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1902 VFL season
Sixth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1902 VFL season was the sixth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 3 May to 20 September, comprising a 17-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
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1902 VFL premiership season | |
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![]() Collingwood 1902 VFL premiership team | |
Date | 3 May—20 September 1902 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Collingwood 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood 1st minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Charlie Baker (St Kilda) 30 goals |
Matches played | 72 |
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Collingwood won the premiership, defeating Essendon by 33 points in the 1902 VFL grand final; it was Collingwood's first VFL premiership. Collingwood also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–2 win–loss record. St Kilda's Charlie Baker won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.