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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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

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

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1968 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1968 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 1.23.109.1513.22 100 WON Geelong 2.13.25.77.12 54 46 PRI Apr 15 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
2 A Carlton 1.37.88.1110.12 72 LOST Richmond 5.68.711.1317.16 118 -46 MCG Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H Carlton 0.60.71.101.11 17 LOST Essendon 0.10.53.67.8 50 -33 PRI Apr 25 (Thu, 2:15) Scores
4 A Carlton 7.38.315.715.10 100 WON Hawthorn 3.05.55.811.11 77 23 GLE May 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 H Carlton 6.39.713.1116.15 111 WON Footscray 1.22.43.95.9 39 72 PRI May 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Carlton 2.110.611.812.11 83 WON South Melbourne 3.34.38.710.11 71 12 LAK May 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Carlton 2.49.813.915.11 101 WON Collingwood 1.73.97.129.13 67 34 PRI May 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 A Carlton 1.43.79.1013.15 93 WON Fitzroy 1.23.44.54.10 34 59 PRI Jun 10 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 H Carlton 5.59.814.1120.11 131 WON North Melbourne 4.64.97.1410.15 75 56 PRI Jun 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Carlton 2.22.34.38.8 56 WON St. Kilda 1.41.53.103.10 28 28 MOO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Carlton 4.66.69.1211.19 85 WON Melbourne 2.36.56.56.7 43 42 PRI Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A Carlton 2.24.37.69.9 63 WON Geelong 4.34.66.68.7 55 8 KAR Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H Carlton 4.67.109.1111.14 80 WON Richmond 2.83.107.1410.14 74 6 PRI Jul 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A Carlton 3.13.63.126.13 49 LOST Essendon 0.31.54.97.13 55 -6 WIN Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H Carlton 1.51.76.129.14 68 LOST Hawthorn 1.24.67.911.15 81 -13 PRI Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 A Carlton 2.32.35.810.10 70 LOST Footscray 1.06.48.416.6 102 -32 WES Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 H Carlton 6.29.414.1018.14 122 WON South Melbourne 5.28.68.711.14 80 42 PRI Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A Carlton 5.46.610.716.11 107 WON Collingwood 2.24.77.810.10 70 37 VIC Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
19 H Carlton 4.38.1015.1221.17 143 WON Fitzroy 4.16.67.1412.19 91 52 PRI Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
20 A Carlton 4.47.613.815.10 100 WON North Melbourne 1.33.67.811.13 79 21 ARD Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2SF H Carlton 5.86.911.1213.17 95 WON Essendon 1.27.67.88.11 59 36 MCG Sep 14 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Carlton 2.26.87.97.14 56 WON Essendon 2.15.16.48.5 53 3 MCG Sep 28 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1968 Player Stats

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