Carlton Football Club

Carlton
Names
Full name Carlton Football Club
Nickname(s) Blues, The Baggers
Motto

Mens sana in corpore sano

(A sound mind in a healthy body)
2015 season
Home-and-away season 18th
Leading goalkicker Andrejs Everitt
Club details
Founded 1864
Colours      Navy Blue      White
Competition Australian Football League
Chairman Mark Lo Giudice
CEO Steven Trigg
Coach Brendon Bolton
Captain(s) Marc Murphy
Premierships AFL/VFL (16): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995
VFA (2): 1877, 1887
Ground(s) Melbourne Cricket Ground (capacity: 100,018)
  Docklands Stadium (capacity: 56,347)
Former ground(s) Princes Park (1897–2005)
Training ground(s) Princes Park
Other information
Official website www.carltonfc.com.au

The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897. The club originally represented the suburb of Carlton in Melbourne's inner north, and its nickname comes from the navy blue colour which it has traditionally worn in its playing uniform. It is based at Princes Park in Carlton, and played its home matches there throughout most of its history, but currently plays its home matches at either Docklands Stadium (currently known as Etihad Stadium) or the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Carlton has historically been one of the AFL's most successful clubs, having won sixteen senior premierships throughout its history, equal with Essendon as the most of any club.

Club history

Carlton has had a long and successful history. Together with fierce rivals Collingwood, Richmond and Essendon, Carlton was considered historically to be one of the league's "Big Four" clubs, and enjoys a healthy rivalry with all three others.[1]

Early history

George Coulthard, an early champion Carlton footballer

The Carlton Football Club was formed in July 1864. In the early days, Carlton became particularly strong and having grown a large supporter base. It became a fierce rival to the Melbourne Football Club in early competition, including the South Yarra Challenge Cup, which it won in 1871. Carlton won four premierships during the pre-VFA era in the 1870s (1871, 1873, 1874 and 1875). In 1877, Carlton became one of the foundation clubs of the Victorian Football Association, and was a comfortable winner of the premiership in the competition's inaugural season.[2]

Carlton was one of the first clubs to have a player worthy of the superstar tag: champion player George Coulthard, who played for Carlton between 1876 and 1882, and was noted by The Australasian as 'The grandest player of the day'. He died of tuberculosis in 1883, aged 27.

The club won one more VFA premiership, in 1887, but after that, particularly during the 1890s, the club went from one of the strongest clubs in the Association to one of the weaker, both on-field and off-field. In spite of this, the club was invited to join the breakaway Victorian Football League competition in 1897.[3] The club continued to struggle in early seasons of the new competition, and finished seventh out of eight teams in each of its first five seasons.

Jack Worrall to World War I

The 1906 VFL premiership flag being hoisted at Carlton Oval

Carlton's fortunes improved significantly in 1902. The Board elected the highly respected former Fitzroy footballer and Australian test cricketer Jack Worrall, then the secretary of the Carlton Cricket Club, to the same position at the football club. As secretary, Worrall slowly took over the managing of the players, in what is now recognised as the first official coaching role in the VFL. Under Worrall's guidance in the latter part of the 1902 season, Carlton's on-field performances improved,[4] and in 1903 he led Carlton to the finals for the first time. Carlton built a strong reputation and financial position, and was able to convince many great players to shift to the club from other clubs, or even (in the case of Mick Grace) out of retirement. Worrall led the club to its first three VFL premierships, won consecutively, in 1906, 1907 and 1908. Carlton became the first club in the VFL to win three premierships in a row, and its win-loss record of 19–1 in the 1908 season (including finals) was a record which stood for more than ninety years.N 1

Following these premierships, Carlton went through a tumultuous period off-field. Some players had become frustrated by low payments and hard training standards, and responded by refusing to train or even play matches. The club removed Worrall from the coaching role (he retained the role of secretary), and after significant changes at board level after the 1909 season, Worrall left the club altogether. Many players who had supported Worrall left the club at the end of the season. Then, in 1910, several players were suspected of having taken bribes to fix matches, with two players (Alex Lang and Doug Fraser) both found guilty and suspended for 99 matches.[2] Despite this backdrop, Carlton continued its strong on-field form, reaching the 1909 and 1910 Grand Finals, but losing both.[4]

Carlton fell out of the finals in 1913, but returned in 1914 under coach Norm Clark, and with many inexperienced players, to win back-to-back premierships in 1914 and 1915 VFL seasons. Most football around the country was suspended during the height of World War I, but Carlton continued to compete in a VFL which featured, at its fewest, only four clubs. Altogether, between Jack Worrall's first Grand Final in 1904 and the peak of World War I in 1916, Carlton won five premierships and contested nine Grand Finals for one of the most successful times in the club's history. The only success which eluded the club was the Championship of Australia; Carlton contested the championship three times (1907, 1908 and 1914), with its South Australian opponents victorious on all three occasions.

Between the wars

Through the 1920s and the Great Depression of the 1930s, Carlton maintained a strong on-field presence. The club was a frequent finalist, contesting fourteen finals series between the wars. However, premiership success did not follow, and the club contested only three Grand Finals for just one premiership during this period, and endured the longest premiership drought (23 years) in the club's history.[5] The drought was broken with the club's sixth VFL premiership in 1938, when former Subiaco and South Melbourne champion Brighton Diggins was recruited by the club to serve as captain-coach.

On-field, Carlton's inter-war period was highlighted by two of its greatest goalkickers: in the 1920s, Horrie Clover (396 goals in 147 games), and in the 1930s, Harry "Soapy" Vallence (722 goals in 204 games), both of which were Carlton career records at the time.

1941–64

The VFL continued to operate through World War II. With the retirement of Diggins, Carlton secured the services of former Richmond coach Percy Bentley, who coached the club for fifteen seasons. Carlton continued to finish in or near the finals without premiership success through the war, before winning the premiership in 1945, one month after peace. In a remarkable season, Carlton languished with a record of 3–6 after nine weeks, but won ten of the remaining eleven home-and-away matches to finish fourth; Carlton then comfortably beat North Melbourne in the first semi-final, overcame a 28-point deficit in the final quarter to beat Collingwood in the preliminary final, then beat South Melbourne in the notoriously brutal and violent Bloodbath Grand Final.[6]

Carlton contested two more Grand Finals in the 1940s, both against Essendon, winning the 1947 Grand Final by a single point, and being comfortably beaten in 1949.[6] Thereafter followed what was Carlton's weakest on-field period since Worrall's appointment in 1902, with the club reaching the finals only four times between 1950 and 1964. Finishing tenth out of twelve and winning only five matches, 1964 was Carlton's worst VFL season to that point in its history.[5]

Ron Barassi to 1973

A change of president at the end of 1964 heralded the most successful period in the Carlton Football Club's history. Between 1967 and 1988, Carlton missed the finals only three times, contested ten Grand Finals, and won seven premierships.[5]

The period of success began when George Harris replaced Lew Holmes as president of the club, after the 1964 season. Harris then signed Melbourne legend Ron Barassi serve as coach from 1965. Barassi was a six-time premiership player and two-time premiership captain at Melbourne during its most successful era, and at the age of 28 was still one of the biggest names in the game. His shift to Carlton remains one of the biggest player transfers in the game's history.[7] Also contributing to Carlton's success was the strength of the Bendigo Football League, to which Carlton gained recruitment access through the VFL's country zoning arrangements.

Under Barassi, Carlton reached three consecutive Grand Finals between 1968 and 1970, resulting in two premierships: 1968 against Essendon and 1970 against traditional rivals Collingwood. The 1970 Grand Final remains one of the most famous matches in football history. Played in front of an enduring record crowd of 121,696, Collingwood dominated early to lead by 44 points at half time, but Carlton kicked seven goals in fifteen minutes after half time to narrow the margin to only three points; after a close final quarter, Carlton won its tenth VFL premiership with a ten-point victory. Carlton won its first and second Championship of Australia titles in 1968 and 1970, beating the SANFL's Sturt Football Club in both seasons.[7]

Carlton missed the finals in 1971, and Barassi left the club at the end of the season, but Carlton returned to prominence the following year, and contested back-to-back Grand Finals. Both matches were against Richmond, with Carlton recording a high-scoring victory in 1972, and losing a rough, physical encounter in 1973.[7]

Of the legendary players from the Barassi era, none was more important than John Nicholls, who captained all three premierships and took over as captain-coach upon Barassi's departure. Nicholls, a ruckman and forward, had played at Carlton since 1957, and he and Graham Farmer (who played with Geelong and in the WAFL during the same era) are regarded as the greatest ruckmen in the league's history.[8] Midfielders Sergio Silvagni and Adrian Gallagher, half-forward Robert Walls, and ruckman Percy Jones were also prominent throughout the Barassi era, and in 1970, Alex Jesaulenko became the first (and to date, only) Carlton forward to kick 100 goals in a season.

1975–82

Carlton continued to play finals through the 1970s without premiership success, and went through several coaches in a short period of time: Nicholls (until 1975), Ian Thorogood (1976–77), Ian Stewart (for only three matches in 1978), and Alex Jesaulenko as playing coach after Stewart's departure.[7] It was not until 1979 that Carlton again reached the Grand Final, defeating Collingwood by five points in a close match best remembered for the late goal kicked by Ken Sheldon, after Wayne Harmes tapped the ball into the goalsquare from the boundary line.

After the 1979 season, there was off-field instability at the board level. Ian Rice replaced George Harris as president,N 2 and many of Harris' supporters left the club, including Jesaulenko, who went to St Kilda. Percy Jones replaced Jesaulenko as coach in 1980, before Hawthorn coach David Parkin was recruited in 1981, Carlton's sixth coach in eight seasons.[7]

Despite the off-field troubles, Carlton continued to thrive on-field, and Parkin led the team to back-to-back premierships in 1981 and 1982, with victories in the Grand Finals against Collingwood and Richmond respectively. With its fourteenth premiership in 1982, Carlton overtook Collingwood to become the most successful club in the league's history, based on premierships won – a position it has held either outright or jointly with Essendon since.[7]

Starring on-field during this period for Carlton was Bruce Doull, regarded as one of the best half-back flankers in the history of the league. Wayne Johnston was a prominent centreman/forward, and Carlton had great success recruiting high profile Western Australian footballers to the club, including Mike Fitzpatrick, Ken Hunter and Peter Bosustow.

1983–2001

In 1983, John Elliott took over the presidency from Ian Rice. On-field, the club endured three consecutive unsuccessful finals campaigns under Parkin before he was replaced by Robert Walls in 1986. Also in 1986, Carlton lured three of South Australia's top young players to the club: Stephen Kernahan, Craig Bradley and Peter Motley. The club reached the next two Grand Finals, losing in 1986 and winning in 1987, both times against Hawthorn. Kernahan went on to become the club's longest serving captain and leading career goalkicker (738 goals), and Bradley became the club games record holder (375 games); Motley's career was unfortunately cut short by a non-fatal car accident in 1987. Carlton had also recruited Stephen Silvagni (son of Sergio) in 1985, who is now recognised as one of the greatest fullbacks of all-time, and secured the league's star player Greg Williams in a trade in 1992.

David Parkin returned to coach the club from 1991 until 2000, and Carlton was a mainstay of the finals throughout most of this time. In 1995, Carlton became the first team to win twenty matches in a home-and-away season (finishing with a record of 20–2), and won the Grand Final against Geelong to claim its sixteenth premiership. Carlton reached two other Grand Finals during the 1990s, losing to Essendon in 1993 and to the Kangaroos in 1999; in 1999, Carlton had come from sixth on the home-and-away ladder to qualify for the Grand Final, famously beating its rival Essendon (the minor premiers) by one point in the preliminary final.[7]

2000s

Carlton players during pre-game warmup

In 2002, Carlton swiftly fell from being one of the most successful clubs, both on-field and off-field, to one of the least successful. The club had been much slower than others to embrace the AFL Draft as a means for recruitment, so when its champion players from the 1990s began to retire in the early 2000s, on-field performances fell away quickly, and in 2002, the club won the wooden spoon for the first time in its VFL/AFL history; it was the last of the twelve Victorian clubs to win the wooden spoon. At the same time, the club was starting to struggle financially, due to unwise investments under John Elliott – most significantly, building a new grandstand at Princes Park during the 1990s, at a time when other clubs were finding it more profitable to play at the higher-capacity central venues.[9] Then, at the end of 2002, it was revealed that Carlton had been systematically cheating the league salary cap during the early 2000s. The scandal resulted in the loss of draft picks and a fine of almost one million dollars, which exacerbated the club's poor on-field and off-field positions. The club's professional reputation was also severely damaged.[10]

In the immediate fall-out from 2002, president John Elliott was removed, and was replaced with Docklands Stadium CEO Ian Collins. Under Collins, the club shifted its home stadium from Princes Park to Docklands, with the final match played at Princes Park in 2005. Additionally, coach Wayne Brittain was sacked, and replaced with Kangaroos coach Denis Pagan. On-field performances did not improve under Pagan, and overall the club won three wooden spoons and finished in the bottom two five times between 2002–2007.[5]

Carlton's overall position began to improve in 2007, when businessman Richard Pratt,[11] Steven Icke[12] and Collingwood's Greg Swann[13] came to the club as president, general manager of football operations, and CEO respectively; although Pratt's presidency lasted only sixteen months, after which he was replaced by Stephen Kernahan,[14] the new personnel stabilised the club's off-field position. Pagan was sacked as coach mid-season after a string of heavy defeats, and was replaced by former club captain Brett Ratten. Then, prior to the 2008 season, Carlton was able to secure a trade for West Coast's Chris Judd, one of the league's best midfielders, to join the club as captain. The time spent at the bottom of the ladder also allowed Carlton to secure three No. 1 draft picks – Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer – who helped the club's on-field position. Brett Ratten led Carlton to the finals from 2009 until 2011, but was sacked with a year remaining on his contact after the club missed the finals in 2012,[15] and was replaced by former West Coast and Collingwood premiership coach Mick Malthouse.[16] Under Malthouse, the club returned to the finals in 2013, but fell to thirteenth in 2014. Kernahan and Swann stepped aside in mid-2014, and were replaced by Mark LoGiudice as president and Steven Trigg as CEO.

The club's on-field performances deteriorated drastically in the early part of 2015, and after eight weeks it was bottom of the ladder. The relationship between Malthouse and the club's new board began to deteriorate publicly; and on 26 May, after giving a radio interview critical of the board, Malthouse was sacked;[17] the club went on to finish last. Former Hawthorn assistant coach Brendon Bolton took over as coach from the 2016 season.[18]

Club symbols

Guernsey

The current Carlton guernsey is plain navy blue, emblazoned with a white CFC monogram (which stands for "Carlton Football Club") on the front, and white numbers on the back. Other than changes to the font of the monogram, this has been Carlton's guernsey continually since 1909.[19] The club has worn navy blue in its uniform since 1871, when colour of the team's caps was changed from orange/yellow.[20] The club's on-and-off field apparel have been manufactured by Nike since 1998.[21][22]

The team wears navy-blue shorts in home games, and white shorts in away games. Since 2013, Carlton's clash guernsey has been predominantly white, with navy blue monogram, side-panels, shoulders, waist and numbers.[23]

Nickname

Carlton's official nickname is the 'Blues'. Since the addition of navy blue to the playing uniform in 1871, the club has been known almost universally in print media as the Blues, Dark Blues or Navy Blues. Other colloquial nicknames include Bluebaggers or 'Baggers.[20]

Prior to 1871, when the uniform was predominantly chamois, the club was known informally as the Butchers. After World War II, the club briefly considered changing its nickname to the Cockatoos, but this never formally eventuated;[20] even so, the push was serious enough that newspaper cartoons depicting a Carlton cockatoo were printed around that time.[24]

Club song

Carlton's club song is We Are the Navy Blues. The song is sung to the tune of the chorus of "Lily of Laguna" by Leslie Stuart.

Home ground

The club's traditional home ground is Princes Park (currently known as Ikon Park), located in North Carlton. After struggling to find a permanent home venue during its time in the VFA, Carlton established Princes Park as its home venue when it joined the VFL in 1897.[2] The club played most of its home matches at Princes Park every year between 1897–2004, and a single farewell game was staged at the venue in 2005. It was the last of the suburban home groundsN 3 to be used in AFL competition.

Since 2005, Carlton has split its home games between Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with matches expecting to draw higher crowds usually played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. From 2005 until 2014, Docklands Stadium was the club's primary home ground and hosted the majority of Carlton's home games in those years, under a ten-year deal established during Ian Collins' presidency. From 2015, the Melbourne Cricket Ground will become the club's primary home ground, and will host the majority of the club's home games.[25]

Club honour board

Year Finishing position[26] President Coach[26] Captain[26] Best and Fairest Leading Goalkicker[27] (Total)
1864 – R. McFarland – Harry Chadwick –
1865 – R. McFarland – Harry Chadwick –
1866 – J. Linacre – Theophilus Marshall –
1867 – G. Coppin – David Adamson –
1868 – G. Coppin – Jack Conway –
1869 – G. Coppin – Jack Conway –
1870 3rd G. Coppin – Jack Conway –
1871 Premiers G. Coppin – Jack Conway –
1872 Runners-up G. Coppin – Jack Donovan –
1873 Premiers J. Walls – George Kennedy –
1874 Premiers R. Robertson – Jack Donovan –
1875 Premiers R. Robertson – Harry Guy –
1876 Runners-up R. Robertson – Jack Gardiner –
1877 Premiers R. Robertson – Jack Gardiner –
1878 3rd R. Robertson – Jack Gardiner – George Coulthard (15)
1879 Runners-up R. Robertson – Jack Gardiner – George Coulthard (19)
1880 3rd R. Robertson – George Robertson – George Coulthard (21)
1881 3rd R. Robertson – George Robertson –
1882 4th R. Robertson – William Goer –
1883 3rd R. Robertson – Dick Frayne –
1884 6th R. Robertson – Jack Baker –
1885 4th R. Robertson – Jack Baker –
1886 3rd A. Gillespie – Sam Bloomfield –
1887 Premiers A. Gillespie – Tom Leydin –
1888 4th A. Gillespie – Tom Leydin –
1889 Runners-up A. Gillespie – Tom Leydin –
1890 Runners-up A. Gillespie – Bill Strickland –
1891 Runners-up A. Gillespie – Jack Lorraine –
1892 5th A. Gillespie – Bill Walton –
1893 8th A. Gillespie – Danny Hutchinson –
1894 10th A. Gillespie – Peter Williams –
1895 11th F. B. Bromby – Tom Blake –
1896 12th A.H. Shaw – Tom Blake –
1897 7th A.H. Shaw - Jimmy Aitken – Wally O'Cock (13)
1898 7th A.H. Shaw - Ernie Walton – Tommy O'Day (8)
1899 7th A.H. Shaw - Ernie Walton – Harry Thompson (8)
1900 7th A.H. Shaw - Will Stuckey – Joe Sullivan (18)
1901 7th Robert Heatley – Will Stuckey – Joe Sullivan (14)
1902 6th Robert Heatley Jack Worrall Joe McShane – Fred Webber (11)
1903 3rd Robert Heatley Jack Worrall Joe McShane – Joe Sullivan (27)
1904 Grand Finalist Henry Bourne Higgins Jack Worrall Joe McShane – Mick Grace (26)
1905 3rd W.F. Evans Jack Worrall Jim Flynn – Frank Caine (25)
1906 Premiers W.F. Evans Jack Worrall Jim Flynn – Mick Grace (50)
1907 Premiers J. Urquhart Jack Worrall Jim Flynn – Frank Caine (32)
1908 Premiers J. Urquhart Jack Worrall Fred Elliott – Vin Gardiner (34)
1909 Grand Finalist J. Urquhart Jack Worrall Fred Elliott – George Topping (36)
1910 Grand Finalist J. McInerney Fred Elliott Fred Elliott – Vin Gardiner (42)
1911 4th J. McInerney Fred Elliott Fred Elliott – Vin Gardiner (47)
1912 3rd D. Bell Norman Clark Jack Wells – Vin Gardiner (47)
1913 6th D. Bell Jack Wells Jack Wells – Vin Gardiner (27)
1914 Premiers Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Billy Dick – Bill Cook (27)
1915 Premiers Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Billy Dick – Herb Burleigh (46)
1916 Grand Finalist Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Billy Dick – Vin Gardiner (44)
1917 3rd Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Billy Dick – Billy Dick (22)
1918 3rd Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Rod McGregor – Ern Cowley (35)
1919 4th Jack Gardiner Viv Valentine Charlie Fisher – Charlie Fisher (36)
1920 3rd Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Paddy O'Brien – Horrie Clover
1921 Grand Finalist Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Gordon Green – Horrie Clover (58)
1922 4th Jack Gardiner Norman Clark Ernie Jamieson,
Horrie Clover 		– Horrie Clover (56)
1923 7th Jack Gardiner Horrie Clover Horrie Clover – Horrie Clover (28)
1924 7th Jack Gardiner Percy Parratt Paddy O'Brien – Alex Duncan (27)
1925 9th David Young Paddy O'Brien Jim Caldwell – Harvey Dunn (35)
1926 6th David Young Ray Brew Ray Brew – Horrie Clover (38)
1927 3rd David Young Horrie Clover Horrie Clover – Harold Carter (33)
1928 4th David Young Ray Brew Ray Brew – Horrie Clover (41)
1929 3rd Dave Crone Dan Minogue Ray Brew Horrie Clover Harry "Soapy" Vallence (64)
1930 3rd Dave Crone Dan Minogue Ray Brew – Les Allen (56)
1931 3rd Dave Crone Dan Minogue Ray Brew – Harry Vallence (86)
1932 Grand Finalist Dave Crone Dan Minogue Colin Martyn – Harry Vallence (97)
1933 4th Dave Crone Dan Minogue Frank Gill – Harry Vallence (84)
1934 5th Dave Crone Dan Minogue Maurie Johnson Creswell Crisp Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp (44)
1935 4th Dave Crone Frank Maher Charlie Davey Jim Francis Harry Vallence (66)
1936 4th Dave Crone Frank Maher Jim Francis Ansell Clarke Harry Vallence (86)
1937 5th Dave Crone Percy Rowe Ansell Clarke Don McIntyre Harry Vallence (39)
1938 Premiers Sir Kenneth G.Luke Brighton Diggins Brighton Diggins Creswell Crisp Harry Vallence (81)
1939 5th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Brighton Diggins Brighton Diggins Frank Gill Ken Baxter (65)
1940 5th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Brighton Diggins Brighton Diggins Jim Francis Paul Schmidt (55)
1941 3rd Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Jim Francis Bob Chitty Paul Schmidt (77)
1942 5th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Jim Francis Jim Mooring Paul Schmidt (47)
1943 4th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Jim Francis George Gneil Jack Wrout (33)
1944 5th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Jim Francis,
Bob Atkinson 		Bob Chitty Jim Mooring (42)
1945 Premiers Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Bob Chitty Ron Savage Lance Collins (49)
1946 6th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Bob Chitty Jack Howell Ken Baxter (46)
1947 Premiers Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry Bert Deacon,
Ern Henfry 		Ken Baxter (42)
1948 6th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry Jack Howell Ken Baxter, Ray Garby (39)
1949 Grand Finalist Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry Ern Henfry Ken Baxter (46)
1950 8th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry Arthur Hodgson Ken Baxter (43)
1951 7th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry Jim Clark Keith Warburton (48)
1952 4th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ern Henfry,
Ken Hands 		Ollie Grieve Jack Howell (42)
1953 5th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ken Hands Ken Hands Jack Spencer (32)
1954 8th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ken Hands Bill Milroy Noel O'Brien (45)
1955 7th Sir Kenneth G. Luke Percy Bentley Ken Hands John James Noel O'Brien (73)
1956 5th Horrie Clover Jim Francis Ken Hands Doug Beasy Kevan Hamilton (22)
1957 4th Horrie Clover Jim Francis Ken Hands Bruce Comben Gerald Burke (34)
1958 7th Lew Holmes Jim Francis Bruce Comben Bruce Comben John Heathcote (19)
1959 3rd Lew Holmes Ken Hands Bruce Comben John Nicholls Sergio Silvagni (40)
1960 7th Lew Holmes Ken Hands Bruce Comben John James Leo Brereton (44)
1961 8th Lew Holmes Ken Hands Graham Donaldson John James Tom Carroll (54)
1962 Grand Finalist Lew Holmes Ken Hands Graham Donaldson Sergio Silvagni Tom Carroll (62)
1963 6th Lew Holmes Ken Hands John Nicholls John Nicholls Tom Carroll (27)
1964 10th Lew Holmes Ken Hands Sergio Silvagni Gordon Collis Ian Nankervis (18)
1965 6th George Harris Ron Barassi Ron Barassi John Nicholls Bryan Quirk (29)
1966 6th George Harris Ron Barassi Ron Barassi John Nicholls Adrian Gallagher (24)
1967 3rd George Harris Ron Barassi Ron Barassi John Nicholls Brian Kekovich (38)
1968 Premiers George Harris Ron Barassi Ron Barassi,
John Nicholls 		Sergio Silvagni Brian Kekovich (59)
1969 Grand Finalist George Harris Ron Barassi John Nicholls Garry Crane Alex Jesaulenko (66)
1970 Premiers George Harris Ron Barassi John Nicholls Adrian Gallagher Alex Jesaulenko (115)
1971 5th George Harris Ron Barassi John Nicholls Geoff Southby Alex Jesaulenko (56)
1972 Premiers George Harris John Nicholls John Nicholls Geoff Southby Greg Kennedy (76)
1973 Grand Finalist George Harris John Nicholls John Nicholls Peter Jones Brian Walsh (60)
1974 7th George Harris John Nicholls,
Robert Walls 		John Nicholls,
Alex Jesaulenko 		Bruce Doull Craig Davis (45)
1975 4th Ivan Rohrt John Nicholls Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko Robert Walls (59)
1976 3rd Ivan Rohrt Ian Thorogood Alex Jesaulenko Trevor Keogh Robert Walls (55)
1977 6th Ivan Rohrt Ian Thorogood Robert Walls Bruce Doull Mark Maclure (39)
1978 4th George Harris Ian Stewart,
Alex Jesaulenko 		Robert Walls,
Alex Jesaulenko 		Trevor Keogh Rod Galt (49)
1979 Premiers George Harris Alex Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Sheldon (53)
1980 4th Ian Rice Peter Jones Mike Fitzpatrick Bruce Doull Wayne Johnston (51)
1981 Premiers Ian Rice David Parkin Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Hunter Peter Bosustow (59)
1982 Premiers Ian Rice David Parkin Mike Fitzpatrick James Buckley Ross Ditchburn (61)
1983 5th John Elliott David Parkin Mike Fitzpatrick Wayne Johnston Ken Hunter (43)
1984 4th John Elliott David Parkin Wayne Johnston Bruce Doull Warren Ralph (55)
1985 5th John Elliott David Parkin Wayne Johnston Justin Madden Mark Maclure (48)
1986 Grand Finalist John Elliot Robert Walls Mark Maclure Wayne Johnston,
Craig Bradley 		Stephen Kernahan (62)
1987 Premiers John Elliot Robert Walls Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan (73)
1988 3rd John Elliot Robert Walls Stephen Kernahan Craig Bradley Stephen Kernahan (54)
1989 8th John Elliot Robert Walls,
Alex Jesaulenko 		Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan (59)
1990 8th John Elliot Alex Jesaulenko Stephen Kernahan Stephen Silvagni Stephen Kernahan (69)
1991 11th John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Justin Madden Stephen Kernahan (46)
1992 7th John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan Stephen Kernahan (83)
1993 Grand Finalist John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Craig Bradley Stephen Kernahan (68)
1994 5th John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Greg Williams Stephen Kernahan (82)
1995 Premiers John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Stephen Kernahan (63)
1996 6th John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Stephen Silvagni Stephen Kernahan (56)
1997 11th John Elliot David Parkin Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Anthony Koutoufides (28)
1998 11th John Elliot David Parkin Craig Bradley Fraser Brown Lance Whitnall (46)
1999 Grand Finalist John Elliot David Parkin Craig Bradley Matthew Allan Lance Whitnall (55)
2000 3rd John Elliot David Parkin Craig Bradley Brett Ratten,
Scott Camporeale 		Lance Whitnall (70)
2001 6th John Elliot Wayne Brittain Craig Bradley Anthony Koutoufides Matthew Lappin (49)
2002 16th John Elliot Wayne Brittain Brett Ratten Corey McKernan Corey McKernan (40)
2003 15th Ian Collins Denis Pagan Brett Ratten,
Andrew McKay 		Andrew McKay Brendan Fevola (63)
2004 11th Ian Collins Denis Pagan Anthony Koutoufides David Teague Brendan Fevola (66)
2005 16th Ian Collins Denis Pagan Anthony Koutoufides Anthony Koutoufides Brendan Fevola (49)
2006 16th Ian Collins,
Graham Smorgon 		Denis Pagan Anthony Koutoufides Lance Whitnall Brendan Fevola (84)
2007 15th Graham Smorgon,
Stephen Kernahan,
Richard Pratt 		Denis Pagan,
Brett Ratten 		Lance Whitnall Andrew Carrazzo Brendan Fevola (59)
2008 11th Richard Pratt,
Stephen Kernahan 		Brett Ratten Chris Judd Chris Judd Brendan Fevola (99)
2009 7th Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Chris Judd Brendan Fevola (89)
2010 8th Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Chris Judd Eddie Betts (42)
2011 5th Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Marc Murphy Andrew Walker (56)
2012 10th Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Heath Scotland Eddie Betts (48)
2013 6th Stephen Kernahan Mick Malthouse Marc Murphy Kade Simpson Jeff Garlett (43)
2014 13th Stephen Kernahan
Mark LoGiudice 		Mick Malthouse Marc Murphy Bryce Gibbs Jarrad Waite (29)
2015 18th Mark LoGiudice Mick Malthouse
John Barker 		Marc Murphy Patrick Cripps Andrejs Everitt (31)

Carlton Team of the Century

Carlton's Team of the Century:
B: Bruce Comben Stephen Silvagni* Geoff Southby
HB: John James Bert Deacon Bruce Doull*
C: Garry Crane Greg Williams* Craig Bradley
HF: Wayne Johnston Stephen Kernahan (Captain) Alex Jesaulenko*
F: Ken Hands Harry Vallence Rod Ashman
Foll: John Nicholls* Sergio Silvagni Adrian Gallagher
Int: Robert Walls Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Hunter
Trevor Keogh
Coach: David Parkin.

Four emergencies were also named: (1) Laurie Kerr, (2) Bob Chitty, (3) Horrie Clover and (4) Rod McGregor. The five players with an asterisk(*) are also members of the AFL Team of the Century – the largest number of any AFL club.

Hall of Fame

The Carlton Football Club established its Hall of Fame in 1987, with nine inaugural inductees. As of March 2013, there have been 73 inductees.

The club added a Legends category to the Hall of Fame in 1997. There are currently twelve Legends in the Hall of Fame: Craig Bradley, Bert Deacon, Bruce Doull, Alex Jesaulenko, Wayne Johnston, Stephen Kernahan, John Nicholls, Stephen Silvagni and Harry Vallence (all elevated in 1997); Ken Hands (2006); Robert Walls (2011);[28] Geoff Southby (2013);[29] and Sergio Silvagni (2016).[30]

Current playing squad

Carlton's current Senior Coach is Brendon Bolton, who takes over the team for the 2016 season. Marc Murphy has captained the team since March 2013.

Carlton Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain
  • (vc) Vice captain
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie(s))
  • (B) Category B Rookie

Updated: 27 November 2015
Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Corporate and administration

Board of directors

President – Mark Lo Giudice

Vice presidents – Richard Newton, Jeannie Pratt

Board members – Marcus Clarke, Zac Fried, Raphael Geminder, Adrian Gleeson, Mark Harrison, Greg Lee, Stephen Moulton, Ari Suss

Chief Executive Officers

CEOs since 1980.

Incumbent Term
Jim Allison 1980–1981
Ian Collins 1981–1993
Stephen Gough 1994–1999
John Gurrieri 2000
Don Hanly 2001–2002
Michael Malouf 2003–2007
Greg Swann 2007–2014
Steven Trigg 2014–

Membership

Year Total Members [31]
1984
12,774
1985
13,317
1986
14,905
1987
9,227
1988
11,936
1989
10,060
1990
10,978
1991
12,736
1992
12,354
1993
14,445
1994
18,308
1995
18,032
1996
23,278
1997
24,984
1998
25,402
1999
25,719
2000
27,571
2001
27,725
2002
26,385
2003
33,525
2004
32,095
2005
33,534
2006
28,756
2007
35,431
2008
39,360
2009
42,408
2010
40,480
2011
43,791
2012
45,800
2013
50,561
2014
47,485
2015
47,305
2016
46,705* (current 12/4/2016)[32]

Records and achievements

Club records

Premierships

See Carlton Football Club premierships
Competition Level Wins Years Won
Challenge CupSeniors1 1871
Pre-VFA eraSeniors4 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875
VFASeniors21877, 1887
VFL/AFLSeniors161906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995
VFL/AFLReserves81926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1987, 1990
VFL/AFLUnder 19s61948, 1949, 1951, 1963, 1978, 1979
Championship of AustraliaSeniors21968, 1970
Australian Football ChampionshipsNight Premiership11983
AFLPreseason premiership31997, 2005, 2007
VFL/AFLMcClelland Trophy51969, 1979, 1985 (tied), 1987, 1995
VFL/AFLMinor Premiers171906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995
VFL/AFLWooden Spoons4

2002, 2005, 2006, 2015

VFL/AFL finishing positions (1897–present)

Ladder Position Year (Finals in Bold)Tally
1st1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 199516
2nd1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 199913
3rd1903, 1905, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1959, 1967, 1976, 1988, 200016
4th1911, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1943, 1952, 1957, 1975, 1978, 1980, 198415
5th1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1994, 201113
6th1902, 1913, 1946, 1948, 1926, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1996, 2001, 201312
7th1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1923, 1924, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1974, 1992, 200914
8th1950, 1954, 1961, 1989, 1990, 20106
9th19251
10th1964, 20122
11th1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 20085
12thnil0
13th20141
14thnil0
15th2003, 20072
16th2002, 2005, 20063
17thnil0
18th20151

Individual awards

John Nicholls Medallists

Known as "Robert Reynolds Trophy" until 2003

No. PlayerYears Won
5 John Nicholls 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967
4 Bruce Doull 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984
3 Craig Bradley 1986, 1988, 1993
John James1955, 1960, 1961
Chris Judd 2008, 2009, 2010
Stephen Kernahan 1987, 1989, 1992
Brett Ratten 1995, 1997, 2000

Brownlow Medallists

Player[33]Year Won
Bert Deacon1947
John James1961
Gordon Collis1964
Greg Williams1994
Chris Judd2010

League leading goalkickers

VFL/AFL except where noted. Awarded the Coleman Medal since 1955.

PlayerYear Won[34]
George Coulthard1878, 1879, 1880 (VFA)
E. Brooks1881 (VFA)
Mick Grace1906
Ern Cowley1918
Horrie Clover1922
Harry Vallence1931
Tom Carroll1961
Brendan Fevola2006, 2009

Norm Smith Medallists

Player[35]Year Won
Wayne Harmes1979
Bruce Doull1981
David Rhys-Jones1987
Greg Williams1995

Mark of the Year winners

PlayerYear Won
Alex Jesaulenko1970
Peter Bosustow1981
Ken Hunter1983
Stephen Silvagni1988
Matthew Lappin1999

Goal of the Year winners

PlayerYear Won
Peter Bosustow1981
Eddie Betts2006
Chris Yarran2012

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

PlayerYear Won
Greg Williams1994
Anthony Koutoufides2000
Chris Judd2011

Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees

Twenty-two people have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame for their services to football for careers which were either partially or entirely served with the Carlton Football Club. Of those, three have Legend status in the Hall of Fame.

Legends

Ron Barassi, Alex Jesaulenko, John Nicholls

Players

Peter Bedford, Craig Bradley, Horrie Clover, George Coulthard, Bruce Doull, Ken Hands, Ern Henfry, Stephen Kernahan, Anthony Koutoufides, Rod McGregor, Peter McKenna, Stephen Silvagni, Geoff Southby, Harry Vallence, Robert Walls, Greg Williams.

Coaches

David Parkin, Jack Worrall

Administrators

Sir Kenneth Luke

Individual records

Most career goals

Player[36]Career YearsGoals
Stephen Kernahan 1986–1997738
Harry "Soapy" Vallence 1926–1938 722
Brendan Fevola1999–2009575
Alex Jesaulenko 1967–1979 424
Horrie Clover 1920–1924,
1926–1931 		398

Most career games

Player[36]Career YearsGames
Craig Bradley 1986–2002 375
Bruce Doull 1969–1986 356
John Nicholls 1957–1974 331
Stephen Silvagni 1985–2001 312
Justin Madden 1982–1997 287

VFL/AFL Match records

Development systems

Reserves team

Carlton operated its own reserves team from 1919 until 2002. From 1919 to 1991 the VFL/AFL operated a reserves competition, and from 1992 to 1999 a de facto AFL reserves competition was run by the Victorian State Football League. The Carlton Football Club fielded a reserves team in both of these competitions, allowing players who were not selected for the senior team to play for Carlton in the lower grade. During that time, the Carlton reserves team won eight premierships (1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1987, 1990). Following the demise of the AFL reserves competition, the Carlton reserves team competed in the new Victorian Football League for three seasons from 2000 until 2002.

The reserves team was dissolved at the end of 2002, and Carlton entered a reserves affiliation with existing VFL club, the Northern Bullants. Under the affiliation, reserves players for Carlton play VFL football with the Northern Bullants. The partnership between the two clubs was strengthened in 2012, when the Northern Bullants were renamed the Northern Blues and they adopted Carlton's navy blue colours. The club now splits its home games between the VFL club's traditional home, the Preston City Oval; and Carlton's traditional home, Ikon Park.

Next Generation Academy

Under the AFL's plan (released in February 2016) to establish club-branded Next Generation Academies across Australia to give all AFL clubs a more active role in junior development, Carlton was allocated the northern metropolitan zone of Melbourne. The academy will be linked to the Preston-based Northern Knights in the TAC Cup system.[37]

See also

Footnotes

1.^ Specifically, Carlton's 19–1 record set a record for the best win-loss percentage across a full season, including finals, which stood until Essendon broke it in the 2000 AFL season with a record of 24–1. The record was matched twice before it was broken: by Collingwood in 1929, and Essendon in 1950.[38]
2.^ Harris had served two tenures as Carlton president: from 1965–1974, then from 1978–1979.
3.^ The "suburban grounds" is a collective term generally understood to mean all venues in Melbourne, except for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Docklands Stadium and Waverley Park.

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