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
1926 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1926 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-05-01 1 | A | Carlton | 4.6 | 7.7 | 9.13 | 9.16 | 70 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.3 | 4.7 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 50 | 20 | GLE | 1926-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-08 2 | H | Carlton | 1.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 9.15 | 69 | WON | Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 8.10 | 58 | 11 | PRI | 1926-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-15 3 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 3.4 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Geelong | 1.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 9.10 | 64 | -4 | COR | 1926-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-22 4 | H | Carlton | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.12 | 66 | 5 | PRI | 1926-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-05-29 5 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.11 | 7.16 | 58 | -10 | BWS | 1926-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-05 6 | H | Carlton | 3.3 | 3.7 | 6.12 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Essendon | 2.5 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 6.15 | 51 | 22 | PRI | 1926-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-07 7 | A | Carlton | 6.2 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 93 | WON | Footscray | 0.3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 71 | 22 | WES | 1926-06-07 Jun 7 (Mon, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-19 8 | H | Carlton | 3.3 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 109 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.10 | 52 | 57 | PRI | 1926-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-06-26 9 | H | Carlton | 4.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Collingwood | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.13 | 49 | 21 | PRI | 1926-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-03 10 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 54 | LOST | Richmond | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.12 | 7.17 | 59 | -5 | PUN | 1926-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-10 11 | H | Carlton | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | 17 | PRI | 1926-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-07-17 12 | H | Carlton | 0.6 | 1.13 | 6.15 | 8.17 | 65 | WON | Hawthorn | 0.2 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 57 | 8 | PRI | 1926-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-07 13 | A | Carlton | 2.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Melbourne | 4.5 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 12.18 | 90 | -32 | MCG | 1926-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-14 14 | H | Carlton | 1.5 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Geelong | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.13 | 10.15 | 75 | 7 | PRI | 1926-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-21 15 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | South Melbourne | 5.5 | 7.8 | 11.10 | 12.13 | 85 | -23 | LAK | 1926-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-08-28 16 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 7.11 | 13.14 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | Fitzroy | 5.7 | 9.9 | 11.13 | 15.14 | 104 | 22 | PRI | 1926-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-09-04 17 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Essendon | 6.2 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 86 | -9 | WIN | 1926-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1926-09-11 18 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 47 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.6 | 5.7 | 9.17 | 12.24 | 96 | -49 | VIC | 1926-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |