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Kangaroos vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 31-May-2002
Final Round 10
Kangaroos logo
Kangaroos Coach: Denis Pagan
92 12.20
84 12.12
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Kangaroos by 8 KNG by 8
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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
RushedQ1 - 10:01 - Behind - 13-8
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
RushedQ1 - 21:02 - Behind - 22-9
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
RushedQ2 - 27:22 - Behind - 47-42
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
RushedQ3 - 27:40 - Behind - 75-57
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
RushedQ4 - 19:48 - Behind - 85-77
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

Most recent first
  • Jason McCartneyGoal
    4Q 29:4892-84
  • Shane ClaytonBehind
    4Q 24:4886-84
  • Dustin FletcherGoal
    4Q 22:0885-84
  • Shane HarveyBehind
    4Q 21:0285-78
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:4885-77
  • Byron PickettBehind
    4Q 15:1084-77
  • Byron PickettBehind
    4Q 14:0683-77
  • Danny JacobsGoal
    4Q 9:3182-77
  • Scott LucasBehind
    4Q 8:3582-71
  • Scott LucasGoal
    4Q 6:5882-70
  • Gary MoorcroftGoal
    4Q 3:0182-64
  • Digby MorrellGoal
    3Q 31:4682-58
  • Matthew BurtonBehind
    3Q 29:3776-58
  • Joel ReynoldsBehind
    3Q 28:2775-58
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 27:4075-57
  • Leigh HardingBehind
    3Q 26:3375-56
  • Paul BarnardBehind
    3Q 25:4274-56
  • David KingGoal
    3Q 24:0574-55
  • Paul BarnardGoal
    3Q 22:5968-55
  • Mark MercuriGoal
    3Q 19:2268-49
  • David KingBehind
    3Q 18:2568-43
  • Danny JacobsBehind
    3Q 17:3967-43
  • Shannon GrantGoal
    3Q 13:1167-42
  • Brent HarveyGoal
    3Q 12:0161-42
  • Saverio RoccaGoal
    3Q 9:3155-42
  • Anthony StevensBehind
    3Q 6:4449-42
  • Daniel HarrisBehind
    3Q 6:1548-42
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 27:2247-42
  • Adam RamanauskasGoal
    2Q 25:5546-42
  • Shane HarveyGoal
    2Q 23:0746-36
  • Joel ReynoldsBehind
    2Q 21:1146-30
  • Mick MartynGoal
    2Q 19:1446-29
  • Mick MartynBehind
    2Q 15:0840-29
  • Mark MercuriBehind
    2Q 13:3639-29
  • Saverio RoccaBehind
    2Q 7:5039-28
  • Mark MercuriBehind
    2Q 6:4038-28
  • Byron PickettGoal
    2Q 4:2838-27
  • Jason McCartneyBehind
    2Q 3:3332-27
  • Saverio RoccaBehind
    2Q 3:1131-27
  • Mark PorterBehind
    2Q 2:1030-27
  • Joel ReynoldsGoal
    1Q 28:4229-27
  • Digby MorrellBehind
    1Q 27:4029-21
  • Brent HarveyGoal
    1Q 26:3928-21
  • Dustin FletcherGoal
    1Q 23:5022-21
  • Scott LucasGoal
    1Q 21:3822-15
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 21:0222-9
  • Shane ClaytonBehind
    1Q 19:2521-9
  • Digby MorrellGoal
    1Q 14:5020-9
  • Jason McCartneyBehind
    1Q 13:1414-9
  • Joel ReynoldsBehind
    1Q 12:0813-9
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 10:0113-8
  • Chris HeffernanBehind
    1Q 9:0012-8
  • Anthony StevensGoal
    1Q 7:4212-7
  • John BairdGoal
    1Q 6:166-7
  • Steven AlessioGoal
    1Q 4:240-7
  • Chris HeffernanBehind
    1Q 1:280-1

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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Tagged
#7
KNG
— 31 23 8 9 0 0 5 1 5 1 6 13 17 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 3 3 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#10
KNG
— 29 24 5 7 1 1 1 0 3 5 5 11 17 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 4 0 3 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#30
KNG
— 22 11 11 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 7 14 7 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 2 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#34
KNG
— 21 18 3 3 1 1 4 0 8 3 5 5 14 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 2 0 1 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#35
KNG
— 18 13 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 7 9 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#29
KNG
— 17 13 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 5 3 5 9 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 0 3 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#6
KNG
— 16 9 7 3 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 6 10 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#11
KNG
— 12 11 1 7 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 6 5 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#4
KNG
— 12 10 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 8 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 2 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#5
KNG
— 12 9 3 4 1 2 2 0 7 0 0 9 4 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 6 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#32
KNG
— 12 8 4 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 6 6 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 0 1 0 5 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#2
KNG
— 11 9 2 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 0 0 0 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#23
KNG
— 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 4 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#28
KNG
— 8 8 0 3 1 2 5 0 4 0 1 4 8 0 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 8 0 3 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#14
KNG
— 8 6 2 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 2 0 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#26
KNG
— 8 6 2 5 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 4 4 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#40
KNG
— 8 5 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 0 7 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#22
KNG
— 8 4 4 3 0 1 0 22 2 1 2 2 5 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#12
KNG
— 6 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 6 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#38
KNG
— 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 2 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#17
KNG
— 3 3 0 0 0 1 4 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#39
KNG
— 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Kangaroos logo
Team totals KNG
— 278 206 72 72 12 16 45 40 65 35 34 124 141 11 11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 15 9 34 4 62 12 — — — — — — 0% — — 0% 0 — — — — — — — — — — —

Tagged
#9
ESS
— 32 26 6 8 1 0 3 0 8 5 5 14 16 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 0 4 1 8 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#33
ESS
— 22 15 7 6 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 8 14 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0 0 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#32
ESS
— 21 13 8 10 0 0 7 2 3 1 0 4 15 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 2 5 0 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#15
ESS
— 21 10 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 11 10 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#2
ESS
— 21 8 13 3 1 2 1 0 3 1 3 8 13 1 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 3 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#21
ESS
— 20 16 4 8 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 11 10 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 9 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#31
ESS
— 20 15 5 4 2 0 3 0 1 9 0 5 11 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 2 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#6
ESS
— 16 13 3 8 0 0 3 0 5 2 1 5 13 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 4 0 4 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#1
ESS
— 16 7 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 9 9 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 6 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#14
ESS
— 15 10 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 6 10 3 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 2 0 2 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#25
ESS
— 14 11 3 6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 9 1 3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 3 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#11
ESS
— 14 10 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 3 5 8 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#16
ESS
— 11 7 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 3 2 8 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 5 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#40
ESS
— 11 5 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 1 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#26
ESS
— 10 8 2 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 2 8 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 5 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#27
ESS
— 10 7 3 3 1 0 5 8 1 1 4 7 3 2 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 0 4 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#23
ESS
— 8 3 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 4 0 6 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#38
ESS
— 7 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#29
ESS
— 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#4
ESS
— 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 10 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 0 2 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#10
ESS
— 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
#41
ESS
— 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 3 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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Team totals ESS
— 310 205 105 82 12 11 41 21 49 44 38 127 176 12 12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9 15 42 3 70 6 — — — — — — 0% — — 0% 0 — — — — — — — — — — —

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