1999 AFL Grand Final

The 1999 AFL Grand Final was the 103rd Grand Final in VFL/AFL history. It was contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Carlton Football Club.

Lead Up

North Melbourne finished the 1999 home and away season in second position, a game behind Essendon, with the Western Bulldogs, West Coast, Carlton, Port Adelaide and Sydney making up the final eight. The Roos had an easy 45 point win over the Lions, and while many experts predicted a Roos-Essendon grand final, Carlton unexpectedly pipped Essendon by just one point in the second preliminary final. The Roos went into the match as extreme favourites, while Carlton were rated as one of the luckiest sides to make a grand final.

Match Summary

Carlton got the first goal, but North Melbourne, who were without suspended forward Jason McCartney, also started well but led by only 12 points at quarter time. Then, during the second quarter, ruckman Corey McKernan booted two inspirational goals, one a 65 metre goal, and one from a tight angle just a minute later. The Roos were in control and went into half time with a 20 point lead. North Melbourne extended their lead in the third quarter; Winston Abraham kicked an easy goal and Carlton midfielder Justin Murphy injured his knee. Carlton managed to reduce the Roos lead to just 13 points, but that was as close as they could get as the Kangaroos added goals through McKernan and Motlop to lead by 43 points at three quarter time.The final quarter was simply a formality for the Roos who destroyed Carlton through their pressure and tackling and eventually triumphed by 35 points.
Shannon Grant's Norm Smith Medal was even sweeter due to the fact that he had been canned for his poor performance in the previous grand final.

Teams

Aussie rules team | title = Kangaroos
backpocket1 = Byron Pickett
fullback = John Blakey
backpocket2 = Mick Martyn
halfbackflank1 = Winston Abraham
centrehalfback = Glenn Archer
halfbackflank2 = Martin Pike
wing1 = Adam Simpson
centre = Peter Bell
wing2 = Shannon Grant
halfforwardflank1 = Brett Allison
centrehalfforward = Wayne Carey (c)
halfforwardflank2 = Brent Harvey
forwardpocket1 = Craig Sholl
fullforward = Corey McKernan
forwardpocket2 = Cameron Mooney
ruck = Matthew Capuano
ruckrover = David King
rover = Anthony Stevens
interchange1 = Shannon Motlop
interchange2 = Shane Clayton
interchange3 = John Longmire
interchange4 = Scott Welsh
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = Denis Pagan

Aussie rules team | title = Carlton
backpocket1 = Michael Sexton
fullback = Anthony Koutoufides
backpocket2 = Ang Christou
halfbackflank1 = Craig Bradley (c)
centrehalfback = Stephen Silvagni
halfbackflank2 = Dean Rice
wing1 = Ben Nelson
centre = Brett Ratten
wing2 = Justin Murphy
halfforwardflank1 = Simon Beaumont
centrehalfforward = Lance Whitnall
halfforwardflank2 = Andrew McKay
forwardpocket1 = Aaron Hamill
fullforward = Glenn Manton
forwardpocket2 = Matthew Lappin
ruck = Matthew Allan
ruckrover = Fraser Brown
rover = Scott Camporeale
interchange1 = Kris Massie
interchange2 = Adrian Hickmott
interchange3 = Matthew Hogg
interchange4 = Anthony Franchina
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = David Parkin

Match Details

corecard

AFLScorecardGF2006
team1 = North Melbourne Football Club
team1 abbr = Kangaroos
team1 q1 = 3.3 (21)
team1 q2 = 9.4 (58)
team1 q3 = 15.6 (96)
team1 total = 19.10 (124)
team2 = Carlton Football Club
team2 abbr = Carlton
team2 q1 = 1.3 (9)
team2 q2 = 5.8 (38)
team2 q3 = 7.11 (53)
team2 total = 12.17 (89)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 25 September 1999 – 2:30PM AEST
attendance = 94,228
umpires = Scott McLaren, Andrew Coates, Brett Allen
team1 goals = 4: Bell, Grant
3: McKernan
2: Abraham, Carey, Motlop
1: Sholl, Welsh
team2 goals = 2: Camporeale, Lappin, Whitnall
1: Allan, Beaumont, Brown, Hamill, Ratten, Rice
team1 best = Grant, Picket, Martyn, Archer, Bell, Capuano, Simpson
team2 best = McKay, Camporeale, Lappin, Rice, Ratten, Sexton
reports =
injuries =
coin toss = North Melbourne Football Club
nsm = Shannon Grant
tv = Seven Network
national anthem =
time =

References

* [http://www.afana.com/af_gf99report.shtml 1999 Grand Final Report]

External links

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1999/CAKA19990925.html Match Stats]