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
1896 Season () Fixture
Carlton's 1896 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-05-03 1 | Carlton | Bye | 1896-05-03 May 3 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-05-09 2 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | LOST | Essendon | 1.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 10.17 | 10 | -10 | EME | 1896-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-16 3 | H | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2 | LOST | North Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6 | -4 | UNI | 1896-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-23 4 | A | Carlton | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6 | WON | Richmond | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3 | 3 | PUN | 1896-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-30 5 | H | Carlton | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4 | -1 | UNI | 1896-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-13 6 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | LOST | St. Kilda | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.11 | 5 | -2 | JUN | 1896-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-20 7 | H | Carlton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1 | DRAW | Geelong | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | MCG | 1896-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-27 8 | H | Carlton | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | DRAW | Port Melbourne | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | UNI | 1896-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-04 9 | H | Carlton | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3 | -2 | MCG | 1896-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-11 10 | H | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.10 | 3 | LOST | Footscray | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5 | -2 | UNI | 1896-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-18 11 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.11 | 3.16 | 3 | -2 | LAK | 1896-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-25 12 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 7 | -4 | MCG | 1896-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-01 13 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | LOST | Williamstown | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3 | -1 | UNI | 1896-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-09 14 | Carlton | Bye | 1896-08-09 Aug 9 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-08-15 15 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | LOST | Footscray | 1.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 7 | -3 | WES | 1896-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1970-01-01 16 | H | Carlton | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3 | 2 | UNI | 1970-01-01 Jan 1 (Thu, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-05 17 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6 | -5 | ARD | 1896-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-12 18 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 9.15 | 9 | -8 | VIC | 1896-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-19 19 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2 | LOST | Richmond | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | -3 | RCR | 1896-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-26 20 | A | Carlton | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5 | LOST | Williamstown | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 6 | -1 | WCG | 1896-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |