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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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1926 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1926 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton 4.67.79.139.16 70 WON Hawthorn 1.34.75.116.14 50 20 GLE May 1 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 H Carlton 1.23.84.89.15 69 WON Melbourne 1.33.48.88.10 58 11 PRI May 8 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A Carlton 0.23.46.108.12 60 LOST Geelong 1.35.47.69.10 64 -4 COR May 15 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 H Carlton 6.36.37.910.11 71 WON South Melbourne 0.56.87.99.12 66 5 PRI May 22 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A Carlton 1.26.46.67.6 48 LOST Fitzroy 1.42.65.117.16 58 -10 BWS May 29 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 H Carlton 3.33.76.1210.13 73 WON Essendon 2.54.105.136.15 51 22 PRI Jun 5 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 A Carlton 6.29.510.914.9 93 WON Footscray 0.36.57.710.11 71 22 WES Jun 7 (Mon, 2:45) Scores
8 H Carlton 3.39.313.417.7 109 WON North Melbourne 1.32.64.97.10 52 57 PRI Jun 19 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 H Carlton 4.47.87.910.10 70 WON Collingwood 2.05.55.86.13 49 21 PRI Jun 26 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 A Carlton 2.14.37.58.6 54 LOST Richmond 1.42.65.127.17 59 -5 PUN Jul 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 H Carlton 3.25.48.811.14 80 WON St. Kilda 2.13.56.89.9 63 17 PRI Jul 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 H Carlton 0.61.136.158.17 65 WON Hawthorn 0.24.27.68.9 57 8 PRI Jul 17 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 A Carlton 2.55.76.88.10 58 LOST Melbourne 4.56.107.1312.18 90 -32 MCG Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 H Carlton 1.55.97.912.10 82 WON Geelong 2.42.95.1310.15 75 7 PRI Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 A Carlton 3.17.58.79.8 62 LOST South Melbourne 5.57.811.1012.13 85 -23 LAK Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 H Carlton 2.57.1113.1418.18 126 WON Fitzroy 5.79.911.1315.14 104 22 PRI Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 A Carlton 2.16.57.611.11 77 LOST Essendon 6.28.611.813.8 86 -9 WIN Sep 4 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 A Carlton 2.05.15.17.5 47 LOST Collingwood 5.65.79.1712.24 96 -49 VIC Sep 11 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1926 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Beasy, Maurie 10                             1 0.1    
Bell, Harry 7                             0 0.0    
Blackmore, Hedley 17                             26 1.5    
Brew, Ray 18                             2 0.1    
Brewis, Ted 13                             6 0.5    
Byrne, Ronnie 3                             0 0.0    
Carter, Harold 13                             6 0.5    
Clover, Horrie 15                             38 2.5    
Collins, Norm 17                             2 0.1    
Connell, Maurie 9                             0 0.0    
Davis, Victor 8                             21 2.6    
Donoghue, Frank 12                             1 0.1    
Duncan, Alex 13                             0 0.0    
Dunn Snr, Harvey 8                             12 1.5    
Gilby, Fred 2                             0 0.0    
Irwin, Frank 16                             0 0.0    
Kelly, Joe 16                             0 0.0    
Koop, Bill 8                             5 0.6    
Manger, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
McAlpine, Ernie 5                             3 0.6    
McPherson, Harry 7                             2 0.3    
McSwain, Chas 17                             1 0.1    
Morrissey, Jack 15                             0 0.0    
Mullens, Tom 7                             10 1.4    
Mutch, Fred 7                             3 0.4    
Outram, Percy 12                             21 1.8    
Robertson, Jimmy 7                             7 1.0    
Rumney, Harold 2                             0 0.0    
Styles, George 5                             0 0.0    
Vallence, Harry 'Soapy' 11                             19 1.7    
Watson, Jim 16                             0 0.0    
Williamson, Jack 1                             0 0.0    
Witto, Les 6                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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