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Venue: S.C.G. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: Sunday 4-May-1997 | Result: Loss by 59 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: Nash, Sawers, Prince | Crowd: 40,623 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 3, G.Williams, A.White, J.Murphy 2, L.Whitnall, A.Koutoufides 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Best: S.Silvagni, C.Bradley, M.Sexton, B.Ratten. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Fraser Brown (Striking Dale Lewis) - 2 weeks. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: E.Spalding (knee), M.Hogg (leg), B.Pearce (knee), M.Sexton (shoulder). | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Swans would score a comprehensive victory over the Blues by 59 points. They raced away to a big early lead and the Blues had no answers. Nothing went right for Carlton, losing Spalding, Hogg, Sexton and Pearce to injuries, leaving them with no bench.Stephen Silvagni was about Carlton's only winner, restricting Lockett to just one goal. Stephen Kernahan kicked 3 goals, while Justin Murphy, Adam White and Greg Williams (returning from suspension) kicked 2. Murphy had 9 shots at goal but kicked 7 behinds. Craig Bradley had 27 possessions, while Fraser Brown had 25.
Team
| B: | 22 Glenn Manton | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 39 Ang Christou |
| HB: | 5 Andrew McKay | 14 Michael Sexton | 30 Adam White |
| C: | 13 Mil Hanna | 7 Brett Ratten | 43 Anthony Koutoufides |
| HF: | 6 Matt Clape | 11 Earl Spalding | 2 Greg Williams |
| F: | 8 Lance Whitnall | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 20 Fraser Brown |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 21 Craig Bradley (vc) | 33 Matthew Hogg |
| Interchange: | 36 Aaron Hamill | 18 Justin Murphy | 19 Brad Pearce |
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
| In: | Adam White, Lance Whitnall, Greg Williams, Mil Hanna | ||
| Out: | Peter Dean, Ron De Iulio (injured), Simon Beaumont, Adrian Hickmott | ||
Milestones
100 Games (Carlton): Earl SpaldingBrownlow Votes
3: Paul Kelly (SYD)2: Dale Lewis (SYD)
1: Greg Stafford (SYD)
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