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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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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1963 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1963 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton 2.49.613.1014.11 95 WON Fitzroy 1.11.56.710.12 72 23 BWS Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H Carlton 3.14.35.87.11 53 WON St. Kilda 1.55.86.126.15 51 2 PRI Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Carlton 4.35.711.1116.15 111 WON South Melbourne 4.37.68.1010.14 74 37 LAK May 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 H Carlton 1.24.106.129.13 67 WON Essendon 2.12.45.88.13 61 6 PRI May 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Carlton 4.36.69.1011.11 77 WON Richmond 3.47.68.911.9 75 2 PUN May 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Carlton 3.23.44.137.16 58 LOST Geelong 2.44.115.157.22 64 -6 PRI May 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A Carlton 0.42.45.78.9 57 WON Footscray 1.33.74.77.7 49 8 WES Jun 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Carlton 0.04.26.56.8 44 LOST Collingwood 2.24.46.106.10 46 -2 PRI Jun 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A Carlton 1.51.95.127.12 54 LOST Hawthorn 3.36.48.59.6 60 -6 GLE Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 H Carlton 2.35.47.68.8 56 LOST Melbourne 4.38.510.912.12 84 -28 PRI Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 A Carlton 2.43.63.75.9 39 LOST North Melbourne 1.22.85.108.14 62 -23 ARD Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Carlton 4.27.1213.1716.19 115 WON Fitzroy 2.25.27.311.8 74 41 PRI Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Carlton 0.24.55.77.13 55 LOST St. Kilda 7.87.912.1214.12 96 -41 JUN Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Carlton 4.28.514.817.13 115 WON South Melbourne 3.13.46.78.9 57 58 PRI Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Carlton 4.37.58.811.10 76 WON Essendon 2.17.38.610.10 70 6 WIN Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Carlton 1.22.95.1210.18 78 LOST Richmond 4.56.710.1312.13 85 -7 PRI Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Carlton 1.12.23.35.4 34 LOST Geelong 4.45.69.1313.17 95 -61 KAR Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Carlton 2.23.105.1213.13 91 WON Footscray 2.43.66.118.11 59 32 PRI Sep 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
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1963 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
26 Anderson, Graeme 7                             0 0.0    
18 Barry, Peter 14                             1 0.1    
8 Benetti, John 18                             0 0.0    
6 Best, Trevor 9                             5 0.6    
4 Buckley, Brian 16                             0 0.0    
22 Carroll, Tom 15                             27 1.8    
19 Collins, Ian 11                             5 0.5    
17 Collis, Gordon 15                             14 0.9    
25 Comben, John 13                             1 0.1    
9 Cox, Berkley 18                             17 0.9    
23 Cross, Martin 5                             4 0.8    
14 Crowe, Bob 11                             0 0.0    
36 Falconer, Peter 4                             3 0.8    
12 Gill, John 13                             6 0.5    
11 Goold, John 1                             1 1.0    
5 Greenwood, Ken 6                             1 0.2    
3 Hall, Kevin 5                             4 0.8    
15 Hardie, Greg 12                             10 0.8    
10 James, John 18                             7 0.4    
30 Kick, Murray 17                             3 0.2    
20 Lofts, Wes 16                             7 0.4    
40 McMaster-Smith, Bruce 9                             2 0.2    
2 Nicholls, John 17                             20 1.2    
37 Ogilvie, Henry 1                             0 0.0    
28 Reilly, John 12                             1 0.1    
35 Ringholt, Doug 2                             0 0.0    
29 Rogers, Dave 4                             1 0.3    
16 Sankey, Maurice 16                             14 0.9    
1 Silvagni, Serge 18                             9 0.5    
39 Stewart, Cliff 9                             1 0.1    
32 Varlamos, Vasil 11                             0 0.0    
7 Williams, Bruce 17                             13 0.8    
Totals 360                             177 0.5    
 

Footnotes

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