Carlton–Collingwood AFL rivalry
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In The beginning
In 1864, the Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
was born. In 1877, they were one of the founding clubs of the Victorian Football Association. It was not until 1892 that the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
was established.
Once the VFA agreed to accept Collingwood's bid to join the league, they realised that Collingwood had only 17 matches scheduled when a minimum of 18 was required.
Collingwood looked unlikely to take part in the upcoming VFA season until Carlton's club secretary Jack Melville suggested a solution. Carlton were to cancel a scheduled match with South Ballarat and play an extra game against Collingwood.
At the time they would not have known it, but this would mark the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries in sports history.
On 7 May 1892 at Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Melbourne
Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....
, Collingwood and Carlton faced off for the first time.
Billy Strickland
Bill StricklandBill Strickland (footballer)
William 'Bill' Strickland was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the inaugural VFL season.Strickland was a centreman and started his career with Brunswick before joining VFA side Carlton in 1885...
first played VFA football for Carlton in 1885. And, in 1887, Strickland captained the Blues to their second VFA Premiership.
But in 1893, Collingwood convinced Strickland to leave Carlton and play for Collingwood, in what is now looked back as one of the first major player movements in Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
history.
Carlton did not show any bitterness towards Collingwood or Strickland, but this would change the history and upcoming of the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
.
Strickland's arrival at Collingwood turned the club around. They quickly became Premiership contenders and under Strickland's captaincy, Collingwood won their only VFA Premiership, in 1896 against South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
.
After his retirement, Stickland briefly returned to Collingwood and became the club's first ever coach in 1904.
Entering The VFL
After Collingwood's VFA Premiership, the eight strongest clubs from the VFA left and joined the new Victorian Football LeagueAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
for the 1897 season.
| The Eight Clubs; |
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| Carlton |
| Collingwood |
| Essendon |
| Fitzroy |
| Geelong |
| Melbourne |
| St Kilda |
| South Melbourne |
The first VFL encounter
In Round 7 of the 1897 VFL season1897 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1897, the inaugural season of the VFL.-Premiership season:In 1897, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 20 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of...
Carlton and Collingwood would play against each other in their first encounter in the new VFL. This was also to be the first game held at Princes Park.
Collingwood 6.4 (40) defeated Carlton 5.6 (36).
Hostilities erupt
Both clubs had a friendly and mutual regard for one another. However, by the 1910 Grand Final, things had started to change.Some see the 1910 Grand Final as the turning point in the hatred between the two football clubs.
Early in the fourth quarter a huge brawl broke out involving at least thirty players and officials from both clubs.
Collingwood held on to win by 14 points, but four players were reported for starting the big fight and as a result were heavily suspended.
Percy Sheehan
Percy Sheehan
Percy Sheehan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, Carlton and Richmond in the VFL.Sheehan was a member of Fitzroy premiership teams in his first two seasons. He played in a variety of positions during his career but was used mostly as a half back flanker...
of Carlton and Jack Shorten
Jack Shorten
John 'Jack' Shorten was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team...
of Collingwood both were given 18 month suspensions while Jack Baquie
Jack Baquie
John 'Jack' Baquie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....
of Carlton and Tom Baxter
Tom Baxter (Australian footballer)
Thomas 'Tom' Baxter was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....
of Collingwood both received 12 month suspensions.
However, Collingwood appealed the Baxter suspension and produced a written declaration from another player, Richard Daykin
Richard Daykin
Richard Daykin was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Daykin played two seasons over three years for Collingwood in the VFL...
. Daykin wrote that it was he and not Baxter who had traded blows with Baquie.
The VFL chose to accept Daykin’s confession and cleared Baxter of his 12 month suspension. Soon after Baxter was cleared, Daykin announced his immediate retirement from VFL football. Carlton vowed never to forget this day and they soon had their revenge by winning the Premiership from Collingwood in 1915.
Head To head
Since joining the VFL in 1897, Collingwood and Carlton have faced off 243 times. The most of any other club.| Head To Head Results | |
|---|---|
| Played | 243 |
| 123 | |
| 116 | |
| Draws | 4 |
Finals
In 112 years, the two clubs have played in only 22 Finals against each other.Their first meeting in a final was the 1903 Semi Final. Collingwood won by 4 points before going on to win thir second VFL Premiership.
They have not played against each other in a final since the 1988 Qualifying Final which Carlton won by 38 points.
| Finals Results | |
|---|---|
| Played | 22 |
| 14 | |
| 8 | |
| Draws | 0 |
Grand Finals
Collingwood and Carlton have met in six VFL Grand Finals. Collingwood won the first (1910), and Carlton won the other five (1915, 1938, 1970, 1979 and 1981). The 1970 Grand Final is regarded as one of the league's all-time classic games, played in front of the largest ever crowd of 121,696, featuring a famous specky by Alex JesaulenkoAlex Jesaulenko
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...
, and won by Carlton after recovering from a 44-point half time deficit.
1910
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
1.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 6.11 (47) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
4.3 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 9.7 (61) |
| Crowd: 42,577 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
1915
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
2.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 11.12 (78) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
3.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 (45) |
| Crowd: 39,343 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
1938
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
3.2 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 15.10 (100) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
3.1 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 13.7 (85) |
| Crowd: 96,486 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
1970
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
0.3 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 17.9 (111) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
4.8 | 10.13 | 13.16 | 14.17 (101) |
| Crowd: 121,696 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
1979
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
0.4 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 11.16 (82) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
2.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 11.11 (77) |
| Crowd: 113,545 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
1981
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
2.4 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 12.20 (92) |
| Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
2.6 | 5.7 | 10.10 | 10.12 (72) |
| Crowd: 112,964 at the MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... . |
Peter Mac Cup
For the main article click here; Peter Mac CupPeter Mac Cup
The Peter Mac Cup is a trophy awarded to the winning team in annual games between AFL clubs Collingwood and Carlton.-Background:The Peter Mac Cup is an annual event, run by the Carlton and Collingwood Football Clubs, designed as a fundraising event for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre...
Since 1993, both the Carlton and Collingwood Football Clubs have joined forces in the battle against Cancer. Every year since 1993, an annual blockbuster between the clubs has helped raise money and awareness in cancer research.
The inaugural Peter Mac Cup between the rivals took place in Round 6 of the 1993 AFL season
1993 AFL season
-Ladder:All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. Each team also had two byes. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.-Awards:*The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of ....
.
Richard Pratt Cup
For the main article click here; Richard Pratt CupRichard Pratt Cup
The Richard Pratt Cup is a trophy awarded to the winning team in annual games between AFL clubs Collingwood and Carlton.-Background:The Richard Pratt Trophy is named after Richard Pratt, former Carlton president, following Pratt's death in April 2009 due to complications from prostate cancer...
After former Carlton President Richard Pratt
Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)
Richard J. Pratt was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately-owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at billion...
passed away in April 2009, it was announced by both clubs that the following match between the rivals would be played for the inaugural Richard Pratt Cup.
CEO of the EJ Whitten Foundation, Ted Whitten, Jr., was delighted the two teams joined forces to support prostate cancer awareness and confirmed their Foundation would provide additional support for the Richard Pratt Cup.
The inaugural Richard Pratt Cup between the rivals took place in Round 17 of the 2009 AFL season
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
.
As of season 2010, the Carlton home game will be played for the Richard Pratt Cup as the Collingwood home game will be played for the Peter Mac Cup.
Dick Lee flies
In round 1 of the 1914 VFL season1914 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1914.-Premiership season:In 1914, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their...
, Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Melbourne
Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....
. It was during this game when Collingwood's full-forward, Dick Lee
Dick Lee (footballer)
Walter Henry "Dick" Lee was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League ....
, took one of the most recognised marks of all time.
As a result, Lee had broken the ankle strap on his boot after taking the mark. He removed his boots and kicked the goal with his bare foot.
This match was also the first draw between the clubs.
Collingwood 8.8 (56) drew Carlton 6.20 (56)
Diggins' morning shift
Many Carlton and Collingwood players worked in the local brewery, as did Collingwood coach Jock McHaleJock McHale
James Francis "Jock" McHale, was an Australian rules football player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League in a marathon career that extended from 1903 to 1949....
, who was a foreman. It was therefore a suspicious coincidence when, on the morning of the 1938 VFL Grand Final
1938 VFL Grand Final
The 1938 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1938. It was the 42nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
between two sides, Carlton captain-coach Brighton Diggins
Brighton Diggins
Brighton Diggins was a former Australian rules footballer in the West Australian Football League and Victorian Football League....
was rostered to clean barrels in the brewery steam room, while Collingwood acting captain Albert Collier
Albert Collier
Albert "Leeter" Collier was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Playing career:...
had the day off. Carlton won the match.
The semi final of 1970
In front of 112,838 people at the MCGMcG
Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
, the two rivals put on a show in the semi final of 1970. It was the second time since 1945 that the sides would meet in a final. And the game would go down to the wire.
Alex Jesaulenko
Alex Jesaulenko
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...
of Carlton kicked 8 goals for the day and Collingwood's Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna is a former Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975, where he spent the majority of his career...
would top the goal kickers list with 9.
The final margin was ten points, with Collingwood 17.16 (118) defeating Carlton 17.6 (108).
Jesaulenko you beauty
During the 1970 Grand Final, Alex JesaulenkoAlex Jesaulenko
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...
lept upon Collingwood ruckman Graeme Jenkin
Graeme Jenkin
Graeme 'Jerker' Jenkin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Essendon in the VFL during the 1960s and 1970s....
to the commentary of Mike Williamson
Mike Williamson (broadcaster)
Mike Williamson OAM is a former Australian television broadcaster.Williamson was a well-performed professional runner. Having been banned from professional foot-running for "running dead", he turned his efforts towards acting as a sports commentator of Australian rules football matches in the...
shouting "Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!".
The mark was the first to be recognised officially as the Mark of the Year, now awarded annually as the Alex Jesaulenko Medal
Alex Jesaulenko Medal
The Alex Jesaulenko Medal refers to three unrelated medals in Australian rules football, all named in honour of Alex Jesaulenko, a legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The medals are currently awarded annually to the best player in the grand final of the AFL Canberra league and to the...
.
Warren Ralph after the siren
On Anzac DayANZAC Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
1984, 68,082 people sat on the edge of their seats in the dying seconds at Waverley Park
Waverley Park
Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...
, as Warren Ralph
Warren Ralph
Warren Ralph is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s. He was recruited from Claremont in the West Australian Football League....
of Carlton was given a controversial free kick against Collingwood's Peter McCormack
Peter McCormack
Peter McCormack is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1970s and 1980s before finishing his career with stints at Richmond and Fitzroy....
.
With Collingwood 6 points in front, the final siren had sounded seconds after the umpire had called the free kick. 25 metres out from goal, Ralph would need to kick a goal to force a draw.
However, it was not meant to be as the ball narrowly missed for a minor score, seeing Collingwood come out 5 point victors in Round 5 of the 1984 VFL season
1984 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1984.-Awards:* The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Peter Moore of Melbourne.* The Coleman Medal was awarded to Bernie Quinlan of Fitzroy....
.
Collingwood 10.16 (76) defeating Carlton 9.17 (71).)
Phil Manassa stuff By Micky McGuane
In round 2 of the 1994 AFL season1994 AFL season
-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. It was the first season that the AFL implemented a top 8 team finals series...
, Michael McGuane
Michael McGuane
Michael 'Mick' McGuane was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League-Early years :McGuane debuted in 1987 with Collingwood and showed great skills as a running midfielder. From Sebastapol Football Club, McGuane made a name for himself in 1988, coming runner-up to Peter...
received the ball and ran from the centre-square along the wing and half-forward flank, closing to 30 metres and kicking it through the goals. He bounced the ball a total of seven times during the famous run, winning the Goal of the Year
Goal of the Year (Australia)
The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goals kicked in the VFL/AFL during that season. It is run in conjunction with the Mark of the Year competition and is currently sponsored by Panasonic. The award is also known as the Phil Manassa Medal....
award for 1994.
The Millennium Match
On New Year's Eve 1999, the AFL celebrated the start of a new millennium with an early pre-season Ansett Cup match between the two rivals at the MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
.
This game would mark the first time Mick Malthouse
Mick Malthouse
Michael "Mick" Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Collingwood Football Club.While his playing career included a premiership for Richmond in the VFL, he is best known for his Australian Football League coaching career.Malthouse is the most successful coach...
would coach Collingwood since his appointment as head coach. But the AFL would be disappointed as less than 20,000 people attended, when a much higher crowd was expected.
However, Carlton ran away with the win, handing Collingwood an 88 point loss to end the 20th Century. A young Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
, who had at this stage played only two senior games for the Blues, was the star, kicking 12 goals.
Carlton 20.17 (137) defeated Collingwood 7.7 (49).
The Last Suburban Clash
Since 1987 all games between the clubs were no longer scheduled at their traditional suburban home grounds of Princes ParkPrinces Park, Carlton
Princes Park is a 38.6 hectare park in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Victoria. It is located directly north of the University of Melbourne and bounded on its eastern and western sides by Melbourne General Cemetery and Royal Parade respectively...
and Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Melbourne
Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....
. To suit the larger crowds, games had been scheduled for the M.C.G.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
and Waverley Park
Waverley Park
Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...
.
However, in Round 18, 2000, the teams met for one final suburban game due to a minimum contract of games to be played at Princes Park for season 2000. Carlton fans would not be disappointed, seeing the Blues kick eleven goals to one in the third quarter and ultimately record an 111 point win, the greatest margin in any game between the two rivals.
Carlton 28.12. (180) defeated Collingwood 10.9. (69).
Centenary of Federation
In Round 6 of the 2001 AFL season2001 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 to 3.8 in the Final....
, the AFL celebrated the Centenary of Federation with two matches from that round, earmarked as Federation Football matches.
Round 6 of that year was fixtured to resemble, as closely as possible, a round of football which was specially scheduled on 9 May 1901 as part of the celebrations around the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne.
All senior players competing in the two matches received a commemorative medal, courtesy of Centenary of Federation, Victoria.
The Federation Cup was won by Collingwood 15.13 (103) defeat Carlton 14.11 (95) at the MCG
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
.
* The other game was between the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
and Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
at the Gabba.
Round 18, 2002
In Round 18 of the 2002 AFL season2002 AFL season
-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Ladder:All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176...
, Collingwood got their revenge against Carlton not only for the round 3 loss earlier that year, but for the years that Collingwood missed out while Carlton get to play in the finals as well for the 111-point loss in 2000.
In Nathan Buckley
Nathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
's 200th game, Collingwood showed no mercy to the Blues with a massive record-breaking 108-point victory, helping Carlton receive their first wooden spoon in the clubs 105 year history.
Collingwood 21.15 (141) defeated Carlton 4.9 (33).
Blues by a point
Both teams were out of finals contention when they met in the last round of the 2004 season2004 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St...
. But when Carlton and Collingwood came together at the MCG, the ladder positions became irrelevant.
Collingwood started strong in the first half but their poor kicking in front of goal kept the door open for the Blues. After a five goal third quarter, the Blues took the lead before a late Magpie charge fell short. Despite having four more shots at goal, Collingwood would lose to Carlton by a single point.
Carlton 17.6 (108) defeated Collingwood 16.11 (107)
The impossible goal
The round 21 clash of 20062006 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...
could be remembered for several spiteful incidents, but nothing should overshadow the 2006 Goal of the Year
Goal of the Year (Australia)
The Goal of the Year is a competition for the best goals kicked in the VFL/AFL during that season. It is run in conjunction with the Mark of the Year competition and is currently sponsored by Panasonic. The award is also known as the Phil Manassa Medal....
.
After first smothering a handball from Collingwood's Tarkyn Lockyer
Tarkyn Lockyer
Tarkyn Lockyer is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
, Carlton goalsneak, Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Betts grew up in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and played for the Mines Rovers Football Club...
kicked a brilliant banana kick from tight on the boundary line while under pressure from Magpie defender Simon Prestigiacomo
Simon Prestigiacomo
Simon 'Presti' Prestigiacomo is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early career: forward line:...
.
Players that played for both clubs
| Played for both Carlton and Collingwood; |
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| Bill Strickland Bill Strickland (footballer) William 'Bill' Strickland was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the inaugural VFL season.Strickland was a centreman and started his career with Brunswick before joining VFA side Carlton in 1885... (Carlton 1885-1896 (VFA), Collingwood 1897). |
| Les Abbott Les Abbott Leslie Pearce "Les" Abbott was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond, Melbourne, and South Melbourne. He was the first player to play for five different VFL clubs.-Sources:... (Collingwood 1904, Carlton 1905). |
| Tom Clancy Tom Clancy (footballer) Thomas 'Tom' Clancy was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne, Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .... (Carlton 1910-14, Collingwood 1915-16). |
| Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (Australian footballer) Jack Lowe was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League .... (Collingwood 1912-13, Carlton 1914). |
| Harry Curtis Harry Curtis (footballer) Harry Curtis was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the VFL.Curtis started his career as a ruckman at Carlton, the club his older brother Charlie had played for. He could only manage two senior appearances in the 1913 season and the following year debuted for... (Carlton 1913, Collingwood 1914-23). |
| Wally Raleigh Wally Raleigh Walter 'Wally' Raleigh was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League .... (Collingwood 1913-15, Carlton 1920-21). |
| Harold Rumney Harold Rumney Harold Rumney is a former Australian rules footballer.Rumney was rejected by Carlton Football Club after 15 games in 2 seasons and transferred to Collingwood Football Club. His arrival at Collingwood was fortuitous. He played in the quartet of premierships, 1927–1930. He also played in the 1935... (Carlton 1925-26, Collingwood 1927-37). |
| Les Hughson Les Hughson Les Hughson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .... (Collingwood 1927, Carlton 1933-34). |
| Jim Crowe Jim Crowe (footballer) James 'Jim' Crowe was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League during the 1930s.... (Carlton 1929-34, Collingwood 1936-37). |
| Norm Le Brun Norm Le Brun Norman "Norm" Le Brun was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Essendon, Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League... (Collingwood 1933-34, Carlton 1935). |
| Harry Sullivan Harry Sullivan (footballer) Harry Sullivan is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .Harry Sullivan commenced his VFL career at Carlton in 1950, but, in 1955, he crossed to Collingwood. He was at full back in the losing 1956 Grand Final, and in 1958 he helped Collingwood to an... (Carlton 1950-54, Collingwood 1955-60). |
| Peter McKenna Peter McKenna Peter McKenna is a former Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975, where he spent the majority of his career... (Collingwood 1965-75, Carlton 1977). |
| Ray Byrne Ray Byrne Ray Byrne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Collingwood and Geelong during his eleven year career in the VFL. Ray Byrne will be remembered as one of the most unfortunate players in the history of VFL/AFL football... (Carlton 1973-79, Collingwood 1978-83). |
| Russell Ohlsen Russell Ohlsen Russell Ohlsen is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1970s and early 1980s.... (Carlton 1974-78, Collingwood 1979-81). |
| Michael McGuane Michael McGuane Michael 'Mick' McGuane was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League-Early years :McGuane debuted in 1987 with Collingwood and showed great skills as a running midfielder. From Sebastapol Football Club, McGuane made a name for himself in 1988, coming runner-up to Peter... (Collingwood 1987-96, Carlton 1997). |
| Barry Mitchell Barry Mitchell (footballer) Barry Mitchell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans, Carlton and Collingwood in the Australian Football League .... (Collingwood 1993, Carlton 1994-1996). |
| Trent Hotton Trent Hotton Trent Hotton is an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Carlton in the Australian Football League .Collingwood picked up Hotton, from Preston, with the 28th pick of the 1994 Pre-Season Draft... (Collingwood 1994-96, Carlton 2000-02). |
| Heath Scotland Heath Scotland Heath Scotland is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Background:Scotland grew up and played his junior football for the Darley Football Club, then in the Riddell District Football League, and he played TAC Cup football for the Western Jets. He also featured in the... (Collingwood 1999-03, Carlton 2004- ). |
| Cameron Cloke Cameron Cloke Cameron Cloke is former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood champion David Cloke.-AFL career:... (Collingwood 2004-06, Carlton 2007-09). |
| Chris Bryan Chris Bryan -Carlton Blues:As a mature-aged recruit, Bryan was drafted in the sixth round by Carlton in the 2004 AFL Draft. Drafted as a 22 years old, Bryan was given a chance after showing enough at VFL level for both Sandringham and Frankston... (Carlton 2005-06, Collingwood 2007-09). |