Round 18, 1998
| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Sunday August 2, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Loss by 6 points | Umpires: Goldspink, Ellis, Wenn | Crowd: 70,969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: L.Whitnall, R.De Iulio 2, S.Beaumont 2, S.Camporeale, M.Hogg, K.Massie, D.Rice, A.White 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: F.Brown, C.Bradley, J.Murphy, M.Sexton, S.Camporeale, S.Beaumont. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Koutoufides (tripping- 1 week). | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton fans were on the edge of their seats at three-quarter time in this traditional clash at the MCG in front of a huge crowd. Twelve points up with a quarter to go, the Blues seemed on the verge of a mighty upset win - but the more-poised Bombers almost doubled their score before the siren to snatch victory by six points.
In a postscript to the match, Carlton Legend Anthony Koutoufides would be suspended for the only time in his illustrious 278-game career. The charge of attempting to trip Bomber Peter Berbakov was sustained, and Kouta was outed for a single week.
Team
| B: | 5 Andrew McKay | 1 Stephen Silvagni (vc) | 22 Glenn Manton |
| HB: | 23 Dean Rice | 14 Michael Sexton | 21 Craig Bradley (c) |
| C: | 3 Kris Massie | 20 Fraser Brown | 16 Scott Camporeale |
| HF: | 43 Anthony Koutoufides | 8 Lance Whitnall | 34 Ron De Iulio |
| F: | 11 Mark Porter | 30 Adam White | 29 Simon Beaumont |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 18 Justin Murphy | 33 Matthew Hogg |
| Interchange: | |||
| 27 Darren Hulme, 12 Jacob Anstey, 26 John Hynes, 17 Damien Lock | |||
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
| In: | Jacob Anstey, Darren Hulme, John Hynes, Damien Lock | ||
| Out: | Aaron Hamill (ankle), Brad Pearce (knee), Brett Ratten (calf), Anthony Franchina (suspended) | ||
Milestones
Debut: John Hynes
Interesting fact: Anthony Koutoufides - this game brought about the only suspension of Kouta's illustrious career.
Brownlow Votes
3: Justin Murphy (CARL)
2: Matthew Lloyd (ESS)
1: Craig Bradley (CARL)
