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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) 1897–2024

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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Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player
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"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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2024 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Carlton's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton        vs Brisbane          GAB Mar 8 (Fri, 6:40)  
1 H Carlton        vs Richmond          MCG Mar 14 (Thu, 7:30)  
2 Carlton       Bye        
3 A Carlton        vs North Melbourne          DOC Mar 29 (Fri, 4:20)  
4 A Carlton        vs Fremantle          ADO Apr 6 (Sat, 3:50)  
5 H Carlton        vs Adelaide          DOC Apr 13 (Sat, 4:35)  
6 H Carlton        vs Greater Western Sydney          DOC Apr 20 (Sat, 4:35)  
7 A Carlton        vs Geelong          MCG Apr 27 (Sat, 4:35)  
8 H Carlton        vs Collingwood          MCG May 3 (Fri, 7:40)  
9 H Carlton        vs Melbourne          MCG May 9 (Thu, 7:30)  
10 A Carlton        vs Sydney          SCG May 17 (Fri, 7:40)  
11 H Carlton        vs Gold Coast          DOC May 25 (Sat, 1:45)  
12 A Carlton        vs Port Adelaide          ADO May 30 (Thu, 7:00)  
13 A Carlton        vs Essendon          MCG Jun 9 (Sun, 7:20)  
14 Carlton       Bye        
15 H Carlton        vs Geelong          MCG Jun 21 (Fri, 7:40)  
16 A Carlton        vs Richmond          MCG Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 A Carlton        vs Greater Western Sydney          SSH Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Carlton        vs Western Bulldogs          DOC Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Carlton        vs North Melbourne          DOC Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 H Carlton        vs Port Adelaide          DOC Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Carlton        vs Collingwood          MCG Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Carlton        vs Hawthorn          MCG Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Carlton        vs West Coast          PER Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 H Carlton        vs St. Kilda          DOC Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

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