This year's competition was a 3 match Round Robin series:
2002 Pre-Season Series First Round
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Carlton
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2.2
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14
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7.2
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44
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9.5
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59
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12.9
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81
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West Coast
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4.2
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26
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9.5
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59
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15.9
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99
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17.14
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116
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Venue: Princes Park (Day) |
| Date: Saturday February 16, 2002 |
Result: Lost by 35 points |
| Umpires: H Kennedy, B Sheehan, J Baldwin & M Fussell |
Crowd: 5,217 |
| Goalkickers: M Lappin 2, B Fevola 2, I Prendergast 2, J Plunkett 2, J Murphy 1, B Thornton 1, T Hotton 1 & A Franchina 1. |
| Best: M Lappin, I Prendergast, J Plunkett, J Murphy, T Hotton, M Allan, S Camporeale, A Eccles, M Mansfield & A Merrington. |
| Reports: Nil |
Injuries: Nil |
Game Review
Carlton were missing a host of quality players and short on talent and experience.
Scott Camporeale was his usual busy self and
Jim Plunkett and
Justin Murphy were solid in support but the Blues did not have enough players capable of stamping their authority on the game.
Matthew Lappin,
Ian Prendergast and
Brendan Fevola were useful up forward with 2 goals each.
Team 2002 Pre-Season Series First Round
| B: | 45 Anthony Franchina | 22 Glenn Manton | 36 Trent Sporn |
| HB: | 34 Simon Wiggins | 29 Simon Beaumont | 31 Simon Fletcher |
| C: | 21 Craig Bradley | 40 Jim Plunkett | 10 Michael Mansfield |
| HF: | 12 Matthew Lappin | 37 Trent Hotton | 20 Andrew Eccles |
| F: | 28 Ian Prendergast | 25 Brendan Fevola | 19 Andrew Merrington |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 18 Justin Murphy | 16 Scott Camporeale |
| Interchange: | 27 Darren Hulme | 14 David Gallagher | 4 Luke Livingston |
| 32 Bret Thornton | 11 Lindsay Smith | 26 Sean O'Keeffe |
| Coach: | Wayne Brittain |
Video
First Half
Second Half
2002 Pre-Season Series Second Round
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Carlton
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2.5
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17
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3.8
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26
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9.10
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64
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13.10
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88
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Geelong
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4.4
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28
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5.4
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34
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9.5
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59
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11.10
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76
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Venue: Princes Park (Day) |
| Date: Saturday February 23, 2002 |
Result: Win by 12 points |
| Umpires: A Coates, M Head, D Humphery-Smith & A Coates |
Crowd: 5,069 |
| Goalkickers: B Fevola 4, A Merrington 3, R Houlihan 2, S Camporeale 1, D Gallagher 1, D Hulme 1 & S Wiggins 1. |
| Best: A Merrington, B Fevola, R Houlihan, S Camporeale, D Hulme, S Freeborn, J Murphy & B Ratten. |
| Reports: Lappin (allegedly insulting the crowd) - Not Guilty |
Injuries: Camporeale (groin) |
Game Review
Geelong had the better of an inaccurate Carlton in the first half. The Blues kicked the first 4 goals of the third quarter however to take the lead. It was then goal for goal, the scores level in time on until 2 late goals sealed victory for Carlton.
Brendan Fevola kicked 4 goals,
Andrew Merrington kicked 3 and took some good marks, while the opportunistic
Ryan Houlihan kicked 2.
Brett Ratten, captaining the Blues for the first time, had 25 possessions and was well supported by
Darren Hulme.
Team 2002 Pre-Season Series Second Round
| B: | 37 Trent Hotton | 22 Glenn Manton | 17 Scott Freeborn |
| HB: | 21 Craig Bradley | 36 Trent Sporn | 29 Simon Beaumont |
| C: | 18 Justin Murphy | 40 Jim Plunkett | 10 Michael Mansfield |
| HF: | 12 Matthew Lappin | 31 Simon Fletcher | 27 Darren Hulme |
| F: | 34 Simon Wiggins | 25 Brendan Fevola | 19 Andrew Merrington |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 7 Brett Ratten | 16 Scott Camporeale |
| Interchange: | 6 Adam Pickering | 14 David Gallagher | 33 Ryan Houlihan |
| 32 Bret Thornton | 20 Andrew Eccles | 45 Anthony Franchina |
| Coach: | Wayne Brittain |
2002 Pre-Season Series Third Round
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Carlton
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2.2
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14
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6.6
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42
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8.8
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56
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10.11
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71
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Richmond
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2.2
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14
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6.5
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41
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8.9
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57
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14.13
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97
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Venue: Colonial Stadium (Night) |
| Date: Friday March 1, 2002 |
Result: Lost by 26 points |
| Umpires: M Vozzo, C Ellis, J Quigley & S McInerney |
Crowd: 16,375 |
| Goalkickers: B Fevola 4, A Merrington 2, S Fletcher 2, M Lappin 1 & E Bray 1. |
| Best: B Fevola, A Merrington, S Fletcher, M Lappin, R Houlihan, D Hulme, A McKay & I Prendergast. |
| Reports: Brendan Fevola (Wrestling Ray Hall) - Not Guilty; Darren Hulme (Striking Clinton King) - 2 Matches |
Injuries: Scott Freeborn (ankle) |
Game Review
The match was extremely tight for the first 3 quarters, the margin not more than a point, but Richmond over ran an undermanned Carlton with 6 goals to 2 in the final quarter to run out 26 point winners.
Brendan Fevola kicked four goals while
Andrew Merrington again impressed with 2.
Ian Prendergast was given the job of containing Richardson and kept him to 3 goals.
Matthew Lappin,
Darren Hulme,
Justin Murphy,
Anthony Franchina ,
Ryan Houlihan and
Andrew McKay all battled hard.
The loss put Carlton out of the pre-season Wizard Cup race.
Team 2002 Pre-Season Series Third Round
| B: | 34 Simon Wiggins | 28 Ian Prendergast | 17 Scott Freeborn |
| HB: | 5 Andrew McKay | 37 Trent Hotton | 21 Craig Bradley |
| C: | 45 Anthony Franchina | 40 Jim Plunkett | 33 Ryan Houlihan |
| HF: | 18 Justin Murphy | 31 Simon Fletcher | 12 Matthew Lappin |
| F: | 11 Lindsay Smith | 25 Brendan Fevola | 19 Andrew Merrington |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 29 Simon Beaumont | 27 Darren Hulme |
| Interchange: | 10 Michael Mansfield | 14 David Gallagher | 20 Andrew Eccles |
| 22 Glenn Manton | 36 Trent Sporn | 46 Ezra Bray |
| Coach: | Wayne Brittain |
Final Practice Match
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Carlton
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5.3
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33
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6.6
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42
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9.9
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63
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11.11
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77
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Hawthorn
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6.4
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40
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11.9
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75
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16.15
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111
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23.18
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156
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Venue: Princes Park |
Date: Sataurday March 16, 2002 |
| Result: Lost by 79 points |
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Crowd: 1,200 |
| Goalkickers: R Houlihan 3, M Lappin 2, S Camporeale 2, T Hotton 1, A Francina 1, B Ratten1 & B Fevola 1. |
| Reports: |
Injuries: |
Game Review
Ryan Houlihan was the main scoring option with 3 goals.
Scott Camporeale ran tirelessly, while
Andrew Eccles turned in his best performance for the Blues since crossing from Adelaide.
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