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Venue: M.C.G. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: Saturday 09-Aug-1997 | Result: Carlton won by 16 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: Allan, Deller, McLaren | Crowd: 61,650 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Koutoufides 6, A.Hamill 2, A.McKay, B.Ratten, J.Murphy, B.Pearce, A.Whitehead, P.Dean 1. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Ratten, C.Bradley, A.Koutoufides, G.Manton, E.Spalding, M.Allan, M.Clape, A.McKay. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil. | Injuries: Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
It was goal for goal in the first half, the Blues going to the long break just 3 points ahead. In the third quarter the Blues took control, but an inaccurate 6 goals and 10 behinds to Collingwood's 3.3 would give Carlton a 22 point lead at 3/4 time, though they had 12 more scoring shots. In the last quarter the Magpies kicked 2 unanswered goals while both sides continued to miss shots, to get within 7 points. But the Blues responded with 2 goals before a late Collingwood goal sent the final margin to 16 points.Brett Ratten and Craig Bradley were the best two players on ground with 31 and 30 possessions respectively. Playing at full-forward, Anthony Koutoufides hauled down some big marks and kicked 6 good goals. Matthew Allan dominated the rucks, while Andrew McKay was given the job on Buckley and broke even with him, each getting 22 possessions.
Blueseum Footnote: This game has been selected by the Blueseum as one highlighting the career of Anthony Koutoufides. To read more, click here.
Team
| B: | 47 Darren Hulme | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 22 Glenn Manton |
| HB: | 23 Dean Rice | 13 Mil Hanna | 9 Adrian Hickmott |
| C: | 19 Brad Pearce | 7 Brett Ratten | 33 Matthew Hogg |
| HF: | 6 Matt Clape | 11 Earl Spalding | 35 Peter Dean |
| F: | 8 Lance Whitnall | 43 Anthony Koutoufides | 32 Adrian Whitehead |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 5 Andrew McKay | 21 Craig Bradley (a/c) |
| Interchange: | 36 Aaron Hamill | 18 Justin Murphy | 41 Jacob Anstey |
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
| In: | Jacob Anstey, Adrian Hickmott, Glenn Manton, Earl Spalding | ||
| Out: | Stephen Kernahan (calf), Michael Sexton (shoulder), Luke O'Sullivan (suspended), Adam White (concussion) | ||
Milestone
50 Games (AFL): Brad Pearce50 Games (Carlton): Matt Clape
150 Games (AFL): Dean Rice
Last Game: Earl Spalding
Brownlow Votes
3: Craig Bradley (CARL)2: Brett Ratten (CARL)
1: Anthony Koutoufides (CARL)
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