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
1928 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1928 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928-04-21 1 | A | Carlton | 7.3 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 18.9 | 117 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.4 | 6.12 | 9.12 | 11.13 | 79 | 38 | BWS | 1928-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-04-28 2 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | Richmond | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 66 | 21 | PRI | 1928-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-05 3 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.5 | 4.10 | 6.13 | 7.17 | 59 | 34 | GLE | 1928-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-12 4 | H | Carlton | 3.2 | 9.10 | 11.12 | 16.24 | 120 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 96 | PRI | 1928-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-19 5 | A | Carlton | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | North Melbourne | 1.3 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 11.15 | 81 | -16 | ARD | 1928-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-05-26 6 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | South Melbourne | 5.3 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 3 | LAK | 1928-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-02 7 | H | Carlton | 3.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | Collingwood | 6.2 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 87 | -3 | PRI | 1928-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-04 8 | A | Carlton | 3.3 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.4 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 74 | -10 | MCG | 1928-06-04 Jun 4 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-09 9 | H | Carlton | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | Footscray | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 8.14 | 62 | -1 | PRI | 1928-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-23 10 | A | Carlton | 1.7 | 3.10 | 9.16 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | 12 | WIN | 1928-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-06-30 11 | H | Carlton | 6.2 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 20.12 | 132 | WON | Geelong | 4.2 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 15.14 | 104 | 28 | PRI | 1928-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-07 12 | H | Carlton | 3.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Fitzroy | 7.2 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 12.14 | 86 | -4 | PRI | 1928-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-14 13 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Richmond | 8.7 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 15.15 | 105 | -26 | PUN | 1928-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-07-28 14 | H | Carlton | 5.1 | 11.9 | 18.12 | 22.17 | 149 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 11.13 | 79 | 70 | PRI | 1928-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-04 15 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | St. Kilda | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 13.15 | 93 | -24 | JUN | 1928-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-11 16 | H | Carlton | 3.4 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 46 | 26 | PRI | 1928-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-08-18 17 | H | Carlton | 3.6 | 6.10 | 6.17 | 9.20 | 74 | WON | South Melbourne | 3.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 56 | 18 | PRI | 1928-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-09-01 18 | A | Carlton | 3.6 | 5.8 | 12.13 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | Collingwood | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 8.19 | 67 | 20 | VIC | 1928-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1928-09-08 1SF | A | Carlton | 3.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Richmond | 6.2 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 17.15 | 117 | -53 | MCG | 1928-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |