1993 AFL Grand Final

Grand final of the 1993 Australian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 AFL 1993 1993 AFL Grand Final Logo.png The Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the 1993 AFL Grand Final took place. 50px CAR 50px ESS 1.2 (8) 5.2 (32) 10.5 (65) 13.11 (89) 5.8 (38) 10.9 (69) 16.11 (107) 20.13 (133) 13.11 (89) 20.13 (133) 25 September 1993 Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,862 Maroochy Barambah, Archie Roach and Yothu Yindi Maroochy Barambah Michael Long () Kevin Sheedy Seven Network Sandy Roberts (host and commentator)Ian Robertson (commentator)Gerard Healy (expert commentator)Bernie Quinlan (boundary commentator)Ross Glendinning (boundary commentator)Don Scott (analyst)Peter McKenna (analyst) 1992 1994 The 1993 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1993. It was the 97th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1993 AFL season. The match, attended by 96,862 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 44 points, marking that club's 15th premiership victory. Background 1993 AFL finals series 1993 AFL season Neither side was considered a strong premiership prospect at the beginning of the season, as neither side had made the finals in 1992. Essendon was considered too young and inexperienced, while Carlton, despite having some of the best key-position players in the competition, were considered too slow across the ground. However, at the conclusion of the home and away season, Essendon had finished first on the AFL ladder with 13 wins 6 losses and a draw, winning the McClelland Trophy after having been sitting in seventh position as late as round 15. Carlton had also finished with 13 wins, 6 losses and a draw (the two teams having played in a tied game in round 2), but finished just behind Essendon on percentage. Only a game and a half separated Essendon in first position from Geelong in seventh position. In the finals, the Bombers were defeated by Carlton by two points in the Qualifying final before defeating West Coast in the second semi-final to advance to the preliminary final. In this game they came out of nowhere to win a game that had seemed out of reach when trailing the Adelaide Crows by 42 points at half time. The Bombers charged home in the second half in that game, kicking 11 goals to 2 to win by 11 points, advancing to the grand final. Carlton, after their win over the Bombers in the qualifying final, defeated Adelaide in the second semi-final to advance to the grand final. This was Essendon's first appearance in a grand final since losing the 1990 AFL Grand Final, whilst it was Carlton's first since winning the 1987 VFL Grand Final, and it was their first clash in a VFL/AFL Grand final since 1968. In the week leading up to the Grand final, Essendon's Gavin Wanganeen was awarded the Brownlow Medal. Also during that week, Essendon caused a sensation in omitting Derek Kickett from the team. Kickett had played every game of the season up to that point but had lost form during the finals series. Carlton entered the grand final as warm favourites, even though Essendon finished on top with a percentage margin of 1.5 against the Blues. The Bombers played more a younger side compared to them.Jarusa 16 June 2022 Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club: Stephen Kernahan https://www.blueseum.org/Stephen+Kernahan Carlton were forced to make a late change when veteran defender Peter Dean was ruled out through injury. Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy put Dean Wallis and Mark Harvey into the side at the expense of Kickett and David Flood. The Bombers played a second generation of 'Baby Bombers' for the grand final, with seven Essendon players—Gavin Wanganeen, David Calthorpe, Dustin Fletcher, Rick Olarenshaw, Mark Mercuri, James Hird and Joe Misiti—all being under the age of 21. As 1993 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, the Grand Final pre-match entertainment featured some prominent Australian indigenous musicians: Gunditjmara/Bundjalung singer/songwriter Archie Roach, Turrbal mezzo-soprano Maroochy Barambah and Northern Territory–based band Yothu Yindi, whose indigenous members were of the Yolngu tribe. Barambah performed "Waltzing Matilda" and the national anthem. She was widely panned for her performance, falling behind and dropping almost an entire verse out of sequence with the orchestral track.The Guardian 23 September 2014 The Joy of Six: AFL grand final entertainment https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/sep/23/the-joy-of-six-afl-grand-final-entertainment Russell Jackson Match summary Team 1 2 3 4 Total Carlton 1.2 5.2 10.5 13.11 13.11 (89) Essendon 5.8 10.9 16.11 20.13 20.13 (133) Essendon carried their form from the preliminary final into the grand final against the Blues, with the individual brilliance of Michael Long being the most memorable feature (although a famous long running 'goal' kicked by Long in the first quarter looked to be touched on the goal line by Stephen Silvagni and remains a controversial talking point to this day). The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Long for being judged the best player afield, with 33 disposals and 2 goals. Stephen Kernahan tried hard for the Blues with 7 goals, but his side barely threatened after being down by 5 goals at the first change. Essendon had thirteen scoring shots to three by the Blues in the first quarter to set up their win. Paul Salmon kicked 5 goals for the Bombers. Teams _carltonfc16h _sides_on_white 0E1E2D 0E1E2D 0E1E2D Carlton_redrightsash _redsides _hoops_black 000000 000000 FB0000 Essendon 7 Brett Ratten 1 Stephen Silvagni 5 Andrew McKay 39 Ang Christou 14 Michael Sexton 13 Milham Hanna 9 Brett Sholl 2 Greg Williams 20 Fraser Brown 31 Tom Alvin 11 Earl Spalding 22 Tim Powell 38 Rohan Welsh 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) 17 Brent Heaver 44 Justin Madden 21 Craig Bradley 12 Adrian Gleeson 25 Mark Athorn 33 Matthew Hogg David Parkin 4 Gavin Wanganeen 31 Dustin Fletcher 21 Dean Wallis 29 David Grenvold 1 Mark Harvey 26 Mark Thompson (c) 47 Rick Olarenshaw 38 Sean Denham 11 Paul Hills 2 Mark Mercuri 5 James Hird 24 Joe Misiti 32 Tim Watson 3 Paul Salmon 13 Michael Long 19 Peter Somerville 10 Gary O'Donnell 8 Darren Bewick 7 Chris Daniher 48 David Calthorpe Kevin Sheedy Scorecard Grand Final Saturday, 25 September 2:30pm 5.8 (38) 10.9 (69) 16.11 (107) 20.13 (133) Salmon 5 Mercuri 3 Hird, Long 2 Harvey, Wanganeen, C. Daniher, Bewick, Wallis, Misiti, Denham, Calthorpe 1 Long, O'Donnell, Salmon, Mercuri, Thompson, Harvey, Olarenshaw, Wanganeen Nil Nil H 1.2 (8) 5.2 (32) 10.5 (65) 13.11 (89) 7 Kernahan 2 Welsh1 Williams, Heaver, Bradley, Alvin Kernahan, Hogg, Bradley, Williams, Madden, McKay Nil Nil MCG 96,862 Report Goldspink, Carey Norm Smith Medal Michael Long () Seven Network Maroochy Barambah Media coverage The 1993 AFL Grand Final has the ignominious honour of being the lowest TV ratings of any AFL grand final since TV records have been kept.Ward Roy 2022-09-25 Seven renews push for night grand final after ratings slump for one-sided decider https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/seven-renews-push-for-night-grand-final-after-ratings-slump-for-one-sided-decider-20220925-p5bkts.html 2022-09-25 The Age en References Bibliography Atkinson Graeme Brant Atkinson 2009 The Complete Book of AFL Finals 4th Scoresby, Victoria The Five Mile Press 9781742112756 External links https://www.essendonfc.com.au/club/history/premierships/1993 Essendon Football Club Club History – 1993 Premiership 25 July 2021 http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/133827 AFL Media The Football Record AFL Grand Final Edition 82 26 25 September 1993 State Library of Victoria See also 1993 AFL season Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:1993 AFL season Afl Grand Final, 1993 Category:Essendon Football Club Category:Carlton Football Club