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
1889 Season () Fixture
Carlton's 1889 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889-05-04 1 | H | Carlton | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | LOST | Port Melbourne | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4 | -1 | MCG | 1889-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-05-11 2 | H | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5 | WON | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1 | 4 | MCG | 1889-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-05-19 3 | Carlton | Bye | 1889-05-19 May 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1889-05-25 4 | Carlton | Bye | 1889-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1889-05-26 5 | Carlton | Bye | 1889-05-26 May 26 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1889-06-01 6 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4 | WON | Essendon | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1 | 3 | MCG | 1889-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-08 7 | H | Carlton | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3 | WON | Williamstown | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 2.11 | 2 | 1 | LAK | 1889-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-15 8 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 2 | ARD | 1889-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-22 9 | H | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 5 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 2 | MCG | 1889-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-06-29 10 | H | Carlton | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4 | -4 | MCG | 1889-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-06 11 | H | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 2 | LOST | Geelong | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | -1 | MCG | 1889-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-13 12 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6 | WON | Williamstown | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 6 | WCG | 1889-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-20 13 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.11 | 8.13 | 8 | WON | Richmond | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 3 | EME | 1889-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-07-27 14 | H | Carlton | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6 | WON | Footscray | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | LAK | 1889-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-03 15 | H | Carlton | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 5 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6 | -1 | MCG | 1889-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-10 16 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 6 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 1 | MCG | 1889-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-17 17 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 7 | WON | Port Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.10 | 5.11 | 5 | 2 | NPO | 1889-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-24 18 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Essendon | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3 | 2 | EME | 1889-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-08-31 19 | A | Carlton | 2.6 | 5.11 | 7.13 | 10.14 | 10 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 | JUN | 1889-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-07 20 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4 | LOST | South Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 5 | -1 | LAK | 1889-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-14 21 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 6 | WON | Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | FSG | 1889-09-14 Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-21 22 | A | Carlton | 1.11 | 1.14 | 3.16 | 5.23 | 5 | WON | Geelong | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | 4 | COR | 1889-09-21 Sep 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1889-09-28 23 | A | Carlton | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.11 | 5.14 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 | BWS | 1889-09-28 Sep 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |