1988 VFL Round 8: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1988 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1988 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. John Law captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, W. Blackwell, C. Bradley, J. Buckley, S. Da Rui, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, W. Harmes, I. Herman, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. Kennedy, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, S. Silvagni

North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), B. Allison, M. Arceri, P. Bryce, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, M. Martyn, S. McCann, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, D. McRae, D. Ogier, R. Smith, P. Spargo

Carlton (19.20.134) defeated North Melbourne (19.7.121).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kernahan (6), W. Blackwell (2), J. Dorotich (2), A. Gleeson (2), W. McKenzie (2), S. Silvagni (2), C. Bradley, R. Dennis, F. Murphy
North Melbourne: P. German (3), J. Krakouer (2), P. Krakouer (2), M. Larkin (2), J. McCarthy (2), D. Ogier (2), P. Spargo (2), B. Allison, M. Arceri, P. Bryce, A. Clarkson

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 May 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 22,978

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.20.134 - 19.7.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 8 11 . 11 17 . 17 19 . 20 19 . 20 (134)
North Melbourne 3 . 0 8 . 2 11 . 3 19 . 7 19 . 7 (121)
Margin CARL by 14 CARL by 27 CARL by 50 CARL by 13 CARL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), John Law (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Harris, P. Howe

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Adrian Gleeson CARL 12 3
Wayne Johnston CARL 7 2
Ben Buckley NMLB 14 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Aitken, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 1 2 2 2
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 2 1 25 19 6 4 0 1 2 0
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 1 2 31 25 6 6 0 1 3 3
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 5 0 2 1 1
5 Da Rui, Steve ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 3 2
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 1 3 18 10 8 8 0 0 1 3
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 4 10 0 1 4
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 2 18 10 8 6 0 0 1 0
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 2 0 23 18 5 7 0 2 1 2
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 0 1 2
25 Herman, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 0 1 0
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 0 0 0
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 0 1 25 22 3 6 0 7 1 1
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 6 3 21 16 5 12 0 0 3 3
45 McKenzie, Warren ? ? 2 3 13 7 6 6 7 2 0 1
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0 1
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 1 1 17 5 12 1 0 1 2 0
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 3 0 1 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 20 307 217 90 87 18 21 25 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 1 0 2 1 1
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 1 3 15 11 4 3 0 2 2 2
40 Bryce, Paul ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 3 1 0
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 4 0 1 2 3
29 German, Peter ? ? 3 1 23 19 4 5 0 4 2 2
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 3 15 2 1 1
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 7 2 2 0
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 2 0 2 1 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 2 0 1 0 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 2 0 18 10 8 1 0 2 0 1
13 Law, John (c) ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 1 0
50 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 4 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 1 1
41 McCarthy, John ? ? 2 1 5 4 1 4 0 1 0 0
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 2 4 2 2
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 2 3
42 Ogier, Darren ? ? 2 1 8 7 1 2 0 0 2 2
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 0 1 1
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 4 0 3 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 7 256 195 61 52 24 33 27 25

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s