Carlton 4.3 27 6.8 44 12.9 81 15.11 101 Collingwood 6.1 37 9.3 57 11.10 76 12.12 84	Venue: M.C.G.
Date: Saturday, 19 April 1997	Result: Carlton won by 17 points
Umpires: Dore, Coates, McCauley	Crowd: 78,704
Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 3, B.Ratten, J.Murphy, M.Hogg, P.Dean 2, L.Whitnall, S.Camporeale, F.Brown, G.Manton 1.
Best: C.Bradley, A.Koutoufides, A.Christou, S.Camporeale, B.Ratten, F.Brown.
Reports: Nil	Injuries: Rice (hamstring)

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Game Review

Making a welcome return for their first matches of the year were Stephen Kernahan (who would boost the attack with 3 goals), Stephen Silvagni, Fraser Brown (1 goal) and Matthew Hogg (2 goals).

A more accurate Collingwood would make better use of its opportunities in the first half to take a 13 point lead at the long break, despite having 2 fewer scoring shots. But it was Collingwood's turn to be inaccurate in the third quarter, scoring 2 goals 7 to the Blues' 6 goals 1, which would see them take a 5 point 3/4 time lead. A 3 goal to 1 final quarter would see the Blues run out 17 point winners.

Anthony Koutoufides with 32 possessions was judged Best on Ground. Craig Bradley was very good with 24. Ang Christou and Andrew McKay at half back had 21 and 20 respectively.

The win put Carlton into the 8 for the first time that year.

Team

B:	22 Glenn Manton	1 Stephen Silvagni	23 Dean Rice
HB:	33 Matthew Hogg	14 Michael Sexton	39 Ang Christou
C:	5 Andrew McKay	7 Brett Ratten	16 Scott Camporeale
HF:	6 Matt Clape	36 Aaron Hamill	29 Simon Beaumont
F:	8 Lance Whitnall	4 Stephen Kernahan (c)	18 Justin Murphy
Ruck:	24 Matthew Allan	43 Anthony Koutoufides	21 Craig Bradley (vc)
Interchange:	35 Peter Dean	9 Adrian Hickmott	20 Fraser Brown
Coach:	David Parkin
In:	Stephen Kernahan	Matthew Hogg	Ang Christou
	Stephen Silvagni	Fraser Brown
Out:	Michael McGuane (injured), Andrew Balkwill, Ben Nelson, Luke O'Sullivan, Adam White

Milestones

100 Games: Ang Christou

Brownlow Votes

3: Anthony Koutoufides (CARL)
2: Craig Bradley (CARL)
1: Gavin Brown (COLL)

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