Round 1, 1996

Carlton 5.3 33 9.6 60 14.11 85 16.13 109 Collingwood 2.2 14 6.7 43 9.13 67 12.15 87	Venue: MCG	Date: Sunday March 31, 1996
Result: Win by 22 points	Crowd: 70,152
Goalkickers: B.Pearce 4, S.Kernahan 3, G.Manton 2, S.Camporeale 2, E.Spalding 2, J.Murphy 1, B.Heaver 1, G.Williams 1.
Best: G.Manton, J.Madden, P.Dean, M.Hogg, B.Ratten, A.Hickmott, A.Christou, S.Silvagni.
Umpires: Mitchell, McKenzie, Sheahan
Reports: C.Kelly (Coll) striking G.Williams - cleared, J.Hassall (Coll) charging - 1 week.			Injuries: Nil

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Game Review

Carlton rolled into Season 1996 as it had ended Season 1995, after unfurling their flag – supreme, strong, and on the back of the forward efforts of Stephen Kernahan and Brad Pearce, who would kick 7 goals, 6 between them. The Blues shot to the lead early, kicking the first 3 goals and were able to hold the Pies at bay throughout the game, in one of those matches that seemed to always sit at a 3 goal margin.

Former Tiger Justin Murphy set out to impress in his first game at Carlton, knocking up 19 possessions, one goal and 7 tackles, something he seemed to only be able to achieve against Collingwood (on 3 occasions- including both meetings in 2002). Also in the team for his first game was Adrian Hickmott, the former Cat and one of our opponents in Carlton’s previous game, the 1995 Grand Final.

Other than these changes, it was business as usual for the Blues – Stephen Silvagni, Michael Sexton, Peter Dean & Glenn Manton leading the defence, Greg Williams, Brett Ratten, Scott Camporeale and Anthony Koutoufides in the midfield and the Pearce / Kernahan / Spalding combination up forward, making the most of their opportunities.

Team

B:	32 Adrian Whitehead	1 Stephen Silvagni	14 Michael Sexton
HB:	9 Adrian Hickmott	35 Peter Dean	39 Ang Christou
C:	16 Scott Camporeale	2 Greg Williams	43 Anthony Koutoufides
HF:	22 Glenn Manton	11 Earl Spalding	23 Dean Rice
F:	19 Brad Pearce	4 Stephen Kernahan (c)	17 Brent Heaver
Ruck:	44 Justin Madden	7 Brett Ratten	33 Matthew Hogg
Interchange:	18 Justin Murphy	15 Tony Lynn	24 Matthew Allan
Coach:	David Parkin

Milestones

400 Games (as Coach): David Parkin
Debut (Carlton): Justin Murphy, Adrian Hickmott
Last Game: Tony Lynn
Interesting Fact: This game would mark the first game of a record run of games played by Carlton without a flag..... God knows when it will end

Brownlow Votes

3: Greg Williams (CARL) 2: Michael Sexton (CARL) 1: Gavin Brown (COLL)

Gallery

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  1996 Rd 1 - Ang Christou.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Blues turn to Peter Dean (27/03/96).Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Brad Pearce after marking on a lead.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Brad Pearce.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Brett Ratten.
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  1996 Rd 1 - David Parkin addressing the troops.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - David Parkin's 400th game as Coach.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Formguide Vs Collingwood.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Greg Williams.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Justin Madden.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Kouta takes a one handed mark.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Match Preview Vs Collingwood.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Match Summary Vs Collingwood.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Matthew Allan flies for a mark.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Matty Hogg; Blue of the week.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Michael Sexton gets a handball away.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Parkin goes for the jugular.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Parkin Vs Shaw.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Scott Camporeale.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Scott Camporeale.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Stephen Kernahan kicks for goal.Photo by Gerry "Bulker" Walsh.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Stephen Kernahan marks strongly.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Stephen Kernahan shooting for goal.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Stephen Silvagni.
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  1996 Rd 1 - Team List Vs Collingwood.
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  1996 Rd 1 - The 1995 Premiership flag is unfurled.

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1996 | Round 2