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
1948 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1948 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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| 1948-04-17 1 | A | Carlton | 6.7 | 8.9 | 13.12 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 76 | 41 | GLE | 1948-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-04-24 2 | H | Carlton | 4.1 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7.15 | 10.18 | 78 | -20 | PRI | 1948-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-05-01 3 | A | Carlton | 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Geelong | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 12.15 | 87 | 2 | KAR | 1948-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-05-08 4 | H | Carlton | 3.15 | 5.15 | 11.22 | 12.24 | 96 | LOST | Footscray | 3.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 98 | -2 | PRI | 1948-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-05-15 5 | A | Carlton | 1.0 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.5 | 5.10 | 6.13 | 8.17 | 65 | -2 | VIC | 1948-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-05-22 6 | H | Carlton | 4.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 93 | LOST | Essendon | 6.2 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 121 | -28 | PRI | 1948-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-05-29 7 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 15.12 | 102 | -51 | MCG | 1948-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-06-05 8 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 5.14 | 5.17 | 9.21 | 75 | LOST | Richmond | 3.4 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 13.10 | 88 | -13 | PUN | 1948-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-06-14 9 | H | Carlton | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.6 | 3.12 | 5.16 | 7.18 | 60 | 24 | PRI | 1948-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-06-19 10 | A | Carlton | 9.4 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 23.11 | 149 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 87 | 62 | LAK | 1948-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-07-03 11 | H | Carlton | 1.4 | 3.13 | 7.16 | 10.23 | 83 | LOST | North Melbourne | 7.3 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 14.10 | 94 | -11 | PRI | 1948-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-07-10 12 | H | Carlton | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.10 | 112 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.2 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 69 | 43 | PRI | 1948-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-07-17 13 | A | Carlton | 5.3 | 7.6 | 12.12 | 16.17 | 113 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 84 | 29 | BWS | 1948-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-07-24 14 | H | Carlton | 8.3 | 10.5 | 16.8 | 24.9 | 153 | WON | Geelong | 2.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 62 | 91 | PRI | 1948-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-08-07 15 | A | Carlton | 4.6 | 5.12 | 10.17 | 15.19 | 109 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.17 | 41 | 68 | WES | 1948-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-08-14 16 | H | Carlton | 2.6 | 3.9 | 8.14 | 10.20 | 80 | WON | Collingwood | 3.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | 10 | PRI | 1948-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-08-21 17 | A | Carlton | 3.2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Essendon | 5.1 | 6.5 | 9.13 | 16.15 | 111 | -34 | WIN | 1948-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-08-28 18 | H | Carlton | 4.2 | 8.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Melbourne | 3.3 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 15.11 | 101 | -9 | PRI | 1948-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1948-09-04 19 | H | Carlton | 1.6 | 4.11 | 6.15 | 9.21 | 75 | WON | Richmond | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.11 | 9.16 | 70 | 5 | PRI | 1948-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1948 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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