Round 14, 1988

Carlton	4.5	29	6.12	48	9.16	70	11.21	87
Collingwood	6.3	39	8.8	56	11.13	79	16.14	110

Venue: MCG

Date: Saturday 2 July 1988

Result: Lost by 23 points

Umpires: D.Rich & R.Sawers.

Crowd: 72,906 Gate: $304,938

Goalkickers: P.Sartori 3, S.Kernahan 2, J.Dorotich 1, W.Johnston 1, B.Evans 1, C.Bradley 1, F.Murphy 1, D.Glascott 1.

Best: W.Johnston, M.Naley, J.Dorotich, D.Glascott, J.Buckley.

Reports: D.Rhys-Jones (Striking - B.Taylor) in the last quarter.

Injuries: R.Dennis (knee) & W.McKenzie (knee).

Game Review

This was a game of contrasting emotions for the Carlton faithful.

First, Stephen Silvagni soared impossibly high over Collingwood's Craig Starcevich to take the undisputed Mark of the Year, then Richard Dennis and Warren McKenzie both suffered serious season ending knee injuries.

And to compound the pain, we lost by 23 points after being 2 points up within 6 minutes of the final siren.

Carlton on the rebound and desperate to regain a place in the top three, is a feared opponent and ut threw everything at Collingwood at the MCG in the finals-like atmosphere. When the nemesis of the Magpies Wayne Johnston, sent a booming torpedo through for the goal which regained the lead for Carlton late in the final term, it looked as though the League titleholder would emerge victorious after a pressure-packed encounter. The Magpies were able to quickly snatch the lead back and then the scent of victory sent them into a frenzy, the destroyed Carlton in the dying minutes. - Tony Greenberg Inside Football.

Team

B:	16 Jim Buckley	45 Warren McKenzie	26 David Rhys-Jones
HB:	31 Tom Alvin	1 Stephen Silvagni	23 Paul Meldrum
C:	8 Wayne Blackwell	32 David Glascott	21 Craig Bradley
HF:	12 Adrian Gleeson	4 Stephen Kernahan (c)	3 Richard Dennis
F:	6 Jon Dorotich	18 Peter Sartori	15 Bernie Evans
Ruck:	44 Justin Madden (vc)	7 Wayne Johnston	17 Mark Naley
Interchange:	30 Fraser Murphy	13 Mil Hanna
Emgs:	5 Steve Da Rui	9 Ken Hunter	38 Shane Robertson
Coach:	Robert Walls