2002 National Soccer League Grand Final

The 2002 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 12 May 2002 between Perth Glory and Olympic Sharks at Subiaco Oval. Olympic Sharks won the match 1–0, with the goal coming from Ante Milicic. Milicic also won the Joe Marston Medal.

2002 National Soccer League Grand Final

Event	2001–02 National Soccer League
Perth Glory Olympic Sharks 0 1
Date	12 May 2002 (2002-05-12)
Venue	Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia
Man of the Match	Ante Milicic (Joe Marston Medal)
Referee	Mark Shield
Attendance	42,735

Route to the Final

League Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	24	16	7	1	52	23	+29	55	Qualification for the Finals series
2	Newcastle United	24	10	12	2	33	21	+12	42
3	Olympic Sharks (C)	24	12	4	8	37	24	+13	40
4	Brisbane Strikers	24	10	7	7	40	34	+6	37
5	South Melbourne	24	10	6	8	30	22	+8	36
6	Melbourne Knights	24	11	3	10	41	40	+1	36
7	Parramatta Power	24	10	4	10	34	30	+4	34
8	Northern Spirit	24	9	7	8	36	39	−3	34
9	Marconi Fairfield	24	8	6	10	33	36	−3	30
10	Wollongong Wolves	24	6	7	11	28	43	−15	25
11	Sydney United	24	6	6	12	27	37	−10	24
12	Adelaide Force	24	4	8	12	27	39	−12	20
13	Football Kingz	24	3	5	16	28	58	−30	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Final Bracket

	Elimination finals							Semifinals							Preliminary final					Grand final
								1	Perth Glory	4	0	4								Perth Glory		0
								2	Newcastle United	1	2	3								Olympic Sharks		1
															2	Newcastle United	0
	6	Melbourne Knights	0	2	2
															3	Olympic Sharks	1
	3	Olympic Sharks	0	6	6
								3	Olympic Sharks			2
								5	South Melbourne			1
	5	South Melbourne	2	2	4
	4	Brisbane Strikers	0	1	1

Match

Details

12 May 2002
13:00 AWST

Perth Glory	0 – 1	Olympic Sharks
	Reports	Miličić 48'

Subiaco Oval, Perth

Attendance: 42,735

Referee: Mark Shield

GK	1	Jason Petkovic
MF	2	Matt Horsley
DF	3	Jamie Harnwell
MF	7	Scott Miller
FW	10	Bobby Despotovski	(c)  15'
MF	12	Bradley Hassell		69'
MF	15	Edgar Aldrighi
FW	16	Damian Mori
MF	17	Gary Faria		69'
DF	18	Shane Pryce
DF	23	David Tarka
Substitutes:
GK	30	Vince Matassa
DF	5	Craig Deans
DF	6	Gareth Naven
FW	9	Alistair Edwards		69'
FW	26	Nik Mrdja		69'
Manager:
Mich d'Avray Joe Marston Medal: Ante Milicic (Olympic Sharks)

GK	1	Clint Bolton
DF	4	Paul Kohler
MF	6	Wayne Srhoj	45+1'	69'
DF	7	Lindsay Wilson
MF	8	Tom Pondeljak
MF	11	Jade North
MF	14	Greg Owens		88'
FW	16	Jeromy Harris		81'
FW	19	Ante Milicic
DF	23	Andrew Packer
DF	28	Ante Jurić (c)
Substitutes:
GK	30	Brett Hughes
DF	2	Stephen Laybutt		88'
FW	9	Dylan Macallister		69'
FW	12	Elias Augerinos
MF	27	Hiroyuki Ishida		81'
Manager:
Gary Phillips

Assistant referees: Fourth official:

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.