Round 1, 1986

Carlton 4.3 27 5.6 36 7.10 52 11.11 77 Hawthorn 2.4 16 5.7 37 11.9 75 17.11 113	Venue: VFL Park	Date: Monday March 31, 1986
Result: Lose by 36 points	Umpires: P.Carey & P.Cameron	Crowd: 48,107
Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 2, R.Ashman 2, D.Rhys-Jones 2; W.Johnston 1, P.Kenny 1, M.Maclure 1, P.Meldrum 1, J.Madden 1.
Best: J.Dorotich, K.Hunter, B.Shine, P.Kenny, D.Rhys-Jones.
Reports: J.Dunstall (Haw) striking R.Ashman in the 4th quarter & R.Eade (Haw) striking T.Alvin in the 4th quarter.
Injuries: M.Hanna (knee) - out for the season & B.Evans(thumb).

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Game Review

This was the dawn of an exciting era for Carlton with the debuts of a number of 100 game players, including Mil Hanna, Jon Dorotich and two Legends of the Club in Stephen Kernahan and Craig Bradley, both to become Captains of the Navy Blue.

It was also the start of an intense Hawthorn v Carlton rivalry which would see the 2 teams compete for the 2 subsequent Grand Finals with each winning 1 Flag. Today was a disappointing day in that regard, with the powerful Hawks putting the Blues on notice. Reputedly, Carlton's hierarchy were unhappy with the fine debut of Hawthorn's John Platten (a player Carlton had pursued and at one stage thought was theirs) and questioned how he had gotten away.

To rub salt to the wound, Mil Hanna did his knee in the opening minute and was not seen again for over a year.

Team

B:	27 Des English	11 Bruce Doull	35 Peter Dean
HB:	9 Ken Hunter (vc)	6 Jon Dorotich	31 Tom Alvin
C:	41 Peter Rohde	21 Craig Bradley	26 David Rhys-Jones
HF:	7 Wayne Johnston	36 Mark Maclure (c)	23 Paul Meldrum
F:	4 Stephen Kernahan	47 Mil Hanna	14 Rod Ashman
Ruck:	44 Justin Madden	8 Wayne Blackwell	15 Bernie Evans
Interchange:	40 Peter Kenny	10 Brad Shine
Emgs:	20 Rhett Baynes	28 Spiro Kourkoumelis	39 Mark Williams
Coach:	Robert Walls

• Kenny replaced Williams in selected side

Video

Milestones

Debuts: Stephen Kernahan, Craig Bradley, Jon Dorotich, Mil Hanna, Peter Kenny
Debut (Carlton): Bernie Evans

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1986 | Round 2