Qualifying Final, 1993
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Venue: MCG | Date: September 4, 1993 (Saturday night) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 2 points | Umpires: P.Carey & A.Coates. | Crowd: 79,739 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 6, B.Heaver 4, A.Gleeson 2, T.Powell 2, A.Christou 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: S.Kernahan, B.Heaver, G.Williams, A.Christou, S.Silvagni. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
In a game that history would record as the first ever night final, Carlton would win their second nailbiter in a row in this Qualifying Final win against the Bombers. In our third encounter against Essendon for the year the record would be one win, one loss and one draw. The Bombers had youth and pace on their side, the Blues had the settled and skilled midfield plus the brilliance of Stephen Kernahan. The irony leading up to his historic night final was that playing at night would impact on its champion captain Stephen Kernahan, whose sight at night wasn't the best. As the results would indicate, it didn't stop "Sticks" from being the difference between the two teams after he booted six goals.
Essendon had lost 5 quality players to injury before this game including young guns James Hird, Dustin Fletcher & Joe Misiti. So while winning was a great result, the margin being less than a kick left lingering doubts for some as to whether things may have been different had they played.
These 2 teams were neck and neck all game. Kernahan would kick 6 goals 4, and Heaver would have one of his better games against Bomber Gavin Wanganeen with 4 goals. Williams would earn 32 possessions and be the driver out of the middle. Tim Powell would kick 2 important goals and remind the selectors of his value.
Greg Williams was prolific as usual with 18 kicks and 14 handballs, next best was Craig Bradley with 17 kicks and 8 handballs and Brent Heaver with 17 kicks and 5 handballs.
Team
| B: | 7 Brett Ratten | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 33 Matthew Hogg |
| HB: | 5 Andrew McKay | 14 Michael Sexton | 39 Ang Christou |
| C: | 13 Mil Hanna | 2 Greg Williams | 9 Brett Sholl |
| HF: | 31 Tom Alvin | 11 Earl Spalding | 34 Ron De Iulio |
| F: | 20 Fraser Brown | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 17 Brent Heaver |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden | 21 Craig Bradley (vc) | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Interchange: | 38 Rohan Welsh | 22 Tim Powell | |
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
Milestones
150 Games (AFL): Earl Spalding
500th goal: Stephen Kernahan
Gallery
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1993 Qual. Final Footy Record Cover. -
1993 Qual. Final - Match Preview.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Match Preview. -
1993 Qual. Final Player Stats. -
1993 Qual. Final - Blues win First Night Final (pg 1 of 2). -
1993 Qual. Final - Blues win First Night Final (pg 2 of 2). -
1993 Qual. Final - Blues use kick-ins well.Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Blues Triumph in Night of Nights.Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Brett Sholl about to kick the ball long. -
1993 Qual. Final - Brett Sholl about to kick the ball long. (Duplicate text in source, kept as per list) -
1993 Qual. Final - Brett Sholl looks for options.
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1993 Qual. Final - Captain & Coach Profiles. -
1993 Qual. Final - Fraser Brown kicks on his left foot.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Greg Williams.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - A happy Greg Williams after win.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Matthew Hogg. -
1993 Qual. Final - Night Moves.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final Player Pic's (pg 1 of 2). -
1993 Qual. Final Player Pic's (pg 2 of 2). -
1993 Qual. Final - Stephen Silvagni flies for the footy.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Team List & Selections. -
1993 Qual. Final - The 2 Super Steve's.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell. -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell about to shoot for goal. (Duplicate text in source, kept as per list) -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell about to shoot for goal. -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell looks for options. -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell points at the mark.
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1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell snaps a crucial goal.Pic: Inside Football. -
1993 Qual. Final - Tim Powell walks in to kick a goal. -
1993 Qual. Final - 50m penalty too severe.Inside Football.
