1999 AFL Round 1: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 25 March 1999 between Essendon and Carlton during round 1 of the 1999 AFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG. James Hird captained the hosts. Craig Bradley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Essendon
J. Hird (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, C. Heffernan, M. Johnson, J. Lalich, M. Lloyd, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. McVeigh, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, M. Symons, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, B. Young

Carlton
C. Bradley (capt.), M. Allan, B. Backwell, S. Beaumont, F. Brown, S. Camporeale, A. Christou, R. De Iulio, A. Franchina, A. Hamill, A. Koutoufides, M. Lappin, G. Manton, A. McKay, J. Murphy, B. Ratten, D. Rice, M. Sexton, S. Silvagni, B. Thompson, A. White, L. Whitnall

Essendon (16.14.110) defeated Carlton (9.17.71).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (3), S. Lucas (3), M. Fraser (2), M. Mercuri (2), P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Heffernan, J. Hird
Carlton: S. Camporeale (4), S. Silvagni (2), L. Whitnall (2), A. Hamill

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1999 AFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Thursday 25 March 1999
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 71,501

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 16.14.110 - 9.17.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 9 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Carlton 3 . 5 4 . 11 5 . 12 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Margin CARL by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 39 ESSE by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: James Hird (Essendon), Craig Bradley (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hanley, C. Mitchell (#4), R. Williams (#34)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Craig Bradley CARL 21 3
Mark Mercuri ESSE 2 2
Mark Fraser ESSE 30 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 5 10 0 4 0 1 2 1 5
20 Berbakov, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 5 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 4
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 2 15 12 3 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 6
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 2
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 2 1 25 18 7 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3
11 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 2
26 Heffernan, Chris ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 5
5 Hird, James (c) ? ? 1 1 25 15 10 4 1 2 4 4 1 1 4 4
28 Johnson, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 5 1
17 Lalich, Judd ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 6 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 6
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 3 1 19 11 8 3 1 2 1 0 3 3 1 3
10 McVeigh, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 0 23 10 13 2 0 1 4 2 1 2 2 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 28 11 17 4 0 2 8 1 1 1 2 2
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
1 Ukovic, Andrew ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 1 1 0 2 2 2 5 0
35 Young, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 1
Rushed 5
Total (22 players) 16 14 339 201 138 76 16 14 35 24 31 24 43 60

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Allan, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 6 19 0 1 1 2 5 1 3
10 Backwell, Brett ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
29 Beaumont, Simon ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
21 Bradley, Craig (c) ? ? 0 1 30 21 9 8 0 1 7 4 1 1 2 14
20 Brown, Fraser ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Camporeale, Scott ? ? 4 2 19 15 4 2 0 1 3 1 2 5 0 6
39 Christou, Ang ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 2
34 De Iulio, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 4
45 Franchina, Anthony ? ? 0 2 14 8 6 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2
36 Hamill, Aaron ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 1 4
43 Koutoufides, Anthony ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 9 1 0 4 2 0 0 3 2
12 Lappin, Matthew ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 4
22 Manton, Glenn ? ? 0 1 13 4 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
5 McKay, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2
18 Murphy, Justin ? ? 0 0 33 16 17 10 0 1 5 4 2 1 3 2
7 Ratten, Brett ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 2 0 1 12 0 1 2 1 5
23 Rice, Dean ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 6 2
14 Sexton, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 2 2 21 17 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
41 Thompson, Ben ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
30 White, Adam ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 Whitnall, Lance ? ? 2 2 15 13 2 9 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 9 17 326 208 118 99 26 10 37 30 24 31 39 60

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