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, 2:50) | 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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12 | Armstrong, Barry | 24 | 435 | 18.1 | 155 | 6.5 | 590 | 24.6 | 61 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 41 | 60 | 22 | 0.9 | 19 | 151 |
14 | Ashman, Rod | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 28 | 5.6 | 120 | 24.0 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 68 | ||
21 | Austin, Rod | 21 | 234 | 11.1 | 71 | 3.4 | 305 | 14.5 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
41 | Brown, Peter | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 41 | 6.8 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 85 |
16 | Buckley, Jim | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 39 | 3.5 | 184 | 16.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 1.5 | 20 | 122 |
4 | Catoggio, Vin | 16 | 180 | 11.3 | 46 | 2.9 | 226 | 14.1 | 52 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 1.9 | 14 | 194 | ||
1 | Collins, Dennis | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 57 | 6.3 | 160 | 17.8 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 39 | ||
11 | Doull, Bruce | 21 | 174 | 8.3 | 202 | 9.6 | 376 | 17.9 | 69 | 3.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 28 | 47 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 23 |
3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | 24 | 305 | 12.7 | 102 | 4.3 | 407 | 17.0 | 153 | 6.4 | 348 | 14.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 74 | 98 | 36 | 1.5 | 19 | 235 |
47 | Francis, Peter | 23 | 278 | 12.1 | 103 | 4.5 | 381 | 16.6 | 70 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 38 | 43 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 42 |
17 | Galt, Rod | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 34 | 2.4 | 116 | 8.3 | 54 | 3.9 | 10 | 0.7 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 2.6 | 21 | 237 | ||
37 | Harmes, Wayne | 24 | 303 | 12.6 | 101 | 4.2 | 404 | 16.8 | 105 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 26 | 176 |
18 | Heath, Kevin | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 86 | 6.6 | 183 | 14.1 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 92 | 5.8 | 287 | 17.9 | 73 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 0.4 | 7 | 43 |
13 | Jez, Mick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | Johnston, Wayne | 20 | 254 | 12.7 | 77 | 3.9 | 331 | 16.6 | 54 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 1.6 | 37 | 223 |
2 | Jones, Warren | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 14 | 2.3 | 41 | 6.8 | 19 | 3.2 | 62 | 10.3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 14 | ||
28 | Jones, Peter 'Percy' | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 87 | 4.8 | 192 | 10.7 | 61 | 3.4 | 212 | 11.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 56 | 41 | 14 | 0.8 | 4 | 88 |
8 | Keogh, Trevor | 19 | 277 | 14.6 | 122 | 6.4 | 399 | 21.0 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 45 | 67 | 14 | 0.7 | 18 | 102 |
22 | Klomp, Robbert | 24 | 228 | 9.5 | 203 | 8.5 | 431 | 18.0 | 86 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 4.0 | 48 | 44 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 15 |
36 | MacLure, Mark | 23 | 280 | 12.2 | 117 | 5.1 | 397 | 17.3 | 169 | 7.3 | 10 | 0.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 35 | 65 | 45 | 2.0 | 40 | 310 |
10 | Mangels, Alan | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 57 | 5.2 | 173 | 15.7 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | ||
34 | Marcou, Alex | 24 | 282 | 11.8 | 129 | 5.4 | 411 | 17.1 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 1.4 | 34 | 238 |
33 | McConville, Peter | 13 | 168 | 12.9 | 61 | 4.7 | 229 | 17.6 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 0.6 | 6 | 54 |
43 | McKay, David | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 77 | 4.5 | 211 | 12.4 | 66 | 3.9 | 24 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 |
30 | Pickett, Tony | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 8 | 2.7 | 35 | 11.7 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 7 | ||
15 | Pinnell, Phillip | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 12 | 2.4 | 56 | 11.2 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 7 | ||
5 | Sheldon, Ken | 22 | 348 | 15.8 | 93 | 4.2 | 441 | 20.0 | 81 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 28 | 44 | 53 | 2.4 | 40 | 358 |
20 | Southby, Geoff | 24 | 217 | 9.0 | 141 | 5.9 | 358 | 14.9 | 65 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 64 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Towns, Greg | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 23 | 1.9 | 95 | 7.9 | 23 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 23 | ||
19 | Young, Michael | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 57 | 5.2 | 190 | 17.3 | 25 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 0.5 | 7 | 43 |
Totals | 480 | 5368 | 11.2 | 2406 | 5.0 | 7774 | 16.2 | 1723 | 3.6 | 694 | 1.4 | 30 | 0.1 | 871 | 1010 | 428 | 0.9 | 356 | 2924 |