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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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1979 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1979 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Carlton 6.411.716.1223.13 151 WON Geelong 2.16.412.615.11 101 50 PRI Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Carlton 3.07.315.723.9 147 WON Richmond 5.78.118.1513.18 96 51 MCG Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
3 A Carlton 3.38.812.1014.17 101 WON Essendon 3.25.58.1011.14 80 21 VFL Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Carlton 4.58.914.1820.19 139 WON Fitzroy 1.54.108.1111.16 82 57 JUN Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Carlton 4.77.1010.1515.20 110 WON Melbourne 2.38.712.1013.18 96 14 PRI May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Carlton 4.19.718.1025.18 168 WON Hawthorn 5.88.913.1016.12 108 60 PRI May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Carlton 5.69.710.915.14 104 LOST North Melbourne 4.07.211.1016.12 108 -4 PRI May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Carlton 3.56.69.1115.13 103 WON St. Kilda 2.35.67.89.10 64 39 VFL May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Carlton 5.59.713.1518.19 127 WON Footscray 5.19.69.911.12 78 49 WES Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Carlton 5.38.411.1218.15 123 WON Collingwood 6.113.314.716.11 107 16 PRI Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Carlton 6.29.314.820.12 132 WON South Melbourne 4.49.812.1518.18 126 6 LAK Jun 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A Carlton 2.36.78.1314.17 101 LOST Geelong 6.38.1013.1315.17 107 -6 KAR Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Carlton 5.312.618.721.12 138 WON Richmond 3.25.610.812.10 82 56 PRI Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Carlton 4.710.916.1317.14 116 WON Fitzroy 1.04.24.59.11 65 51 VFL Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Carlton 4.311.915.1318.18 126 WON Essendon 4.26.79.912.11 83 43 PRI Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Carlton 3.68.1013.1919.26 140 WON Melbourne 0.46.47.69.7 61 79 MCG Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Carlton 3.34.1211.1715.21 111 WON Hawthorn 2.35.510.712.11 83 28 PRI Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Carlton 6.313.814.1021.15 141 WON North Melbourne 6.18.615.818.11 119 22 ARD Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Carlton 2.58.1117.1522.17 149 WON St. Kilda 0.10.50.76.9 45 104 PRI Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Carlton 4.46.1010.1512.18 90 WON Footscray 3.04.16.38.6 54 36 VFL Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Carlton 6.610.711.914.17 101 LOST Collingwood 5.311.617.818.12 120 -19 VIC Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Carlton 8.013.816.1223.16 154 WON South Melbourne 4.98.1313.1817.19 121 33 PRI Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Carlton 1.54.1111.1915.21 111 WON North Melbourne 1.23.35.711.7 73 38 VFL Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Carlton 0.45.710.1211.16 82 WON Collingwood 2.25.67.911.11 77 5 MCG Sep 29 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1979 Player Stats

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