CARLTON squared the ledger with three wins from six starts and found a place in the top eight in the process, with a clinical dismantling of Melbourne in the 6th round of 2013.
In overcast conditions on an Autumn Sunday at the MCG, the Blues set up the win early, by way of a five-goal to nothing opening quarter assault. Ably led by captain Marc Murphy, the players weathered a Melbourne mini-revival in the second, and from then on the result was beyond doubt.
Jarrad Waite - in his first senior hit-out for the year - proved a lively target at centre half-forward, although a one-match penalty for an on-field indiscretion identified by the match review panel would unfortunately follow.
The 'Three Amigos' – Eddie Betts, Jeff Garlett and Chris Yarran – set the paddock that grew alight, and Simon White fared prominently in the back half. In the end, Betts delivered the emphatic exclamation mark with a contested mark inside 50 a thumping post-sire torp which split the big sticks and extended his team’s match-winning margin to 61 points.
Carlton v Melbourne – Round 6, Sunday, May 5, 2013 at MCG
Carlton 5.1 (31) 8.4 (52) 12.10 (82) 18.13 (121)
Melbourne 0.3 (3) 3.7 (25) 5.9 (39) 8.12 (60)
Venue: MCG
Date: Sunday 5 May, 2013
Result: Win by 61 points
Crowd: 35,286
Goalkickers (Carlton): Garlett 4, Betts 4, Murphy 3, Armfield 2, Waite 2, Robinson, Walker, Curnow
Brownlow votes
3. Marc Murphy (Carlton)
2. Kade Simpson (Carlton)
1. Jarrad Waite (Carlton)
The Carlton team
B: Zach Tuohy Michael Jamison Lachlan Henderson
HB: Heath Scotland Simon White Andrew Walker
C: Ed Curnow Chris Judd Kane Lucas
HF: Dennis Armfield Jarrad Waite Mitch Robinson
F: Jeffery Garlett Shaun Hampson Chris Yarran
R: Robert Warnock David Ellard Marc Murphy (C)
I/c: Kade Simpson (vc) Brock McLean Eddie Betts
Sub: Jaryd Cachia
Coach: Michael Malthouse
