Articles
Revisiting the Rounds! 6 to 10
By Warren Tapner Articles published progressively throughout Season 2010 Rounds 1 to 5 | Rounds 6 to 10 | Rounds 11 to 14 | Rounds 15 to 18 | Rounds 19 to 22 ROUND 6 SOAPY’S ROUND During the first decade of the 21st century, the AFL…
Revisiting the Rounds!
By Warren Tapner Articles published progressively throughout Season 2010 Rounds 1 to 5 | Rounds 6 to 10 | Rounds 11 to 14 | Rounds 15 to 18 | Rounds 19 to 22 ROUND 1 For every devotee of AFL football, the most eagerly-anticipated game each…
Revisiting the Rounds! 19 to 22
By Warren Tapner Articles published progressively throughout Season 2010 Rounds 1 to 5 | Rounds 6 to 10 | Rounds 11 to 14 | Rounds 15 to 18 | Rounds 19 to 22 ROUND 19 Between 1897 and 1944, the Victorian Football League’s home and away…
Revisiting the Rounds! 15 to 18
By Warren Tapner Articles published progressively throughout Season 2010 Rounds 1 to 5 | Rounds 6 to 10 | Rounds 11 to 14 | Rounds 15 to 18 | Rounds 19 to 22 ROUND 15 It has already been well-documented that the Carlton Football Club’s…
Revisiting the Rounds! 11 to 14
By Warren Tapner Articles published progressively throughout Season 2010 Rounds 1 to 5 | Rounds 6 to 10 | Rounds 11 to 14 | Rounds 15 to 18 | Rounds 19 to 22 ROUND 11 Historically and statistically speaking, any team that plays the Carlton…
Carlton and Collingwood as friends
By Warren Tapner First published: October 2008 As we rapidly approach the 100th anniversary of that awful day when Collingwood inflicted defeat on Carlton for the first and only time in a VFL Grand Final, the Blueseum is proud to bring…
George Harris: The Power and the Glory
By Warren Tapner The Blueseum recognises one of our leading forefathers First published: November 2007 One of the most successful, yet controversial administrators in the long history of the Carlton Football Club, George Harris led the…
Godfathers of the Goal Square
By Warren Tapner First published: March 2008 Defenders are the most revered of our football heroes. Within the Australian psyche is a near-compulsion to support the underdog, especially on the football field. And while it’s true that…
Carlton's Hat Trick Heroes
By Warren Tapner First published: June 2008 On Saturday, September 27 of this year, the biggest sporting event on the calendar; the 2008 AFL Grand Final, will once again pack the MCG and light up television screens across the length and…
That Other Great War - Carlton v Collingwood
By Warren Tapner First published: October 2008 It has been on the boil for over 100 years. Born in the first decades of the VFL, and fanned into flames during the Great Depression and two world wars, it has broken marriages, split…
’Parko’: Coach of the Century
By Warren Tapner First published: November 2008 Among the most easily recognised and respected figures in the long history of the Carlton Football Club, David Parkin – ‘Parko,’ was suitably honoured in the year 2000 when he was selected as…
In the Heat of the Night: Jezza and George depart
By Warren Tapner When Jezza and George walked out on the Blues... First published: November 2008 Twice in the Carlton Football Club’s illustrious history, the Blues have been well-placed for a chance of winning four flags in a row - and…