M.C.G. · Fri 14 Jun 2002 · 40,470 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 72 |
| HawthornHAW | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 65 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 72 and 65.
Essendon won by 7 points.
10.12 (72) — 10.5 (65)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Johnson | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Ramanauskas | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 |
| 8 |
| 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Mercuri | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Caracella | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Wellman | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Heffernan | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Blumfield | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark McVeigh | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Damien Peverill | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Jacobs | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Alessio | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Welsh | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Forster-Knight | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Barnard | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Scott Lucas | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel McAlister | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Henneman | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hille | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bolton | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Crawford | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Richard Vandenberg | 24 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kris Barlow | 14 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Brett Johnson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Rayden Tallis | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell Brown | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Luke Hodge | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Dixon | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Steven Greene | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jade Rawlings | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Graham | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ries | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Cox | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Mitchell | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Hay | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Picioane | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Simon Cox | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Loats | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Daniel Chick | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Stone | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Barker | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Holland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |