1963

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1963 Summary

Fresh from a Grand Final appearance in 1962, the Blues looked toward 1963 with optimism. Under incumbent coach Ken Hands, and a new captain in John Nicholls, the team was competitive at first, with six victories in the first seven rounds.

However, four of those first six wins came by 8 points or less, so our results weren’t quite as good as they seemed. Remarkably, Carlton’s first three defeats (in rounds 6, 8 and 9) saw margins of 6 points or less, and during the first nine rounds, Carlton played in seven games where the biggest difference between the two sides was 8 points. Two other results; our round 15 win against Essendon, and our round 16 loss to Richmond, continued the trend of close matches. By seasons end, Carlton had played in nine (out of 18) games with a maximum margin of 8 points!

But four consecutive losses between rounds 8 and 11 decided Carlton’s fate. Those defeats dropped the club out of the top four, and even four wins in the last seven games wasn't good enough to lift the club back into finals contention. In the end, a 10-8 win/loss record saw the Blues finish in a deeply disappointing sixth place, three wins short of the finals.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Hawthorn	13	1	4	54	205.255.1485	157.195.1137	130.6
2	Geelong	13	1	4	54	180.274.1354	142.204.1056	128.2
3	Melbourne	13	0	5	52	240.240.1680	161.170.1136	147.9
4	St Kilda	13	0	5	52	210.241.1501	148.183.1071	140.1
5	Essendon	13	0	5	52	206.234.1470	148.181.1069	137.5
6	Carlton	10	0	8	40	177.213.1275	170.214.1234	103.3
7	Nth Melbourne	8	0	10	32	146.183.1059	174.200.1244	85.1
8	Collingwood	7	0	11	28	195.195.1365	203.209.1427	95.7
9	Footscray	7	0	11	28	156.190.1126	178.215.1283	87.8
10	Richmond	5	0	13	20	184.175.1279	243.229.1687	75.8
11	Sth Melbourne	4	0	14	16	171.176.1202	242.270.1722	69.8
12	Fitzroy	1	0	17	4	137.164.986	241.270.1716	57.5

People of 1963

Coach: Ken Hands Captain: John Nicholls Vice Captain: Serge Silvagni Leading goal scorer: Tom Carroll - 27 goals

Milestones

Debuts: Dave Rogers, Kevin Hall, Trevor Best, John Goold, Doug Ringholt, John Comben, Greg Hardie

Lower Levels

U19s: Carlton won the Under 19's Premiership for the fourth time in 1963.

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Gallery

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  1963 Rd 10 Vs Melbourne.
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  1963 - Season Review.
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  John Nicholls:- B & F Winner in '59 & 63.
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  1963 Rd 8 - Tom Carroll marks in front of Ted Potter.
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  1963 Peter Falconer"1963 Peter Falconer Age May 22
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  1963 Rnd 5 v Richmond at Punt Road"1963 Rnd 5 v Richmond at Punt Road Maurie Sankey marking. The final time Carlton played at the Punt Road Oval. Spirit of Carlton image
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  1963 - U/19's Team Photo.
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  1963 Rd 2 - Bruce Williams marks the footy.
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  1963 - John Nicholls.
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  1963 - Carlton's trip to Narrandera NSW.
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  1963 - Bruce Williams profile.
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  1963 - Carlton President Lew Holmes.
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  1963 - Former Blue Reserves Player; Preston's Garry Appleford.
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  1963 - John Nicholls Footy Card (made-up Scanlens version).
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  1963 - John James advertisement for milk.
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  1963 - Carlton's stars from the 1962 season.
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  1963 - Carlton Coach Ken Hands.
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  1963 - Soapy Vallence article (pg 2 of 2).
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  1963 - Soapy Vallence article (pg 1 of 2).
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  1963 - Social Notes.
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  1963 RD 1 - Carl vs Fitzroy (Footy Record Team line-ups)
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  1963 RD 1 - Carl vs Fitzroy (Footy Record Team Lists).
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  1963 Rnd 6 V Geel PP Scoreboard Screen Shot Ch 9. Capture
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  Hardie1"Carlton recruit Greg Hardie, 17, got initiated the hard way. Tempers became heated after this incident in which Hardie was sandwiched between Fitzroy players Gary Lazarus and Ian Powell at Fitzroy. (Age photo.)
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  1963 John Benetti V Stk. Age April 29 Capture
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  1963 Wells Cartoon V StK Rnd 2 Age April 29 Capture
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  Bruce Williams
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  Cartoon Carl1
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  Cartoon 1963
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  Umpire Hit Field Umpire Ron Brophy was struck heavily between the shoulders by a half-full beer bottle, during the League game at Carlton on Saturday. In the picture above, taken by a GTV-9 camera, Brophy reels in pain as Carlton follower Sergio Silvagni picks up the bottle. Another Carlton follower Brian Buckley, and Collingwood half-forward, Des Tuddenham move in help Brophy." (Age photo)
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  1963 Rnd 9 V Haw Scoreboard Ch9 Capture
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  1963 Rnd 15 Ian Collins V Ess WH Age Aug 19 Capture
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  1963 Harry Crompton With John Benetti Age Sept 06 Capture
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  1963 Rnd 15 V Ess Wells Cartoon Age Aug 19 Capture
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  1963 Bruce Williams Martin Cross Age Aug 02 P18 Capture
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  1963 Greg Hardie Maurie Sankey Age June 08 1963 P16 Capture
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  1963 V Stk PP Ditterich Benetti Age April 29 P20 Capture
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  1963 Berkley Cox
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  1963 Bruce Williams At Training.
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  1963 John Comben Marks At Training.
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  1963 Martin Cross At Training.
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  1963 Tom Carroll
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  1963 John Nicholls
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  1963 Blues Sign Barry Gill
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  1963 Carlton Chases Barry Gill (26 March).
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  1963 Greg Hardie To Trial With The Blues (16 APR)
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  1963 John Nicholls Appointed Captain (16 APR).
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  1963 Tom Carroll To Play With Country Side Instead Of The Blues (27 MAR)
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  1963 Tom Carroll Unavailable This Week (APR 3)
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  1963 Graham Donaldson Refers Young Ruck To The Blues (21 MAR).
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  1963 Blues Interested In Rover Hogan (1 Apr)
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  1963 Graeme Schaeche Trains With Blues (4 Apr).
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  1963 John Comben may Debut.
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  1963 Tom Carroll In Form (10 Apr).
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  1963 Greg Hardie Clearance Issues (10 Apr).
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  1963 Practice Match Team Line Ups (13 Apr).
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  1963 John Nicholls (20 Apr)
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  1963 Tom Carrolls Form a Worry (16 Apr).
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  1963 Carlton's Final List
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  1963 Graeme Donaldson Cleared To Morwell (13 Mar)
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  1963 Cartlon Training Notes (16 Mar)
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  1963 Tony Thiessen Kicks 5 Goals (18 Mar).
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  1963 Greg Hardie & John Comben Selected (19 Apr).
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  1963 Blues Chase Trevor Best (19 Mar).
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  1963 Greg Hardie Impresses Again (25 Mar).
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  1963 Carlton Signs Graeme Schaeche (5 Apr).
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  1963 John James To Back Pocket (29 Mar).
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  1963 John James May Play Forward (18 Mar).