1999 AFL Preliminary Final 2: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1999 between Essendon and Carlton in the second preliminary final of the 1999 AFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG. Michael Long captained the hosts. Craig Bradley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Essendon
M. Long (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, C. Heffernan, M. Johnson, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, M. Prior, D. Rioli, D. Solomon, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, S. Wellman, B. Young

Carlton
C. Bradley (capt.), M. Allan, S. Beaumont, F. Brown, S. Camporeale, A. Christou, S. Fletcher, A. Hamill, M. Hogg, A. Koutoufides, M. Lappin, G. Manton, K. Massie, A. McKay, J. Murphy, B. Nelson, B. Ratten, D. Rice, M. Sexton, S. Silvagni, A. White, L. Whitnall

Essendon (14.19.103) were defeated by Carlton (16.8.104).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (5), G. Moorcroft (2), D. Rioli (2), S. Alessio, C. Heffernan, M. Johnson, M. Long, B. Young
Carlton: A. Hamill (3), L. Whitnall (3), F. Brown (2), A. Koutoufides (2), M. Lappin (2), M. Allan, S. Camporeale, G. Manton, K. Massie

As a result of this match, Carlton faced Kangaroos in the grand final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1999 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final 2
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 18 September 1999
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 80,519

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 14.19.103 - 16.8.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 5 3 . 10 10 . 17 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Carlton 6 . 3 8 . 4 10 . 6 16 . 8 16 . 8 (104)
Margin CARL by 16 CARL by 24 ESSE by 11 CARL by 1 CARL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: Michael Long (Essendon), Craig Bradley (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), A. Coates (#6), J. Harvey (#25)

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 1 0 4 1 3 3 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 4
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 0 4 14 5 9 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 2
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 2 17 15 2 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 5 5
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
11 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 1 0 4 3 1 2 1 4 4
26 Heffernan, Chris ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 1
28 Johnson, Mark ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 5 3 11 11 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
13 Long, Michael (c) ? ? 1 2 25 20 5 3 0 2 8 1 3 1 1 8
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 0 3 19 11 8 2 0 4 9 1 1 2 0 2
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 5
29 Moorcroft, Gary ? ? 2 0 10 4 6 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 1
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
43 Rioli, Dean ? ? 2 2 10 9 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
7 Solomon, Dean ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 3
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 23 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 0
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1
35 Young, Barry ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 2 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 14 19 273 181 92 62 36 47 43 31 14 19 29 51

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Allan, Matthew ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 8 25 0 3 1 2 1 2 2
29 Beaumont, Simon ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1
21 Bradley, Craig (c) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2
20 Brown, Fraser ? ? 2 0 20 14 6 2 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 5
16 Camporeale, Scott ? ? 1 0 26 19 7 6 0 2 6 1 1 0 5 6
39 Christou, Ang ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Fletcher, Simon ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
36 Hamill, Aaron ? ? 3 2 19 14 5 6 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 7
33 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
43 Koutoufides, Anthony ? ? 2 0 29 18 11 12 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 3
12 Lappin, Matthew ? ? 2 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
22 Manton, Glenn ? ? 1 1 18 6 12 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
3 Massie, Kris ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
5 McKay, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1
18 Murphy, Justin ? ? 0 1 22 13 9 5 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 5
15 Nelson, Ben ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 7 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 2
7 Ratten, Brett ? ? 0 1 24 9 15 2 0 5 9 2 1 1 0 2
23 Rice, Dean ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 1
14 Sexton, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1
30 White, Adam ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Whitnall, Lance ? ? 3 1 13 8 5 7 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 16 8 294 187 107 89 29 27 37 31 19 14 27 51

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s