Carlton
"Watched by what remains (and is likely to remain) an Australian record crowd for any football match of 121,696 Carlton looked dead and buried at the long break inducing Barassi to unleash his now famous instruction to his players to "handball, handball, handball". The players' compliance with this command, coupled with the inspirational impact of nineteenth man Ted Hopkins, saw the pattern of the game alter completely...."
John Devaney reports on the colorful history of the old dark navy Blues and their record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships
1947 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1947 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-04-19 1 | H | Carlton | 5.5 | 8.11 | 13.14 | 17.20 | 122 | WON | Melbourne | 3.4 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 16.13 | 109 | 13 | PRI | 1947-04-19 Apr 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-04-26 2 | A | Carlton | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 84 | -14 | LAK | 1947-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-05-03 3 | A | Carlton | 2.7 | 4.13 | 9.14 | 17.19 | 121 | WON | Richmond | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.14 | 5.18 | 48 | 73 | PUN | 1947-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-05-10 4 | H | Carlton | 4.7 | 8.12 | 14.14 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Footscray | 1.2 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 7.16 | 58 | 54 | PRI | 1947-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-05-17 5 | A | Carlton | 5.0 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 91 | WON | Essendon | 1.4 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 8.16 | 64 | 27 | WIN | 1947-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-05-24 6 | A | Carlton | 4.7 | 8.9 | 17.14 | 23.17 | 155 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.11 | 53 | 102 | JUN | 1947-05-24 May 24 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-05-31 7 | H | Carlton | 2.6 | 7.10 | 10.17 | 13.21 | 99 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 11.14 | 80 | 19 | PRI | 1947-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-06-07 8 | H | Carlton | 3.4 | 7.6 | 10.15 | 16.21 | 117 | WON | Geelong | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 7.10 | 52 | 65 | PRI | 1947-06-07 Jun 7 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-06-16 9 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.1 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 16.16 | 112 | -26 | VIC | 1947-06-16 Jun 16 (Mon, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-06-21 10 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.1 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 55 | 13 | BWS | 1947-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-06-28 11 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 18.17 | 125 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.3 | 3.8 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 62 | 63 | PRI | 1947-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-07-05 12 | A | Carlton | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 64 | 5 | MCG | 1947-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-07-12 13 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.6 | 9.12 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.14 | 9.16 | 70 | 4 | PRI | 1947-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-07-19 14 | H | Carlton | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Richmond | 2.5 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | 7 | PRI | 1947-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-07-26 15 | A | Carlton | 4.3 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Footscray | 4.3 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | 4 | WES | 1947-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-08-02 16 | H | Carlton | 1.4 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | Essendon | 1.5 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 13.16 | 94 | -40 | PRI | 1947-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-08-16 17 | H | Carlton | 4.3 | 7.6 | 9.12 | 14.19 | 103 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.12 | 3.12 | 30 | 73 | PRI | 1947-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-08-23 18 | A | Carlton | 4.1 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | 25 | ARD | 1947-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-08-30 19 | A | Carlton | 5.3 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 16.11 | 107 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 109 | -2 | KAR | 1947-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1947-09-13 2SF | A | Carlton | 0.1 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | Essendon | 3.8 | 6.12 | 10.14 | 11.17 | 83 | 16 | MCG | 1947-09-13 Sep 13 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1947-09-27 GF | A | Carlton | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | Essendon | 3.7 | 8.11 | 10.15 | 11.19 | 85 | 1 | MCG | 1947-09-27 Sep 27 (Sat, 2:50) | Scores |
1947 Player Stats
| Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Wal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bailey, George | 21 | 11 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baird, Jim | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baxter, Ken | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bennett, Jack | 19 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Boys, Ron | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown, Vin | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carr, Les | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clark, Jim | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conley, Jack | 20 | 25 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cooper, Jack | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Davies, Fred | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deacon, Bert | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eldridge, Tom | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fitzgibbon, Fred | 21 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garby, Ray | 15 | 17 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green, Richie | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greenshields, Allan | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grieve, Ollie | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hands, Ken | 18 | 23 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henfry, Ern | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hines, Ron | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howell Jnr, Jack | 20 | 28 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelsey, Bob | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mooring, Jim | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Redmond, Bill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sanger, Arthur | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sorrell, Alan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stafford, Fred | 21 | 22 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turner, Herb | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Way, Alex | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williams, Doug | 19 | 1 | 0.1 |