AFL By The Numbers: 43 Anthony Koutoufides
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Anthony Koutoufides.
Midfielder for the Carlton Blues.
Anthony Koutoufides has been at Carlton a long time, when he arrived it wasn't through the draft system as they still had zones in Melbourne to allocate players. He has seen, and been part of, the best at Carlton and now he is their only link to when times were good.
For the first couple of years, as Carlton experimented with Koutoufides, they often placed him in the back line. He was athletic and was close to the height for a key position. His skills were just coming along at that time so it was a position where he could use his athleticism to be competitive.
During the second half of the 1994 season, Koutoufides was used in more of a midfield role. In the following year, Carlton's last AFL Premiership, Koutoufides officially arrived as a midfielder of unrivalled size and ability. He also had the ball in one hand, a signature move that he has left on the game of football.
While his favourite position is in the middle, and it is also his best spot, it is very likely that he has been played in every position on the ground. When an opposition ruckman was too mobile for old Madden, it was Koutoufides who often had to play against players like McKernan. If Silvagni was injured, getting beaten or playing as a forward there were also times when Koutoufides went to full back against someone like Gehrig or Richardson. He has been played as a key forward too, although a shot at goal on the run seemed to be a better chance for a goal than a set shot for him.
He has had a lot of highlights over his career. 1996 might have been his best for stats and impact on the league, he had over 300 kicks and nearly 150 marks that season. Fans and umpires also thought his 2000 season was exceptional too.
His best ever games for individual stats are all huge totals. 39 possessions in one game, 6 goals in another, other career-highs include 7 hitouts in a game and also 13 tackles. He also recorded a memorable 18 marks in a game against the Eagles in 1996.
Koutoufides is going to end his career in a very different way to how it started. He was once the athletic final piece to a great Carlton team that included Kernahan and Williams. Now he is a veteran used off the bench on a team of draft busts, overpaid recycled players and very little talent. But Koutoufides continues to give his all and can still win the ball in the middle, evade a tackler by holding the ball up in one hand and then kick a goal on the run.
Anthony Koutoufides information:
191cm, 98kg
Official AFL Profile
Wikipedia entry
Number 42
Anthony Koutoufides.
Midfielder for the Carlton Blues.
Anthony Koutoufides has been at Carlton a long time, when he arrived it wasn't through the draft system as they still had zones in Melbourne to allocate players. He has seen, and been part of, the best at Carlton and now he is their only link to when times were good.
For the first couple of years, as Carlton experimented with Koutoufides, they often placed him in the back line. He was athletic and was close to the height for a key position. His skills were just coming along at that time so it was a position where he could use his athleticism to be competitive.
During the second half of the 1994 season, Koutoufides was used in more of a midfield role. In the following year, Carlton's last AFL Premiership, Koutoufides officially arrived as a midfielder of unrivalled size and ability. He also had the ball in one hand, a signature move that he has left on the game of football.
While his favourite position is in the middle, and it is also his best spot, it is very likely that he has been played in every position on the ground. When an opposition ruckman was too mobile for old Madden, it was Koutoufides who often had to play against players like McKernan. If Silvagni was injured, getting beaten or playing as a forward there were also times when Koutoufides went to full back against someone like Gehrig or Richardson. He has been played as a key forward too, although a shot at goal on the run seemed to be a better chance for a goal than a set shot for him.
He has had a lot of highlights over his career. 1996 might have been his best for stats and impact on the league, he had over 300 kicks and nearly 150 marks that season. Fans and umpires also thought his 2000 season was exceptional too.
His best ever games for individual stats are all huge totals. 39 possessions in one game, 6 goals in another, other career-highs include 7 hitouts in a game and also 13 tackles. He also recorded a memorable 18 marks in a game against the Eagles in 1996.
Koutoufides is going to end his career in a very different way to how it started. He was once the athletic final piece to a great Carlton team that included Kernahan and Williams. Now he is a veteran used off the bench on a team of draft busts, overpaid recycled players and very little talent. But Koutoufides continues to give his all and can still win the ball in the middle, evade a tackler by holding the ball up in one hand and then kick a goal on the run.
Anthony Koutoufides information:
191cm, 98kg
Official AFL Profile
Wikipedia entry
Number 42
