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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

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

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1917 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1917 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton 1.33.36.76.9 45 DRAW Fitzroy 1.23.45.86.9 45 0 BWS May 12 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 H Carlton 3.16.68.613.7 85 WON Collingwood 4.26.38.58.6 54 31 PRI May 19 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 A Carlton 1.22.53.83.13 31 LOST South Melbourne 2.53.84.125.16 46 -15 LAK May 26 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
4 H Carlton 0.11.75.105.12 42 LOST Geelong 3.34.45.56.7 43 -1 PRI Jun 4 (Mon, 3:00) Scores
5 H Carlton 4.27.710.914.13 97 WON Richmond 1.42.45.97.11 53 44 PRI Jun 9 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 H Carlton 2.13.93.144.17 41 LOST Fitzroy 3.63.66.88.9 57 -16 PRI Jun 16 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 A Carlton 2.25.36.58.7 55 LOST Collingwood 2.47.89.1113.14 92 -37 VIC Jun 23 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
8 H Carlton 1.24.65.89.11 65 WON South Melbourne 3.23.67.127.12 54 11 PRI Jun 30 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A Carlton 0.20.83.84.10 34 WON Geelong 2.22.43.103.11 29 5 COR Jul 7 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 A Carlton 0.26.36.67.9 51 WON Richmond 3.43.45.76.10 46 5 PUN Jul 14 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 A Carlton 2.34.66.68.11 59 WON Fitzroy 3.23.64.135.15 45 14 BWS Jul 21 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 H Carlton 1.51.83.124.13 37 WON Collingwood 1.21.62.63.8 26 11 PRI Jul 28 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 A Carlton 0.21.82.126.14 50 LOST South Melbourne 3.14.37.68.7 55 -5 LAK Aug 11 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 A Carlton 5.67.69.1110.11 71 WON Geelong 0.02.43.55.8 38 33 COR Aug 18 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
15 H Carlton 4.08.410.412.8 80 WON Richmond 1.22.53.114.17 41 39 PRI Aug 25 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
1SF A Carlton 3.03.14.66.8 44 LOST Fitzroy 2.44.95.116.17 53 -9 MCG Sep 1 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1917 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Brown, Ted 15                             0 0.0    
Canet, Charlie 14                             1 0.1    
Carter, Ernie 10                             3 0.3    
Crone, Dave 6                             2 0.3    
Daykin, Percy 15                             12 0.8    
Dick, Billy 10                             18 1.8    
Downs, Lyle 12                             8 0.7    
Dunn, Mick 16                             4 0.3    
Fisher, Charlie 13                             13 1.0    
Gardiner, Vin 15                             22 1.5    
Greaves, Harry 5                             0 0.0    
Greenhill, Jack 6                             1 0.2    
Hammond, Charlie 8                             3 0.4    
Hardy, Willis 3                             1 0.3    
Haughton, Harry 13                             7 0.5    
Keily, Dan 14                             0 0.0    
Lang, Alex 3                             2 0.7    
Lear, Darcy 12                             1 0.1    
Leehane, Steve 12                             0 0.0    
Martin, Frank 13                             0 0.0    
McCumisky, Phil 2                             0 0.0    
McDonald, Andy 13                             0 0.0    
McGregor, Rod 15                             1 0.1    
Morris, Jimmy 1                             0 0.0    
O'Brien, Paddy 14                             0 0.0    
Shortill, Joe 12                             9 0.8    
Valentine, Viv 12                             9 0.8    
White, Horrie 2                             2 1.0    
White, George 2                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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