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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

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1970 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1970 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 7.612.1016.1421.19 145 WON Essendon 2.36.69.1114.12 96 49 PRI Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Carlton 2.27.310.616.7 103 WON Geelong 5.18.211.712.9 81 22 KAR Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Carlton 6.39.711.915.11 101 LOST Richmond 1.54.79.917.12 114 -13 MCG Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Carlton 5.28.611.1416.16 112 WON North Melbourne 1.24.88.1113.15 93 19 PRI Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Carlton 2.55.87.1212.14 86 WON St. Kilda 4.46.67.88.9 57 29 MOO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Carlton 8.213.318.723.9 147 WON Fitzroy 5.39.811.1415.20 110 37 PRI May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Carlton 6.46.610.1010.13 73 LOST South Melbourne 4.112.417.623.12 150 -77 LAK May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Carlton 3.78.911.1112.13 85 LOST Collingwood 2.24.48.916.12 108 -23 VFL May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Carlton 1.14.68.910.14 74 LOST Hawthorn 5.88.910.1315.16 106 -32 PRI May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Carlton 2.36.411.814.10 94 LOST Footscray 2.49.712.1115.14 104 -10 WES Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Carlton 4.49.916.1222.15 147 WON Melbourne 1.14.28.69.8 62 85 PRI Jun 15 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Carlton 3.47.79.712.9 81 WON Essendon 1.85.137.1410.16 76 5 WIN Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Carlton 3.25.146.1512.21 93 WON Geelong 4.26.49.1311.14 80 13 PRI Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Carlton 3.54.58.711.12 78 WON Richmond 2.34.45.67.7 49 29 PRI Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Carlton 2.56.117.1513.21 99 WON North Melbourne 1.21.44.74.7 31 68 VFL Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Carlton 4.47.613.916.14 110 WON St. Kilda 3.55.67.710.11 71 39 PRI Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Carlton 4.26.37.410.11 71 WON Fitzroy 1.24.38.59.7 61 10 VFL Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Carlton 2.46.98.1211.17 83 WON South Melbourne 2.35.89.1310.19 79 4 PRI Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Carlton 0.41.72.112.12 24 LOST Collingwood 2.65.117.1513.23 101 -77 VIC Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Carlton 2.011.014.218.9 117 WON Hawthorn 6.38.49.813.9 87 30 GLE Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Carlton 4.310.614.918.14 122 WON Footscray 5.09.111.517.6 108 14 PRI Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Carlton 2.37.711.1314.17 101 WON Melbourne 4.47.99.1412.15 87 14 MCG Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Carlton 5.09.214.317.6 108 LOST Collingwood 5.29.712.1117.16 118 -10 MCG Sep 12 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF H Carlton 2.66.1213.1617.21 123 WON St. Kilda 1.44.126.167.19 61 62 MCG Sep 19 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF A Carlton 0.34.512.517.9 111 WON Collingwood 4.810.1313.1614.17 101 10 MCG Sep 26 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1970 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
38 Amos, Mark 4 14 3.5 4 1.0 18 4.5 3 0.8 8 2.0     4 3 0 0.0 2 2
12 Armstrong, Barry 10 122 12.2 17 1.7 139 13.9 20 2.0 1 0.1     23 20 2 0.2 2 14
27 Baird, Doug 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
22 Chandler, Neil 23 232 10.1 45 2.0 277 12.0 72 3.1 6 0.3     35 32 5 0.2 8 38
6 Crane, Gary 16 272 17.0 41 2.6 313 19.6 51 3.2 2 0.1     50 33 1 0.1 2 8
17 Crosswell, Brent 24 322 13.4 113 4.7 435 18.1 137 5.7 3 0.1     51 78 17 0.7 26 128
4 Doull, Bruce 9 94 10.4 29 3.2 123 13.7 12 1.3 5 0.6     11 19 0 0.0 1 1
44 Fyffe, Peter 5 35 7.0 13 2.6 48 9.6 5 1.0 0 0.0     5 4 0 0.0 0 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian 19 441 23.2 31 1.6 472 24.8 78 4.1 5 0.3     73 59 25 1.3 26 176
21 Gill, Barry 24 245 10.2 53 2.2 298 12.4 46 1.9 0 0.0     35 45 1 0.0 1 7
11 Goold, John 16 213 13.3 47 2.9 260 16.3 43 2.7 0 0.0     41 32 0 0.0 1 1
3 Hall, Kevin 24 271 11.3 55 2.3 326 13.6 65 2.7 2 0.1     37 42 4 0.2 3 27
7 Hopkins, Ted 20 159 8.0 52 2.6 211 10.6 33 1.7 2 0.1     18 25 10 0.5 9 69
33 Hurst, Paul 6 26 4.3 4 0.7 30 5.0 7 1.2 0 0.0     3 12 0 0.0 2 2
5 Jackson, Syd 21 279 13.3 58 2.8 337 16.0 76 3.6 0 0.0     51 68 55 2.6 32 362
25 Jesaulenko, Alex 25 362 14.5 49 2.0 411 16.4 141 5.6 0 0.0     40 38 115 4.6 74 764
28 Jones, Peter 'Percy' 18 142 7.9 61 3.4 203 11.3 100 5.6 175 9.7     37 39 28 1.6 13 181
45 Keogh, Trevor 2 27 13.5 1 0.5 28 14.0 2 1.0 0 0.0     2 4 2 1.0 7 19
9 Kerr, Peter 2 8 4.0 1 0.5 9 4.5 2 1.0 0 0.0     2 0 0 0.0 0 0
16 Lawson-Smith, Gary 3 6 2.0 2 0.7 8 2.7 2 0.7 9 3.0     5 8 0 0.0 0 0
20 Lofts, Wes 18 167 9.3 32 1.8 199 11.1 58 3.2 1 0.1     37 45 5 0.3 9 39
49 Lukas, Andrew 2 3 1.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
43 McKay, David 25 294 11.8 43 1.7 337 13.5 134 5.4 86 3.4     31 40 15 0.6 10 100
35 Mulcair, Barry 13 145 11.2 24 1.8 169 13.0 23 1.8 0 0.0     29 13 0 0.0 0 0
8 Munari, Dennis 10 86 8.6 16 1.6 102 10.2 16 1.6 0 0.0     13 11 2 0.2 3 15
2 Nicholls, John 25 201 8.0 113 4.5 314 12.6 70 2.8 280 11.2     63 93 28 1.1 15 183
23 Nicoll, Ian 15 213 14.2 25 1.7 238 15.9 35 2.3 0 0.0     17 30 9 0.6 11 65
50 O'Connell, John 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip 22 213 9.7 45 2.0 258 11.7 51 2.3 2 0.1     27 41 0 0.0 2 2
32 Quirk, Bryan 7 90 12.9 15 2.1 105 15.0 28 4.0 0 0.0     22 15 2 0.3 5 17
34 Robertson, Ian 17 221 13.0 43 2.5 264 15.5 75 4.4 4 0.2     31 36 5 0.3 12 42
1 Silvagni, Serge 11 162 14.7 31 2.8 193 17.5 44 4.0 7 0.6     33 31 3 0.3 3 21
37 Smith, Peter 3 9 3.0 0 0.0 9 3.0 2 0.7 0 0.0     0 2 2 0.7 1 13
13 Thornley, Bert 15 162 10.8 40 2.7 202 13.5 17 1.1 0 0.0     47 67 3 0.2 10 28
30 Waite, Vin 23 262 11.4 89 3.9 351 15.3 80 3.5 1 0.0     52 60 0 0.0 0 0
42 Walls, Robert 19 227 11.9 56 2.9 283 14.9 84 4.4 4 0.2     46 52 17 0.9 24 126
16 Walsh, Brian 2 17 8.5 10 5.0 27 13.5 5 2.5 0 0.0     7 1 3 1.5 1 19
Totals 500 5743 11.5 1258 2.5 7001 14.0 1617 3.2 603 1.2     978 1098 359 0.7 315 2469
 

Footnotes

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