Round 1, 2006
Melbourne vs Carlton
Sunday 2 April
Venue: Docklands
Attendance: 31,139
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.9 | 6.10 | 10.12.72 |
| Carlton | 3.3 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 13.15.93 |
Carlton win by 21 points
Goalkickers: Aaron Davey 3, David Neitz 2, Russell Robertson 2, Clint Bartram 1, Cameron Bruce 1, Colin Sylvia 1
Brownlow votes:
Nil
Coaches votes
3 - Brad Green
Milestones:
First game and First goal
Clint Bartram
First MFC game
Byron Pickett
Despite going in heavy underdogs, Carlton celebrated Anthony Koutafides' 250th game with a battling victory over the Demons.
Carlton led by 23 points at the last change and weathered a brief Demon attack early in the term.
Neale Daniher put the result down to poor skills, bad decision-making, and a failure to "penetrate forward of centre."
Byron Pickett was fined $900 for wrestling on his Demon debut.
Lists
Tribunal
Media
Age - 02/04/2006
Links
Blueseum match report