Carlton 0.5 5 5.6 36 8.10 58 11.12 78 Essendon 1.4 10 4.7 31 6.10 46 12.12 84	Venue: M.C.G.	Date: Sunday August 2, 1998
Result: Loss by 6 points	Umpires: Goldspink, Ellis, Wenn	Crowd: 70,969
Goalkickers: L.Whitnall, R.De Iulio 2, S.Beaumont 2, S.Camporeale, M.Hogg, K.Massie, D.Rice, A.White 1.
Best: F.Brown, C.Bradley, J.Murphy, M.Sexton, S.Camporeale, S.Beaumont.
Reports: Koutoufides (tripping- 1 week).	Injuries:

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Game Review

Carlton fans were on the edge of their seats at three-quarter time in this traditional clash at the MCG in front of a huge crowd. Twelve points up with a quarter to go, the Blues seemed on the verge of a mighty upset win - but the more-poised Bombers almost doubled their score before the siren to snatch victory by six points.

In a postscript to the match, Carlton Legend Anthony Koutoufides would be suspended for the only time in his illustrious 278-game career. The charge of attempting to trip Bomber Peter Berbakov was sustained, and Kouta was outed for a single week.

Team

B:	5 Andrew McKay	1 Stephen Silvagni (vc)	22 Glenn Manton
HB:	23 Dean Rice	14 Michael Sexton	21 Craig Bradley (c)
C:	3 Kris Massie	20 Fraser Brown	16 Scott Camporeale
HF:	43 Anthony Koutoufides	8 Lance Whitnall	34 Ron De Iulio
F:	11 Mark Porter	30 Adam White	29 Simon Beaumont
Ruck:	24 Matthew Allan	18 Justin Murphy	33 Matthew Hogg
Interchange:
	27 Darren Hulme, 12 Jacob Anstey, 26 John Hynes, 17 Damien Lock
Coach:	David Parkin
In:	Jacob Anstey, Darren Hulme, John Hynes, Damien Lock
Out:	Aaron Hamill (ankle), Brad Pearce (knee), Brett Ratten (calf), Anthony Franchina (suspended)

Milestones

Debut: John Hynes
Interesting fact: Anthony Koutoufides - this game brought about the only suspension of Kouta's illustrious career.

Brownlow Votes

3: Justin Murphy (CARL)
2: Matthew Lloyd (ESS)
1: Craig Bradley (CARL)

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