Carlton enjoyed a win in this tight game over the mid-ranked Crows, but owe a lot to the performances of Kouta with 22 possessions and 9 marks, and the unheralded Matt Clape who would kick an awesome 7 goals from the forward pocket and flank. This would be the first time a Blue would kick 7 against the Crows, a feat only matched in 10 years of footy since by Brendan Fevola (2004). On this day, Clape could do no wrong, continually finding himself at the right spot at the right time, as the Blues pulled away to win by 5 goals.

Crow Mark Ricciuto would demonstrate his power over the Blues - experienced for the next decade or so - by remaining untackleable to us and also slotting a nice 5 goals. What a pity the Draft stopped our recruiting runs into his home state and stopped us snapping up 'the Roo'.

Carlton 4.2 (26) 8.7 (55) 16.11 (107) 20.13 (133)
Adelaide 4.2 (26) 11.4 (70) 13.7 (85) 15.10 (100)

Venue: Optus Oval

Date: Saturday, July 15, 1995

Umpires: P.Carey, C.Durham & D.Howlett

Crowd: 22,502

Goalkickers: M.Clape 7, E.Spalding 3, S.Silvagni 2, A.Koutoufides 2, D.Rice 1, F.Brown 1, B.Pearce 1, J.Madden 1

Best: A.Koutoufides, C.Bradley, M.Clape, A.Whitehead, M.Sexton, J.Madden

Reports: Nil

Injuries: Nil

Brownlow votes:
3 - Anthony Koutoufides (CARL)
2 - Matt Clape (CARL)
1 - Justin Madden (CARL)

Milestones:
200 Games: Peter Dean

Debut: Ben Harrison, who would play 2 games (rounds 15 and 16, 1995) with the Blues before becoming more well known as a trusty defender for the Western Bulldogs, via Richmond.

AFL Rising Star Nominee: Adrian Whitehead

Article with thanks to Blueseum.org