Ahead of the 1999 preliminary final, Essendon was seen as a virtual certainty against Carlton.

Few gave the Blues much hope of making the grand final.

But then Carlton president John Elliott certainly did.

Anthony Koutoufides takes you inside the Carlton rooms that day on this episode of Footy: Then and Now.

Kouta describes what was going through his head at three-quarter-time before he unleashed one of the greatest quarters seen in a final, as well as the huge offers that came his way after it.

He also had a surprising view about whether the 2022 Blues would measure up against the 1999 side that made the grand final.

And he's very up front when asked who he'd like to see as Carlton president.

Join the 1995 premiership star and host Shane McInnes as they discuss what is still regarded as one of the greatest individual efforts in a final in AFL history.

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