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
1952 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1952 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-04-19 1 | A | Carlton | 6.2 | 9.6 | 11.11 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.3 | 2.11 | 3.17 | 8.19 | 67 | 23 | ARD | 1952-04-19 Apr 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-04-26 2 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 89 | -5 | PRI | 1952-04-26 Apr 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-03 3 | H | Carlton | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.12 | 72 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.0 | 6.7 | 11.11 | 13.14 | 92 | -20 | PRI | 1952-05-03 May 3 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-10 4 | A | Carlton | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.12 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Essendon | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 87 | 7 | WIN | 1952-05-10 May 10 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-17 5 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.11 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.4 | 9.6 | 12.10 | 15.16 | 106 | -50 | VIC | 1952-05-17 May 17 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-05-31 6 | H | Carlton | 3.4 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 14.10 | 94 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 10.13 | 73 | 21 | PRI | 1952-05-31 May 31 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-09 7 | H | Carlton | 8.4 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 18.12 | 120 | WON | Geelong | 1.3 | 8.5 | 11.11 | 13.15 | 93 | 27 | PRI | 1952-06-09 Jun 9 (Mon, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-14 8 | H | Carlton | 7.3 | 9.5 | 12.10 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.3 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 11.14 | 80 | 37 | EMO | 1952-06-14 Jun 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-21 9 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 39 | WON | Richmond | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 33 | 6 | PUN | 1952-06-21 Jun 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-06-28 10 | H | Carlton | 2.4 | 5.9 | 11.14 | 15.22 | 112 | WON | Footscray | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 57 | 55 | PRI | 1952-06-28 Jun 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-05 11 | A | Carlton | 4.11 | 4.11 | 6.21 | 9.24 | 78 | WON | Hawthorn | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.11 | 41 | 37 | GLE | 1952-07-05 Jul 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-12 12 | H | Carlton | 2.6 | 4.9 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 50 | DRAW | Melbourne | 1.3 | 4.8 | 4.12 | 6.14 | 50 | 0 | PRI | 1952-07-12 Jul 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-19 13 | H | Carlton | 0.5 | 1.13 | 5.21 | 5.23 | 53 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 38 | 15 | PRI | 1952-07-19 Jul 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-07-26 14 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 10.16 | 76 | DRAW | South Melbourne | 3.7 | 4.8 | 10.14 | 10.16 | 76 | 0 | LAK | 1952-07-26 Jul 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-02 15 | A | Carlton | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.10 | 5.14 | 44 | LOST | Fitzroy | 1.5 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 5.15 | 45 | -1 | BWS | 1952-08-02 Aug 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-09 16 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 11.16 | 82 | LOST | Essendon | 2.3 | 3.6 | 12.9 | 12.11 | 83 | -1 | PRI | 1952-08-09 Aug 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-16 17 | H | Carlton | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Collingwood | 1.3 | 3.7 | 8.12 | 9.13 | 67 | 21 | PRI | 1952-08-16 Aug 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-23 18 | A | Carlton | 3.4 | 7.6 | 9.10 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 56 | 36 | JUN | 1952-08-23 Aug 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-08-30 19 | A | Carlton | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.10 | 3.14 | 32 | LOST | Geelong | 0.5 | 5.9 | 9.13 | 10.17 | 77 | -45 | KAR | 1952-08-30 Aug 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1952-09-06 1SF | H | Carlton | 0.5 | 3.10 | 7.15 | 8.20 | 68 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.1 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 69 | -1 | MCG | 1952-09-06 Sep 6 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |