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Carlton's season has gone from bad to worse after Melbourne broke through for its first win of 2014 against the Blues at the MCG on Saturday. The Blues opened the match looking like a side hellbent on atoning for its embarrassing performance against Essendon the week before, kicking the first two goals, but Melbourne worked its way back into the match to trail by just two points at the first change. Carlton had made several personnel changes after the loss to the Bombers and Patrick Cripps made his debut for the club, collecting several touches in that first term.
The second quarter was an even affair, the Demons kicking three goals to two to take a narrow four-point lead into the long break, but it was in the third term that the dream might come true for Melbourne fans and that Carlton's worst fears might be realised. The Demons kicked four goals via Rohan Bail (two), Chris Dawes and Jay Kennedy-Harris, while Carlton could manage only one through Chris Yarran. At three-quarter time, Melbourne were 21 points ahead.
Carlton attacked heavily at the beginning of the final term but the Blues were wasteful, converting many opportunities into just five behinds in the first 12 minutes of the term. Then, as is often the case, the Demons swept the ball forward and attained a major via a mark to the much-maligned Jack Watts. A goal to Chris Yarran reduced the lead to 17 points and gave the Blues a glimmer of hope at the 19-minute mark but this was to be Melbourne's day. Cameron Pedersen kicked the sealer at the 23-minute mark and the Demons celebrated a 23-point win, the first under new coach Paul Roos, several minutes later.
Carlton now has a 0-4 record and sit above only the hapless Brisbane Lions on the ladder, with pressure mounting on coach Mick Malthouse and president Stephen Kernahan, after the two had previously created an expectation that the Blues was building towards a premiership. The next month will see them take on the Western Bulldogs, West Coast, Collingwood and St Kilda.
The increased public and media pressure on Carlton, coupled with the win will be a huge relief for Melbourne and all associated with the club. The Demons will look to back up the victory with another when it hosts Gold Coast next Sunday.
GOALS
Carlton: Ellard, Yarran 2; Murphy, Casboult, Henderson
Melbourne: Frawley, Dawes, Bail, Watts 2; N. Jones, Dunn, Kennedy-Harris, Pedersen
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Carlton: Curnow, Yarran, Walker, Gibbs
Melbourne: Jones, Frawley, Watts, Viney, Dawes, Grimes, Spencer, McDonald
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Carlton: Yarran, Curnow, Walker, Gibbs
Melbourne: Jones, Frawley, McDonald, Watts, Grimes
COACHES' COMMENTS
Mick Malthouse (Carl): Melbourne were very, very good. They were committed. They were hard. They ran better than us and capitalised on opportunities. A lot of our stats were better but the fundamentals, the execution of our disposals were not up to Melbourne's. They beat us at it, so full credit to Melbourne. We started off very well but there comes a point where you lack confidence.
Paul Roos (Melb): The effort across the board obviously makes a huge difference. The move of Frawley and Dunn forward has been a winner for us. Last week it didn't work as much in the wet [against GWS] but I thought they were competitive last week. Nathan Jones' game was clearly best on ground for me. It does help when your better players play well. They tend to drag the others along.
INJURIES
Carlton: Menzel (left thigh), Thomas (left shoulder), Jamison (shoulder)
Melbourne: Terlich (hamstring)
SUBSTITUTES
Carlton: Nick Graham replaced Troy Menzel at quarter-time
Melbourne: Michael Evans replaced Dean Terlich in the third quarter
REPORTS
Carlton: Robbie Warnock reported for striking Jake Spencer (Melbourne) in the third quarter
Melbourne: Nil
UMPIRES: Dalgleish, Mitchell, Mollison
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Seven Network
COMMENTATORS: Basil Zempilas, Hamish McLachlan, Tom Harley, Andrew Welsh
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Carlton | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
7 | Buckley, Dylan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21y 27d | 4 | 1 |
44 | Carrazzo, Andrew | 8 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30y 118d | 166 | 47 |
41 | Casboult, Levi | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24y 28d | 18 | 15 |
16 | Cripps, Patrick | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19y 25d | 1 | 0 |
35 | Curnow, Ed | 16 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24y 156d | 55 | 11 |
46 | Ellard, David | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25y 30d | 44 | 28 |
33 | Everitt, Andrejs | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25y 30d | 83 | 35 |
4 | Gibbs, Bryce | 13 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25y 28d | 159 | 83 |
32 | Graham, Nick | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19y 304d | 3 | 0 |
23 | Henderson, Lachie | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24y 119d | 88 | 62 |
40 | Jamison, Michael | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27y 305d | 115 | 1 |
9 | Lucas, Kane | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22y 290d | 37 | 14 |
2 | Menzel, Troy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19y 202d | 11 | 12 |
3 | Murphy, Marc | 10 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26y 267d | 169 | 135 |
17 | Rowe, Sam | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26y 144d | 13 | 9 |
29 | Scotland, Heath | 9 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33y 265d | 265 | 79 |
6 | Simpson, Kade | 19 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29y 342d | 204 | 118 |
39 | Thomas, Dale | 13 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26y 295d | 161 | 122 |
42 | Tuohy, Zach | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24y 123d | 58 | 22 |
1 | Walker, Andrew | 21 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27y 329d | 168 | 116 |
11 | Warnock, Robert | 9 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27y 83d | 74 | 13 |
13 | Yarran, Chris | 17 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23y 114d | 88 | 72 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 221 | 99 | 153 | 374 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 18 | 23 | 25y 82d | 1984 | 995 |
Melbourne | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
44 | Bail, Rohan | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25y 290d | 48 | 19 |
18 | Cross, Daniel | 6 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31y 13d | 214 | 33 |
6 | Dawes, Chris | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25y 331d | 84 | 97 |
14 | Dunn, Lynden | 15 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26y 333d | 121 | 94 |
50 | Evans, Michael | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21y 273d | 15 | 6 |
8 | Frawley, James | 18 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25y 204d | 122 | 6 |
41 | Georgiou, Alex | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24y 70d | 4 | 0 |
31 | Grimes, Jack | 17 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24y 336d | 72 | 5 |
38 | Howe, Jeremy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23y 287d | 60 | 65 |
45 | Jones, Matt | 13 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26y 176d | 26 | 4 |
2 | Jones, Nathan | 16 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26y 82d | 161 | 77 |
24 | Kennedy Harris, Jay | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19y 22d | 4 | 2 |
16 | Kent, Dean | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 47d | 17 | 11 |
25 | McDonald, Tom | 11 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21y 206d | 43 | 0 |
13 | McKenzie, Jordie | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23y 295d | 70 | 10 |
21 | Pedersen, Cameron | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27y 26d | 30 | 26 |
42 | Spencer, Jake | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24y 185d | 28 | 3 |
46 | Terlich, Dean | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24y 120d | 24 | 1 |
12 | Tyson, Dom | 9 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20y 308d | 17 | 5 |
23 | Vince, Bernie | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28y 192d | 133 | 81 |
7 | Viney, Jack | 11 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19y 364d | 15 | 3 |
4 | Watts, Jack | 8 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23y 17d | 77 | 64 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 201 | 87 | 122 | 323 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 84 | 24 | 18 | 24y 123d | 1385 | 612 |