Round 18, 2004
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Venue: Optus Oval | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: Sat July 31, 2004 | Result: Loss by 48 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: Allen, Goldspink, K.Nicholls | Crowd: 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: Koutoufides 2, Waite, McGrath, Lappin, French, Fevola, Deluca, Camporeale | |||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: Deluca (shoulder), Fisher (knee), Houlihan (groin) | Reports: | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Fremantle started the better and were always in control, but the Blues fought tenaciously to stay in touch over the first 3 quarters. The Dockers were just 10 points in front at the final change but then over ran the Blues in the final quarter, kicking 7 goals to 1. Poor disposal proved costly for the Blues.
Nick Stevens had 25 disposals, Anthony Koutoufides had 23 and kicked 2 goals, while Matthew Lappin and Scott Camporeale had 21 and a goal each.
To top off a disappointing day, Brad Fisher suffered a serious knee injury, requiring a reconstruction, which would sideline him for approximately 12 months.
Team
| B: | 18 Glen Bowyer | 3 Digby Morrell | 4 Luke Livingston |
| HB: | 32 Bret Thornton | 15 David Teague | 33 Ryan Houlihan |
| C: | 16 Scott Camporeale (vc) | 10 Brett Johnson | 12 Matthew Lappin |
| HF: | 29 Heath Scotland | 43 Anthony Koutoufides (c) | 24 Nick Stevens |
| F: | 26 Adrian Deluca | 25 Brendan Fevola | 30 Jarrad Waite |
| Ruck: | 11 Barnaby French | 31 Jordan Bannister | 20 Cory McGrath |
| Interchange: | |||
| 1 Andrew Walker, 14 Brad Fisher, 40 Adam Bentick, 9 David Clarke jnr | |||
| Coach: | Denis Pagan | ||
| Emg: | Callan Beasy | Jon McCormick | Daniel Harford |
| In: | Adam Bentick | Glen Bowyer | Luke Livingston |
| Out: | Karl Norman (hand), Ian Prendergast (shoulder), Lance Whitnall (knee) | ||
Milestones
Debut: Adam Bentick
Brownlow Votes
3: Matthew Pavlich (FRE)
2: Des Headland (FRE)
1: Matthew Lappin (CARL)
Best & Fairest Votes
David Teague (38), Anthony Koutoufides (36), Nick Stevens (30), Glen Bowyer (22), Barnaby French, Brett Johnson (10), Matthew Lappin, Cory McGrath (9), Jarrad Waite (6), Scott Camporeale (5)
