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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); Carlton U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2025

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, 2024 (7 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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1957 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1957 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Carlton 1.34.510.610.6 66 LOST Hawthorn 7.48.811.915.12 102 -36 PRI Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A Carlton 5.38.79.910.16 76 WON South Melbourne 0.51.94.156.16 52 24 LAK Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Carlton 0.31.64.77.9 51 LOST Footscray 2.14.47.69.10 64 -13 WES May 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 H Carlton 4.28.511.915.12 102 WON Geelong 3.46.89.1113.11 89 13 PRI May 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 H Carlton 4.411.1315.1616.22 118 WON Richmond 4.46.79.1213.16 94 24 PRI May 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Carlton 1.310.811.1014.12 96 WON Fitzroy 1.32.58.712.10 82 14 BWS May 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Carlton 6.06.49.913.9 87 WON Essendon 3.33.114.147.20 62 25 PRI Jun 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Carlton 3.25.79.710.11 71 LOST Melbourne 1.65.108.1114.15 99 -28 PRI Jun 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A Carlton 3.45.97.138.15 63 WON North Melbourne 0.32.72.97.14 56 7 ARD Jun 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Carlton 4.24.59.89.9 63 LOST Collingwood 4.010.412.714.16 100 -37 VIC Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Carlton 3.27.910.1013.14 92 WON St. Kilda 5.35.47.107.13 55 37 PRI Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A Carlton 2.53.88.118.13 61 WON Hawthorn 4.26.37.47.10 52 9 GLE Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H Carlton 4.47.107.1311.15 81 WON South Melbourne 2.13.29.510.5 65 16 PRI Jul 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Carlton 1.27.49.1111.13 79 WON Footscray 3.24.35.47.10 52 27 PRI Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Carlton 2.22.34.66.7 43 LOST Geelong 0.13.86.1611.19 85 -42 KAR Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 A Carlton 2.14.25.77.9 51 LOST Richmond 5.47.610.711.9 75 -24 PUN Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 H Carlton 3.27.610.1011.13 79 WON Fitzroy 2.33.64.85.11 41 38 PRI Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A Carlton 1.14.56.89.8 62 LOST Essendon 4.77.1311.1517.21 123 -61 WIN Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
1SF H Carlton 0.22.74.96.12 48 LOST Hawthorn 5.37.69.710.11 71 -23 MCG Aug 31 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1957 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Beasy, Doug 18                             25 1.4    
Berner, Leon 4                             0 0.0    
Brereton, Leo 9                             15 1.7    
Buckley, Brian 13                             0 0.0    
Burke, Gerald 17                             34 2.0    
Chick, John 16                             3 0.2    
Clarke, Kevin 19                             1 0.1    
Comben, Bruce 19                             0 0.0    
Crowe, Bob 13                             21 1.6    
Donaldson, Graham 18                             7 0.4    
Ellis, Jack 1                             0 0.0    
Ferry, George 14                             0 0.0    
Garra, Vic 2                             0 0.0    
Gilchrist, Graham 18                             5 0.3    
Hands, Ken 16                             21 1.3    
Holt, Colin 9                             0 0.0    
James, John 17                             1 0.1    
Kerr, Laurie 10                             4 0.4    
Mills, Jack 10                             6 0.6    
Nicholls, John 17                             1 0.1    
Nicholls, Don 19                             13 0.7    
O'Brien, Kevin 5                             2 0.4    
O'Dwyer, Ron 10                             9 0.9    
Ousley, Ross 8                             1 0.1    
Pope, Maurie 2                             0 0.0    
Strauch, Denis 19                             15 0.8    
Sullivan, Jack 17                             7 0.4    
Webster, Peter 19                             0 0.0    
White, Allan 3                             1 0.3    
Zeunert, Denis 18                             2 0.1    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.