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Colourful Carlton stalwart dies

Blues’ Baxter brother Bernie remembered

1956 Club Champion Doug Beasy dies

Football farewells its “first son” Harvey

“The Don” dies at 98

And then there were three

Jim Clark, one of Carlton’s last surviving members of the infamous “Bloodbath” Grand Final of 1945, has died in his hometown of Echuca at the age of 88.

“For the kids” – remembering Ted Dumaresq

Blues’ "atom bomb" John Benetti dies

To the memory of Myer Brott

Vale Mac Wilson, game's oldest survivor

Mac Wilson – for more than two decades Carlton’s (and the AFL’s) oldest surviving former player – has died at the age of 103.

Vale Bob Crowe, feted member of Carlton's 'Seven Cs'

Former Carlton half-back flanker Bob Crowe, whose 11-season senior career began and ended against the then VFL club Fitzroy, has died after a long illness at the age of 90. Crowe joined Carlton in 1954, the year after training with Melbourne under Norm Smith’s watch. Why the move? Put it down to the persistence of the then Carlton captain Ken Hands and a teammate Ron Robertson, who repeatedly and vociferously mounted the Carlton case.

Blues big man Sorrell Dies

By Tony De Bolfo Apr 5, 2011 Former Carlton ruckman Alan Sorrell has died at the age of 87, just nine days after losing his wife of 60 years. Sorrell represented the old dark Navy Blues in 23 senior matches between the opening round of the…