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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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1988 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1988 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 4.67.1212.1318.18 126 WON Hawthorn 4.37.610.1715.21 111 15 PRI Apr 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Carlton 4.38.515.1119.15 129 WON Brisbane 2.34.105.137.19 61 68 PRI Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Carlton 4.39.519.823.13 151 WON Essendon 7.210.811.1111.13 79 72 WIN Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Carlton 4.1011.1618.2024.22 166 WON Sydney 3.35.67.1210.20 80 86 SCG Apr 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Carlton 0.52.76.910.9 69 LOST Collingwood 4.56.88.1114.13 97 -28 VFL Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Carlton 0.14.47.810.12 72 WON St. Kilda 2.42.53.54.8 32 40 PRI May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Carlton 3.47.511.814.9 93 LOST Geelong 2.25.510.915.14 104 -11 VFL May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Carlton 4.811.1117.1719.20 134 WON North Melbourne 3.08.211.319.7 121 13 VFL May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Carlton 5.28.211.615.10 100 WON West Coast 1.75.1210.1312.15 87 13 SUB May 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Carlton 4.35.311.615.6 96 WON Footscray 2.15.57.811.9 75 21 WES Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Carlton 8.812.1119.1421.18 144 WON Fitzroy 3.06.29.615.11 101 43 PRI Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Carlton 5.67.129.1612.21 93 LOST Richmond 1.44.109.1815.20 110 -17 MCG Jun 17 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
13 A Carlton 2.22.93.105.13 43 LOST Melbourne 0.33.37.410.6 66 -23 VFL Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Carlton 4.56.129.1611.21 87 LOST Collingwood 6.38.811.1316.14 110 -23 MCG Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Carlton 3.25.36.710.9 69 WON St. Kilda 4.36.56.79.11 65 4 MOO Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Carlton 6.211.616.1121.15 141 WON Geelong 7.19.510.1014.14 98 43 PRI Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Carlton 3.34.89.1613.22 100 WON Richmond 2.58.78.98.12 60 40 PRI Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Carlton 1.07.513.1022.11 143 WON Fitzroy 2.44.76.99.13 67 76 PRI Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Carlton 1.55.87.1111.13 79 LOST Sydney 5.45.811.1015.17 107 -28 VFL Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Carlton 5.79.1315.1720.21 141 WON North Melbourne 3.38.1114.1420.17 137 4 PRI Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Carlton 3.56.1210.1313.22 100 WON Brisbane 5.56.513.1014.13 97 3 CRR Aug 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 A Carlton 3.34.45.510.6 66 LOST Melbourne 8.29.711.1214.12 96 -30 MCG Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
QF A Carlton 7.310.816.922.13 145 WON Collingwood 1.09.412.716.11 107 38 MCG Sep 4 (Sun, 2:30) Scores
2SF A Carlton 2.53.56.86.9 45 LOST Hawthorn 0.26.66.89.12 66 -21 VFL Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF A Carlton 1.39.610.814.14 98 LOST Melbourne 6.39.416.519.6 120 -22 VFL Sep 17 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1988 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
22 Aitken, Ian 14 104 7.4 34 2.4 138 9.9 31 2.2 2 0.1 21 1.5 17 19 0 0.0 0 0
31 Alvin, Tom 20 231 11.6 47 2.4 278 13.9 64 3.2 0 0.0 26 1.3 28 20 4 0.2 4 28
8 Blackwell, Wayne 24 339 14.1 164 6.8 503 21.0 111 4.6 1 0.0 37 1.5 40 25 16 0.7 18 114
21 Bradley, Craig 25 475 19.0 127 5.1 602 24.1 91 3.6 3 0.1 30 1.2 54 35 14 0.6 15 99
16 Buckley, Jim 12 152 12.7 36 3.0 188 15.7 34 2.8 0 0.0 23 1.9 22 25 2 0.2 1 13
51 Butts, Gerard 1 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
5 Da Rui, Steve 20 147 7.4 48 2.4 195 9.8 34 1.7 1 0.1 23 1.2 28 22 2 0.1 0 12
35 Dean, Peter 3 21 7.0 17 5.7 38 12.7 12 4.0 0 0.0 4 1.3 3 4 0 0.0 0 0
3 Dennis, Richard 10 113 11.3 65 6.5 178 17.8 55 5.5 0 0.0 6 0.6 14 15 7 0.7 19 61
6 Dorotich, Jon 23 186 8.1 78 3.4 264 11.5 122 5.3 54 2.3 13 0.6 33 51 25 1.1 19 169
24 Dunlop, Jamie 8 39 4.9 21 2.6 60 7.5 18 2.3 24 3.0 4 0.5 9 6 1 0.1 0 6
15 Evans, Bernie 8 70 8.8 27 3.4 97 12.1 13 1.6 0 0.0 9 1.1 11 9 4 0.5 8 32
36 Garvey, Michael 2 17 8.5 6 3.0 23 11.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
32 Glascott, David 22 279 12.7 167 7.6 446 20.3 90 4.1 2 0.1 7 0.3 34 30 12 0.5 10 82
12 Gleeson, Adrian 23 333 14.5 128 5.6 461 20.0 77 3.3 0 0.0 23 1.0 44 41 37 1.6 21 243
13 Hanna, Mil 16 111 6.9 38 2.4 149 9.3 37 2.3 0 0.0 6 0.4 18 12 3 0.2 8 26
37 Harmes, Wayne 11 76 6.9 34 3.1 110 10.0 24 2.2 0 0.0 2 0.2 5 4 2 0.2 10 22
25 Herman, Ian 17 212 12.5 96 5.6 308 18.1 36 2.1 0 0.0 33 1.9 23 26 14 0.8 12 96
9 Hunter, Ken 17 111 6.5 51 3.0 162 9.5 69 4.1 1 0.1 5 0.3 24 13 24 1.4 14 158
7 Johnston, Wayne 18 294 16.3 73 4.1 367 20.4 42 2.3 0 0.0 41 2.3 31 28 12 0.7 14 86
43 Kennedy, Michael 14 108 7.7 29 2.1 137 9.8 23 1.6 0 0.0 20 1.4 21 7 0 0.0 3 3
4 Kernahan, Stephen 23 288 12.5 71 3.1 359 15.6 161 7.0 30 1.3 28 1.2 39 60 54 2.3 36 360
28 Kernahan, David 6 29 4.8 20 3.3 49 8.2 14 2.3 1 0.2 5 0.8 4 4 7 1.2 1 43
44 Madden, Justin 22 165 7.5 107 4.9 272 12.4 122 5.5 380 17.3 9 0.4 40 39 12 0.5 7 79
45 McKenzie, Warren 8 47 5.9 36 4.5 83 10.4 28 3.5 18 2.3 4 0.5 6 11 8 1.0 7 55
23 Meldrum, Paul 18 200 11.1 112 6.2 312 17.3 73 4.1 0 0.0 16 0.9 21 17 8 0.4 10 58
30 Murphy, Fraser 23 226 9.8 108 4.7 334 14.5 47 2.0 1 0.0 37 1.6 23 22 28 1.2 20 188
17 Naley, Mark 21 305 14.5 121 5.8 426 20.3 48 2.3 0 0.0 35 1.7 27 29 20 1.0 18 138
41 O'Sullivan, Luke 1 2 2.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
49 Poursanidis, Phillip 2 13 6.5 5 2.5 18 9.0 5 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4 3 1.5 3 21
26 Rhys-Jones, David 19 150 7.9 111 5.8 261 13.7 69 3.6 0 0.0 33 1.7 29 31 17 0.9 7 109
38 Robertson, Shane 5 42 8.4 25 5.0 67 13.4 15 3.0 0 0.0 2 0.4 3 6 0 0.0 1 1
18 Sartori, Peter 12 83 6.9 33 2.8 116 9.7 59 4.9 18 1.5 10 0.8 7 8 29 2.4 21 195
10 Shine, Brad 6 66 11.0 25 4.2 91 15.2 32 5.3 0 0.0 9 1.5 8 6 1 0.2 2 8
1 Silvagni, Stephen 24 187 7.8 99 4.1 286 11.9 74 3.1 0 0.0 31 1.3 37 28 12 0.5 12 84
39 Williams, Mark 2 4 2.0 6 3.0 10 5.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 500 5227 10.5 2166 4.3 7393 14.8 1738 3.5 538 1.1 554 1.1 708 660 378 0.8 321 2589
 

Footnotes

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