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
1943 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1943 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-05-08 1 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 6.6 | 11.11 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | Richmond | 1.7 | 2.14 | 4.19 | 8.23 | 71 | 44 | PRI | 1943-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-15 2 | A | Carlton | 0.0 | 3.8 | 7.14 | 8.18 | 66 | WON | Footscray | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 6.10 | 46 | 20 | WES | 1943-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-05-29 4 | H | Carlton | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 77 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.7 | 6.11 | 11.12 | 15.14 | 104 | -27 | PRI | 1943-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-06-05 5 | A | Carlton | 6.0 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | St. Kilda | 3.2 | 7.10 | 10.10 | 13.14 | 92 | -12 | TOO | 1943-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-12 6 | H | Carlton | 3.5 | 4.10 | 7.16 | 9.22 | 76 | LOST | Essendon | 1.10 | 3.15 | 6.16 | 11.16 | 82 | -6 | PRI | 1943-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-19 7 | A | Carlton | 4.9 | 4.11 | 8.17 | 11.21 | 87 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.3 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 13.14 | 92 | -5 | PUN | 1943-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-06-26 8 | H | Carlton | 3.4 | 7.11 | 10.14 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | Fitzroy | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 9.13 | 67 | 39 | PRI | 1943-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-03 9 | A | Carlton | 5.4 | 7.8 | 15.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 10.13 | 73 | 30 | PRI | 1943-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-10 10 | H | Carlton | 4.1 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 11.14 | 80 | 25 | PRI | 1943-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-17 11 | A | Carlton | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | North Melbourne | 4.6 | 4.6 | 11.10 | 12.10 | 82 | -4 | ARD | 1943-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-07-31 12 | A | Carlton | 4.2 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 28.10 | 178 | WON | Collingwood | 2.1 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 74 | 104 | VIC | 1943-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1943-08-07 13 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 7.8 | 9.13 | 13.19 | 97 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.4 | 4.9 | 10.11 | 10.15 | 75 | 22 | PRI | 1943-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-14 14 | A | Carlton | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Essendon | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | 3 | WIN | 1943-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-21 15 | H | Carlton | 5.6 | 8.16 | 9.20 | 15.23 | 113 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 47 | 66 | PRI | 1943-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-08-28 16 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Fitzroy | 6.2 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 12.12 | 84 | -15 | BWS | 1943-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1943-09-04 1SF | A | Carlton | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 43 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.3 | 7.9 | 12.10 | 13.16 | 94 | -51 | PRI | 1943-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |