The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne, the club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the competition's eight founding member clubs in 1896.
Bruce Abernethy is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and is a media personality.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
Bruce Nankervis is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League for Geelong Football Club. He wore the number 33 during his tenure at the club.
The 1990 Australian Football League season was the 94th season of the elite Australian rules football competition, and the first under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.
The 1948 Victorian Football League season was the 52nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Martin Leslie is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Bruce Duperouzel is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1986 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Carlton Football Club. The game was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on 27 September 1986. It was the 90th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1986 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,861 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 42 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory.
Adam Chatfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League.
Bruce Reid is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Reid made his league debut against St Kilda in round 5 of the 1977 season. His father Bruce Reid Sr. and brother John Reid were also league footballers. Reid's two sons, Ben and Sam, currently play in the AFL.
Leslie Richard Chapple was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leslie Herbert 'Les' Rippon was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Rippon made his debut against Essendon in round 1 of the 1898 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Jeff Bruce is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1995. He was recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL) with the 58th selection in the 1993 AFL Draft.
Leslie George Gregory was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a member of the Air Force, and played for many different clubs as he was posted to different areas before playing with Carlton in the VFL. Reaching the rank of Warrant Officer, he was discharged in October 1945.
Leslie John Patience Carbarns was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Henry Bruce was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Leslie "Les" Pabst was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Between his two stints in the VFL, he served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Max Leslie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leslie Park Hope was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).