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
1979 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Carlton's 1979 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1979-04-07 1 | H | Carlton | 6.4 | 11.7 | 16.12 | 23.13 | 151 | WON | Geelong | 2.1 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 15.11 | 101 | 50 | PRI | 1979-04-07 Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-04-16 2 | A | Carlton | 3.0 | 7.3 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 147 | WON | Richmond | 5.7 | 8.11 | 8.15 | 13.18 | 96 | 51 | MCG | 1979-04-16 Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-03-31 3 | A | Carlton | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 14.17 | 101 | WON | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 80 | 21 | VFL | 1979-03-31 Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-04-28 4 | A | Carlton | 4.5 | 8.9 | 14.18 | 20.19 | 139 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.5 | 4.10 | 8.11 | 11.16 | 82 | 57 | JUN | 1979-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-05-05 5 | H | Carlton | 4.7 | 7.10 | 10.15 | 15.20 | 110 | WON | Melbourne | 2.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 13.18 | 96 | 14 | PRI | 1979-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-05-12 6 | A | Carlton | 4.1 | 9.7 | 18.10 | 25.18 | 168 | WON | Hawthorn | 5.8 | 8.9 | 13.10 | 16.12 | 108 | 60 | PRI | 1979-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-05-19 7 | H | Carlton | 5.6 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 15.14 | 104 | LOST | North Melbourne | 4.0 | 7.2 | 11.10 | 16.12 | 108 | -4 | PRI | 1979-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-05-26 8 | A | Carlton | 3.5 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 64 | 39 | VFL | 1979-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-06-02 9 | A | Carlton | 5.5 | 9.7 | 13.15 | 18.19 | 127 | WON | Footscray | 5.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 49 | WES | 1979-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-06-09 10 | H | Carlton | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.12 | 18.15 | 123 | WON | Collingwood | 6.1 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 16.11 | 107 | 16 | PRI | 1979-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-06-18 11 | A | Carlton | 6.2 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 20.12 | 132 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.4 | 9.8 | 12.15 | 18.18 | 126 | 6 | LAK | 1979-06-18 Jun 18 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-06-23 12 | A | Carlton | 2.3 | 6.7 | 8.13 | 14.17 | 101 | LOST | Geelong | 6.3 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 15.17 | 107 | -6 | KAR | 1979-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-06-30 13 | H | Carlton | 5.3 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 21.12 | 138 | WON | Richmond | 3.2 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 56 | PRI | 1979-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-07-07 14 | H | Carlton | 4.7 | 10.9 | 16.13 | 17.14 | 116 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 9.11 | 65 | 51 | VFL | 1979-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-07-14 15 | H | Carlton | 4.3 | 11.9 | 15.13 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | Essendon | 4.2 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12.11 | 83 | 43 | PRI | 1979-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-07-21 16 | A | Carlton | 3.6 | 8.10 | 13.19 | 19.26 | 140 | WON | Melbourne | 0.4 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 61 | 79 | MCG | 1979-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-07-28 17 | H | Carlton | 3.3 | 4.12 | 11.17 | 15.21 | 111 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.3 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 12.11 | 83 | 28 | PRI | 1979-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-08-04 18 | A | Carlton | 6.3 | 13.8 | 14.10 | 21.15 | 141 | WON | North Melbourne | 6.1 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 18.11 | 119 | 22 | ARD | 1979-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-08-11 19 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 8.11 | 17.15 | 22.17 | 149 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 45 | 104 | PRI | 1979-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-08-18 20 | H | Carlton | 4.4 | 6.10 | 10.15 | 12.18 | 90 | WON | Footscray | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 54 | 36 | VFL | 1979-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-08-25 21 | A | Carlton | 6.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 14.17 | 101 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.3 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 18.12 | 120 | -19 | VIC | 1979-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-09-01 22 | H | Carlton | 8.0 | 13.8 | 16.12 | 23.16 | 154 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.9 | 8.13 | 13.18 | 17.19 | 121 | 33 | PRI | 1979-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1979-09-15 2SF | H | Carlton | 1.5 | 4.11 | 11.19 | 15.21 | 111 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 73 | 38 | VFL | 1979-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1979-09-29 GF | H | Carlton | 0.4 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 11.16 | 82 | WON | Collingwood | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 5 | MCG | 1979-09-29 Sep 29 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1979 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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