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2004 First Round Pre-Season Wizard Home Loans Cup

Carlton

0.7.2

44

1.9.6

69

1.13.8

95

1.22.9

150

Sydney

1.1.2

17

1.2.4

25

2.3.5

41

2.4.6

48

Venue: Telstra Stadium, Sydney (Day)

Date: Sunday February 22, 2004

Result: Win by 102 points

Umpires: G Dore, S McInenerny, W Hoskins & A Davis

Crowd: 6,190

Goalkickers: B Fevola 8, S Camporeale 4, D Harford 2, R Houlihan 1, N Stevens 1, D Morrell 1, D Hulme 1, B French 1, B Fisher 1, S Kenna 1 & D Clarke 1; D Morrell 1 Supergoal.

Best: B Fevola, D Morrell, S Camporeale, D Harford, S Kenna, M Lappin & H Scotland.

Reports: Nil

Injuries: Koutoufides (hamstring)


Game Review


Both sides had plenty of unfamiliar faces. The Swans had a large number of rookies, while the new look Blues featured 12 new players, mostly from other AFL clubs. Nick Stevens, the ex-Port Adelaide player in his first game with the Blues, was particularly impressive in the midfield with 24 disposals. This allowed Brendan Fevola to kick 8 goals and Scott Camporeale 4. Digby Morrell scored Carlton's first 'Super' goal.

Team 2004 Pre-Season Series First Round


B:

32 Bret Thornton

36 Trent Sporn

18 Glen Bowyer

HB:

29 Heath Scotland

31 Jordan Bannister

15 David Teague

C:

9 David Clarke jnr

10 Brett Johnson

12 Matthew Lappin

HF:

27 Darren Hulme

3 Digby Morrell

16 Scott Camporeale

F:

33 Ryan Houlihan

25 Brendan Fevola

30 Jarrad Waite

Ruck:

11 Barnaby French

43 Anthony Koutoufides

24 Nick Stevens

Interchange:

2 Daniel Harford

8 Lance Whitnall

14 Brad Fisher

17 Stephen Kenna

20 Cory McGrath

28 Ian Prendergast

Coach:

Denis Pagan

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2004 Pre-Season Series Wizard Home Loans Cup Quarter Final


Carlton

1.1.0

15

1.5.1

40

1.7.1

52

1.9.3


66


Geelong

4.3

27

6.5

41

9.8

62

13.8


86




Game Review


The Blues started badly but fought back to get within a point of Geelong at half time. The Cats had the better of Carlton in the third quarter and then ran away from them in the last to win by 20 points.

Lance Whitnall kicked 4 goals in the first half, while Scarlett kept Fevola goalless. He moved onto Whitnall in the second half and allowed him just one more goal. Nick Stevens and Daniel Harford played well in the midfield. Irish rookie Setanta Ó hAilpín made his much-anticipated debut in this match.

Digby Morrell scored his and Carlton's second 'Super' goal and was the only Carlton player to score any 'Super' goals at Carlton.

This ended Carlton's 2004 Pre-Season Wizard Home Loans Cup campaign and sent them to the Practice match circuit.

Team 2004 Pre-Season Series Quarter Final


B:

38 Setanta Ó hAilpín

36 Trent Sporn

15 David Teague

HB:

29 Heath Scotland

32 Bret Thornton

18 Glen Bowyer

C:

12 Matthew Lappin

24 Nick Stevens

9 David Clarke jnr

HF:

16 Scott Camporeale

8 Lance Whitnall

27 Darren Hulme

F:

3 Digby Morrell

25 Brendan Fevola

17 Stephen Kenna

Ruck:

11 Barnaby French

2 Daniel Harford

33 Ryan Houlihan

Interchange:

10 Brett Johnson

14 Brad Fisher

20 Cory McGrath

28 Ian Prendergast

30 Jarrad Waite

31 Jordan Bannister

Coach:

Denis Pagan

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Practice Match


Carlton

5.3

33

8.9

57

12.11

83

17.15


117


Western Bulldogs

7.5

47

10.6

66

15.10

100

20.13


133





Game Review


The Bulldogs led all day. Brendan Fevola kicked 2 goals in time on in the final quarter (his only ones for the day), to get Carlton within 4 points, before 2 late goals gave the Dogs a 16 point victory.

Nick Stevens was again very good and kicked 2 goals. It was unfortunate that a suspension from his final game with Port Adelaide would keep him out of the first 2 home and away games. Scott Camporeale (3 goals), Matthew Lappin and Ryan Houlihan (2 goals) all worked hard. Brad Fisher also kicked 3 goals.

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Practice Match


Carlton

4.3

27

11.8

74

12.15

87

19.17


131


Richmond

7.2

44

8.4

52

12.7

79

14.12


96





Game Review


Adrian Deluca and Brad Fisher each kicked 3 goals. Scott Camporeale kicked 2, as did Laurence Angwin, who demonstrated how talented he was before injuring his shoulder.

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