Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

1964

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1964 Summary

This was a monumental year for the Carlton Football Club; not so much for the results gained on the field, but rather for the sensational events that were to occur in the off-season. After managing only five wins and a draw, the Blues wound up 1964 in tenth place on the ladder - at that time, the worst result in our proud history. The club was never in actual danger of winning the wooden spoon however, as Fitzroy failed to win a game.

On the more positive side, a number of genuinely talented youngsters would debut with the Blues during the year , including future guns Garry Crane, Adrian Gallagher and Barry Gill, as the club embarked on a youth policy that would eventually reap big dividends. In fact, Carlton's youngest-ever team would take to the field in Round 9, and the youthful Blues would be a feature of the rest of the decade. Nineteen of the 20 youngest teams in our history represented Carlton between 1964 and 1970.

Even so, the continuing tale of mediocrity at Princes Park had to end. A boardroom coup after the season brought a new committee, with the legendary George Harris as President. Then, two days before Christmas, Carlton rocked the League to it's foundations, by announcing that we had signed Melbourne's champion Ron Barassi to captain-coach the Blues on a five-year contract. Incumbent coach Ken Hands, who had coached since 1959, and captain Serge Silvagni were both stood aside.

The appointment of Barassi was one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the VFL, and the full story is told here.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Melbourne	14	0	4	56	214.248.1532	153.191.1109	138.1
2	Collingwood	13	1	4	54	210.210.1470	152.192.1104	133.2
3	Essendon	13	1	4	54	210.239.1499	157.209.1151	130.2
4	Geelong	13	1	4	54	184.224.1328	141.196.1042	127.4
5	Hawthorn	13	0	5	52	195.212.1382	153.224.1142	121
6	St Kilda	10	0	8	40	193.250.1408	164.205.1189	118.4
7	Footscray	9	0	9	36	161.180.1146	186.185.1301	88.1
8	Nth Melbourne	8	0	10	32	172.199.1231	200.211.1411	87.2
9	Richmond	6	0	12	24	152.231.1143	186.230.1346	84.9
10	Carlton	5	1	12	22	162.218.1190	185.208.1318	90.3
11	Sth Melbourne	2	0	16	8	156.189.1125	231.268.1654	68
12	Fitzroy	0	0	18	0	137.197.1019	238.278.1706	59.7

People of 1964

Coach: Ken Hands
Captain: Serge Silvagni
Vice Captain: Maurie Sankey
Leading Goal-kicker: Ian Nankervis - 18 goals
Best & Fairest: Gordon Collis