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Brownlow Medal | 3 Chris Judd (CARL) | 2 Marc Murphy (CARL) | 1 Jarrad Waite (CARL) |
Carlton underlined its premiership credentials with a thumping 91-point win over Brisbane on Easter Thursday. The young Lions were good early – taking a two-point lead into the first break – but the Blues powered away for the remainder of the game. Carlton kicked 18 goals to three after quarter time to completely deflate Michael Voss’s side, who were coming off a big win over Melbourne in round one. Blues skipper Chris Judd was simply brilliant, along with the reigning club champion Marc Murphy, finishing with 33 and 30 possessions respectively. Andrew Carrazzo combined a tagging role on Lions champion Simon Black with 31 disposals of his own. The Lions’ night was soured further when it was revealed that Black was likely to be sidelined for a month after breaking his hand. That means Black’s planned 300th game against Gold Coast in round four would have to be pushed back. Undoubtedly the highlights of the night were provided by Carlton livewire forward Eddie Betts. He brought down two stunning contenders for Mark of the Year, with fierce debate in the post-match analysis surrounding which grab was better.
GOALS:
Brisbane Lions: Merrett, Lester 2, Beams, Hudson, Redden, Rich, O'Brien
Carlton: Waite 5, Judd, Garlett 3, Betts, Murphy, Simpson 2, Hampson, Kreuzer, Lucas, Scotland, Tuohy, Yarran
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Brisbane Lions: Rich, Black, Redden, Leuenberger, Merrett
Carlton: Murphy, Judd, Carrazzo, Waite, Garlett, Simpson
BEST - THE AGE
Brisbane: Rich, Redden, Black, Leuenberger, Lester
Carlton: Judd, Murphy, Carrazzo, Waite, Betts, Simpson
COACHES COMMENTS
Michael Voss (Bris): We know we've been smashed. They were spectacular at times with some of the things they were doing. They were clinical with their ball movement and some of the individual brilliance they had.
Brett Ratten (Carl): History would say the best defensive team has the greatest success at the end of the year. We think that if we can defend first and then attack we'll get our reward. If we can make sure we can keep the opposition to the numbers we are chasing … we're going to be hard to beat.
Umpires: Stevic, Grun, Pannell
Brisbane | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
7 | Adcock, Jed | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26y 142d | 122 | 35 |
18 | Banfield, Todd | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21y 282d | 43 | 54 |
17 | Beams, Claye | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20y 217d | 7 | 6 |
43 | Bewick, Rohan | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 178d | 14 | 5 |
20 | Black, Simon | 8 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33y 2d | 298 | 163 |
41 | Golby, Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20y 185d | 10 | 0 |
11 | Hanley, Pearce | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23y 142d | 36 | 8 |
22 | Hudson, Ben | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33y 41d | 145 | 16 |
35 | Lester, Ryan | 10 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 223d | 5 | 4 |
23 | Leuenberger, Matthew | 12 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23y 303d | 68 | 11 |
36 | Maguire, Matt | 13 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27y 311d | 130 | 19 |
9 | McGrath, Ashley | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28y 321d | 178 | 136 |
40 | McKeever, Niall | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23y 49d | 12 | 1 |
21 | Merrett, Daniel | 11 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27y 115d | 115 | 21 |
34 | O'Brien, Jesse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21y 52d | 14 | 3 |
24 | Patfull, Joel | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27y 120d | 119 | 21 |
4 | Polec, Jared | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19y 176d | 5 | 1 |
31 | Polkinghorne, James | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23y 75d | 63 | 38 |
30 | Redden, Jack | 13 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21y 118d | 56 | 25 |
10 | Rich, Daniel | 17 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21y 303d | 64 | 35 |
38 | Rockliff, Tom | 8 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22y 43d | 42 | 19 |
32 | Stiller, Cheynee | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25y 338d | 99 | 21 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 176 | 58 | 132 | 308 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 63 | 16 | 20 | 24y 103d | 1645 | 642 |
Carlton | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
27 | Armfield, Dennis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25y 105d | 62 | 11 |
19 | Betts, Eddie | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25y 131d | 146 | 219 |
18 | Bower, Paul | 15 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24y 87d | 62 | 3 |
44 | Carrazzo, Andrew | 12 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28y 112d | 142 | 41 |
35 | Curnow, Ed | 10 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22y 150d | 14 | 3 |
38 | Garlett, Jeff | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22y 246d | 56 | 103 |
4 | Gibbs, Bryce | 11 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 21d | 114 | 61 |
22 | Hampson, Shaun | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24y 15d | 46 | 18 |
23 | Henderson, Lachie | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22y 113d | 51 | 31 |
5 | Judd, Chris | 15 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28y 210d | 224 | 196 |
8 | Kreuzer, Matthew | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22y 328d | 70 | 40 |
15 | Laidler, Jeremy | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22y 244d | 23 | 2 |
9 | Lucas, Kane | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20y 284d | 12 | 3 |
3 | Murphy, Marc | 17 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24y 261d | 128 | 107 |
12 | Robinson, Mitch | 15 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22y 303d | 51 | 30 |
2 | Russell, Jordan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25y 151d | 111 | 18 |
29 | Scotland, Heath | 17 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31y 259d | 225 | 73 |
6 | Simpson, Kade | 18 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27y 336d | 159 | 99 |
32 | Thornton, Bret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28y 142d | 183 | 22 |
42 | Tuohy, Zach | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22y 117d | 13 | 4 |
30 | Waite, Jarrad | 14 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29y 61d | 145 | 175 |
13 | Yarran, Chris | 17 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21y 108d | 47 | 34 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 239 | 104 | 153 | 392 | 23 | 16 | 51 | 65 | 20 | 16 | 24y 304d | 2084 | 1293 |