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Line 1: {{Short description\|Rugby league competition}} {{Infobox rugby league season \| year = 2002 \| competition = National Rugby League <!-- Commented out: \| image = National Rugby League 2001.png --> ~~\| image = NRLlogo.gif~~ \| imagesize = ~~150px~~100px \| caption = ~~Logo of the [[National Rugby League\|NRL]]~~ \| duration = 15 March – 6 October 2002 \| teams = 15 \| premiers = [[~~Image~~File:Eastern Suburbs colours.~~png~~svg\|16x16px]] [[Sydney Roosters\|Sydney]] \| count = 12th \| minor premiers = [[~~Image~~File:New Zealand colours.~~png~~svg\|16x16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors\|New Zealand]] \| mpcount = 1st \| matches = 189 \| points = 9083 \| ~~attendance~~avg_attendance = ~~2656198~~14,054 \| attendance = 2,656,198 ~~\| top points scorer = [[Image:Canterbury colours.png\|16x16px]] [[Hazem El Masri]] (254 points)~~ \| top ~~try~~point scorer = [[~~Image~~File:Canterbury colours.~~png~~svg\|16x16px]] [[~~Nigel~~Hazem ~~Vagana~~El Masri]] (~~23 tries~~254) \| top try scorer = [[File:Canterbury colours.svg\|16x16px]] [[Nigel Vagana]] (23) \| MVP = {{leagueicon\|Newcastle\|16}} [[Andrew Johns]] \| MVP_link = Dally M Medal \| wooden_spoon = [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| wooden_spoon_count = 4th \| prevseason_year = [[2001 NRL season\|2001]] \| nextseason_year = [[2003 NRL season\|2003]] }} [[2002]] saw the fifth [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) season, the 95th season of professional [[rugby league football]] in Australia. The [[New Zealand Warriors]] won their first minor premiership and made it to the grand final for the first time, playing agianst foundation club the [[Sydney Roosters]] who won the match and collected their first premiership in 27 years. The '''2002 NRL season''' was the 95th season of professional [[rugby league]] football in Australia and the fifth to be run by the [[National Rugby League]]. The season was affected by the competition-leading [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]' [[salary cap]] breach finding, which saw them relegated to the bottom of the NRL ladder. As a result, the [[New Zealand Warriors]] won their first minor premiership and made it to the [[grand final]] for the first time, playing against foundation club the [[Sydney Roosters]] who won the match and collected their first premiership in 27 years. ~~==Season Summary==~~ ~~===Pre-season===~~ ~~In February 2002, the National Rugby League's Director of Legal and Business Affairs, [[David Gallop]] was appointed [[Chief Executive Officer]] of the NRL.~~ ==Pre-season== ~~This season saw the return of legendary halfback [[Allan Langer]] for his final year playing professional football, fifteen years after his debut for the Broncos in their first ever match.~~ In February 2002 the National Rugby League's Director of Legal and Business Affairs, [[David Gallop]], was appointed [[chief executive officer]] of the NRL, succeeding [[David Moffett]]. The legendary Broncos and Maroons halfback, [[Allan Langer]], returned from England to play his final season of professional football with the Brisbane club. In doing so he became the NRL's oldest player for the 2002 season at 36 years and 60 days.<ref>{{Cite news ~~=== The Return of South Sydney ===~~ \| last = Toohey Following the club's departure from the NRL after the [[National Rugby League season 1999\|1999 season]], there was a continuing push from both fans and the wider rugby league community to reinstate the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] back into the NRL competition. After two unsuccessful years of lobbying, South Sydney finally got a court ruling in their favour in 2001. On [[March 15]], [[2002]], the Rabbitohs opened the NRL season with a home match against long-time rivals, the [[Sydney Roosters]]. \| first = Barry \| title = Still some bite in old Mad Dog \| work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)\|The Daily Telegraph]] \| place = Australia \| publisher = [[News Limited]] \| date = 2 February 2011 \| url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/still-some-bite-in-old-mad-dog/story-e6frfgbo-1225998290314 \| access-date = 2 February 2011}}</ref> ===The return of South Sydney=== It turned out to be a tough year for the Rabbitohs, winning only 5 matches from 24 played, but not collecting the wooden spoon after the stripping of 37 competition points from premiership frontrunners the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]. {{See also\|South Sydney Rabbitohs history#The troubled 1990s and exclusion}} Following the club's departure from the NRL after the [[National Rugby League season 1999\|1999 season]], there was a continuing push from both fans and the wider rugby league community to reinstate the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] into the NRL competition. After two unsuccessful years of lobbying, South Sydney finally received a court ruling in their favour in 2001. On 15 March 2002, the South Sydney club opened the NRL season with a home match against long-time rivals, the [[Sydney Roosters]], losing 40-6.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/1873053.stm\|title=Roosters ruin Rabbitohs party\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=17 March 2002\|accessdate=14 December 2024}}</ref> ~~=== The Salary Cap Breach ===~~ ~~{{See also\|Bulldogs_History#The_Salary_Cap}}~~ It turned out to be a tough year for the club, winning only five matches from 24 played, though would be spared the wooden spoon by the Bulldogs' salary cap scandal (see below).<ref name="BulldogsSC">{{cite web In mid-2002, the Bulldogs were found guilty of serious and systemic breaches of the [[salary cap]]. NRL Chief Executive [[David Gallop]] described the violation as "exceptional in both its size and its deliberate and ongoing nature". The club received a $500,000 fine, and was stripped of all 37 competition points. The latter action was particularly harmful, as the club were poised to take the Minor Premiership and had won 17 consecutive matches (the second highest in Australian club rugby league history at the time). The salary cap has always been an exploited flaw in the game but the Bulldogs were the only team to be publicly caught in such an excessive nature{{Fact\|date=April 2007}}. \| last = Tunnah \| first = Helen \| title = Rugby League: 37 nails in Bulldogs' kennel \| work = [[The New Zealand Herald]] \| publisher = APN Holdings NZ Limited \| date = 2002-08-24 \| url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nrl/news/article.cfm?c_id=270&objectid=2351052 \| access-date = 2009-10-06}}</ref> ==Teams== The stripping of the Bulldiogs' points also enabled the [[Canberra Raiders]] to make the finals with a points differential of -170, the poorest such record of any finalist in the competition's history. The number of teams contesting the Premiership increased for the 2002 season from 14 to 15 due to the re-inclusion of the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]. It was the first time the number of Premiership teams had increased since the [[1995 ARL season]] when the introduction of the [[Auckland Warriors]], [[North Queensland Cowboys]], [[South Queensland Crushers]] and [[Western Reds]] saw the number of teams increase from 16 to 20. {\| align="center" class="toccolours" style="text-valign: center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=2 \|- !width=195\| !width=195\| !width=195\| !width=195\| !width=195\| \|- \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Brisbane Broncos]]'''<br /> <small>[[Brisbane Broncos 2002\|15th season]]<br />Ground: [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre]]<br />Coach: [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)\|Wayne Bennett]]<br />Captain: [[Gorden Tallis]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Bulldogs RLFC\|Bulldogs]]'''<br /> <small>[[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club 2002\|68th season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Showground (Homebush Bay)\|Sydney Showground]]<br />Coach: [[Steve Folkes]]<br />Captain: [[Steve Price (rugby league)\|Steve Price]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Canberra Raiders]]'''<br /> <small>[[Canberra Raiders 2002\|21st season]]<br />Ground: [[Canberra Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Matthew Elliott (rugby league)\|Matthew Elliott]]<br />Captain: [[Simon Woolford]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Melbourne Storm]]'''<br /> <small>[[2002 Melbourne Storm season\|5th season]]<br />Ground [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)\|Olympic Park Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Mark Murray (rugby league)\|Mark Murray]]<br />Captain: [[Robbie Kearns]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[New Zealand Warriors]]'''<br /> <small>[[New Zealand Warriors 2002\|8th season]]<br />Ground: [[Mt Smart Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)\|Daniel Anderson]]<br />Captain: [[Stacey Jones]] & [[Monty Betham]]</small> \|- \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Newcastle Knights]]'''<br /> <small>[[2002 Newcastle Knights season\|15th season]]<br />Ground: [[Newcastle International Sports Centre]]<br />Coach: [[Michael Hagan]]<br />Captain: [[Andrew Johns]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[North Queensland Cowboys]]'''<br /> <small>[[2002 North Queensland Cowboys season\|8th season]]<br />Ground: [[Willows Sports Complex]]<br />Coach: [[Murray Hurst]] → [[Graham Murray]]<br />Captain: [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)\|Paul Bowman]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Northern Eagles]]'''<br /> <small>[[Northern Eagles 2002\|3rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Brookvale Oval]] & [[Central Coast Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Peter Sharp (rugby league)\|Peter Sharp]]<br />Captain: [[Steve Menzies]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Parramatta Eels]]'''<br /> <small>[[Parramatta Eels 2002\|56th season]]<br />Ground: [[Parramatta Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)\|Brian Smith]]<br />Captain: [[Nathan Cayless]] </small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Penrith Panthers]]'''<br /> <small>[[2002 Penrith Panthers season\|36th season]]<br />Ground: [[CUA Stadium\|Penrith Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[John Lang (Australian rugby league)\|John Lang]]<br />Captain: [[Craig Gower]]</small> \|- \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks\|Sharks]]'''<br /> <small>[[2002 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\|38th season]]<br />Ground: [[Shark Park]]<br />Coach: [[Chris Anderson (rugby league)\|Chris Anderson]]<br />Captain: [[David Peachey]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]'''<br /> <small>[[South Sydney Rabbitohs 2002\|93rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Craig Coleman]]<br />Captain: [[Adam Muir]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]'''<br /> <small>[[St. George Illawarra Dragons 2002\|4th season]]<br />Ground: [[Jubilee Oval\|Kogarah Oval]] & [[WIN Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Andrew Farrar]]<br />Captain: [[Trent Barrett]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Sydney Roosters]]'''<br /> <small>[[Sydney Roosters 2002\|95th season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />Coach: [[Ricky Stuart]]<br />Captain: [[Brad Fittler]]</small> \| style="text-align:center;"\|'''[[Wests Tigers]]'''<br /> <small>[[Wests Tigers 2002\|3rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Campbelltown Stadium]] & [[Leichhardt Oval]]<br />Coach: [[Terry Lamb]]<br />Captain: [[Darren Senter]]</small> \|} ==Regular season== In 2002, as in 2001, the [[National Rugby League\|NRL]]'s advertising was handled by [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] Sydney.<!--Why is this important?--> As in the previous season, there was no big budget season launch advertising campaign. The NRL focussed on stretching its marketing spending throughout the season with newspaper ads promoting individual rounds and clubs, and with simple TV ads to promote key games. The Bulldogs won 17 games in a row and had an unbeaten run of 18 games, the most in the club's history. However they were deducted 37 premiership points for a gross salary cap breaches, the most points deducted in premiership history. That left the club with just four competition points attained from the two byes earlier in the season. Four more competition points followed since the salary cap scandal, all from wins in the last two rounds of the season. The [[New Zealand Warriors]] won the club's first Minor Premiership in its 8-year history and also made it to their first Grand Final. The Warriors were not in first place almost during the entire season, only taking top spot on the ladder at the conclusion of Round 26. [[John Hopoate]] ran 3,976 metres with the ball in 2002, more than any other player in the competition.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Proszenko\|first=Adrian\|title=Gallen set to smash record\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/gallen-set-to-smash-record-20120505-1y5lo.html\|access-date=7 May 2012\|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]\|date=6 May 2012}}</ref> At the end of the season NRL referees' coach [[Peter Louis]] resigned from his position.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Steve Mascord and Brad Walter\|title=Search for new refs chief to replace Louis\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/05/1031115912876.html\|access-date=30 August 2014\|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]\|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]\|date=6 September 2002}}</ref> As of 2023, 2002 is the most recent season in which the [[Melbourne Storm]] did not qualify for the finals due to not winning enough games, though in [[2010 NRL season\|2010]] they were sentenced to finish last due to [[Melbourne Storm salary cap breach\|salary cap breaches]] which prevented the club from earning any premiership points that season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/predicted-nrl-top-eight-melbourne-storm-and-manly-sea-eagles-miss-out/news-story/4ce917c7d1091bfa0ee5abb220201d14\|title=Predicted NRL top eight: Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles miss out\|publisher=The Daily Telegraph\|first=Paul\|last=Crawley\|date=1 March 2015\|accessdate=17 February 2024}}</ref> ===Bulldogs salary cap breach=== {{See also\|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs salary cap breach}} In mid-2002, the Canterbury club were found guilty of serious and systemic breaches of the [[salary cap]]. NRL Chief Executive [[David Gallop]] described the violation as "exceptional in both its size and its deliberate and ongoing nature". The club received a $500,000 fine, and was stripped of 37 of its 41 competition points accumulated up to Round 23.<ref name="BulldogsSC"/> The latter action was particularly harmful, as the club were poised to take the Minor Premiership and had won 17 consecutive matches (the second highest in Australian club rugby league history at the time). The deduction of the 37 competition points meant that the Canterbury side would win the wooden spoon, as the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] had already accumulated 12 competition points by the end of Round 24. ~~===Season advertising===~~ ~~In 2002 as in 2001 the [[National Rugby League\|NRL]]'s advertising was handled by [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] Sydney.~~ The deduction of Canterbury's points also enabled the [[Canberra Raiders]] to make the finals with a points differential of -170, the poorest such record of any finalist in the competition's history, and the Raiders only won one game outside of Canberra for the entire season. It also enabled the New Zealand Warriors to secure their first minor premiership in the club's history. Again there was no big budget season launch ad. The NRL again focussed on stretching its marketing spend throughout the season with newspaper ads promoting individual rounds and clubs and with simple TV ads to promote key games. {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:90%" ~~==Ladder==~~ \|- valign="top" ~~{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"~~ !valign="middle"\| Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! F1 ! F2 ! F3 ! 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\|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−20''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−26 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PAR<br/>−30''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CBY<br/>−26 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PEN<br/>−2 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−22 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+21''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+10''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NQL<br/>+30 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NZL<br/>+12''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PAR<br/>+1 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NTE<br/>+22 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SYD<br/>+14 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NEW<br/>+50''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|WTI<br/>+16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+22''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SYD<br/>−12''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−12 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−6''' \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[Melbourne Storm]] ~~\|13\|\|style="text-align:left;"\|[[Image:Wests Tigers colours.png\|16x16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]~~ \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+4''' ~~\|24\|\|7\|\|0\|\|17\|\|2\|\|498\|\|642\|\|-144\|\|'''18'''~~ \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−6 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+28''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PAR<br/>+2 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−10 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−28 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PAR<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−21 \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|SGI<br/>0 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+38''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NTE<br/>−14 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''WTI<br/>+6''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SYD<br/>+38''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PEN<br/>−20 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''BRI<br/>−28''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NQL<br/>+10 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PEN<br/>+32''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|WTI<br/>−10 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CBY<br/>−8 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−9 \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[Newcastle Knights]] ~~\|14\|\|style="text-align:left;"\|[[Image:South Sydney colours.png\|16x16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs\|South Sydney]]~~ \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NTE<br/>+26 ~~\|24\|\|5\|\|0\|\|19\|\|2\|\|385\|\|817\|\|-432\|\|'''14'''~~ \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+32''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NZL<br/>+18 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+46''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SYD<br/>+16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CRO<br/>+44''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|BRI<br/>−6 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|MEL<br/>+8 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−22''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+26''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+21''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PAR<br/>+14 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|WTI<br/>−16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+18 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PAR<br/>+6''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−6 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PEN<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−1''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−50 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NTE<br/>+14''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''BRI<br/>+30''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+2 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SGI<br/>−18 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SGI<br/>−4''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−26 \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[New Zealand Warriors]] ~~\|15\|\|style="text-align:left;"\|[[Image:Canterbury colours.png\|16x16px]] [[Bulldogs (rugby league team)\|Bulldogs]]~~ \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X ~~\|24\|\|20\|\|1\|\|3\|\|2\|\|707\|\|435\|\|+272\|\|'''8'''~~ \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SYD<br/>+7''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−18''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NQL<br/>+30 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NTE<br/>+58''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−8''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+10''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|WTI<br/>+22 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+7''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NEW<br/>+22 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|MEL<br/>+16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CRO<br/>+22''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+28''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+36 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SGI<br/>−10''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|BRI<br/>+10 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−12 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PAR<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−8 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+14 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CBY<br/>+8''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''BRI<br/>+14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−44 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NTE<br/>−2 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''WTI<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|CRO<br/>+6 \|style="background:#D3D3D3;"\|SYD<br/>−22 \|- \|align="left"\| [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''BRI<br/>−36''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−32 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|MEL<br/>−28 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−30''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+12''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−46 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+10 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PAR<br/>−1 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''WTI<br/>+24''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PEN<br/>−30''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−12 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−28 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|BRI<br/>−44 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CRO<br/>−30''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SGI<br/>−27 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NTE<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NTE<br/>+12 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''MEL<br/>−10''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−22 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+2 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PAR<br/>+9''' \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[Northern Eagles]] \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−26''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SOU<br/>−24 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SYD<br/>+6''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−58 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+24''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|WTI<br/>−18 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+4''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|BRI<br/>−38 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−18''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−12 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''WTI<br/>+24''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−27 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+4 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CBY<br/>−20 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NQL<br/>+16 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CRO<br/>−22''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NQL<br/>−12''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PAR<br/>+9''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SGI<br/>+2 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−14 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PAR<br/>−13 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NZL<br/>+2''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PEN<br/>−40''' \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[Parramatta Eels]] \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PEN<br/>+58''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|WTI<br/>−6 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''MEL<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|SGI<br/>0 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+8 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+38''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+1''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|CRO<br/>+30 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|MEL<br/>+2 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SYD<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|BRI<br/>+4 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|SYD<br/>0 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−6 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\|style="background:#cfc;"\|NQL<br/>+30 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CRO<br/>+2''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SYD<br/>+10''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|WTI<br/>+4 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NTE<br/>−4''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−12 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SOU<br/>−7''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''BRI<br/>−18''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+20''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|MEL<br/>−32 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+16 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NTE<br/>+40 \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−34 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\|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PEN<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NQL<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CRO<br/>−6''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+8 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CBY<br/>−19 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|'''PAR<br/>0''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|MEL<br/>−8 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−4 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NTE<br/>−4 \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|'''CAN<br/>0''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''WTI<br/>+11''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''BRI<br/>+8''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NQL<br/>−8 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−21 \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|'''MEL<br/>0''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NZL<br/>+10 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+27''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|BRI<br/>−12 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CBY<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+38 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|WTI<br/>+34 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NEW<br/>−8 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NTE<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+42''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SYD<br/>−16 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NEW<br/>+18''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|NEW<br/>+4 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−16 \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- \|align="left"\| [[Sydney Roosters]] \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+34''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−7 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''BRI<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NTE<br/>−6 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NEW<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NQL<br/>+46''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+4''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PEN<br/>+4''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+28''' \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PAR<br/>+14 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PEN<br/>−10 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SOU<br/>+36''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NTE<br/>+27''' \|style="background:#E6E7CE;"\|'''PAR<br/>0''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|WTI<br/>+2 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CAN<br/>+30''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|MEL<br/>−38 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CBY<br/>−12 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CRO<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|BRI<br/>+10 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|CAN<br/>+26 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NZL<br/>+44''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''SGI<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|CRO<br/>+12 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''CRO<br/>+12''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NEW<br/>+26''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''BRI<br/>+4''' \|style="background:#FFD700;"\|'''NZL<br/>+22''' \|- \|align="left"\| [[Wests Tigers]] \|style="background:#cfc;"\|CBY<br/>+6 \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''PAR<br/>+6''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CAN<br/>−5''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|PEN<br/>+16 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CRO<br/>−6 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NTE<br/>+18''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''NZL<br/>−22''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NQL<br/>−24 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|SGI<br/>−11 \|style="background:#99ccff;"\|X \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''BRI<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NTE<br/>−24 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''PEN<br/>−4''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''NEW<br/>+16''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SYD<br/>−2''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|MEL<br/>−6 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SOU<br/>−14''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|BRI<br/>−32 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''SGI<br/>−34''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|SOU<br/>+46 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|CAN<br/>−20 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|'''CRO<br/>−16''' \|style="background:#cfc;"\|'''MEL<br/>+10''' \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|PAR<br/>−12 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\|NZL<br/>−16 \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|style="background:#808080;"\| \|- valign="top" !valign="middle"\| Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! F1 ! F2 ! F3 ! GF \|} Bulldogs stripped of 37 premiership points due to salary cap breach. <span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold''' – Home game</span><br> ~~==Finals Series ==~~ <span style="font-size:85%">X – Bye</span><br> ~~{{Main\|2002 NRL Finals Series}}~~ <span style="font-size:85%">Opponent for round listed above margin</span> ~~{\| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%~~ ===Ladder=== The Warriors received A$100,000 prize money for finishing the regular season as minor premiers.<ref>{{cite news \| last = NZPA \| title = Sorry guys, the cheque's not in the mail \| work = nzherald.co.nz \| publisher = APN Holdings NZ Limited \| date = 2002-10-05 \| url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nrl/news/article.cfm?c_id=270&objectid=2997717 \| access-date = 2009-12-04}}</ref> {{Nrl2002ladder}} {{Nrl2002ladderprogression}} ==Finals series== To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the [[McIntyre final eight system]]. Coincidentally, the finalists for 2002 were almost the same as [[National Rugby League season 2001\|the previous season]], with the exception of the [[Canterbury Bulldogs\|Bulldogs]] being replaced by [[Canberra Raiders\|Canberra]]. Had the Bulldogs not been deducted competition points, they would have become the minor premiers and completed the replication, with Canberra moving down to 9th. {\| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;" ~~\|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF~~ \|- style="background:#c1d8ff;" ~~!rowspan=2 width=21%\|Home~~ ! rowspan="2" ~~width~~style=6"width:21%;"\|~~Score~~Home ! rowspan="2" ~~width~~style=21"width:6%;"\|~~Away~~Score ! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"\|Away !colspan=6\|Match Information \|- style="background:#efefef;" ~~\|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF~~ !width=17%\|Date and Time !width=17%\|Venue !width=11%\|Referee !width=7%\|Crowd \|- style="background:#d0e7ff;" \| colspan=7 \| '''Qualifying Finals''' ~~\|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"~~ \|- style="background:#f5faff;" ~~\| align=center colspan=7 \| '''Qualifying Finals'''~~ \|align=left \| {{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=23}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \|32 – 20 ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|align=left \| [[~~Image~~File:~~Eastern Suburbs~~Cronulla colours.~~png~~svg\|23x23px]] [[~~Sydney~~Cronulla-Sutherland ~~Roosters~~Sharks]] ~~\|32 - 20~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Cronulla colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]~~ \|13 September 2002 \|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Aussie Stadium]] \|P.[[Paul Simpkins]] \|25,366 \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \|align=left \| [[File:Brisbane colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]] ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|24 – 14 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:St. George colours.png\|23x23px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]~~ \|align=left \| [[File:Parramatta colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Parramatta Eels]] ~~\|26 - 22~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Newcastle colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]~~ ~~\|14 September 2002~~ ~~\|[[EnergyAustralia Stadium]]~~ ~~\|B. Harrigan~~ ~~\|21,051~~ ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Brisbane colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]~~ ~~\|24 - 14~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Parramatta colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]~~ \|14 September 2002 \|[[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre\|ANZ Stadium]] \|S.[[Sean Hampstead]] \|19,115 \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \|align=left \| [[File:Newcastle colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Newcastle Knights]] ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|22 – 26 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:New Zealand colours.png\|23x23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]~~ \|align=left \| [[File:St. George colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] ~~\|36 - 20~~ \|14 September 2002 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Canberra colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]~~ \|[[Newcastle International Sports Centre\|Energy Australia Stadium]] \|[[Bill Harrigan]] \|21,051 \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \|align=left \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] \|36 – 20 \|align=left \| [[File:Canberra colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Canberra Raiders]] \|15 September 2002 \|[[Mt Smart Stadium\|Ericsson Stadium]] \|T.[[Tim Mander]] \|25,800 \|- style="background:#d0e7ff;" \| colspan=7 \| '''Semi-finals''' ~~\|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"~~ \|- style="background:#f5faff;" ~~\| align=center colspan=7 \| '''Semi Finals'''~~ \|align=left \| [[File:St. George colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] \|24 – 40 ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|align=left \| [[~~Image~~File:~~St. George~~Cronulla colours.~~png~~svg\|23x23px]] [[~~St George Illawarra~~Cronulla-Sutherland ~~Dragons~~Sharks]] ~~\|24 - 40~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Cronulla colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]~~ \|21 September 2002 \|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Aussie Stadium]] \|B.[[Bill Harrigan]] \|31,783 \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \|align=left \| {{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=23}} [[Sydney Roosters]] ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|38 – 12 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]~~ \|align=left \| [[File:Newcastle colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Newcastle Knights]] ~~\|38 - 12~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Newcastle colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]~~ \|22 September 2002 \|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Aussie Stadium]] \|S.[[Sean Hampstead]] \|23,816 \|- style="background:#d0e7ff;" \| colspan=7 \| '''Preliminary Finals''' ~~\|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"~~ \|- style="background:#f5faff;" ~~\| align=center colspan=7 \| '''Preliminary Finals'''~~ \|align=left \| [[File:Brisbane colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]] \|12 – 16 ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|align=left \| ~~[[Image:Brisbane colours.png~~{{leagueicon\|Sydney\|~~23x23px]]~~size=23}} [[~~Brisbane~~Sydney ~~Broncos~~Roosters]] ~~\|12 - 16~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]~~ \|28 September 2002 \|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)\|Aussie Stadium]] \|B.[[Bill Harrigan]] \|28,251 \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \|align=left \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \|16 – 10 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:New Zealand colours.png\|23x23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]~~ \|align=left \| [[File:Cronulla colours.svg\|23x23px]] [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] ~~\|16 - 10~~ ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Cronulla colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]~~ \|29 September 2002 \|[[~~Telstra Stadium\|~~Stadium Australia\|Telstra Stadium]] \|T.[[Tim Mander]] \|45,782 \|} ===Chart=== ~~\|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"~~ {{8McIntyre ~~\| align=center colspan=7 \| '''Grand Final'''~~ \| RD1-team1=[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|16x16px]] '''New Zealand''' \| RD1-score1='''36''' \| RD1-team8=[[File:Cronulla colours.svg\|16x16px]] Cronulla \| RD1-score8=20 \| RD1-team2=[[File:Canberra colours.svg\|16x16px]] Canberra ~~\|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF~~ \| RD1-score2=20 ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:New Zealand colours.png\|23x23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]]~~ \| RD1-team7={{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=16}} '''Sydney''' ~~\|8 - 30~~ \| RD1-score7='''32''' ~~\|align=left \| [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.png\|23x23px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]~~ ~~\|6 October 2002~~ ~~\|[[Telstra Stadium\|Stadium Australia]]~~ ~~\|B. Harrigan~~ ~~\|80,130~~ \|} \| RD1-team3=[[File:Newcastle colours.svg\|16x16px]] Newcastle ~~===Grand Final===~~ \| RD1-score3=22 For the 2002 Grand Final, [[Billy Idol]] was set to perform before the match, but was prevented from doing so due to an embarrassing power failure. The New Zealand Warriors had reached the Grand Final for the first time and faced the Sydney Roosters in front of 80,130 spectators. \| RD1-team6=[[File:Parramatta colours.svg\|16x16px]] Parramatta \| RD1-score6=14 \| RD1-team4=[[File:St. George colours.svg\|16x16px]] '''St. George Illawarra''' The match was a close one at the beginning of the game, with the deadlock only being broken in the 23rd minute after the Sydney Roosters completed a successful play which had begun in New Zealand's half of the field. An overlap had allowed [[Brett Mullins]] to sprint down much of the left hand side of the field uncontested before offloading to [[Shannon Hegarty]] who ran the remaining 30 metres to score the opening try of the match. [[Craig Fitzgibbon]]'s conversion allowed the Roosters hold a 6–0 lead until New Zealand brought the scoreline back to 6–2 with a successful penalty kick. \| RD1-score4='''26''' \| RD1-team5=[[File:Brisbane colours.svg\|16x16px]] '''Brisbane''' \| RD1-score5=24 \| RD2-team1=[[File:St. George colours.svg\|16x16px]] St. George Illawarra Less than two minutes from half-time, New Zealand [[halfback]] and captain [[Stacey Jones]] kicked the ball downfield from just inside his own half early in the tackle count. With only one player behind the defensive line for the Sydney Roosters, [[fullback]] [[Luke Phillips]] had to sprint across field to try and prevent New Zealand winger [[Francis Meli]] getting to the ball first. As it turned out, only a bad last bounce for Meli prevented him from getting to the ball first, with Phillips knocking the ball dead right on his own line and ultimately led to the score being unchanged at half-time. \| RD2-score1=24 \| RD2-team2=[[File:Cronulla colours.svg\|16x16px]] '''Cronulla''' \| RD2-score2='''40''' \| RD2-team3={{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=16}} '''Sydney''' New Zealand took the lead for the first time in the match six minutes after the break when Stacey Jones scored after stepping past five Sydney Roosters defenders before accelerating to cross the line in what has been described as a "spectacular solo try." The subsequent conversion gave New Zealand an 8–6 lead. \| RD2-score3='''38''' \| RD2-team4=[[File:Newcastle colours.svg\|16x16px]] Newcastle \| RD2-score4=12 \| RD3-team1=[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|16x16px]] '''New Zealand''' Approaching the 60th minute, commentator [[Paul Vautin]] stated that the Roosters would require "something special" from captain [[Brad Fittler]] to come back into the match. That very set, Fittler drove a kick downfield to capture a 40/20, allowing the Roosters to get the ball back well within New Zealand's own half. Just a minute later, Fittler linked up with halback [[Craig Wing]] on the Warrior's line to capture the try to get the Roosters back in the lead. \| RD3-score1='''16''' \| RD3-seed2= \| RD3-team2=[[File:Cronulla colours.svg\|16x16px]] Cronulla \| RD3-score2=10 \| RD3-team3=[[File:Brisbane colours.svg\|16x16px]] Brisbane \| RD3-score3=12 \| RD3-seed4= \| RD3-team4={{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=16}} '''Sydney''' \| RD3-score4='''16''' \| RD4-seed1= After the subsequent kickoff and a few plays, Fittler got the ball to kick downfield only to be struck down by a Warriors defender who was preparing to charge down the ball. As Fittler fell on the ground, [[Richard Villasanti]] made what pulled off what looked to be like a deliberate head clash, forcing Fittler to lose the ball. However, referee [[Bill Harrigan]] thought otherwise and rewarded a scrum feed to New Zealand. Some reporters later wrote that the incident had fired up the Roosters and ultimately turned the game around to be a one sided affair. \| RD4-team1=[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|16x16px]] New Zealand \| RD4-score1=8 \| RD4-seed2= \| RD4-team2={{leagueicon\|Sydney\|size=16}} '''Sydney''' \| RD4-score2='''30''' }} ==Grand Final== {{main article\|2002 NRL Grand Final}} The 2002 [[NRL Grand Final]] was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2002 NRL season. It took place on Sunday, 6 October 2002, at Sydney's [[Stadium Australia\|Telstra Stadium]]. 80,130 people saw the [[Sydney Roosters]] beat the [[New Zealand Warriors]] 30–8. The [[Clive Churchill Medal]]ist was [[Craig Fitzgibbon\|Craig Fitzgibbon of the Sydney Roosters]]. The match was also broadcast live in the United States by [[Fox Soccer\|Fox Sports World]].<ref>{{cite news\| title = National Rugby League Grand Final, Live on Fox Sports World This Sunday \| work = [[Business Wire]]\| ___location = Los Angeles\| date = 2003-10-03\| id = {{ProQuest\|446309241}}}}</ref> {{#section:2002 NRL Grand Final\|scoreboard}} ==Player statistics== The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26. {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Top 5 point scorers''' {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" \|- !width=50 \|Points !width=200 \|Player !width=30 \|Tries !width=30 \|Goals !width=30 \|Field Goals \|- !254 \|{{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Hazem El Masri]] \|align=center\|12 \|align=center\|103 \|align=center\|0 \|- !246 \|{{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Andrew Johns]] \|align=center\|10 \|align=center\|102 \|align=center\|2 \|- !233 \|{{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Brett Kimmorley]] \|align=center\|13 \|align=center\|90 \|align=center\|1 \|- !222 \|[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[Ivan Cleary]] \|align=center\|8 \|align=center\|95 \|align=center\|0 \|- !174 \|{{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Michael De Vere]] \|align=center\|6 \|align=center\|75 \|align=center\|0 \|} '''Top 5 try scorers''' {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" \|- !width=50 \|Tries !width=200 \|Player \|- !23 \|{{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Nigel Vagana]] \|- !19 \|{{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Timana Tahu]] \|- !19 \|[[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Rhys Wesser]] \|- !17 \|[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[Clinton Toopi]] \|- !17 \|{{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[Lee Hookey]] \|- !17 \|{{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Aaron Moule]] \|- !17 \|[[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Luke Lewis]] \|} {{col-2}} '''Top 5 goal scorers''' {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" \|- !width=50 \|Goals !width=200 \|Player \|- !103 \|{{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Hazem El Masri]] \|- !102 \|{{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Andrew Johns]] \|- !95 \|[[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[Ivan Cleary]] \|- !90 \|{{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Brett Kimmorley]] \|- !75 \|{{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Michael De Vere]] \|} {{col-end}} ==2002 Transfers== ===Players=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:700px;" \|- bgcolor=#bdb76b !Player !2001 Club !2002 Club \|- \|data-sort-value="Burns, Darren"\| [[Darren Burns (rugby league)\|Darren Burns]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Corvo, Mark"\| [[Mark Corvo]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \| {{leagueicon\|Salford City}} [[Super League]]: [[Salford Red Devils\|Salford City Reds]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Priddis, Luke"\| [[Luke Priddis]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Sailor, Wendell"\| [[Wendell Sailor]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \| [[Queensland Reds]] ([[Super Rugby\|Super 12]]) \|- \|data-sort-value="Walters, Kevin"\| [[Kevin Walters]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Colella, Anthony"\| [[Anthony Colella]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="McFadden, Andrew"\| [[Andrew McFadden]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Vainikolo, Lesley"\| [[Lesley Vainikolo]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]] \| {{leagueicon\|Bradford}} [[Super League]]: [[Bradford Bulls]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Williamson, Luke"\| [[Luke Williamson]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Britt, Darren"\| [[Darren Britt]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. Helens}} [[Super League]]: [[St Helens R.F.C.\|St. Helens]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Hughes, Steven"\| [[Steven Hughes (rugby league)\|Steven Hughes]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Peek, Adam"\| [[Adam Peek]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Polla-Mounter, Craig"\| [[Craig Polla-Mounter]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Silva, Rod"\| [[Rod Silva]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Ward, Barry"\| [[Barry Ward (rugby league)\|Barry Ward]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. Helens}} [[Super League]]: [[St Helens R.F.C.\|St. Helens]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Daylight, Matt"\| [[Matt Daylight]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Donato, Shannon"\| [[Shannon Donato]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Dykes, Adam"\| [[Adam Dykes]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Ferris, Jason"\| [[Jason Ferris]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Lang, Martin"\| [[Martin Lang (rugby league)\|Martin Lang]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Long, Nathan"\| [[Nathan Long (rugby league)\|Nathan Long]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="McNicholas, Paul"\| [[Paul McNicholas (rugby league)\|Paul McNicholas]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Richardson, Russell"\| [[Russell Richardson]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Rogers, Mat"\| [[Mat Rogers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| [[New South Wales Waratahs]] ([[Super Rugby\|Super 12]]) \|- \|data-sort-value="Ryan, Sean"\| [[Sean Ryan (rugby league)\|Sean Ryan]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|Hull FC}} [[Super League]]: [[Hull F.C.]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Stuart, Luke"\| [[Luke Stuart]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Bawden, Russell"\| [[Russell Bawden]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \| {{leagueicon\|London}} [[Super League]]: [[London Broncos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Lavea, Tasesa"\| [[Tasesa Lavea]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Roarty, Ben"\| [[Ben Roarty]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Watts, Brad"\| [[Brad Watts]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Albert, Darren"\| [[Darren Albert]] \| {{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Newcastle Knights]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. Helens}} [[Super League]]: [[St Helens R.F.C.\|St. Helens]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Fletcher, Troy"\| [[Troy Fletcher]] \| {{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Newcastle Knights]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Grief, Glenn"\| [[Glenn Grief]] \| {{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Newcastle Knights]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Marquet, Paul"\| [[Paul Marquet]] \| {{leagueicon\|Newcastle}} [[Newcastle Knights]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Blackmore, Richie"\| [[Richie Blackmore (rugby league)\|Richie Blackmore]] \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Death, Jason"\| [[Jason Death]] \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Bell, Geoff"\| [[Geoff Bell (rugby league)\|Geoff Bell]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Hetherington, Brett"\| [[Brett Hetherington]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Moore, Danny"\| [[Danny Moore]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="O'Neill, Julian"\| [[Julian O'Neill]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wigan}} [[Super League]]: [[Wigan Warriors]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Oudenryn, Lee"\| [[Lee Oudenryn]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Shipway, Mark"\| [[Mark Shipway]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Smith, Damien"\| [[Damien Smith (rugby league)\|Damien Smith]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Warren, Kyle"\| [[Kyle Warren]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \| {{leagueicon\|Castleford}} [[Super League]]: [[Castleford Tigers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Ebrill, Greg"\| [[Greg Ebrill]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Salford City}} [[Super League]]: [[Salford Red Devils\|Salford City Reds]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Evans, Wayne"\| [[Wayne Evans (rugby league)\|Wayne Evans]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|London}} [[Super League]]: [[London Broncos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Kimmorley, Brett"\| [[Brett Kimmorley]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \|- \|data-sort-value="King, Andrew"\| [[Andrew King (rugby league)\|Andrew King]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Leyshon, William"\| [[William Leyshon]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Lovell, Karl"\| [[Karl Lovell]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Muir, Adam"\| [[Adam Muir]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="O'Meley, Mark"\| [[Mark O'Meley]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Stringer, Paul"\| [[Paul Stringer]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Toovey, Geoff"\| [[Geoff Toovey]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Trindall, Steve"\| [[Steve Trindall]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Walker, Ben"\| [[Ben Walker]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \| {{leagueicon\|Leeds}} [[Super League]]: [[Leeds Rhinos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Marsh, PJ"\| [[PJ Marsh]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Taylor, Jason"\| [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)\|Jason Taylor]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Westley, David"\| [[David Westley]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Adamson, Matt"\| [[Matt Adamson]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Leeds}} [[Super League]]: [[Leeds Rhinos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Beckett, Robbie"\| [[Robbie Beckett (rugby league)\|Robbie Beckett]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Halifax}} [[Super League]]: [[Halifax Panthers\|Halifax Blue Sox]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Carter, Steve"\| [[Steve Carter (rugby league)\|Steve Carter]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Widnes}} [[Super League]]: [[Widnes Vikings]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Greenhill, Craig"\| [[Craig Greenhill]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Hull FC}} [[Super League]]: [[Hull F.C.]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Hinson, Andrew"\| [[Andrew Hinson]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Jorgensen, Peter"\| [[Peter Jorgensen]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| [[Northampton Saints]] (English rugby union) \|- \|data-sort-value="MacGillivray, Duncan"\| [[Duncan MacGillivray]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Puletua, Frank"\| [[Frank Puletua]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South 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Tigers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Fitzgerald, Jamie"\| [[Jamie Fitzgerald (rugby league)\|Jamie Fitzgerald]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Forrester, Wade"\| [[Wade Forrester]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Eagles}} [[Northern Eagles]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Hart, Andrew"\| [[Andrew Hart (rugby league)\|Andrew Hart]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="McGregor, Paul"\| [[Paul McGregor (rugby league)\|Paul McGregor]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Smith, Craig"\| [[Craig Smith (rugby league, born 1971)\|Craig Smith]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wigan}} [[Super League]]: [[Wigan Warriors]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Treacy, Darren"\| [[Darren Treacy (rugby league)\|Darren Treacy]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| {{leagueicon\|Salford City}} [[Super League]]: [[Salford Red Devils\|Salford City Reds]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Ward, Colin"\| [[Colin Ward (rugby league)\|Colin Ward]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Pongia, Quentin"\| [[Quentin Pongia]] \| {{leagueicon\|Eastern Suburbs}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \| {{leagueicon\|villeneuve}} [[Villeneuve XIII RLLG\|Villeneuve Leopards]] ([[Elite One Championship]]) \|- \|data-sort-value="Rubin, Ian"\| [[Ian Rubin]] \| {{leagueicon\|Eastern Suburbs}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Sing, Matt"\| [[Matt Sing]] \| {{leagueicon\|Eastern Suburbs}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Carlaw, John"\| [[John Carlaw]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| [[File:New Zealand colours.svg\|23px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Craigie, Owen"\| [[Owen Craigie]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Field, Craig"\| [[Craig Field]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| {{leagueicon\|pia}} [[Baroudeurs de Pia XIII\|Pia Donkeys]] ([[French Rugby League Championship]]) \|- \|data-sort-value="Murphy, Lee"\| [[Lee Murphy]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Simon, John"\| [[John Simon (rugby league)\|John Simon]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| Retirement \|- \|data-sort-value="Smith, Tyran"\| [[Tyran Smith]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra}} [[Canberra Raiders]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Walker, Shane"\| [[Shane Walker (rugby league, born 1971)\|Shane Walker]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Rigon, Shane"\| [[Shane Rigon]] \| {{leagueicon\|Bradford}} [[Super League]]: [[Bradford Bulls]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Kusto, Ben"\| [[Ben Kusto]] \| {{leagueicon\|Huddersfield}} [[Super League]]: [[Huddersfield Giants]] \| {{leagueicon\|Parramatta}} [[Parramatta Eels]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Felsch, Luke"\| [[Luke Felsch]] \| {{leagueicon\|Hull FC}} [[Super League]]: [[Hull F.C.]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Grimaldi, Tony"\| [[Tony Grimaldi]] \| {{leagueicon\|Hull FC}} [[Super League]]: [[Hull F.C.]] \| {{leagueicon\|Canterbury}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Mears, Robert"\| [[Robbie Mears\|Robert Mears]] \| {{leagueicon\|Leeds}} [[Super League]]: [[Leeds Rhinos]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Mullins, Brett"\| [[Brett Mullins]] \| {{leagueicon\|Leeds}} [[Super League]]: [[Leeds Rhinos]] \| {{leagueicon\|Eastern Suburbs}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Air, Glen"\| [[Glen Air]] \| {{leagueicon\|London}} [[Super League]]: [[London Broncos]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Tigers}} [[Wests Tigers]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Millard, Shane"\| [[Shane Millard]] \| {{leagueicon\|London}} [[Super League]]: [[London Broncos]] \| {{leagueicon\|St. George}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Brooker, Justin"\| [[Justin Brooker]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wakefield}} [[Super League]]: [[Wakefield Trinity\|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Gee, Andrew"\| [[Andrew Gee (rugby league)\|Andrew Gee]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Kidwell, David"\| [[David Kidwell]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \| {{leagueicon\|Eastern Suburbs}} [[Sydney Roosters]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Langer, Allan"\| [[Allan Langer]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Nutley, Danny"\| [[Danny Nutley]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Sibbit, Ian"\| [[Ian Sibbit]] \| {{leagueicon\|Warrington}} [[Super League]]: [[Warrington Wolves]] \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne}} [[Melbourne Storm]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Johns, Matthew"\| [[Matthew Johns]] \| {{leagueicon\|Wigan}} [[Super League]]: [[Wigan Warriors]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \|- \|data-sort-value="McGuinness, Ken"\| [[Ken McGuinness]] \| [[Toowoomba Clydesdales]] ([[Queensland Cup]]) \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Caruana, Chris"\| [[Chris Caruana]] \| N/A \| {{leagueicon\|South Sydney}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] \|- \|data-sort-value="Galuvao, Joe"\| [[Joe Galuvao]] \| N/A \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|- \|} ===Coaches=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" !Coach !2001 Club !2002 Club \|- \|data-sort-value="Lang, John"\| [[John Lang (Australian rugby league)\|John Lang]] \| {{leagueicon\|Cronulla}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] \| [[File:Panthers_colours.svg\|23px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] \|} ==References== During the next set, Villasanti and his teammates were hit hard by [[Michael Crocker]] and [[Adrian Morley]]. Craig Fitzgibbon, [[Chris Flannery]] and [[Brian Fletcher]] then all scored tries within 15 minutes at the end of the game to make the final scoreline 30–8. The win secured the Sydney Roosters their twelfth premiership and their first since the [[New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1975\|1975 season]]. [[Craig Fitzgibbon]] was awarded the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] with one try and a perfect conversion rate of 5/5. {{reflist}} ==Further ~~See also~~ reading== {{cite book * [[National Rugby League]] \| last = Middleton * [[2002 NRL Finals Series]] \| first = David * [[Brisbane Broncos 2002]] \| title = National Rugby League 2002 \| publisher = HarperSports \| year = 2002 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EEIZHQAACAAJ \| isbn =978-0-7322-7466-5}} ==External links== * [http://www.nrl.com/ NRL official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060222033211/http://nrl.rleague.com/2002/draw.php RLeague.com 2002 NRL Draw and Results] * [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/07/1033538851509.html Blood, guts and Rooster glory - Sydney Morning Herald match report] *[http://www.sportsphotography.net/rugbyleague/2002gf/index.html 2002 NRL Grand Final at sportsphotography.net] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910091222/http://www.sportsphotography.net/rugbyleague/2002gf/index.html \|date=2005-09-10 }} {{Sydney Roosters}} ~~{{National Rugby League}}~~ {{National Rugby League seasons}} {{2002 in rugby league}} [[Category:~~National~~2002 ~~Rugby~~NRL ~~League~~season\|~~2002~~ ]] ~~[[Category:2002 in rugby league]]~~ ~~[[Category:2002 in Australia]]~~ ~~[[Category:2002 in New Zealand]]~~