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
1944 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1944 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-05-06 1 | A | Carlton | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | South Melbourne | 5.2 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 13.10 | 88 | -27 | JUN | 1944-05-06 May 6 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-05-13 2 | H | Carlton | 2.7 | 7.10 | 12.12 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.4 | 5.7 | 5.13 | 9.14 | 68 | 56 | PRI | 1944-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-05-20 3 | A | Carlton | 4.3 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | Melbourne | 2.0 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 77 | 15 | PUN | 1944-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-05-27 4 | H | Carlton | 2.4 | 7.9 | 7.14 | 13.17 | 95 | WON | Essendon | 5.4 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 93 | 2 | PRI | 1944-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-06-03 5 | H | Carlton | 6.6 | 11.8 | 15.10 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | Richmond | 1.1 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 92 | 16 | PRI | 1944-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-06-10 6 | A | Carlton | 4.6 | 9.13 | 11.19 | 13.25 | 103 | WON | Geelong | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 40 | 63 | KAR | 1944-06-10 Jun 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-06-17 7 | A | Carlton | 2.4 | 3.8 | 7.12 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | 55 | JUN | 1944-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-06-24 8 | H | Carlton | 4.2 | 9.6 | 14.7 | 17.12 | 114 | WON | Collingwood | 6.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 83 | 31 | PRI | 1944-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-07-01 9 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | North Melbourne | 1.8 | 4.9 | 9.11 | 11.15 | 81 | -29 | ARD | 1944-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-07-08 10 | H | Carlton | 2.8 | 7.11 | 10.12 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.11 | 6.15 | 51 | 30 | PRI | 1944-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-07-15 11 | A | Carlton | 3.5 | 6.7 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | Footscray | 6.1 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 86 | -3 | WES | 1944-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-07-22 12 | H | Carlton | 4.4 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 8.12 | 60 | 14 | PRI | 1944-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-07-29 13 | A | Carlton | 4.9 | 5.16 | 9.21 | 13.28 | 106 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 62 | 44 | GLE | 1944-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1944-08-05 14 | H | Carlton | 1.0 | 3.8 | 3.12 | 4.14 | 38 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 54 | -16 | PRI | 1944-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-08-12 15 | A | Carlton | 1.9 | 4.12 | 10.16 | 14.20 | 104 | WON | Essendon | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 45 | 59 | WIN | 1944-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-08-19 16 | A | Carlton | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.12 | 8.16 | 64 | LOST | Richmond | 3.4 | 7.12 | 9.13 | 11.16 | 82 | -18 | PUN | 1944-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-08-26 17 | H | Carlton | 5.9 | 9.12 | 20.18 | 23.28 | 166 | WON | Geelong | 2.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.12 | 60 | 106 | PRI | 1944-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1944-09-02 18 | H | Carlton | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Footscray | 2.2 | 6.9 | 10.11 | 12.17 | 89 | -1 | PRI | 1944-09-02 Sep 2 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
1944 Player Stats
| # | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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