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Venue: Optus Oval | Date: Saturday 03 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Carlton won by 61 points | Reports: Nil | Crowd: 16,614 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: S.Camporeale 7, E.Spalding 3, A.Koutoufides 3, S.Kernahan 2, A.Hickmott 2, A.Gleeson 2, J.Murphy 2, C.Bradley 1, R.De Iulio 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: A.Christou, M.Hanna, C.Bradley, R.De Iulio, S.Camporeale, J.Murphy, A.Koutoufides, S.Silvagni, M.Allan. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: Rich, Callaghan, Humphrey-Smith | Injuries: B.Ratten (corked thigh), G.Williams (knee). | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review 
The Dockers won the toss and kicked with the aid of a strong breeze. They failed to make the most of this and were very inaccurate, ending up a point down at quarter time. The Blues on the other hand, made full use of it in the second quarter, scoring 6 goals, while keeping the Dockers goalless. They added another 6 goals in the third quarter, despite the wind, while the Dockers could only manage 3.6. The Blues relaxed slightly in the final quarter, adding 7 goals but allowing the Dockers to score 5 goals against the wind, to run out 61 point winners.Scott Camporeale would have 26 possessions and kick 7 goals. Craig Bradley had 28 possessions and Barry Mitchell 27. Anthony Koutoufides had 25 and kicked 3 goals. Ang Christou, Michael Sexton, Stephen Silvagni and Glenn Manton were unstoppable in defence.
Team
| B: | 34 Ron De Iulio | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 22 Glenn Manton |
| HB: | 5 Andrew McKay | 14 Michael Sexton | 39 Ang Christou |
| C: | 13 Mil Hanna | 2 Greg Williams | 43 Anthony Koutoufides |
| HF: | 18 Justin Murphy | 11 Earl Spalding | 9 Adrian Hickmott |
| F: | 16 Scott Camporeale | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Ruck: | 24 Matthew Allan | 7 Brett Ratten | 21 Craig Bradley (vc) |
| Interchange: | 6 Matt Clape | 28 Peter Turner | 10 Barry Mitchell |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
Milestones
Last Game: Adrian Gleeson and Peter Turner100 Goals (Carlton): Earl Spalding
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