Accordingly, we’ve come up with the following team, which includes Milham Hanna - the 190-game Carlton premiership player and All-Australian - who was overlooked for the League’s 50-man Multicultural squad.
Of the starting 18, seven players - Hanna, Harry Haughton, the Multicultural Team captain Alex Jesaulenko, Warren Jones, Robbert Klomp, Val Perovic and Michael Sexton - have savoured a total of 11 Grand Final victories dating as far back as 1914.
Peter Bevilacqua, whose maiden senior appearance for Carlton came in the 18th round of 1953 against North Melbourne at Arden Street, is acknowledged as League football’s only Italian-born player.
Carlton International XVIII
Backs: Ted Brewis (born Bedlington, England), Michael Sexton (born Lae, Papua & New Guinea), Bernie Bignell (born Birmingham, England)
Half-backs: Robbert Klomp (born The Netherlands), Val Perovic (born Yugoslavia), Zach Tuohy (born Portlaoise, Ireland)
Centres: Milham Hanna (born Kantara, Lebanon), George Renwick (born Surrey, England), Wayne Blackwell (born London)
Half-forwards: Ian Muller (born South Africa), Fred Pringle (born Assam, India), Henry McPetrie (born Cathcart, Glasgow)
Forwards: Tommy Hughes (born at sea, registered Launceston), Alex Jesaulenko Captain-Coach (born Salzburg, Austria), Jim Coucher (born New Zealand)
Followers: Warren Jones (born Wellington, New Zealand), Harry Haughton (born New Zealand), Peter Bevilacqua (born San Marco in Lamis, provincia di Foggia, Italy)
Interchange from: Johnny Davies (born Wales), Bob Edmond (born Scotland), Barney Lazarus (born London, England), Kris Massie (born Sweden), Charlie Meadway (born New Zealand), Jim Davies (born Cardiff, Wales)
