Universal Love Down Memory Lane

[blueycarlton]

80 years ago today, 60,000 people squeezed into Princes Park to watch Carlton defeat South Melbourne in the famous 'bloodbath' grand final.

Do you have any stories handed down from relatives who attended on the day?

My dad, just of the Army, took a Gladstone bag with some bottles
of beer. He said the standing room was so tightly packed, that he couldn't bend down to get to the bag.

 

[The Blueseum]

Join the Spirit of Carlton past players association in a Celebration of the Bendigo Zone.

Lunch, March 20th at the All Seasons Resort, Bendigo.

Will be a heap of past players there.

Details on how to book your spot.

https://spiritofcarlton.org/2026/02/04/bendigo-zone-celebration-lunch/

 

[agro]

Deep cleaning my elderly mum's house. She was using these numbered original WEG posters as drawer liners and because they are over 40 years old they were getting damaged. Sacrilege ! So I thought I better rescue them and frame them.

I agree they do look better framed.

 

[Blue Pulse]

I agree they do look better framed.

Brilliant

 

[agro]

Brilliant

I like the 1979 WEG Premiership Poster the best as I think it captures Jezza's character - whereas the others are a bit nondescript.

 

[KennyHuntersBlues]

I like the 1979 WEG Premiership Poster the best as I think it captures Jezza's character - whereas the others are a bit nondescript.

I think 82 is Kenny ? If not Fitzy
81 could be meant to be Wells ? They should have made it Doull, Norm Smith and would have been instantly recognisable

 

[agro]

I think 82 is Kenny ? If not Fitzy
81 could be meant to be Wells ? They should have made it Doull, Norm Smith and would have been instantly recognisable

I think 81 is meant to be Parkin and 82 was Fitzy, I think WEG completely putzed 87 not sure who it’s meant to be.

 

[Aphrodite]

'Soapy', 'Sticks' and the Carlton story that endures

Twice in the last century and exactly 60 years apart, two truly great players, each destined to rewrite Carlton’s goalkicking record books, first took to the field.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[agro]

Similar goals in similar circumstances.

 

[SpiritOfCarlton]

1981 VFL Grand Final - 3AW Radio - After game interviews, Parkin, Doull, Perovic, McKay, Southby, Picken, Dunne, Hafey, Carlton vs Collingwood Rare Bruce Doull interview.

Timestamps
0:00 Presentations
3:18 David Parkin Interview
7:17 Ian Rice Interview
9:28 Commercial Break
11:27 Bill Picken Interview
14:46 Bruce Doull Interview
15:50 Val Perovic Interview
17:29 Twiggy Dunne Interview
19:31 Greg Wells Interview
21:21 Geoff Southby Interview
22:33 David McKay Interview
23:10 Tom Hafey Interview
23:42 Bonus David McKay Interview different radio channel