afl 2002 grand final

collingwood v brisbane

lions go back to back over pies by 9 buckley i think was the last player for a loising grand final to win the norm smith.

BRIS 0.4 4.12 8.14 10.15 (75)
COL 1.4 4.4 8.10 9.12 (66)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 4, Voss, McRae, Akermanis, Brown, Black, Hart;
COL – Rocca 4, Fraser 3, Buckley, Lockyer
BEST: BRIS – Voss, Lappin, Hart, Ashcroft, Lynch, C. Scott; COL – Buckley, Rocca, Fraser, Burns, McKee

INJURY: BRIS – Pike (groin), McDonald (dislocated shoulder), Akermanis (groin)

NORM SMITH MEDAL: Nathan Buckley
Buckley is only the 3rd player to win the Norm Smith Medal from a losing GF team. Previously, Richmond’s Dean Rioli in 1982 and Gary Ablett in 1989.

UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Allen

ATTENDANCE: 91,817 at MCG

2003 matches

round 1

friday

collingwood v richmond

saturday

north v st kilda

west coast v port

brisbane v essendon

sydney v carlton

sunday

adelaide v freo

melbourne v hawthorn gor

bulldogs v geelong