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1. Who was the former Fitzroy footballer and Test cricketer who coached Carlton to a hat-trick of Premierships in the early 20th Century?
2. John "Big Nick" Nicholls finished his VFL career in 1974 and in 1977-78 he coached interstate. What was this club he coached in those years?
3. I captained the club and played in two premiership teams. My brother Peter played for St.Kilda and he won a "Brownlow Medal" during WWII in unusual circumstances. I also starred as Ned Kelly in the film "The Glenrowan Affair" and was once suspended by the tribunal for eight weeks for elbowing. Who am I?
4. I was chosen in the Carlton Team of the Century, yet I played the least number of games (106) of all those chosen. Who am I?
5. In my first season on the half-forward flank I kicked 8 goals 43 behinds but fortunately I made my name on the back-line and was named in the Carlton Team of the Century. I played 195 games and won three club B & F's. Who am I?
6. The club song "We are the Navy Blues" is sung or based on the tune of "Lily of Laguna". In what year and by whom was "Lily of Laguna" written?
7. I am one of the Grace brothers who played in a total of five Premiership teams(three for Fitzroy and two for Carlton). Who am I?
8. Harry "Soapy" Vallence was named as full-forward in Carlton's Team of the Century. What is unique about his selection in his team?
9. During the 1960s I played in two Premiership Teams for two different clubs. I have the distinction of playing in one in my first year of VFL football and the last for Carlton in my last year in the VFL. Who am I?
10. In the Carlton Team of the Century there are five players that are also named in the AFL Team of the Century. However, in the AFL Team of the Century there are six former Carlton players. Who was it that made the AFL team but not the Carlton team?
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