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We Are The Navy Blues Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the history of the (equally) most successful VFL-AFL club.

A multiple-choice quiz by wallos. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
wallos

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,998

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
738

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Question 1 of 10

1. Of these 4 players, who's played the most games for Carlton? Hint

Craig Bradley

Steve Silvagni

Bruce Doull

John Nicholls

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was Carlton's first premiership win? Hint

1899

1905

1903

1906

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many consecutive games did the 1995-6 Carlton team win? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of these 4 players, who's kicked the most career goals as a Carlton player? Hint

Stephen Kernahan

Harry 'Soapy' Vallance

Alex Jesaulenko

Robert Walls

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Question 5 of 10

5. When he retired Stephen Kernahan set the record for most games played as captain. How many games did he play for Carlton? Hint

265

312

251

279

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the former name of Optus Oval: _______
_______ Oval?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Greg Williams won the Brownlow Medal in 1994 he was the ______ Carlton player to win the Brownlow? Hint

4th

5th

3rd

8th

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many people attended the 1970 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood? Hint

120,969

121, 696

122,405

123,008

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times has Carlton 'won' the wooden spoon (finished last), by the end of the 1990s? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Carlton's coach of the century? Hint

John Nicholls

Ron Barassi

David Parkin

Alex Jesaulenko

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of these 4 players, who's played the most games for Carlton?

Answer: Craig Bradley

Bruce Doull played 356 games for Carlton from 1969-1986, SOS (Silvagni) 312 and John Nicholls 331. Bradley overtook 'The Flying Doormat' in Round 1, 2002 when he played his 357th game for the Blues. (As a note Bradley has also played 99 games for Port Adelaide prior to joing the Blues making over 450 games in senior football).

At that time Bradley was behind only Micheal Tuck (426), Kevin Bartlett (403), Simon Madden (378) and Bernie Quinlin (366) in games played.

2. When was Carlton's first premiership win?

Answer: 1906

Carlton defeated fitzroy by 26 points. The Blues then went on to win three consecutive flags from 1906-07-08.

3. How many consecutive games did the 1995-6 Carlton team win?

Answer: 18

This series of wins stretched from Round 9 1995 to Round 2 1996 (including the 1995 premiership win over Geelong). The 1995-96 carlton team failed to break the record for consecutive wins established by the 1952-52 Geelong side, which won 23 consecutive games.

4. Of these 4 players, who's kicked the most career goals as a Carlton player?

Answer: Stephen Kernahan

'Sticks' kicked 738 goals in 251 games, 'Soapy' 722 in 204, 'Jezza' 444 in 279 and 'Wallsy' 444 in 259. Only Alex Jesaulenko has kicked more than 100 in a season (115 in 1969) and the last occasion during the 20th century that a Carlton player led the league in goals kicked in a season was in 1961 (Tom Carroll 54)

5. When he retired Stephen Kernahan set the record for most games played as captain. How many games did he play for Carlton?

Answer: 251

'Sticks' played 251 games from 1986 to 1997 and also established the VFL-AFL record for most games as Captain.

6. What was the former name of Optus Oval: _______ _______ Oval?

Answer: Princes Park

Carlton's home ground since 1879 (before it joined the VFL).

7. When Greg Williams won the Brownlow Medal in 1994 he was the ______ Carlton player to win the Brownlow?

Answer: 4th

Bert Deacon in 1947, John James in 1961, Gordon Collis in 1964, and then Greg Williams in 1994.

8. How many people attended the 1970 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood?

Answer: 121, 696

A record crowd saw Carlton defeat Collingwood by 10 points after being down by 44 points at halftime. Ron Barassi was the coach and is famous for instructing his players to 'Handball, handball, handball' at the halftime interval. Inspired, the Blues trounced the hapless Magpies in the second half to complete the biggest comeback in Grand Final history.

9. How many times has Carlton 'won' the wooden spoon (finished last), by the end of the 1990s?

Answer: 0

Carlton is the only club (apart from the expansion sides of the 80s and 90s) never to have finished last. Carlton worst finish by the close of the 20th century was was 11th in 1991.

10. Who was Carlton's coach of the century?

Answer: David Parkin

David Parkin coached Carlton for 355 games from 1981-85 and 1991-2000 winning three premierships (1981-82 and 1995) and making the Grand Final in 1993 and 1999.

Source: Author wallos

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