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Venue: Docklands Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Date: Sat 28 July 2007, 2:10pm | Result: Loss by 10 pts | ||||||||||||||||||
Umpires: M Ellis, S Meredith, M Nicholls | Crowd: 32,327 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goalkickers: B Fevola 5; B Fisher 3; S Ó hAilpín 2; C Ackland, J Bannister, P Bower, M Lappin, J Saddington | |||||||||||||||||||
Reports: Nil | Injuries: Wiggins (hamstring), Koutoufides (hip) |
Game Review
Matthew Lappin was impressive for the Blues in his 250th career game, and Andrew Carrazzo continued his stellar season by racking up a career-high 38 disposals. Ryan Jackson, in only his third senior game was brilliant, keeping Saint star Robert Harvey to 19 possessions while picking up 23 himself. Marc Murphy was tried in a tagging role on Leigh Montagna and kept him to 13 disposals, while Brendan Fevola was outstanding with 5 goals, including one in the third quarter where he ran down Sam Fisher, then gathered the ball and kicked a super goal from about 65 metres out.
Sadly, the great Anthony Koutoufides struggled to run freely throughout the second half, and after a scan on his hip during the following week, announced his retirement after a stellar Carlton career of 278 games, including the 1995 Premiership.
Team
B: | 18 Paul Bower | 32 Bret Thornton | 29 Heath Scotland |
HB: | 9 Jason Saddington | 30 Jarrad Waite | 38 Ryan Jackson |
C: | 3 Marc Murphy | 44 Andrew Carrazzo | 33 Ryan Houlihan |
HF: | 2 Jordan Russell | 14 Brad Fisher | 12 Matthew Lappin |
F: | 17 Setanta Ó hAilpín | 25 Brendan Fevola | 34 Simon Wiggins |
Ruck: | 11 Cain Ackland | 31 Jordan Bannister | 6 Kade Simpson (a/c) |
Interchange: | 4 Bryce Gibbs | 13 Luke Blackwell | 19 Eddie Betts |
43 Anthony Koutoufides | |||
Coach: | Brett Ratten | ||
Emg: | 7 Adam Bentick, 16 Shaun Grigg, 10 Dylan McLaren | ||
In: | Eddie Betts, Jason Saddington, Ryan Jackson | ||
Out: | Josh Kennedy (thigh), Andrew Walker (shoulder), Adam Bentick (omitted) |
Milestones
Last game: Anthony Koutoufides250 Games (AFL): Matthew Lappin
Stand-in Skipper: Kade Simpson continued in the role of skipper for this game
Debut (Coach): Brett Ratten. Ratten would go on to coach the Blues for 120 games, starting today, and ending in 2012 with a similar loss to the Saints.
Interesting Fact: This would be one of the closest losses in a record losing streak against the Saints.
Brownlow Votes
3. Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda2. Nick Riewoldt, St Kilda
1. Andrew Carrazzo, Carlton
Best and Fairest Votes
Ryan Jackson 18, Andrew Carrazzo 17, Marc Murphy 14, Brendan Fevola 13, Jason Saddington 6, Brad Fisher, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland 2, Matthew Lappin 1Round 16 | Round 18