Central District
"Astute recruiting over the summer months was to bear spectacular fruit in the 2000 season as the Bulldogs finally vanquished their premiership hoodoo in decisive, if not exactly spectacular, fashion ... It took them a few rounds to find their feet but once they did it became clear that the Bulldogs were going to prove extremely difficult to beat..."
John Devaney looks at the emergence of the Bulldogs - from easybeats to 21st century powerhouse
2002 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Central District's 2002 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-23 1 | H | Central District | 5.0 | 10.1 | 16.2 | 25.9 | 159 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.7 | 7.10 | 7.13 | 8.17 | 65 | 94 | ELZ | 2002-03-23 Mar 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-03-30 2 | A | Central District | 11.4 | 15.10 | 20.18 | 24.20 | 164 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 63 | 101 | PRO | 2002-03-30 Mar 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-12 3 | H | Central District | 4.4 | 14.7 | 17.12 | 23.15 | 153 | WON | Glenelg | 3.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 83 | 70 | ADO | 2002-04-12 Apr 12 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-19 4 | A | Central District | 3.1 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 49 | 37 | ADO | 2002-04-19 Apr 19 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-25 5 | H | Central District | 5.2 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 37 | 70 | ADO | 2002-04-25 Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-04 6 | H | Central District | 7.0 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 18.10 | 118 | WON | Sturt | 3.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 80 | 38 | ELZ | 2002-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-12 7 | Central District | Bye | 2002-05-12 May 12 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002-05-17 8 | A | Central District | 3.2 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 17.9 | 111 | LOST | Norwood | 5.1 | 9.3 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 124 | -13 | NOR | 2002-05-17 May 17 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-25 9 | H | Central District | 10.1 | 17.2 | 25.5 | 36.9 | 225 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 30 | 195 | ELZ | 2002-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-01 10 | A | Central District | 5.3 | 9.4 | 17.6 | 26.7 | 163 | WON | West Adelaide | 5.1 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 99 | 64 | RIC | 2002-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-10 11 | H | Central District | 7.2 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 24.10 | 154 | WON | Glenelg | 2.1 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 68 | 86 | ELZ | 2002-06-10 Jun 10 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-22 12 | H | Central District | 2.4 | 5.8 | 11.11 | 19.17 | 131 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.0 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 83 | 48 | ELZ | 2002-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-28 13 | A | Central District | 4.5 | 10.10 | 14.12 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 1.3 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | 65 | ADO | 2002-06-28 Jun 28 (Fri, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-07 14 | Central District | Bye | 2002-07-07 Jul 7 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002-07-13 15 | A | Central District | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 80 | WON | Sturt | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 30 | 50 | UNL | 2002-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-20 16 | A | Central District | 2.2 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 71 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 5.5 | 7.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 4 | WOO | 2002-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-27 17 | H | Central District | 5.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Norwood | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 94 | -18 | ELZ | 2002-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-03 18 | A | Central District | 2.5 | 4.9 | 6.16 | 11.19 | 85 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 62 | 23 | NOA | 2002-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-10 19 | A | Central District | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 57 | WON | Glenelg | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 55 | 2 | GLE | 2002-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-17 20 | H | Central District | 7.1 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 19.6 | 120 | WON | Port Adelaide Magpies | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.11 | 3.13 | 31 | 89 | ELZ | 2002-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-24 21 | A | Central District | 4.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 89 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 12 | RIC | 2002-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-09-02 22 | Central District | Bye | 2002-09-02 Sep 2 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002-09-07 23 | H | Central District | 2.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Sturt | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 56 | 30 | ELZ | 2002-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-09-22 2SF | H | Central District | 1.4 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 9.14 | 68 | WON | Sturt | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 54 | 14 | FBP | 2002-09-22 Sep 22 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-10-06 GF | H | Central District | 0.1 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | Sturt | 4.6 | 8.7 | 11.12 | 13.14 | 92 | -47 | FBP | 2002-10-06 Oct 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |