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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) 1897–2024

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 (6 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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1961 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1961 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton 0.24.66.76.12 48 WON St. Kilda 2.33.44.65.8 38 10 JUN Apr 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H Carlton 1.24.48.49.5 59 WON Fitzroy 0.62.95.116.18 54 5 PRI Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H Carlton 2.24.37.411.6 72 LOST Footscray 4.58.129.1411.15 81 -9 PRI Apr 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A Carlton 5.36.311.411.6 72 WON South Melbourne 2.63.115.137.14 56 16 LAK May 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Carlton 4.18.113.417.7 109 WON North Melbourne 0.68.1010.1511.17 83 26 ARD May 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Carlton 3.44.85.119.11 65 WON Collingwood 1.32.63.97.12 54 11 PRI May 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A Carlton 2.26.810.1111.13 79 LOST Melbourne 3.28.712.915.14 104 -25 MCG Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Carlton 3.13.35.47.7 49 LOST Richmond 2.66.98.913.11 89 -40 PRI Jun 12 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A Carlton 4.25.37.117.12 54 LOST Essendon 3.26.137.1412.17 89 -35 WIN Jun 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Carlton 3.24.64.76.10 46 LOST Hawthorn 5.28.211.412.6 78 -32 GLE Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Carlton 0.53.114.1310.18 78 LOST Geelong 3.35.514.1217.16 118 -40 PRI Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Carlton 1.52.78.89.8 62 WON St. Kilda 0.41.81.93.12 30 32 PRI Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Carlton 4.46.139.219.22 76 LOST Fitzroy 3.54.57.512.13 85 -9 BWS Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A Carlton 1.13.25.77.9 51 LOST Footscray 5.27.411.712.11 83 -32 WES Jul 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H Carlton 3.39.615.617.9 111 WON South Melbourne 3.24.64.77.10 52 59 PRI Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Carlton 3.43.65.149.16 70 WON North Melbourne 3.56.68.710.8 68 2 PRI Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Carlton 3.49.811.913.10 88 WON Collingwood 2.15.37.910.12 72 16 VIC Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Carlton 4.17.412.1113.12 90 LOST Melbourne 2.48.89.913.13 91 -1 PRI Aug 26 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1961 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson, Graeme 2                             0 0.0    
Arch, Bill 12                             3 0.3    
Barry, Peter 15                             5 0.3    
Benetti, John 6                             1 0.2    
Brereton, Leo 8                             14 1.8    
Bryant, Barry 6                             3 0.5    
Buckley, Brian 15                             2 0.1    
Carroll, Jim 1                             0 0.0    
Carroll, Tom 18                             54 3.0    
Collins, Ian 18                             11 0.6    
Collis, Gordon 17                             12 0.7    
Comben, Bruce 14                             0 0.0    
Cox, Berkley 17                             3 0.2    
Cross, Martin 18                             27 1.5    
Crowe, Bob 15                             1 0.1    
Donaldson, Graham 7                             3 0.4    
Ferry, George 12                             0 0.0    
Gilchrist, Graham 7                             2 0.3    
Heathcote, John 16                             7 0.4    
Holcombe, Brian 1                             0 0.0    
James, John 17                             0 0.0    
Kick, Murray 4                             2 0.5    
Lofts, Wes 9                             1 0.1    
McCulloch, Dave 6                             1 0.2    
Miers, Max 3                             0 0.0    
Nicholls, John 16                             12 0.8    
Nicholls, Don 3                             0 0.0    
Pavlou, Chris 14                             2 0.1    
Sankey, Maurice 14                             5 0.4    
Silvagni, Serge 18                             8 0.4    
Varlamos, Vasil 16                             0 0.0    
Williams, Bruce 5                             2 0.4    
Williams, John 10                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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