Such a wonderful history and only ten players are official Legends of the Carlton Football Club, such is the honour of being inducted as an official Carlton Legend.
In 1997 the first Carlton Legends were inducted; these nine players were selected from the Carlton Hall of Fame:
• Craig Bradley
• Bert Deacon
• Bruce Doull
• Alex Jesaulenko
• Wayne Johnston
• Stephen Kernahan
• John Nicholls
• Stephen Silvagni
• Harry “Soapy” Vallence
In 2006 the great Ken Hands was elevated to Legend status, taking this prestigious group to ten.
On March 26th at the Carlton Hall of Fame Dinner, celebrating the 1981/82 premiership reunion, one more player will become an official Carlton Legend, while five other Carlton greats will be inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.
Who will the next Carlton Legend be?
While there is no official short list, a look at the Carlton Team of the 20th Century would be considered a guide. Of the 22 players selected in the Carlton Team of the 20th Century in 2000, the following players (in alphabetical order), are not Carlton Legends:
• Rod Ashman
• Bruce Comben
• Garry Crane
• Mike Fitzpatrick
• Adrian Gallagher
• Ken Hunter
• John James
• Trevor Keogh
• Sergio Silvagni
• Geoff Southby
• Robert Walls
• Greg Williams
There is also the four emergencies:
• Bob Chitty
• Horrie Clover
• Laurie Kerr
• Rod McGregor
Who do you think will be the next Carlton Legend?
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