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.
Gregory Donald "Greg" Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Geelong, the Sydney Swans and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. A midfielder, he is a dual Brownlow Medal winner and at his peak was the then highest-paid player in the history of the sport. He was also a very controversial player throughout his career, and was involved in a variety of scandals throughout the 1990s.
Michael Tuck is a seven-time premiership-winning player, Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) / Australian Football League (AFL), where he was the games record holder until 30 July 2016 when Brent Harvey played his 427th game for North Melbourne Football Club.
Berto "Robert" DiPierdomenico is a retired Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 1970s to the 1990s. Popularly known by his nickname "Dipper", DiPierdomenico is one of the most successful Italian Australians to play Australian football, and his contribution to the game was recognized by selection in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century.
Dustin Fletcher is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23 season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest defenders in VFL/AFL history.
Greg Anderson is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Essendon and Adelaide in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues.
Greg Eppelstun is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.
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.
The 1986 Victorian Football League season was the 90th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1985 Victorian Football League season was the 89th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. This season commenced in March 1985 and concluded on 28 September 1985 with Essendon winning their second consecutive premiership in a third consecutive Grand Final against Hawthorn.
Kelvin D. Moore is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1923 Victorian Football League season was the 27th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Greg Wells is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Greg Strachan is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1978 and 1988 for the Richmond Football Club.
Greg Healy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. His brother Gerard was a Brownlow Medallist.
Greg Parke is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne, Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Greg Madigan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
Greg Phillips is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia.
Greg Doyle is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Greg Jones is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1991. He was recruited from the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) with the 49th selection in the 1989 VFL Draft.