Round 21, 2004
Carlton vs Melbourne
Saturday 21 August
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 22,254
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Carlton | 2.0 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 14.9.93 |
| Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 8.14.62 |
Carlton win by 31 points
Goalkickers: Nathan Brown 2, Phil Read 1, Russell Robertson 1, Colin Sylvia 1, Paul Wheatley 1, Jeff White 1, Adem Yze 1
Brownlow Votes:
Nil
Milestones:
Last MFC Game
Darren Jolly
First Goal
Colin Sylvia (2nd game)
After having been top of the league just three weeks before, Melbourne had lost two in a row. The freefall continued with a loss at the hands of the 12th placed Blues at Princes Park. Melbourne had enjoyed a record-breaking 105 point win in their round 6 encounter, but on Carlton's traditional home they simply didn't look like a top 8 bound side.
The Demons still couldn't drop any lower than fifth, but they were now in grave danger of missing out on the double chance and being forced into a cut-throat elimination final.
Despite taking a lead into the first break Melbourne were wasteful. David Neitz was the chief culprit with 0.3 Neitz had a miserable day, kicking 0.4 and leaving the game late with a leg injury. Colin Sylvia, playing his second game, goalled with his first kick in league football.
Best was Nathan Brown.
Neale Daniher aid "There's no doubt we flattened off and that's something we need to address. Our boys look very, very tired".
Lists
Goal with their first kick
Media
Age - 21/08/2004, 04/09/2004
Links
Blueseum match report