2002 list
27 | Steven Alessio | 30y 234d | 203cm | 106kg | 70 | 153 | 15 | 168 | 173 | 11 | 184 | St Olivers | - | Primary | |
36 | Jordan Bannister | 19y 242d | 190cm | 89kg | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essendon | 2000 | #47 | Primary |
16 | Paul Barnard | 29y 137d | 189cm | 93kg | 64 | 116 | 24 | 140 | 52 | 23 | 75 | East Perth | 1993 | #32 | Primary |
32 | Justin Blumfield | 24y 218d | 188cm | 86kg | 69 | 107 | 22 | 129 | 75 | 11 | 86 | Essendon | 1994 | #62 | Primary |
23 | Mark Bolton | 23y 88d | 196cm | 91kg | 67 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | Eastern U18 | 1997 | #4 | Primary |
37 | Marc Bullen | 19y 353d | 187cm | 85kg | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray U18 | 2000 | #63 | Primary |
33 | Blake Caracella | 25y 107d | 186cm | 85kg | 81 | 102 | 24 | 126 | 129 | 22 | 151 | Bris | 1994 | #10 | Primary |
35 | James Davies | 19y 335d | 191cm | 84kg | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Xavier College | 2000 | #17 | Primary |
31 | Dustin Fletcher | 27y 54d | 198cm | 92kg | 82 | 172 | 18 | 190 | 56 | 3 | 59 | Western U18 | 1992 | Primary | |
15 | Robert Forster-Knight | 20y 85d | 186cm | 85kg | 55 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essendon | 1999 | #72 | Primary |
47 | Ken Hall | 21y 229d | 178cm | 83kg | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hobart FC | 2001 | R#46 | Rookie A |
38 | Shane Harvey | 19y 178d | 176cm | 75kg | 43 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Essendon | 2001 | #18 | Primary |
26 | Chris Heffernan | 23y 152d | 187cm | 81kg | 70 | 74 | 23 | 97 | 26 | 12 | 38 | Melbourne | 1996 | #2 | Primary |
3 | Aaron Henneman | 21y 199d | 195cm | 100kg | 48 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray U18 | 1998 | #25 | Primary |
34 | David Hille | 21y 28d | 202cm | 108kg | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | Dandenong U18 | 1999 | #40 | Primary |
5 | James Hird | 29y 146d | 188cm | 90kg | 81 | 152 | 16 | 168 | 250 | 11 | 261 | Ainslie | 1990 | #79 | Primary |
- | Scott Howard | 18y 274d | 188cm | 83kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calder U18 | 2001 | R#15 | Rookie A |
30 | Samuel Hunt | 19y 78d | 193cm | 92kg | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ess | 2000 | #32 | Primary |
21 | Danny Jacobs | 22y 5d | 189cm | 96kg | 81 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Essendon | 1998 | #36 | Primary |
14 | Jason Johnson | 24y 156d | 181cm | 82kg | 84 | 64 | 24 | 88 | 37 | 14 | 51 | Calder U18 | 1996 | #28 | Primary |
1 | Mark Johnson | 24y 38d | 180cm | 82kg | 82 | 62 | 24 | 86 | 17 | 5 | 22 | Calder U18 | 1998 | R#12 | Primary |
- | Marcus Kenny | 19y 287d | 198cm | 84kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eastern U18 | 2000 | R#16 | Rookie A |
18 | Matthew Lloyd | 24y 75d | 192cm | 93kg | 84 | 127 | 16 | 143 | 459 | 47 | 506 | Western U18 | 1995 | Primary | |
25 | Scott Lucas | 24y 182d | 192cm | 96kg | 85 | 117 | 19 | 136 | 183 | 25 | 208 | Geelong U18 | 1994 | #4 | Primary |
12 | Daniel McAlister | 23y 312d | 185cm | 88kg | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tasmania U18 | 1996 | #5 | Primary |
28 | Cory McGrath | 23y 146d | 181cm | 86kg | 52 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | Essendon | 2000 | R#14 | Primary |
10 | Mark McVeigh | 21y 155d | 184cm | 85kg | 60 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 27 | NSW-ACT U18 | 1998 | #9 | Primary |
2 | Mark Mercuri | 28y 129d | 178cm | 77kg | 73 | 171 | 11 | 182 | 225 | 7 | 232 | Keilor Park | - | Primary | |
24 | Joe Misiti | 27y 233d | 186cm | 88kg | 83 | 181 | 15 | 196 | 77 | 6 | 83 | Keilor Park | - | Primary | |
29 | Gary Moorcroft | 26y 75d | 173cm | 86kg | 60 | 80 | 15 | 95 | 89 | 13 | 102 | Northern U18 | 1994 | #45 | Primary |
- | Simon O'Keefe | 18y 154d | 198cm | 89kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray U18 | 2001 | #34 | Primary |
11 | Damien Peverill | 22y 353d | 183cm | 80kg | 81 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ess VFL | 2001 | R#32 | Primary |
9 | Adam Ramanauskas | 21y 223d | 183cm | 83kg | 78 | 51 | 23 | 74 | 26 | 13 | 39 | Dandenong U18 | 1998 | #12 | Primary |
40 | Joel Reynolds | 18y 25d | 188cm | 81kg | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Geelong U18 | 2001 | #31 | Primary |
20 | Ted Richards | 19y 170d | 192cm | 94kg | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essendon | 2000 | #27 | Primary |
43 | Dean Rioli | 24y 41d | 180cm | 99kg | 72 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 57 | 12 | 69 | South Fremantle (WA) | 1999 | R#3 | Primary |
4 | Paul Salmon | 37y 161d | 205cm | 112kg | 61 | 309 | 15 | 324 | 550 | 11 | 561 | North Ringwood | 2001 | #50 | Primary |
7 | Dean Solomon | 22y 172d | 189cm | 102kg | 73 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 22 | 0 | 22 | Bendigo U18 | 1997 | #20 | Primary |
6 | Sean Wellman | 27y 283d | 193cm | 90kg | 79 | 158 | 22 | 180 | 29 | 3 | 32 | Adelaide | - | Primary | |
41 | Andrew Welsh | 19y 139d | 188cm | 87kg | 56 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Calder U18 | 2001 | #47 | Primary |
- | Adam Winter | 18y 325d | 191cm | 85kg | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calder U18 | 2001 | R#31 | Rookie A |
Figures as at 2002. Contracts shown for the current list only.
2002 season
Lost a semi-final to Port Adelaide
5th on the ladder ยท 12-9-1 ยท 105.0% ยท 50 points
Season leaders
Awards
- W.S. Crichton MedalMark Johnson
Honour board
2,669 games, 1897 to 2026 ยท 1,452 wins, 1,178 losses, 39 draws ยท 105.8%
14premierships
- 1901
- 1911
- 1912
- 1923
- 1942
- 1946
- 1949
- 1950
- 1962
- 1965
- 1984
- 1985
- 1993
- 2000
W.S. Crichton Medal
Club champion since 1901
- 2026Zach Merrett
- 2025Zach Merrett
- 2024Zach Merrett
- 2023Zach Merrett
- 2022Peter Wright
- 2021Zach Merrett
- 2020Jordan Ridley
- 2019Zach Merrett
- 2018Devon Smith
- 2017Joe Daniher
- 2016Zach Merrett
- 2015Cale Hooker
- 2014Dyson Heppell
- 2013Brendon Goddard
- 2012Jobe Watson
- 2011David Zaharakis
- 2010Jobe Watson
- 2009Jobe Watson
- 2008David Hille
- 2007James Hird
- 2006Scott Lucas
- 2005Jason Johnson
- 2004Adam McPhee
- 2003James Hird
- 2003Scott Lucas
- 2002Mark Johnson
- 2001Jason Johnson
- 2000Dustin Fletcher
- 1999Mark Mercuri
- 1998Damien Hardwick
Brownlow Medal
- 1996James Hird
- 1993Gavin Wanganeen
- 1976Graham Moss
- 1953Bill Hutchison
- 1952Bill Hutchison
- 1938Dick Reynolds
- 1937Dick Reynolds
- 1934Dick Reynolds
Leigh Matthews Trophy
- 1989Tim Watson
- 1983Terry Daniher
Coleman Medal
- 2003Matthew Lloyd
- 2001Matthew Lloyd
- 2000Matthew Lloyd
- 1966Ted Fordham
- 1960Ron Evans
- 1959Ron Evans
Leading Goalkicker Medal
- 1953John Coleman
- 1952John Coleman
- 1951John Coleman
- 1950John Coleman
- 1949John Coleman
- 1923Greg Stockdale
- 1901Fred Hiskins
- 1900Albert Thurgood
Norm Smith Medal
- 2000James Hird
- 1993Michael Long
- 1985Simon Madden
- 1984Billy Duckworth
Rising Star Award
- 2017Andrew McGrath
- 2011Dyson Heppell