the Australian Track & Field Championships for the 2001–2002 season, which are held at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane, Queensland. The 5,000 metres were conducted at Melbourne on Thursday 7 March 2002. 12 May – Olympic Sharks become NSL Champions for the second time, defeating Perth Glory 1–0 at Subiaco Oval in front of a crowd of the 42,735. August – The Bulldogs are deducted 37 competition points after breaking the salary cap scandal, which saw them fined half a million dollars and relegated from minor premiers to wooden spooners for the 2002 NRL season. The New Zealand Warriors are subsequently named minor premiers. 13 September – The Melbourne Phoenix defeat the Adelaide Thunderbirds 49–44 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy netball grand final. 15 September – Jeremy Horne wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:25:27 in Sydney, while Heather Turland claims the women's title in 2:51:06. 28 September – The Brisbane Lions (10.15.75) defeat the Collingwood Magpies (9.12.66) to win the 106th VFL/AFL premiership. It is the second consecutive premiership for Brisbane. 6 October – The Sydney Roosters defeat minor premiers the New Zealand Warriors 30–8 to win the 95th NSWRL/ARL/NRL premiership. It marks the end of a 27-year premiership drought for the Roosters. 13 October – Mark Skaife and Jim Richards win the Bob Jane T-marts Bathurst 1000 defending the Holden Racing Team's 2001 win. It was Richards' seventh victory, more than anyone other than Peter Brock. 5 November – Media Puzzle wins the Melbourne Cup. This comes just days after jockey Damien Oliver's brother is killed after falling off his horse in a race. Births 4 January – Nicholas McAnulty, child actor 9 April – Jet Rowland, car accident victim (d. 2004) 30 September – Levi Miller, actor Deaths 21 February – Sir Roden Cutler, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (b. 1916) 20 March – Samuel Warren Carey, geologist (b. 1911) 13 May – Ruth Cracknell, actress (b. 1925) 16 May – Alec Campbell, last surviving Australian veteran of the Gallipoli campaign (b. 1899) 19 May – Sir John Gorton, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (born in New Zealand) (b. 1911) 25 May – Jack Pollard, sports journalist and writer (b. 1926) 7 July – Herbie Screaigh, Australian rules footballer (b. 1911) 1 August – Bill Bruce, Olympic long jumper (b. 1923) 25 August – Dorothy Hewett, poet, playwright and novelist (b. 1923)