This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 2002 between Kangaroos and Essendon during round 10 of the 2002 AFL season.
Kangaroos hosted Essendon at MCG.
Anthony Stevens captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Kangaroos
A. Stevens (capt.), G. Archer, J. Baird, J. Blakey, M. Burton, S. Clayton, L. Colbert, S. Grant, L. Harding, D. Harris, B. Harvey, D. King, T. Makepeace, M. Martyn, J. McCartney, D. Morrell, B. Pickett, M. Porter, B. Robbins, S. Rocca, A. Simpson, D. Teague
Essendon
S. Alessio, P. Barnard, J. Blumfield, M. Bolton, B. Caracella, D. Fletcher, R. Forster-Knight, S. Harvey, C. Heffernan, D. Jacobs, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, S. Lucas, M. McVeigh, M. Mercuri, G. Moorcroft, D. Peverill, A. Ramanauskas, J. Reynolds, P. Salmon, S. Wellman, A. Welsh
Kangaroos (12.20.92) defeated Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Kangaroos: B. Harvey (2), D. Morrell (2), J. Baird, S. Grant, D. King, M. Martyn, J. McCartney, B. Pickett, S. Rocca, A. Stevens
Essendon: D. Fletcher (2), S. Lucas (2), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, S. Harvey, D. Jacobs, M. Mercuri, G. Moorcroft, A. Ramanauskas, J. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Kangaroos were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2002 AFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Kangaroos
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 31 May 2002
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,352
Match Results
Outcome:
Kangaroos
def.
Essendon
Score:
12.20.92 - 12.12.84
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(Kangaroos),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Anthony Stevens
(Kangaroos),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Jeffery
(#29),
S. McBurney,
S. McLaren
(#11)
Player Statistics
Kangaroos
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
11
|
Archer, Glenn
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
38
|
Baird, John
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Blakey, John
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
22
|
Burton, Matthew
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
22
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
23
|
Clayton, Shane
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
Colbert, Leigh
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
Grant, Shannon
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
39
|
Harding, Leigh
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
Harris, Daniel
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
29
|
Harvey, Brent
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
34
|
King, David
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
18
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
35
|
Makepeace, Troy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
Martyn, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
McCartney, Jason
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
32
|
Morrell, Digby
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
28
|
Pickett, Byron
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
Porter, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
30
|
Robbins, Ben
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
26
|
Rocca, Sav
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
Simpson, Adam
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
23
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
Stevens, Anthony
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
29
|
24
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
40
|
Teague, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Rushed
|
4
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
20
|
278
|
206
|
72
|
72
|
40
|
45
|
34
|
34
|
15
|
9
|
35
|
65
|
Essendon
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
27
|
Alessio, Steven
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
Barnard, Paul
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
32
|
Blumfield, Justin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
23
|
Bolton, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
33
|
Caracella, Blake
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
15
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
31
|
Fletcher, Dustin
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
15
|
Forster-Knight, Robert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
10
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
38
|
Harvey, Shane
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
Heffernan, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
21
|
Jacobs, Danny
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
16
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
14
|
Johnson, Jason
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
Johnson, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
25
|
Lucas, Scott
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
McVeigh, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Mercuri, Mark
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
29
|
Moorcroft, Gary
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
Peverill, Damien
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
Ramanauskas, Adam
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
26
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
8
|
40
|
Reynolds, Joel
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Salmon, Paul
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Wellman, Sean
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
41
|
Welsh, Andrew
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
12
|
310
|
205
|
105
|
82
|
21
|
41
|
38
|
42
|
9
|
15
|
44
|
49
|
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