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In Matthew Kreuzer's 100th game, Carlton defeated St Kilda by 36 points at Docklands.

Round 16, 2013

Carlton 3.3 21 7.6 48 11.10 76 16.14 110
St Kilda 3.6 24 5.9 39 9.11 65 10.14 74
Venue: Docklands Stadium
Date: Saturday night, July, 13, 2013
Result: Win by 36 points
Crowd: 30,949
Goalkickers: L. Henderson (4), J. Garlett, S. Rowe (3), C. Judd, M. Kreuzer, B. McLean, M. Murphy, Z. Tuohy, A. Walker (1).
Reports:
Umpires: A. Mitchell, B. Rosebury, B. Ryan
Injuries: M. Robinson (shoulder) replaced in selected side by M. Watson
Ladder: 9th


Game Review

With their backs to the wall after four straight losses, the Navy Blues stopped the rot and kept their finals hopes flickering with this six-goal demolition of St Kilda on a Saturday night at Docklands. In an often ill-tempered clash between two teams with little regard for each other, there was a melee even before the first ball was bounced, and few players from either side escaped without a physical battering.

Somewhat surprisingly, Carlton made only two changes to the line-up badly beaten by Collingwood in round 15, including Heath Scotland and Sam Rowe for the injured Jarrad Waite and the omitted Levi Casboult. When Mitch Robinson withdrew a few hours before the match, he was replaced by Matthew Watson, and Eddie Betts was named as Carlton’s substitute. A good crowd of almost 31,000 turned out under the closed roof, even as heavy rain persisted across most of Melbourne.

Somewhat tarnishing the occasion of Matthew Kreuzer’s 100th game, St Kilda ran out to an emphatic chorus of boos directed squarely at Saint Stephen Milne. Widely despised and a thorn in Carlton’s side for a decade, Milne was playing his first match since being charged with rape the previous month, so the reaction from the crowd was not unexpected. Nor was the fiery opening, when throats were grappled and jumpers ripped in a wild series of scuffles. In something of a panic, the central umpire bounced the ball 20 seconds early and the game was underway.

In the absence of Jarrad Waite, Lachie Henderson and Sam Rowe had been asked to provide targets in attack for the Blues, and both responded with lively first quarters. Henderson took three big marks and booted two goals, and Rowe added another, although a quarter-time St Kilda deserved their narrow 3-point advantage after 30 minutes of engrossing end-to-end football.

In spite of the many physical clashes, Blues captain Marc Murphy was awarded only Carlton’s second free-kick at the 4-minute mark of the second term, and coolly put his team in front with a set-shot goal from 30 metres out. Soon afterwards, Zach Tuohy left Milne in his wake and curled through a right-foot banana as Carlton’s midfield brigade (led by Simpson, Judd and McLean) seized the initiative. St Kilda clung on however, and at the long break the Blues led by only 9 points.

For a brief period midway through the third quarter, Milne slipped away from Tuohy to snap two clever majors, but the determined Irishman wouldn’t tolerate that for long and immediately put the clamps back on. Meanwhile, Rowe and Henderson had their tails up in Carlton’s forward half with six goals between them, and by three-quarter time the Blues were 11 points up and travelling well.

Eddie Betts – having replaced Andrew Carrazzo late in the third term – fired out a clever handpass to Chris Judd three minutes into the final quarter, and the former captain drilled the goal that set the Blues up for a much-needed victory. Although St Kilda persisted, a series of near-misses and mistakes sapped their confidence and they were over-run in the closing stages to be beaten by an immensely-satisfying six goals.

Outstanding all night for Carlton were Kade Simpson (28 possessions, 9 marks) Chris Judd (26 possessions - 13 contested - plus 6 clearances) Lachie Henderson (16 disposals, 12 marks, 4 goals) and Matthew Kreuzer (14 possessions, 33 hit-outs, 1 goal). The Blues had almost balanced their season with a 7-8 win loss record, and were back in contention for a finals berth.

Subs: Eddie Betts replaced Andrew Carrazzo during the 3rd quarter.

Team


B: 26 Andrew McInnes 40 Michael Jamison 10 Matthew Watson
HB: 1 Andrew Walker 42 Zach Tuohy 6 Kade Simpson (VC)
C: 4 Bryce Gibbs 5 Chris Judd 35 Ed Curnow
HF: 13 Chris Yarran 17 Sam Rowe 38 Jeffery Garlett
F: 9 Kane Lucas 23 Lachlan Henderson 14 Brock McLean
Ruck: 8 Matthew Kreuzer 27 Dennis Armfield 3 Marc Murphy (Captain)
Interchange: 29 Heath Scotland 37 Jaryd Cachia 44 Andrew Carrazzo (VC)
Substitute: 19 Eddie Betts
Emergencies: 41 Levi Casboult 12 Mitch Robinson 43 Simon White
Coach: Mick Malthouse

-* Matthew Watson replaced Mitch Robinson in the selected side


Milestones

100 Games: Matthew Kreuzer

Brownlow Votes

3. Kade Simpson, Carlton
2. Lachie Henderson, Carlton
1. Chris Judd, Carlton

Best & Fairest Votes

Lachie Henderson 8, Kade Simpson 8, Chris Judd 7, Dennis Armfield 4, Sam Rowe 4, Ed Curnow 3, Matthew Kreuzer 3, Jaryd Cachia 2, Chris Yarran 2

Ladder


Posn Team Plyd W L D For Ag U/D Strk % Pts
1 Hawthorn 15 13 2 0 1769 1246 +0 W 1 141.97 52
2 Geelong 15 13 2 0 1654 1246 +0 W 3 132.74 52
3 Essendon 15 12 3 0 1604 1232 +0 W 5 130.19 48
4 Sydney 15 11 3 1 1550 1090 +0 W 3 142.20 46
5 Fremantle 15 11 3 1 1322 1047 +0 W 2 126.27 46
6 Richmond 15 10 5 0 1440 1234 +0 W 1 116.69 40
7 Collingwood 15 10 5 0 1432 1309 +0 W 2 109.40 40
8 Port Adelaide 15 8 7 0 1396 1282 +0 L 2 108.89 32
9 Carlton 15 7 8 0 1441 1293 +2 W 1 111.45 28
10 West Coast 15 7 8 0 1497 1398 -1 L 1 107.08 28
11 North Melbourne 15 6 9 0 1540 1327 -1 L 1 116.05 24
12 Adelaide 15 6 9 0 1372 1339 +0 L 2 102.46 24
13 Brisbane 15 6 9 0 1250 1556 +1 W 2 80.33 24
14 Gold Coast 15 5 10 0 1241 1394 -1 L 4 89.02 20
15 Western Bulldogs 15 4 11 0 1192 1554 +0 L 1 76.71 16
16 St Kilda 15 3 12 0 1203 1447 +0 L 3 83.14 12
17 Melbourne 15 2 13 0 1011 1873 +0 L 2 53.98 8
18 GWS Giants 15 0 15 0 1045 2092 +0 L15 49.95 0




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