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
1955 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1955 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-04-16 1 | H | Carlton | 5.3 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 19.20 | 134 | WON | North Melbourne | 6.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 65 | 69 | PRI | 1955-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-04-23 2 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.8 | 5.9 | 10.14 | 12.15 | 87 | -27 | GLE | 1955-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-04-30 3 | H | Carlton | 3.0 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 106 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.12 | 6.13 | 49 | 57 | PRI | 1955-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-07 4 | A | Carlton | 3.2 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 99 | WON | St. Kilda | 3.3 | 4.13 | 5.16 | 7.22 | 64 | 35 | JUN | 1955-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-14 5 | H | Carlton | 3.1 | 7.7 | 9.14 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | Collingwood | 9.7 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 17.12 | 114 | -25 | PRI | 1955-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-21 6 | H | Carlton | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 12.11 | 83 | -8 | PRI | 1955-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-05-28 7 | A | Carlton | 3.3 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Geelong | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -15 | KAR | 1955-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-04 8 | A | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.6 | 7.11 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.7 | 8.11 | 14.13 | 20.15 | 135 | -65 | MCG | 1955-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-11 9 | H | Carlton | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 28 | LOST | Essendon | 3.8 | 7.10 | 7.16 | 11.20 | 86 | -58 | PRI | 1955-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-06-25 10 | H | Carlton | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | Footscray | 3.6 | 5.6 | 9.12 | 11.15 | 81 | -38 | PRI | 1955-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-02 11 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | Richmond | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 14.12 | 96 | -47 | PUN | 1955-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-09 12 | A | Carlton | 2.0 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 105 | WON | North Melbourne | 7.6 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 13.10 | 88 | 17 | ARD | 1955-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-16 13 | H | Carlton | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.13 | 10.19 | 79 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | 16 | PRI | 1955-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-23 14 | A | Carlton | 2.5 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 13.16 | 94 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 11.14 | 80 | 14 | BWS | 1955-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-07-30 15 | H | Carlton | 3.8 | 4.17 | 9.21 | 11.21 | 87 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.13 | 31 | 56 | PRI | 1955-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-06 16 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.7 | 4.10 | 9.14 | 12.17 | 89 | -37 | VIC | 1955-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-13 17 | A | Carlton | 3.1 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 79 | WON | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | 31 | LAK | 1955-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1955-08-20 18 | H | Carlton | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 66 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 8.12 | 60 | 6 | PRI | 1955-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1955 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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