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
1956 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1956 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-04-14 1 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Essendon | 1.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 67 | -28 | WIN | 1956-04-14 Apr 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-04-21 2 | H | Carlton | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 6.11 | 47 | LOST | Melbourne | 5.5 | 8.9 | 10.15 | 12.18 | 90 | -43 | PRI | 1956-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-04-28 3 | A | Carlton | 3.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 87 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 65 | 22 | JUN | 1956-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-05 4 | H | Carlton | 2.1 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 15.12 | 102 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.14 | 13.16 | 94 | 8 | PRI | 1956-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-12 5 | H | Carlton | 0.1 | 2.4 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 64 | WON | Collingwood | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 22 | 42 | PRI | 1956-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-19 6 | A | Carlton | 4.1 | 8.9 | 11.15 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Richmond | 5.5 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 9.14 | 68 | 39 | PUN | 1956-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-05-26 7 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 56 | WON | Footscray | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.13 | 55 | 1 | WES | 1956-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-02 8 | H | Carlton | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 39 | 34 | PRI | 1956-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-09 9 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 80 | -1 | PRI | 1956-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-23 10 | A | Carlton | 2.1 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 53 | 36 | BWS | 1956-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-06-30 11 | A | Carlton | 2.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 54 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.6 | 5.7 | 9.17 | 9.19 | 73 | -19 | LAK | 1956-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-07 12 | H | Carlton | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 85 | WON | Essendon | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.13 | 5.15 | 45 | 40 | PRI | 1956-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-14 13 | A | Carlton | 4.1 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 79 | LOST | Melbourne | 5.7 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 14.10 | 94 | -15 | MCG | 1956-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-21 14 | H | Carlton | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.15 | 8.18 | 66 | DRAW | St. Kilda | 4.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.12 | 66 | 0 | PRI | 1956-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-07-28 15 | A | Carlton | 2.6 | 4.9 | 9.14 | 11.16 | 82 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 32 | 50 | ARD | 1956-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-04 16 | A | Carlton | 4.3 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 12.12 | 84 | WON | Collingwood | 3.5 | 7.11 | 8.15 | 9.17 | 71 | 13 | VIC | 1956-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-11 17 | H | Carlton | 1.5 | 3.14 | 3.19 | 7.24 | 66 | LOST | Richmond | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.10 | 10.11 | 71 | -5 | PRI | 1956-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
| 1956-08-18 18 | H | Carlton | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 45 | LOST | Footscray | 2.6 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 8.14 | 62 | -17 | PRI | 1956-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) | Scores |
1956 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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