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
1891 Season () Fixture
Carlton's 1891 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-05-02 1 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.10 | 3 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6 | -3 | JUN | 1891-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-09 2 | A | Carlton | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | BWS | 1891-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-16 3 | H | Carlton | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 10 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | MCG | 1891-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-23 4 | A | Carlton | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6.10 | 9.17 | 9 | WON | Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | MCG | 1891-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-05-26 5 | Carlton | Bye | 1891-05-26 May 26 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1891-05-30 6 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.11 | 8.18 | 8 | WON | Williamstown | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 7 | MCG | 1891-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1891-06-06 7 | A | Carlton | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.10 | 8.14 | 8 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 7 | ARD | 1891-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-06-20 8 | H | Carlton | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4 | WON | Geelong | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | MCG | 1891-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-06-27 9 | A | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.12 | 2 | LOST | Essendon | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3 | -1 | EME | 1891-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-04 10 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 8 | WON | Richmond | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 6 | PUN | 1891-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-11 11 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | MCG | 1891-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-18 12 | H | Carlton | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.10 | 3 | -2 | MCG | 1891-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-07-25 13 | A | Carlton | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | NPO | 1891-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-01 14 | H | Carlton | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5.14 | 7.17 | 7 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | ACC | 1891-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-08 15 | H | Carlton | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.10 | 2 | DRAW | Essendon | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.10 | 2 | 0 | MCG | 1891-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-15 16 | H | Carlton | 2.3 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 6.15 | 6 | DRAW | North Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | MCG | 1891-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-22 17 | H | Carlton | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1 | 6 | EME | 1891-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-08-29 18 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 11 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 7 | WES | 1891-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-05 19 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.13 | 6.13 | 6 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 4 | LAK | 1891-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-12 20 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.10 | 4.16 | 4 | DRAW | Melbourne | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | ACC | 1891-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-19 21 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2 | LOST | Geelong | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3 | -1 | COR | 1891-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1891-09-26 22 | A | Carlton | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | BWS | 1891-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |