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
1897 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1897 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-05-08 1 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 16 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.5 | 0.11 | 5.13 | 6.13 | 49 | -33 | BWS | 1897-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-15 2 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 36 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 40 | -4 | LAK | 1897-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-24 3 | A | Carlton | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 41 | LOST | Essendon | 5.2 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 78 | -37 | EME | 1897-05-24 May 24 (Mon, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-29 4 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 22 | LOST | Geelong | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.14 | 44 | -22 | COR | 1897-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-05 5 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 26 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.5 | 4.10 | 9.13 | 15.17 | 107 | -81 | MCG | 1897-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-19 6 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 35 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 11 | JUN | 1897-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-22 7 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 35 | LOST | Collingwood | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 41 | -6 | PRI | 1897-06-22 Jun 22 (Tue, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-26 8 | H | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.14 | 5.17 | 47 | -38 | PRI | 1897-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 3:30) | Scores |
| 1897-07-03 9 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 28 | LOST | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 74 | -46 | PRI | 1897-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-10 10 | H | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 13 | LOST | Essendon | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.12 | 42 | -29 | PRI | 1897-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-17 11 | H | Carlton | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 16 | LOST | Geelong | 0.5 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 9.12 | 66 | -50 | PRI | 1897-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-24 12 | H | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 18 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.11 | 5.16 | 46 | -28 | MCG | 1897-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-31 13 | H | Carlton | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 59 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 25 | 34 | PRI | 1897-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-08-07 14 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 22 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 54 | -32 | VIC | 1897-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
1897 Player Stats
Player |
GP |
K |
Avg |
H |
Avg |
D |
Avg |
M |
Avg |
HO |
Avg |
T |
Avg |
FF |
FA |
G |
Avg |
B |
TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahern, Bill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aitken, Jimmy | 13 | 3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Armstrong, Bob | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arnott, Billy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Blake, Tom | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Breese, Chic | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buck, Otto | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Caffery, Jim | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron, Bob | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Casey, Bill | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chapman, Sam | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crane, Henry | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cummins, Arthur | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dunne, Henry | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frost, Jack | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Goonan, Jim | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gyles, Harry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hannah, Brook | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Heffernan, Ted | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard, Harry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnston, George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lowenthal, Herbie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lyons, Jim | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Manchester, Oscar | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| McPetrie, Henry | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morgan, Harry | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Cock, Wally | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paterson, Alby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paton, Joe | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patterson, Bill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reekie, Jack | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reid, Sam | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roberts, Jack | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweatman, Charlie | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsh, Bobby | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walton, Ernie | 14 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Weir, Bill | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williams, Peter | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodhouse, Bill | 10 | 1 | 0.1 |