Kangaroos vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 31-May-2002
Final Round 10
Kangaroos Coach: Denis Pagan
92 12.20
84 12.12
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Kangaroos by 8

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Chris HeffernanQ1 - 1:28 - Behind - 0-1 Steven AlessioQ1 - 4:24 - Goal - 0-7 John BairdQ1 - 6:16 - Goal - 6-7 Anthony StevensQ1 - 7:42 - Goal - 12-7 Chris HeffernanQ1 - 9:00 - Behind - 12-8 Joel ReynoldsQ1 - 12:08 - Behind - 13-9 Jason McCartneyQ1 - 13:14 - Behind - 14-9 Digby MorrellQ1 - 14:50 - Goal - 20-9 Shane ClaytonQ1 - 19:25 - Behind - 21-9 Scott LucasQ1 - 21:38 - Goal - 22-15 Dustin FletcherQ1 - 23:50 - Goal - 22-21 Brent HarveyQ1 - 26:39 - Goal - 28-21 Digby MorrellQ1 - 27:40 - Behind - 29-21 Joel ReynoldsQ1 - 28:42 - Goal - 29-27 Mark PorterQ2 - 2:10 - Behind - 30-27 Saverio RoccaQ2 - 3:11 - Behind - 31-27 Jason McCartneyQ2 - 3:33 - Behind - 32-27 Byron PickettQ2 - 4:28 - Goal - 38-27 Mark MercuriQ2 - 6:40 - Behind - 38-28 Saverio RoccaQ2 - 7:50 - Behind - 39-28 Mark MercuriQ2 - 13:36 - Behind - 39-29 Mick MartynQ2 - 15:08 - Behind - 40-29 Mick MartynQ2 - 19:14 - Goal - 46-29 Joel ReynoldsQ2 - 21:11 - Behind - 46-30 Shane HarveyQ2 - 23:07 - Goal - 46-36 Adam RamanauskasQ2 - 25:55 - Goal - 46-42 Daniel HarrisQ3 - 6:15 - Behind - 48-42 Anthony StevensQ3 - 6:44 - Behind - 49-42 Saverio RoccaQ3 - 9:31 - Goal - 55-42 Brent HarveyQ3 - 12:01 - Goal - 61-42 Shannon GrantQ3 - 13:11 - Goal - 67-42 Danny JacobsQ3 - 17:39 - Behind - 67-43 David KingQ3 - 18:25 - Behind - 68-43 Mark MercuriQ3 - 19:22 - Goal - 68-49 Paul BarnardQ3 - 22:59 - Goal - 68-55 David KingQ3 - 24:05 - Goal - 74-55 Paul BarnardQ3 - 25:42 - Behind - 74-56 Leigh HardingQ3 - 26:33 - Behind - 75-56 Joel ReynoldsQ3 - 28:27 - Behind - 75-58 Matthew BurtonQ3 - 29:37 - Behind - 76-58 Digby MorrellQ3 - 31:46 - Goal - 82-58 Gary MoorcroftQ4 - 3:01 - Goal - 82-64 Scott LucasQ4 - 6:58 - Goal - 82-70 Scott LucasQ4 - 8:35 - Behind - 82-71 Danny JacobsQ4 - 9:31 - Goal - 82-77 Byron PickettQ4 - 14:06 - Behind - 83-77 Byron PickettQ4 - 15:10 - Behind - 84-77 Shane HarveyQ4 - 21:02 - Behind - 85-78 Dustin FletcherQ4 - 22:08 - Goal - 85-84 Shane ClaytonQ4 - 24:48 - Behind - 86-84 Jason McCartneyQ4 - 29:48 - Goal - 92-84

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
KNG4.52.65.51.492
ESS4.32.32.44.284

Match Leaders

Goals
2
4 tied leaders
Brent HarveyKNG
Behinds
3
Joel ReynoldsESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Justin BlumfieldESS

Team Stats

KNGESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals12
16Behinds11
65Inside 50s49
11Marks Inside 5012
4Behinds Rushed3

Possession

278Disposals310
206Kicks205
72Handballs105
124Contested Possessions127
141Uncontested Possessions176

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances38
45Tackles41
40Hitouts21
11Contested Marks12

Other

72Marks82
15Frees For9
9Frees Against15
35Rebound 50s44
34Clangers42
62One Percenters70
12Bounces6

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
KNG 25 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
KNG 21 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Kangaroos beat Essendon by 8 points, 92–84.

Kangaroos took a 24-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 8 by the final siren, scoring 26 points to 10 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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