Entering the final home and away round of season 1993, Carlton sat 2nd on the ladder, with 12 wins, 6 losses, every team had 2 byes in season 1993 in a 22 round season. Sydney sat last with 1 win and 18 losses. The equation for Carlton was simple enough, win and they would finish top 2 and get the vital double chance (only the top 2 got the double chance under the final 6)

It was a fine and sunny day at Princes park as the game commenced, and at qtr time, everything was going to plan, with Carlton holding a slender 3 point lead in a high scoring 1st qtr, 5.6.36 to 5.3.33.

In the 2nd qtr, Carlton started getting taking control of the game, and at half time, led 10.9.69 to 6.7.43. Most people at the game were in good spirits and pleased with how things were going.

Even at 3 qtr time, Carlton still led 15.10.100 to 12.8.80 and appeared to be in control of things, seemingly going at 3 qtr pace, surely they would assume control in the last qtr and go onto a big win, but then again, maybe not.........

In the last qtr, things started going wrong for Carlton, so much so, that entering time on, Sydney found themselves leading by 7 points 16.14.110 to 15.13.103, would this be the unthinkable? the upset of season 1993 was very much alive and well, could Carlton overturn this?

They managed a behind, then a goal to level things up, then a Swans player trying to clear the ball from last line of defence, kicked straight out on the full, and Rohan Welsh had a shot for goal to give Carlton back the lead, inside the last minute, his kick scored a behind, and before the ball could be kicked into play, the siren sounded giving Carlton a 1 point victory, and a huge sigh of releif.

Carlton would finish 2nd on the ladder, just percentage behind Essendon*, and would get that vital double chance.

I have been trying to get footage of this game, i know it was televised by ch 7 on the day, but i have exhausted all avenues, i have tried ch 7, the 2 clubs, the afl, name a game/sports delivered, torrents and youtube.

If anyone had the replay of this game on an old tape somewhere, i would really love to hear from you. i can convert old tapes to dvd with no problems.

Any assistance would be very much appreciated

thank you

I was at the game and was caught in the middle of a public brawl at the scoreboard end. Ah those were the days. Anyway I remember it was Murphys last game and he played a blinder

I'm no use to you Crawfie.

But I have a feeling I listened to this game on the radio. Tim lane was calling and the ball went over the fence, and he saw a spectator take a blinding mark. Then he figured out it was Peter Dean!

I was there. We needed to win by 30+ points to finish top. Typical Carlton to nearly lose the game.

There are brief highlights on the 1993 season review video, "Blue Horizons".

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Audere est Facere

Fraser ?

Sydney's David Murphy.

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

We should have learned way back then not to take sides lightly...

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Essendon-Only team to have ever been found guilty of salary cap breaches in a premiership year!

Even though winning against them seemed easy. We beat them in Barassi's first game in charge. R7 1993 was a stat that irritated me for @#$%&! years! What about R22 1994...the start of a long, long losing streak at the SCG.
http://blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Round+7,+1993

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Essendon-Only team to have ever been found guilty of salary cap breaches in a premiership year!