Round 6, 2004
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Venue: MCG | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: Sun 2 May 2004 | Result: Loss by 105 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: McLaren, Rowston, Hendrie | Crowd: 38,799 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: Whitnall 3, Fevola 2, Camporeale, Davies, Houlihan, Whitnall 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Sporn (foot) | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Just as it looked like Carlton was improving from its dismal performances of 2002 and 2003, after 2 wins and 3 competitive losses from its first 5 matches, it suffered a 105 point thrashing at the hands of Melbourne. It was a wet Sunday afternoon, which appeared to make scoring difficult for the Blues, with just one goal in each of the first 2 quarters. The Demons, however, managed 6 goals in both quarters and while the Blues managed 2 and 4 goals in the final 2 quarters, the Demons added 7 and 6.
Ryan Houlihan and Nick Stevens were among the few good Carlton players, with 24 disposals each. Bret Thornton kept Neitz to just 2 goals and the result might have been worse if not for that.
Team
| B: | 18 Glen Bowyer | 32 Bret Thornton | 37 Karl Norman |
| HB: | 1 Andrew Walker | 15 David Teague | 33 Ryan Houlihan |
| C: | 36 Trent Sporn | 10 Brett Johnson | 13 Justin Davies |
| HF: | 16 Scott Camporeale (a/c) | 8 Lance Whitnall (vc) | 12 Matthew Lappin |
| F: | 31 Jordan Bannister | 25 Brendan Fevola | 3 Digby Morrell |
| Ruck: | 26 Adrian Deluca | 29 Heath Scotland | 24 Nick Stevens |
| Interchange: | 11 Barnaby French | 28 Ian Prendergast | 34 Simon Wiggins |
| 41 Jonathon McCormick | |||
| Coach: | Denis Pagan | ||
| Emg: | David Clarke jnr. | Darren Hulme | 13 Justin Davies* |
| In: | Simon Wiggins | ||
| Out: | David Clarke jnr. | ||
-*Davies was a late replacement for Koutoufides who was named but failed to come up
Milestones
Score Records: This is Melbourne's highest ever score against Carlton
Brownlow Votes
3: Cameron Bruce (MELB)
2: Adem Yze (MELB)
1: Jeff White (MELB)
Best & Fairest Votes
Bret Thornton (32), Adrian Deluca (25), David Teague, Andrew Walker (14), Nick Stevens (10), Ryan Houlihan (9), Simon Wiggins (4)
