THE 0 SERIES ·AFL 23-0NRL 24-0Football InvinciblesMLB 162-0NBA 82-0NBL 33-0F1 SlamTennis Slam

Carlton

Carlton's greatest players, ranked by an era-fair rating built from real career stats, Brownlow votes and honours — plus the club's complete premiership history.

Premierships 16Grand Final losses 13Players rated 1262

all-time VFL/AFL record · 18972026

Played 2,666Record 1503-1128-35Win rate 57%Scoring % 107.9

Biggest win: 140 pts v St Kilda (1985).

premiership years

1995 · 1987 · 1982 · 1981 · 1979 · 1972 · 1970 · 1968 · 1947 · 1945 · 1938 · 1915 · 1914 · 1908 · 1907 · 1906

Carlton — club history & record

Carlton have won 16 VFL/AFL premierships between 1906 and 1995, the most recent in 1995. The club has also finished runner-up 13 times, losing the Grand Final in 1999, 1993, 1986 and 1973 and others.

Across 1897–2026, Carlton have played 2,666 senior matches in the data here for a record of 1503–1128–35 — a 57% win rate, with a scoring percentage of 107.9. Their biggest recorded victory is a 140-point win over St Kilda in 1985.

By our era-fair rating, the greatest Carlton players are led by Ted Kennedy (100), Bert Deacon (100), Stephen Silvagni (100), Chris Judd (100) and Charlie Curnow (98). In all, 1,262 players who pulled on the Carlton jumper are rated here, ranked below by how they measured against their own contemporaries.

Greatest Carlton players

1
Ted Kennedy
1900s · 106 games · defenders
100
2
Bert Deacon
1940s–1950s · 106 games · defenders
100
3
Stephen Silvagni
1980s–2000s · 312 games · defenders
100
4
Chris Judd
2000s–2010s · 145 games · midfielders
100
5
Charlie Curnow
2010s–2020s · 149 games · forwards
98
6
Harry McKay
2010s–2020s · 157 games · forwards
97
7
Jacob Weitering
2010s–2020s · 214 games · defenders
97
8
George Bruce
1900s–1910s · 181 games · defenders
97
9
Frank Caine
1900s–1910s · 80 games · forwards
97
10
Alex Lang
1900s–1910s · 105 games · midfielders
97
11
John Nicholls
1950s–1970s · 328 games · rucks
97
12
Tom Carroll
1960s · 55 games · midfielders
97
13
Peter McKenna
1960s–1970s · 11 games · forwards
96
14
Stephen Kernahan
1980s–1990s · 251 games · forwards
96
15
Jim Flynn
1890s–1910s · 77 games · defenders
95
16
Vin Gardiner
1900s–1910s · 157 games · forwards
95
17
Horrie Clover
1920s–1930s · 147 games · forwards
95
18
Harry Vallence
1920s–1930s · 204 games · forwards
95
19
Peter Jones
1960s–1970s · 249 games · rucks
95
20
Greg Williams
1980s–1990s · 109 games · midfielders
95
21
Charlie Hammond
1900s–1910s · 154 games · defenders
93
22
Justin Madden
1980s–1990s · 287 games · rucks
93
23
Eddie Betts
2000s–2020s · 218 games · forwards
93
24
Robert Walls
1960s–1980s · 218 games · forwards
93
25
Brendan Fevola
1990s–2010s · 187 games · forwards
92
26
Billy Payne
1900s–1910s · 127 games · defenders
92
27
Ern Cowley
1910s · 24 games · forwards
92
28
Adrian Gallagher
1960s–1970s · 165 games · midfielders
92
29
Alex Jesaulenko
1960s–1980s · 256 games · forwards
92
30
Craig Bradley
1980s–2000s · 375 games · midfielders
92

advertisement

BUILD AN ALL-TIME CARLTON 23 →

all clubs · premiership history · honour roll