217	128.6	8
3	1	2	0	239	262	91.22	4
4	0	3	0	147	331	44.4	0

Semi finals

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Home team||Home team score||Away team||Away team score||Ground||Crowd||Date|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 16.11 (107) || || 9.14 (68) || Colonial Stadium || 11,265 || Friday, 8 March|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || 13.6 (84) || || 10.10 (70) || Football Park || 14,162 || Saturday, 9 March