1993 AFL Qualifying Final - Essendon Vs Carlton (Extended Highlights)

Enjoy these highlights of the 1993 Qualifying Final between Essendon and Carlton at the MCG. In what would ultimately became a dress rehearsal for that year's Grand Final, this was the first final ever played under lights. In an extremely even season, both Carlton and Essendon had finished with 13 wins out of 20. As the previous Round 2 matchup between the two sides was a draw, a really tight encounter was expected.
1993 AFL Qualifying Final Extended Highlights
Date: 4 September 1993 7:45PM
Venue: M.C.G (Attendance: 79,739)
Coverage: Channel 7
Commentators: Sandy Roberts, Ian Robertson, Ross Glendinning
Essendon 14.14 (98) def. by Carlton 15.10 (100)

[@anthonyciconte7544]

Why did the clock keep ticking after the goal?

[@nickprohoroff3720]

Those Umpires certainly had a soft spot for Essendon.

[@woodsmen9844]

First final played under lights.

[@AdrianHoliday]

So controversial at the time.
With the Final 6 and 3 finals in Week 1, the AFL either had to play multiple day finals simultaneously in Melbourne, (something the league stopped doing in 1984), play day final outside Victoria (the option they went with in 1991 and 1992 with West Coast hosting at Subiaco), or a night final… in 1993 it was the only option.

[@gggumball]

imagine if the grand final was like this

[@midooley543]

Ripsnorter of a match

[@andrewforbes146]

hell of a game of footy