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KEY FACTS

Official name
Carlton Football Club

Known as
Carlton

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1864

Colours
Navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Northern Bullants; Carlton Reserves; Carlton WFC; Carlton WFC (VFLW); Carlton U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Challenge Cup (CUP) 1864, 1865–1876; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

AFL Premierships
1995 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1906-07-08, 1914-15, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981-82, 1987 (15 total)

VFA Premierships
1877, 1887 (2 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1968, 1970 (2 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007 (4 total); McClelland Trophy: 1969, 1979, 1985 [joint winners], 1987, 1995 (5 total)

Most Games
375 - Craig Bradley (1986-2002)

Most Goals
738 - Stephen Kernahan (1986-1997)

League Top Goalkickers
M.Grace (50) 1906; E.Cowley (35) 1918; H.Clover (56) 1922; H.Vallence (86) 1931; T.Carroll (54) 1961; B.Fevola (84) 2006 & (89) 2009; H.McKay (58) 2021; C.Curnow (64) 2022 (8 winners/9 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Bert Deacon 1947; John James 1961; Gordon Collis 1964; Greg Williams 1994; Chris Judd 2010; Patrick Cripps 2022 (6 total)

Headquarters
Ikon Park, 400 Royal Parade, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Postal Address
PO Box 83, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Phone: (03) 9387 1400 

Email
blues@carltonfc.com.au

Website
carltonfc.com.au

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1908 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1908 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 2.52.56.126.12 48 WON St. Kilda 1.02.32.33.4 22 26 PRI May 2 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 A Carlton 3.38.39.49.8 62 WON Melbourne 3.24.26.36.8 44 18 MCG May 9 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 H Carlton 3.23.34.115.13 43 WON Essendon 1.21.62.64.8 32 11 PRI May 16 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
4 A Carlton 1.24.49.610.7 67 WON Collingwood 1.43.63.85.9 39 28 VIC May 23 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
5 H Carlton 2.33.77.910.12 72 WON Fitzroy 1.32.53.95.10 40 32 PRI May 30 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 A Carlton 5.25.46.58.5 53 WON South Melbourne 1.14.36.57.9 51 2 LAK Jun 6 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 H Carlton 2.55.108.1013.14 92 WON Geelong 0.31.42.92.13 25 67 PRI Jun 8 (Mon, 3:00) Scores
8 H Carlton 7.68.715.1017.13 115 WON Richmond 0.11.51.92.15 27 88 PRI Jun 13 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A Carlton 5.65.77.137.15 57 WON University 1.14.104.136.15 51 6 EME Jun 20 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 A Carlton 1.14.75.1110.12 72 WON St. Kilda 2.04.25.46.5 41 31 JUN Jun 27 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 H Carlton 1.23.64.108.15 63 WON Melbourne 0.21.43.54.7 31 32 PRI Jul 4 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 A Carlton 2.02.44.54.5 29 LOST Essendon 2.25.35.56.6 42 -13 EME Jul 11 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 H Carlton 1.44.96.1210.17 77 WON Collingwood 2.44.64.65.7 37 40 PRI Jul 18 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 A Carlton 2.42.55.76.8 44 WON Fitzroy 0.42.62.74.9 33 11 BWS Jul 25 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
15 H Carlton 2.35.107.148.19 67 WON South Melbourne 1.02.05.26.5 41 26 PRI Aug 1 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
16 A Carlton 2.42.113.126.13 49 WON Geelong 1.11.54.85.9 39 10 COR Aug 8 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
17 A Carlton 2.73.75.116.12 48 WON Richmond 1.13.113.144.17 41 7 PUN Aug 15 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
18 H Carlton 2.24.56.610.7 67 WON University 0.02.23.34.4 28 39 PRI Sep 5 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2SF H Carlton 4.18.78.1012.12 84 WON St. Kilda 0.30.40.53.8 26 58 MCG Sep 19 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF A Carlton 2.35.45.55.5 35 WON Essendon 1.12.43.53.8 26 9 MCG Sep 26 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1908 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Beck, Les 20                             0 0.0    
Bruce, George 18                             1 0.1    
Caine, Frank 14                             20 1.4    
Carmody Snr, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
Clark, Norm 19                             0 0.0    
Elliott, Fred 17                             8 0.5    
Flynn, Jim 3                             0 0.0    
Ford, Arthur 6                             3 0.5    
Gardiner, Vin 15                             34 2.3    
Gillespie, Dave 3                             2 0.7    
Gillespie, Doug 16                             0 0.0    
Gotz, Martin 20                             4 0.2    
Hammond, Charlie 19                             3 0.2    
Ingleman, Alby 13                             2 0.2    
Jinks, Fred 19                             4 0.2    
Johnson, George 'Mallee' 18                             7 0.4    
Kelly, Harvey 14                             27 1.9    
Kelly, Ernie 8                             11 1.4    
Kennedy, Ted 18                             4 0.2    
Koochew, Wally 4                             2 0.5    
Lang, Alex 20                             11 0.6    
Laver, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
Marchbank, Jim 7                             2 0.3    
Marchbank, Bill 3                             2 0.7    
McGregor, Rod 17                             5 0.3    
Pattison, Andy 4                             0 0.0    
Payne, Billy 20                             0 0.0    
Roland, Charlie 4                             2 0.5    
Topping, George 13                             16 1.2    
Williams, Frank 6                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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