Australian Football

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KEY FACTS

Official name
Carlton Football Club

Known as
Carlton Reserves

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1864

Colours
Navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Carlton; Carlton U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 2000–2002, 2021–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1919–1999

Championships and Trophies
Liston Trophy - B.Backwell 2001 (1 total)

Carlton Reserves

Carlton reserves spent the 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons competing in the VFL. The Blues got as far as a preliminary final in their first season and a semi final in their second before missing the finals altogether in 2002. More recently, Carlton have forged an alliance with the Northern Blues (formerly Northern Bullants, and before that Preston).

 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.