Carlton Football Club

Full name	Carlton Football Club
Nickname	The Blues
Strip	Navy blue guernsey with white monogram, navy blue shorts and socks
Founded	1864
Sport	Australian rules football
League	Australian Football League
First season	1897
Ground	Telstra Dome/MCG
Club song	We Are The Navy Blues
President/Chair	Richard Pratt
Coach	Brett Ratten
Captain	N/A
2007	15th of 16

Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. They were the first premiers of any Australian rules competition in 1877,^[1] and share the most premierships of any VFL/AFL club.^[2] The club originally represented the inner city Melbourne area of Carlton and its nickname comes from the navy blue colour of its uniform. Also on its uniform is the club's insignia which consists of three alphabetical letters – CFC superimposed on each.

Club history

Early history

Formed in 1864, it originally played in the Victorian Football Association competition. It was invited to join the breakaway Victorian Football League in 1897.^[1] The competition was renamed to the Australian Football League in 1990 and is where the club currently resides.

Carlton made its first VFL grand final in the year of 1904 to be defeated by Fitzroy.^[1] Two years later in 1906, it was to enter the first of five consecutive grand finals. The first three were all premierships and Carlton became the first team in the history of the VFL/AFL to win three-in-a-row.^[2] The fourth grand final in 1909 made Carlton the closest team to attempt to win four-in-a-row, as it was narrowly beaten by just 2 points to South Melbourne (now Sydney Swans). Had it not been for the political trouble that plagued the club early in the season, the result could well have been different. However, this remarkable feat was subsequently surpassed during the Great Depression by the club's greatest rival - Collingwood (which became famous as 'The Machine') in 1927-30.^[2] In Carlton's fifth grand final in 1910, they were defeated by Collingwood and this was the beginning of a strong rivalry between the two clubs that would endure for more than a century. Collingwood's working-class supporter base, close geographic proximity, and many historic on-field (and occasional off-field) tussles mark the rivalry as one of the strongest in the AFL. 1910 had been a controversial year for the club, two players including Alex Lang were banned for 99 games (approximately 6 years) after being found guilty of accepting bribes to play poorly.

Carlton has traditionally been in the top 2 most powerful on-field clubs,^[3] boasting a winning record over 11 of the 15 other clubs currently in the competition, including all the VFL teams such as notable rivals Collingwood, Essendon and Richmond.^[4] Many memorable battles have been contested against them, most notably in a thriller in the 1947 Grand Final when Carlton beat Essendon by one point, and again in the 1968 Grand Final when Carlton beat Essendon to win by 3 points. In the Grand Final of 1972, Carlton defeated Richmond in a goal kicking spree that saw fifty goals kicked - the highest number of goals ever kicked in a Grand Final.^[5]

Recent history

The development of the game becoming a national league has impacted on Victorian-based clubs and the consequential success of interstate clubs have had an impact on Carlton's current success record.

Changes within the rules of the national competition meant that Carlton and other Victorian teams cannot, as easily, recruit the best players from across Australia because many of them are likely to be recruited by interstate clubs. The recruiting mechanism of all such players is now part of the draft pick process.^[6] In addition all teams are confronted by the rules of the salary cap which is designed to limit the funds spent of players in any given season, in an attempt to create a level playing field. Prior to the salary cap, rich Victorian clubs such as Carlton were able to lure prospective players to the club by offering more money than the less successful clubs.

In the year of its last premiership in 1995, Carlton set a new AFL/VFL record by losing only two games for the entire season having been beaten by the Sydney Swans and St. Kilda.^[7] This record stood until 2000 when rivals Essendon went throught the entire season losing only one game against the Western Bulldogs.^[8]

In 2002 the club was in great turmoil. Off-field the club had mounting financial losses and accounting irregularities which pursued the then club president John Elliott resulting in his resignation from office and the subsequent removal of his name from the John Elliott Grandstand.^[9]. He was succeeded by Ian Collins as president in 2003. On-field the team went through the entire season without winning a single game on its home ground, which culminated in the club claiming the wooden spoon for finishing last on the AFL ladder for the first time in its history. Carlton was the last club of the original AFL/VFL teams to win its inaugural wooden spoon.^[2]

Under the new Collins' administration, it was discovered that the club's previous administration had been making extra, secret payments to certain players.^[10] This issue violated the AFL salary cap and resulted in the club receiving a record total fine of $980,000 and being banned from first and second round picks in the annual player draft for two years, hampering attempts to rebuild the club's player group. Brendan Goddard and Daniel Wells, who respectively went to St. Kilda and North Melbourne at picks 1 and 2, were two players who possibly would have been selected by Carlton. ^[11]

Its coach Wayne Brittain, who had taken over the coaching duties in 2001, had his contract terminated and was replaced by Denis Pagan for the 2003 season. Brittain's arrival couldn't have come at a worse time since he took over a club on the verge of collapse which severely damaged his AFL coaching career prospects and he remains a potential coach who was never given a proper coaching opportunity at this level.

The appointment of Denis Pagan as senior coach in 2003 was an attempt to turn the club around. However Carlton's predicament was clearly underestimated as even Pagan, with a reputation of being one of the best coaches in VFL/AFL history with his impressive long run of premierships with several clubs at several levels,^[12] was unable to reverse Carlton's football plight in the short term. It had become apparent that the Carlton team had to be replaced with a more youthful lineup and this has developed over the past 3 years as the club's policy. Recruitment has centred on Carlton attempting to recruit players under 24 years old who are likely to have the capability to play at least 100 games.

2005

At the beginning of 2005, the attempt at turning around the club's fortune seemed to have realised some goals with the success in the pre-season Wizard Cup.^[13] However that success was short-lived as the club failed to maintain its form for the home-and-away season and it again finished on the bottom of the ladder for just the second time in its history. It became the second club to win the pre-season/night series competition and the wooden spoon in the same year, with Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs) having done so in 1967.^[13]

In 2005 the club also became the last of the former VFL clubs to move away from its original home ground when it played its last match at Optus Oval against Melbourne in Round 9 of the 2005 season.^[14] Carlton had played at Princes Park for 108 years. Carlton now play half of their home games at the Telstra Dome and the other half at the MCG. (The games at the MCG are generally against traditional rivals Collingwood, Richmond, Essendon and Melbourne).

2006

The 2006 season saw Carlton win back-to-back wooden spoons for the first time in its history.^[2] At season's end, this led to widespread unrest within the club whose board had initially voted to terminate Denis Pagan's contract, but subsequently overturned the vote on a second ballot.^[15] A group of out-spoken and disgruntled former players who were part of the clean-out a few years earlier, lead by Fraser Brown and Barry Mitchell, wanted to have Pagan replaced by Mitchell as coach for the 2007 season. Brett Ratten was mooted as a replacement coach as well. The board decided to allow Pagan to coach for the next two seasons through to season 2008.^[15]

2007

2007 began on several bright notes for Carlton. The appointments of Richard Pratt as President,^[16] Stephen Icke as Football Manager^[17] and Greg Swann as CEO^[18] have calmed the off-field controversy. These events have also been reflected in growing membership numbers, with the club almost reaching a previously hopeful target of 30,000 members before the start of the season. Carlton made a good on-field start to the year, defeating Essendon, Hawthorn and the Kangaroos in the knock-out NAB Cup competition to reach the Pre-Season Grand Final. On March 17th, 2007 Carlton defeated the Brisbane Lions to win the NAB Cup by 25 points in front of over 46,000 fans at the Telstra Dome.^[13]

On July 24, 2007, following a loss to the Brisbane Lions by 117 points, Denis Pagan was sacked as coach and replaced on an interim basis by Brett Ratten. ^[19] On August 20, 2007, the club announced that Ratten would become full time coach for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

On October 11, 2007 during the AFL trade week, Chris Judd (the Eagles skipper and arguably the competition's best player) was officially traded to Carlton along with a third round selection in the 2007 AFL Draft (#46 overall) for Carlton's first and second round selections (#3 and #20) and Josh Kennedy. This is considered the most significant deal in AFL history

On October 15, 2007, Carlton announced it had delisted its captain, Lance Whitnall, after receiving medical reports that his knee injury would affect his ability to train in 2008.

Princes Park

The club is based at Princes Park oval (officially known now as MC Labour Park in a sponsorship deal) in northern Carlton.^[20] The suburb combines the academic air of the nearby University of Melbourne with a large quotient of immigrants from Southern Europe, and both groups still leave their mark on the Carlton supporter base. In 2004, then Carlton President Ian Collins began the process with Vice-President Graham Smorgon of reviewing Carlton's continued presence at the ground. It was decided that six home games be played at Telstra Dome (Docklands Stadium) and five at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A "farewell" game was played at Princes Park on Saturday 21 May in 2005.^[21] Despite an overwhelming majority of members voting for the home ground move, it was not altogether popular with all club supporters. Training and social club facilities at Princes Park remain. Carlton became the final suburban club to move away from its original suburban home ground. It also ended the only unbroken playing venue link throughout the entire 108 year history of the VFL/AFL. There are proposals to redevelop the ground to make it into an elite training facility for the players.

Current playing list

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1 Andrew Walker   2 Jordan Russell   3 Marc Murphy^   4 Bryce Gibbs^   5 Josh Kennedy   6 Kade Simpson^   7 Adam Bentick   8 Lance Whitnall (Captain)   9 Jason Saddington 11 Cain Ackland 12 Matthew Lappin 13 Luke Blackwell 14 Brad Fisher ^ 16 Shaun Grigg		17 Setanta O'hAilpin 18 Paul Bower 19 Eddie Betts 20 Clint Benjamin 21 Mark Austin 22 Shaun Hampson 23 Adam Hartlett 24 Nick Stevens^ 25 Brendan Fevola^ 26 Joe Anderson 28 Cameron Cloke 29 Heath Scotland^ 30 Jarrad Waite^ 31 Jordan Bannister		32 Bret Thornton^ 33 Ryan Houlihan 34 Simon Wiggins^ 37 Jake Edwards 38 Ryan Jackson 40 Michael Jamison 43 Anthony Koutoufides 44 Andrew Carrazzo Rookies: 39 Samuel Jacobs 45 Aisake O'hAilpin ^ Leadership group member

Club jumper

The current jumper design consists of a navy blue backing, CFC monogram and AFL logo on front, and bold white numbers on back. The club's current major sponsors are Optus, Dan Murphy's and Nike. For home games, the Dan Murphys sponsoring is displayed on the front, while Yes Optus sponsoring is beneath the player numbers on the back. The sponsors change positions when the club is playing away.

In April 2006, the club announced a "clash" jumper in accordance to the AFL's request that each club have an alternative jumper to be worn against other clubs in similar design. The jumper consists of inverted colours from the regular home season outfit, complemented by blue stripes on the sides. This white jumper was first worn on Friday, 4 May, 2007 in the club's 43 point loss to St Kilda at Telstra Dome.

Club song

We are the Navy Blues is the official club song of the Carlton Football Club. It is sung to the tune of "Lily of Laguna" by Leslie Stuart.

Lyrics

We are the Navy Blues

We are the old dark navy Blues

We're the team that never let's you down

We're the only team old Carlton knows

With all the champions

They like to send us

We'll keep our end up

And they will know that they've been playing

Against the famous old dark Blues!

Club Song

Club mascot

The club mascot is known as 'Captain Carlton' and appears as a superhero dressed in blue. The same person behind the mask has been Captain Carlton for many years. He used to stand on top of 'Optus Oval' and watch the match.

Club Honour Board

Year	Finishing position[22]	President	Coach[22]	Captain[22]	Best and Fairest	Leading Goalkicker[23] (Total)
1897	7th	A.H. Shaw	-	Jimmy Aitken	-	Wally O'Cock (13)
1898	7th	A.H. Shaw	-	Ernie Walton	-	Tommy O'Dea (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	2nd	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	2nd	J. Urquhart	Jack Worrall	Fred Elliott	-	George Topping (36)
1910	2nd	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	2nd	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 Crowley (35)
1919	4th	Jack Gardiner	Viv Valentine	Charlie Fisher	-	Charlie Fisher (36)
1920	3rd	Jack Gardiner	Norman Clark	Paddy O'Brien	-	Horrie Clover
1921	2nd	Jack Gardiner	Norman Clark	Gordon Green	-	Horrie Clover (58)
1922	4th	Jack Gardiner	Norman Clark	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	D. Young	Paddy O'Brien	Jim Caldwell	-	Harvey Dunn (35)
1926	6th	D. Young	Ray Brew	Ray Brew	-	Horrie Clover (38)
1927	3rd	D. Young	Horrie Clover	Horrie Clover	-	Harold Carter (33)
1928	4th	D. Young	Ray Brew	Ray Brew	-	Horrie Clover (41)
1929	3rd	Dave Crone	Dan Minogue	Ray Brew	-	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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	2nd	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)

Corporate/Administration

Membership base In 2007, the Carlton Football Club had a record membership of 35,431¹. Year Members Ladder after Round 22 Final Position 1998 25,402 11th 11th 1999 25,719 6th 2nd 2000 27,571 2nd 3rd 2001 27,735 5th 5th 2002 26,385 16th 16th 2003 33,525 15th 15th 2004 32,445 11th 11th 2005 33,534 16th 16th 2006 28,756 16th 16th 2007 35,431¹ 15th 15th ¹as of 6th July, 2007[1]

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-

Carlton's Team of the Century

Carlton's Team of the Century: The Chosen ones...the True Blue Boys who gave to Carlton to build its pre-eminence
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	Four Emergencies: (1) Laurie Kerr, (2) Bob Chitty,	(3) Horrie Clover and (4) Rod McGregor
Coach:	David Parkin.

The 5 players with an asterisk(*) are also members of the AFL Team of the Century, the largest number of any AFL Club, with Richmond close behind with 4 players.

AFL Team of the Century: 'The Fortunate Five'

Five former Carlton players qualified for a place in the AFL Team of the Century. They were the 'Fortunate Five', each one a true champion as reflected by their nomination as a selection in the greatest team of the twentieth century. Whether they were in the air rucking all day and influencing the game like John 'Big Nick' Nicholls, or in the thick of things in the centre with an explosive handball from Greg 'Diesel' Williams, or kicking goals or flying high in a graceful manner like this typical mark by Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko , or valiantly defending against high quality opposition like Bruce 'The Flying Doormat' Doull or Stephen 'SOS' (Son of Serge) Silvagni, they were there...week after week...game after game...it went on for years. It is no surprise that every member of this group was instrumental in guiding Carlton towards victory in the most important game of the football year...the Grand Final to win the premiership. In the 1972 premiership, Jesaulenko and Nicholls kicked 7 and 6 goals respectively. In the 1981 premiership, Doull won the Norm Smith Medal for a sensational game. In the 1995 premiership, Silvagni kept Geelong great Gary Ablett goaless while Williams won the Norm Smith Medal for a sensational performance as the best player in that game.

Individual records

Most career goals Player[24] Career Years Goals Stephen Kernahan 1986-1997 738 Harry "Soapy" Vallence 1926-1938 722 Alex Jesaulenko 1967-1979 434 Horrie Clover 1920-1924, 1926-1931 398 Brendan Fevola 1999-2007 383

Most career games Player[25] Career Years Games 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

Individual awards

Best and Fairest Award - John Nicholls Medalists

See John Nicholls Medal

Brownlow Medallists Player[26] Year Won Bert Deacon 1947 John James 1961 Gordon Collis 1964 Greg Williams 1994 Norm Smith Medallists Player[27] Year Won Wayne Harmes 1979 Bruce Doull 1981 David Rhys-Jones 1987 Greg Williams 1995 Coleman Medallists Player Year Won Brenden Fevola [28] 2006 Mark of the Year winners Player Year Won Alex Jesaulenko 1970 Peter Bosustow 1981 Ken Hunter 1983 Stephen Silvagni 1988 Matthew Lappin 1999

Goal of the Year winners Player Year Won Peter Bosustow 1981 Eddie Betts 2006 Michael Tuck Medalists Player Year Won Craig Bradley 1997 Brendan Fevola 2005 Nick Stevens 2007 Leigh Matthews Trophy winners Player Year Won Greg Williams 1994 Anthony Koutoufides 2000 National team representatives (since 2005) Player Year Won Matthew Lappin 2005 & 2006 Jarrad Waite 2005 Brendan Fevola 2006 Kade Simpson 2006 Grand Final Sprint Player Year Won Brendan Fevola 2006

Club records

Premierships

See Carlton Football Club premierships

Premiership Record
Competition	Level	Wins	Year Won
VFA	Seniors	2	1877, 1887
VFL/AFL	Seniors	16	1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995
VFL/AFL	Reserves	8	1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1987, 1990
VFL/AFL	Under 19s	6	1948, 1949, 1951, 1963, 1978, 1979
VFL/AFL	Pre-Season Cup	4	1983, 1997, 2005, 2007
VFL/AFL	McClelland Trophy	5	1969, 1979, 1985 (tied), 1987, 1995
VFL/AFL	Minor Premiers	17	1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981,1987, 1995
VFL/AFL	Wooden Spoons	3	2002, 2005, 2006

Finishing positions (1897-2007)

Ladder Position	Year (Finals in Bold)	Tally
1st	1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995	16
2nd	1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999	12
3rd	1903, 1905, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1959, 1967, 1976, 1988, 2000	16
4th	1911, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1943, 1952, 1957, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984	15
5th	1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1994	12
6th	1902, 1913, 1946, 1948, 1926, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1977,1996, 2001	11
7th	1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1923, 1924, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1974, 1992	13
8th	1950, 1954, 1961, 1989, 1990	5
9th	1925	1
10th	1964	1
11th	1991, 1997, 1998, 2004	4
12th	nil	0
13th	nil	0
14th	nil	0
15th	2003, 2007	2
16th	2002, 2005, 2006	3

(*as of 3 September, 2007)

See also

References

External links

• Official Website of the Carlton Football Club
• Blueseum
• Full Points Footy Detailed History of the Carlton Football Club
• The Blue View
• TalkingCarlton (discussion forum)
• Canberra Carlton Blues
• Carlton Supporters Club
• Carlton Community on LiveJournal
• Inside Sports Blues Forum

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