This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 2002 between Geelong and Essendon during round 1 of the 2002 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ben Graham captained the hosts.
James Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mark Thompson and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Geelong
B. Graham (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Bartel, P. Chapman, D. Clarke, J. Corey, C. Enright, D. Foster, B. Grgic, T. Harley, D. Johnson, S. King, K. Kingsley, C. Ling, A. Lord, T. McGrath, C. Mooney, J. Rahilly, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, M. Scarlett, B. Sholl
Essendon
J. Hird (capt.), P. Barnard, J. Blumfield, M. Bolton, B. Caracella, D. Fletcher, R. Forster-Knight, C. Heffernan, A. Henneman, D. Hille, D. Jacobs, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. McVeigh, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, D. Peverill, A. Ramanauskas, S. Wellman
Geelong (11.10.76) were defeated by Essendon (18.18.126).
Goalkickers
Geelong: K. Kingsley (4), C. Enright, B. Graham, B. Grgic, C. Ling, A. Lord, C. Mooney, P. Riccardi
Essendon: M. Lloyd (6), J. Hird (2), J. Misiti (2), P. Barnard, J. Blumfield, M. Bolton, C. Heffernan, D. Hille, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, A. Ramanauskas
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 16th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2002 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 March 2002
Time:
7:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
42,746
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.10.76 - 18.18.126
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mark Thompson
(Geelong),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ben Graham
(Geelong),
James Hird
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. McKenzie
(#24),
C. Mitchell
(#4),
D. Woodcock
(#26)
Player Statistics
Geelong
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
29
|
Ablett, Gary
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
Bartel, Jimmy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
35
|
Chapman, Paul
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
Clarke, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
14
|
15
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
11
|
Corey, Joel
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
44
|
Enright, Corey
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
23
|
Foster, Daniel
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
Graham, Ben
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
25
|
Grgic, Brent
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
Harley, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
28
|
Johnson, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
King, Steven
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
28
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
18
|
Kingsley, Kent
|
?
|
?
|
4
|
2
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
Ling, Cameron
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
12
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
24
|
Lord, Aaron
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
26
|
13
|
13
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
McGrath, Tim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
Mooney, Cam
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
34
|
Rahilly, James
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
Riccardi, Peter
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
27
|
Sanderson, Brenton
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
15
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
30
|
Scarlett, Matthew
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
12
|
Sholl, Brad
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
Rushed
|
2
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
11
|
10
|
335
|
195
|
140
|
86
|
34
|
28
|
26
|
31
|
10
|
9
|
46
|
52
|
Essendon
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
16
|
Barnard, Paul
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
32
|
Blumfield, Justin
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
23
|
Bolton, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
33
|
Caracella, Blake
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
19
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
31
|
Fletcher, Dustin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
12
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
15
|
Forster-Knight, Robert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
Heffernan, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
Henneman, Aaron
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
34
|
Hille, David
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
Hird, James
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
29
|
20
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
21
|
Jacobs, Danny
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
Johnson, Jason
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
3
|
32
|
25
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
Johnson, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
18
|
Lloyd, Matthew
|
?
|
?
|
6
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
25
|
Lucas, Scott
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
3
|
16
|
12
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
McVeigh, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Mercuri, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
26
|
15
|
11
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
24
|
Misiti, Joe
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
34
|
16
|
18
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
29
|
Moorcroft, Gary
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
11
|
Peverill, Damien
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
Ramanauskas, Adam
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
23
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
Wellman, Sean
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
18
|
18
|
399
|
247
|
152
|
122
|
20
|
33
|
45
|
38
|
9
|
10
|
34
|
70
|
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