Fosters Cup - 1993 'Night' Series First Round
| Carlton | 1.4 | 10 | 3.9 | 27 | 7.13 | 55 | 9.18 | 72 | | Footscray | 4.5 | 29 | 6.11 | 47 | 7.13 | 55 | 10.14 | 74 |
| Venue: Waverley Park (Night) | Date: Saturday, March 13, 1993 |
| Result: Lose by 2 points | Umpires: D.Agnew & G.Scroop | Crowd: 20,919 |
| Goalkickers: J.Dorotich 3, R.De Iulio 3, A.Gleeson 1, L.O'Sullivan 1 & R.Welsh 1. |
| Best: Bradley, Christou, Koutoufides, De Iulio, Dorotich & Gleeson. |
| Reports: Nil. | Injuries: L.O'Sullivan (right knee) - season ending. |
Game Review
Footscray, coming off a successful 1992, took control early in this match and had a comfortable lead of 20 points going into half-time. The switch of
Jon Dorotich from defence into attack in the third quarter, coupled with the goal smarts of
Ron De Iulio, saw the Blues back in the game by the final change. But the Bulldogs were able to hang on for a win, Chris Grant slotting the winning goal a couple of minutes before the final siren.
The match was unfortunately also notable for the serious knee injury suffered by
Luke O'Sullivan. His right knee buckled under the shifting surface of the ground and he had to undergo reconstructive surgery as a result. The surface of Waverley Park came in for fierce criticism at the time because of the incident and the rest of the matches there were moved to other grounds including Princes Park. Thankfully the injury did not result in the end of his career at the Blues, but it did ultimately see O'Sullivan suing both the AFL and Carlton in February, 1999 on the basis that the ground surface was unsatisfactory.
Team 1993 'Night' Series First Round
| B: | 25 Mark Athorn | 14 Michael Sexton | 31 Tom Alvin |
| HB: | 35 Peter Dean | 6 Jon Dorotich | 39 Ang Christou |
| C: | 22 Tim Powell | 20 Fraser Brown | 43 Anthony Koutoufides |
| HF: | 60 Luke O'Sullivan | 11 Earl Spalding | 55 Brent Heaver |
| F: | 38 Rohan Welsh | 4 Stephen Kernahan | 19 Andrew Phillips |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden | 21 Craig Bradley | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Interchange: | 3 Stephen Oliver | 7 Brett Ratten | 5 Andrew McKay |
| 34 Ron De Iulio |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
1993 |
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