Legends of the Fall - Carlton Style

From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson
Published 2012

We remember the Premiership heroes; we salute the brave and injured; we respect the enduring champions of old. But do we honestly recognise the guys who played when the Mighty Blues were mere flotsam?

The Great Eras Carlton Fans have flocked to see Carlton in some of our greater eras; our Triple Premiership era of 1906-1908; our immediate Post WW2 teams of the late 1940's, the 1960's, the 70's-80's, and again in the mid 1990's.

Glory or Pain?
Era Won / Lost Premierships
1897 - 1915 TBD 5
1916 - 1937 TBD Nil
1938 - 1949 TBD 3
1950 - 1961 TBD Nil
1962 - 1972 TBD 3
1973 - 1982 TBD 3
1983 - 1995 TBD 2
1996 - 2012 TBD Nil


But in between these periods of success came some dark times, in fact, the post 1995 flag era is one of our darkest periods, particularly post 2001.

The Blues who tried In these Dark Eras, Carlton continued to work towards a better time with different degrees of success.

Lowest Winning Ratio (>10 games)
Player Games / Wins Winning Ratio
Luke Livingston 46 – 9 wins 19.6%
Trent Sporn 50 – 10 wins 21.0%
Len Morrison 56 – 12 wins 22.3%
Pat Considine 48 – 11 wins 22.9%
Jordan Bannister 53 – 12 wins 23.6%
Bill Sharkey 47 – 11 wins 24.5%
Barnaby French 71 – 17 wins 25.4%
Bill Casey 61 – 15 wins 25.4%
Bobby Walsh 78 – 20 wins 26.3%
Ian Prendergast 65 – 18 wins 27.7%
Cory McGrath 50 – 13 wins 28.0%


Links

Blueseum: Carlton's Triple Premiers