Port Adelaide finished top of the 2002 AFL ladder with 72 points and 132.4%, four points clear of Brisbane Lions. Brisbane Lions won the premiership from 2nd, beating Collingwood by 9 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Tue 25 Jan 2022, 11:07am (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 72 | 132.4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2360 | 1783 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 2 | Brisbane LionsBRI🏆 | 22 | 68 | 136.7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2520 | 1843 | WWWWL | Premiers |
| 3 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 60 | 115.0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2308 | 2007 | WWLWW | Lost PF |
| 4 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 52 | 109.7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2081 | 1897 | WLLWL | Runner-up |
| 5 | EssendonESS | 22 | 50 | 105.0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1939 | 1847 | LLWWW | Lost SF |
| 6 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 48 | 99.9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2243 | 2245 | LWWLW | Lost SF |
| 7 | North MelbourneNTH | 22 | 48 | 98.8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2241 | 2269 | WLWWL | Lost FW1 |
| 8 | West CoastWCETOP 8 | 22 | 44 | 98.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2208 | 2254 | LLLLW | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 44 | 95.3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1933 | 2029 | LWLLL | – |
| 10 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 44 | 92.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1938 | 2107 | LWLLW | – |
| 11 | SydneySYD | 22 | 38 | 107.4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2123 | 1976 | LWWWW | – |
| 12 | Western BulldogsWBD | 22 | 38 | 104.0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2335 | 2246 | WLLLW | – |
| 13 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 36 | 88.3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1900 | 2151 | WLWLL | – |
| 14 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 28 | 82.9 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1801 | 2172 | WWWLL | – |
| 15 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 22 | 78.6 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1785 | 2271 | LLLLL | – |
| 16 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 12 | 73.1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1682 | 2300 | LLLWL | – |