Despite being rooted to the bottom of the table in recent AFL seasons, the Carlton Blues remain the most successful club in VFL/AFL history along with rivals Essendon. Since their inception in 1864, the Blues have won 16 AFL Premierships, including the first ever back in 1877. Carlton’s last flag was back in 1995. After a dark period through the mid-2000s, the Blues, led by reigning Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd, now look to re-assume their position at the top of the AFL ladder.
by Matt Simpson, 19 Jun 2013
The AFL world is used to three types of Jarrad Waite – Awesome Jarrad, Angry Jarrad, and Absent Jarrad. Is it only a matter of time until Mick Malthouse creates Away Jarrad? Throughout his career, the enigmatic Waite has been viewed by Carlton fans as the big hope, and has probably been given some lenience [...]
by Dan Lonergan, 18 Jun 2013
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse, when in Charge of both West Coast and Collingwood, could be both prickly and profound at his press conferences. All of us in the media do tend to enjoy him more when he is profound and comes up with statements and sayings like, “the earth is slow but the ox is [...]
by Cameron Rose, 17 Jun 2013
The football public are either stupid or conditioned to finding something to whinge about. I honestly don’t know how else to put it. Thinking about it, the above statement is probably true of society at large, an observation that always appears stark in an election year. While some will feel aggrieved at the generalisation and [...]
by Roger Vaughan, 15 Jun 2013
Hawthorn overcame a fierce challenge from Carlton to win their AFL clash by 15 points on Friday night at Etihad Stadium. The Blues lost captain Marc Murphy with a suspected broken jaw and were unable to kill off the Hawks, who came back to win 15.12 (102) to 13.9 (87). It is Hawthorn’s 10th straight [...]
by Roger Vaughan, 15 Jun 2013
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse was bristling with anger after his side lost a pulsating AFL match to Hawthorn by 15 points. The free kick count went against Carlton 23-13, including 14-4 after halftime. Blues captain Marc Murphy went to hospital after suffering a broken cheekbone in a clash with Hawks counterpart Luke Hodge in the [...]
by TheSportsFreak, 14 Jun 2013 
A great contest launches Round 12 of the AFL season as Carlton and Hawthorn do battle from Etihad Stadium. Live scores and commentary coming up from 7.50pm AEST. This is a massive game for both teams for differing reasons. For Carlton a loss tonight could see them out of the top eight by the end [...]
by Sam Lienert, 14 Jun 2013
Carlton star Chris Judd has called on Chris Yarran to emulate their AFL teammate Jarrad Waite and rebound after his axing from the Blues lineup. Yarran apologised for his poor body language in last week’s loss to Essendon, but he was still dropped for the Friday night blockbuster against Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium. Last month, [...]
by mastermind5991, 13 Jun 2013
Here we go. It’s the halfway mark of the season and by now it’s pretty clear who the contenders and pretenders are as places in the finals start to heat up. This week’s feature match is the Friday night showdown between Carlton and Hawthorn. The Blues have endured a rocky start under Mick Malthouse and [...]
by Greg Buckle, 12 Jun 2013
Carlton AFL coach Mick Malthouse is threatening to instruct his players to complain and “carry on” if it helps convince goal umpires to call for video reviews. Malthouse says the opposite approach from Carlton’s Jeff Garlett in Friday’s game against Essendon at the MCG may have been a mistake and it ultimately proved costly as [...]
by Sam Lienert, 8 Jun 2013
A late Jake Melksham goal and a match-saving mark from Jake Carlisle have delivered Essendon a sweet and stunning comeback AFL win over Carlton at the MCG. The Bombers trailed for most of Friday night’s game and were as many as 30 points down in the third quarter, but fought back for a dramatic 11.11 [...]
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