Little League

The Blueseum hopes to also track our past performances at Little League level, including those of Carlton players known to have played with Carlton at higher levels, through this page.

Little League

Ted Dumaresq in 1965 came up with the idea of a Little League. It needed a sponsor, so Graham Donaldson arranged for the State Savings Bank of Victoria to provide the funds.
In 2013 club historian Tony De Bolfo wrote a story on Ted Dumaresq and Graham Donaldson.
https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2013-10-15/for-the-kids-remembering-ted-dumaresq

The SSB Little League started on May 13, 1967 with 9 clubs, (Collingwood, Hawthorn and South Melbourne didn’t join until later). It was for boys under the age of 11 on January 1 of each season. Graham Donaldson was the driving force and was an ex-Carlton player and captain and was also their current reserve coach. In 1967 he had been an “member of the bank’s staff for the past 16 years” and was appointed full-time organiser of the Little League, with the games being played during the half time break at the senior games and early on used the whole ground. (The State Saving Bank of Victoria was the bank run by the state (and is now part of the Commonwealth Bank).

Alan Mangels was Carlton’s first Little League captain and was signed up by Carlton on June 9, 1967 as an 11 year old (his family was about to move into North Melbourne territory he father was an early Carlton Under 19 premiership captain).

Melbourne's Steve Smith was the first player to graduate from the the first season (1967) Little League to play senior VFL football. Ted Whitten Jnr, played senior VFL football before Smith, but was from the second year of the Little League's inception in 1968.

Since then the Carlton Little League has also had players graduate through to the Blues U/19's, reserves and senior football. Some of these players also played senior football at rival clubs.


1967 - Alan Mangels

1974 - Darren Ogier, Neil Gaghan and Stephen Gumley.

1975 - Mark Williams, Mick Kennedy and Peter German (North Melbourne)

1976 - Paul Merson (Carlton U/19's & Reserves), Peter German (North Melbourne) who captained the Little League side and Ross Smith (North Melbourne)

1977 - Jamie Dunlop with Essendon

1978 - Mark Edwards (Carlton Reserves)

1979 - Mark Edwards, Mark Majerczak and Ross Andrews (Carlton U/19's).

1980 - Jason Baldwin (Fitzroy/Richmond) and Darren Cope (Carlton U/19's)

1987 - Simon Beaumont Hawthorn Little League

Note:- In 1971 a young Wayne Harmes represented the Kangaroos, in their round 10 clash with the Bombers, he was voted the Kangas' best player.

1960's	1970's	1980's	1990's
	1970	1980	1990
	1971	1981	1991
	1972	1982	1992
	1973	1983	1993
	1974	1984	1994
	1975	1985	1995
	1976	1986	1996
1967	1977	1987	1997
1968	1978	1988	1998
1969	1979	1989

To view the Blueseum Little League Gallery, please click [[file843|here].

Links

Lower Grades

Gallery

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  1981 Claire Turner - First girl to ever play in the Little League.
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  1978 Little League Team from Metro Zones 13/07/78.
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  1977 Rd 10 - Carlton Little League in action.
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  1977 Rd 19 - Blues Little League Vs Kangas.
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  1979 - Carlton Little League.
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  1979 Rd 5 - Blues Little League Game.
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  1979 - Little League Elimination Final Squad.
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  1980 Rd 7 - Blues Little League action.
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  1980 - Blues Little League Finals Squad (30/08/80).
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  1978 - Big M Little League.
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  1978 - Big M Little League Finals Squads (26/08/78).
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  1977 - Staminade Little League (02/04/77).
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  1977 - Staminade Little League Footy Facts (02/04/77).
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  1977 - John Morice 100 games coaching Blues Little League (16/07/77).
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  1977 - Blues Little League Elimination Final Squad.
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  1976 - Staminade Sponsors of Little League.
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  1976 Little League Finals.
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  1976 - Little League Prelim. Final.
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  1976 - Little League Grand Final Teams.
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  1976 - Little Grand Final Action Shot.
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  1975 - Little League contact details.
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  1975 Rd 5 - Little League action.
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  1975 Rd 14 - Blues Vs Bombers Little League Action.
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  1975 - Little League Finals.
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  1975 - Little League Prelim. Final.
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  1974 Little League 2nd Semi Final.
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  1974 Little League Grand Final.
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  1981 Rd 10 - Blues Little League.
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  1981 Rd 12 - Little League Action.
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  1981 Rd 16 - Blues Little League action shots.
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  1982 Rd 2 - Little League Action.
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  1973 - Blues Little League Elim. Final.
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  1973 - Blues Little League 1st Semi Final.
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  1985 Blues Little League - Alex Hutchinson.
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  1969 - Graham Donaldson & the Little League (page 4 of 4).
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  1969 - Graham Donaldson & the Little League (page 3 of 4).Pic; Football Life.
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  1969 - Graham Donaldson & the Little League (page 2 of 4).
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  1969 - Graham Donaldson & the Little League (page 1 of 4).
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  1972 - Blues Little League (20/05/72).
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  1974 - Blues Little League in Action.Pic: Football Life.
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  1974 - Blues Little League in Action.Pic: Football Life.
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  1974 Rd 16 - Blues Little League in action.Pic: Football Life.
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  1974 Rd 16 - Blues Little League in action.Pic: Football Life.
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  1974 - Blues Little League in Action.Pic: Football Life.
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  1969 - SSB Little League (24/05/69).Football Record - 24th May, 1969.
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  1967 - SSB Little League Comp. starts today (13/05/67).Football Record - 13th May 1967.
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  1971 Rd 2 - Little League: Blues Vs Bombers.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 3 - Little League: Blues Vs Demons.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 3 - Little League: Blues Vs Demons.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 - Blues Little League Contact Details (25/04/71).Source: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 7 - Blues Little Leaguer in action.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 12 - Blues Little League Vs Kangas.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 12 - Blues Little League Vs Kangas.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 14 - Blues Little League Vs Demons.Picture: Footy Week.
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  1971 Rd 17 - Blues Vs Swans Little League.Picture: Footy Week
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  1972 - Blues Little League needs a ground (22/04/72).
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  1972 - Watch out for David Jewell (29/04/72).
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  1972 - Robert Harris a star for Blues Little League (13/05/72).
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  1972 - Barry Kline Blues Little League Capt (20/05/72).
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  1972 - Blues Little League have a ground to train on (27/05/72).Inside Football.
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  1972 Rd 9 - Blues Vs Kangas in Little League.The Australian.
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  1972 Rd 10 - Look's who coaching the Blues.Inside Football.
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  1972 Rd 17 - Blues Little League in action.The Australian.
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  1972 Rd 19 - Blues Little League in action.The Australian.
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  1973 - Little League Grand Final.Inside Football.
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  1973 Little League Finals Results.
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  1974 - Little League GF: Blues Vs Tigers.
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  1976 - Little League GF.
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  1977 - Future Blue Jamie Dunlop in Bombers Little League.
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  1980 Little League 1st Semi Vs Lions.
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  1980 Little League.
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  1980 Little League Grand Final.
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  1980 Little League - Blues win 1st flag.
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  1980 Blues Little League Premiers.
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  1985 Little League - Future Blues Reserves players L.Rayner & G.Learmonth.
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  1985 Little League - Blues Finals Series Squad.
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  1986 - Little League article.
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  1987 - Little League.
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  1987 Little League - Future Blue Simon Beaumont.
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  1988 Little GF - Blues Vs Bombers.
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  1988 - Little Leagues Knock-Out Squads.
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  1989 - Little League Teams.
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  1974 - Little League Grand Final Action.
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  1979 - Carlton Little League Sew on Badge.
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  1976 Little GF - Blues vs Swans.
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  Little League Certificate - Tim HayesCourtesy of Tim Hayes.
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  1978 Little League TeamPicture courtesy of Tim Hayes.
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  1979 Little League TeamPicture courtesy of Tim Hayes.
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  1982 - Big M Little League.
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  Little League Blues Vs Bulldogs
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  Little League Blues Vs Bulldogs.