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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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"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...."

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1947 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1947 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 5.58.1113.1417.20 122 WON Melbourne 3.46.810.816.13 109 13 PRI Apr 19 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Carlton 3.64.97.129.16 70 LOST South Melbourne 3.48.610.812.12 84 -14 LAK Apr 26 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A Carlton 2.74.139.1417.19 121 WON Richmond 2.43.93.145.18 48 73 PUN May 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 H Carlton 4.78.1214.1416.16 112 WON Footscray 1.24.95.107.16 58 54 PRI May 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A Carlton 5.07.013.514.7 91 WON Essendon 1.43.105.118.16 64 27 WIN May 17 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 A Carlton 4.78.917.1423.17 155 WON St. Kilda 3.25.77.77.11 53 102 JUN May 24 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 H Carlton 2.67.1010.1713.21 99 WON North Melbourne 1.47.610.1011.14 80 19 PRI May 31 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 H Carlton 3.47.610.1516.21 117 WON Geelong 4.25.37.77.10 52 65 PRI Jun 7 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
9 A Carlton 3.18.312.413.8 86 LOST Collingwood 4.18.711.1016.16 112 -26 VIC Jun 16 (Mon, 2:30) Scores
10 A Carlton 0.32.56.710.8 68 WON Fitzroy 1.14.36.58.7 55 13 BWS Jun 21 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
11 H Carlton 2.210.814.1018.17 125 WON Hawthorn 1.33.86.128.14 62 63 PRI Jun 28 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
12 A Carlton 4.15.48.910.9 69 WON Melbourne 2.45.66.79.10 64 5 MCG Jul 5 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
13 H Carlton 2.16.69.1210.14 74 WON South Melbourne 1.43.85.149.16 70 4 PRI Jul 12 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
14 H Carlton 2.34.47.710.10 70 WON Richmond 2.57.79.89.9 63 7 PRI Jul 19 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
15 A Carlton 4.36.312.514.9 93 WON Footscray 4.39.710.813.11 89 4 WES Jul 26 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
16 H Carlton 1.44.87.107.12 54 LOST Essendon 1.54.87.1013.16 94 -40 PRI Aug 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 H Carlton 4.37.69.1214.19 103 WON St. Kilda 0.30.82.123.12 30 73 PRI Aug 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 A Carlton 4.18.812.914.13 97 WON North Melbourne 2.46.88.1010.12 72 25 ARD Aug 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
19 A Carlton 5.310.414.616.11 107 LOST Geelong 2.36.510.617.7 109 -2 KAR Aug 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2SF A Carlton 0.17.59.1114.15 99 WON Essendon 3.86.1210.1411.17 83 16 MCG Sep 13 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF A Carlton 4.08.010.413.8 86 WON Essendon 3.78.1110.1511.19 85 1 MCG Sep 27 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1947 Player Stats

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