Names such as Pagan, Teague, McKernan and Martyn have in recent times reminded Carlton fans of some of the connections the club has with the Kangaroos. Those connections do however go back many decades. This week we look at a few of the players from the Kangaroos who have made an impact at Carlton.

Ike Little
While he played just eight games in his career for the Blues, his last game was the 1906 premiership against Fitzroy.

Dick Harris
While most of his 58 games for the Blues were played in the back pocket, Dick Harris was a contributor as a forward pocket in the 1907 premiership side.

Charlie Hammond
Had a stint at North Melbourne between an amazing career which was book-ended by two stints at Carlton. A tough ruckman who played 154 games for the Blues and has the amazing record of playing in five premierships in his first 6 years of VFL football. They were Carlton’s first five premierships from 1906-08 and 1914-15. He was inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame in 1991.

Jack Wrout
After 53 games for North Melbourne, Jack Wrout crossed to Carlton and played a fine 130 games and kicked 266 goals. He was a tough as nails centre half forward for the Blues who starred in the 1938 premiership with 4 goals in the Grand Final against Collingwood. A broken leg ended his career with Carlton in 1944, he would later become a member of the Carlton match committee.

Bill Milroy
After a short career at North Melbourne, Bill Milroy played 90 games for the Blues from 1951 to 1956. A rugged ruckman who was vice captain of the Blues in 1955.

Mark Arceri
While he had a rather modest career of 17 games for the Blues he will always be remembered fondly by Carlton fans for one particular game. Mark Arceri kicked Carlton’s only goal very late in the game out at a wet and dreary Western Oval against Footscray in 1991. It was just one goal, but provided some respite for Carlton at the time and has become a favourite footy trivia question.


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