1921 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1921 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a semi final and being defeated by Richmond in the final, Carlton exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Carlton were defeated by Richmond in the challenge final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1921 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 13-2-1, P%: 142.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasy, Maurie | #9 | 4 | 1 | R01, R03-05 |
| Bell, Harry | #29 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Bickford, Edric | #11 | 9 | 9 | R01, R04, R12-14, R16-18, PF |
| Blackman, Billy | #13 | 18 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Boromeo, Bert | #27 | 17 | 2 | R01, R03-10, R12-13, R15-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Canet, Charlie | #12 | 11 | 1 | R01, R04-10, R12-14 |
| Chandler, Newton | #8 | 8 | 1 | R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Clover, Horrie | #1 | 17 | 57 | R01, R03, R05-10, R12-18, SF, GF |
| Clowe, Clarrie | #14 | 3 | 0 | R06, R13-14 |
| Daykin, Percy | #2 | 18 | 27 | R01, R03-10, R12-18, PF, GF |
| Downs, Lyle | #28 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Duncan, Alex | #20 | 16 | 7 | R01, R03-04, R06-07, R09-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ewans, Morrie | #22 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Fisher, Charlie | #7 | 18 | 12 | R01, R03-10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Green, Gordon | #16 | 16 | 18 | R05-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Greenhill, Jack | #6 | 19 | 2 | R01, R03-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hiskins, Rupe | #5 | 16 | 1 | R01, R03-10, R12-13, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jamieson, Ernie | #4 | 11 | 0 | R09-10, R12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Fred | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01, R05-10, R12-18, SF, PF |
| Keily, Dan | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Martin, Frank | #25 | 17 | 3 | R01, R03-10, R12-16, SF, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Croft | #15 | 7 | 0 | R03-04, R07-08, R10, SF, GF |
| McLatchie, Stewart | #21 | 19 | 24 | R01, R03-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Morgan, Harry | #23 | 10 | 25 | R03-10, R14-15 |
| Murphy, Frank | #26 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| O'Brien, Paddy | #10 | 14 | 0 | R06-09, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Raleigh, Wally | #18 | 19 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Stephenson, Jack | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01, R03-08, R10, R12-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Toole, Harry | #22 | 7 | 3 | R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Watson, Jim | #17 | 3 | 0 | R03-05 |
| Whannell, Dan | #17 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Wittmann, Dick | #24 | 4 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Norm | 19 | 14 | -2- | 3 | R01, R03-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/1921 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 9 | Norm Clark | Charlie Canet |
| Round 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 21/05/1921 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 23 | Norm Clark | Jack Greenhill |
| 28/05/1921 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Norm Clark | Charlie Canet |
| 04/06/1921 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Norm Clark | Charlie Canet |
| 11/06/1921 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 57 | Norm Clark | Charlie Canet |
| 18/06/1921 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 20 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 25/06/1921 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 7 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 02/07/1921 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 24 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 09/07/1921 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 51 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| Round 11 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/07/1921 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 98 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 30/07/1921 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 20/08/1921 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 25 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 27/08/1921 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 8 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 03/09/1921 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 16 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 10/09/1921 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 24 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 17/09/1921 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 27 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 01/10/1921 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 13 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 08/10/1921 | Preliminary Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 8 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
| 15/10/1921 | Grand Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Norm Clark | Gordon Green |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.