Carlton
"Watched by what remains (and is likely to remain) an Australian record crowd for any football match of 121,696 Carlton looked dead and buried at the long break inducing Barassi to unleash his now famous instruction to his players to "handball, handball, handball". The players' compliance with this command, coupled with the inspirational impact of nineteenth man Ted Hopkins, saw the pattern of the game alter completely...."
John Devaney reports on the colorful history of the old dark navy Blues and their record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships
1887 Season () Fixture
Carlton's 1887 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-05-01 1 | Carlton | Bye | 1887-05-01 May 1 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-05-07 2 | A | Carlton | 0.1 | 3.13 | 6.19 | 9.23 | 9 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | JUN | 1887-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-14 3 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.11 | 4.15 | 4 | WON | Prahran (Original) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | WSY | 1887-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-22 4 | Carlton | Bye | 1887-05-22 May 22 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-05-24 5 | A | Carlton | 1.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 5 | WON | Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | PUN | 1887-05-24 May 24 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-29 6 | Carlton | Bye | 1887-05-29 May 29 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-06-04 7 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.12 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | NPO | 1887-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-11 8 | H | Carlton | 5.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 9 | WON | Geelong | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | MCG | 1887-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-18 9 | A | Carlton | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6 | WON | Hotham | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5 | 1 | HRR | 1887-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-25 10 | H | Carlton | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | DRAW | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | MCG | 1887-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-02 11 | H | Carlton | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 2 | MCG | 1887-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-10 12 | Carlton | Bye | 1887-07-10 Jul 10 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-07-17 13 | Carlton | Bye | 1887-07-17 Jul 17 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-07-23 14 | A | Carlton | 0.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.12 | 5 | WON | Melbourne | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | MCG | 1887-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-30 15 | H | Carlton | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5 | WON | Hotham | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | MCG | 1887-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-06 16 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.14 | 4.17 | 4 | WON | Essendon | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | 3 | EME | 1887-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-13 17 | H | Carlton | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | DRAW | Fitzroy | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | EME | 1887-08-13 Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-20 18 | A | Carlton | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.12 | 7.17 | 7 | WON | South Williamstown | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | WCG | 1887-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-27 19 | A | Carlton | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3 | WON | South Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1 | 2 | LAK | 1887-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-03 20 | A | Carlton | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5 | WON | Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | 4 | FSG | 1887-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-10 21 | A | Carlton | 0.3 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1 | LOST | Geelong | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4 | -3 | COR | 1887-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-17 22 | H | Carlton | 2.9 | 3.15 | 6.18 | 10.21 | 10 | WON | Essendon | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4 | 6 | LAK | 1887-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-24 23 | A | Carlton | 1.1 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 8.13 | 8 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 7 | BWS | 1887-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |