A milestone to remember
On Sunday at Etihad Stadium Bryce Gibbs not only enjoyed his 100 game milestone with a victory but he also enjoyed another fantastic game.
A victory in a milestone game is important, not just for the player but for the team and club. On Sunday at Etihad Stadium Bryce Gibbs not only enjoyed his 100 game milestone with a victory but he also enjoyed another fantastic game.
A quick look at some of the lesser known facts about Bryce Gibbs and his 100 game milestone thanks to the work of Stephen Williamson, Carlton historian.
Bryce Gibbs
Recruited from Glenelg with Carlton’s first selection, number one overall, in the 2006 NAB AFL National Draft
Debut in round 1, 2007 - the 1,100th player to represent Carlton in the AFL
Turned 22 on March 15th
At 22 years and 88 days of age Bryce became the 3rd youngest player to reach this milestone with the Carlton Football Club.
• Lance Whitnall - 21 years and 275 days in round 9, 2001
• Robert Walls - 21 years and 338 days in round 12, 1972
Bryce has missed just one game since making his debut (round 5, 2008) equals the record held by Jim Francis who missed one game on his way to 100 appearances for Carlton between 1934 and 1939. Stephen Kernahan missed 2 and Craig Bradley 3.
He joined former Club Captains, Stephen Kernahan and Andrew McKay as 100 game players for Carlton who have been recruited from Glenelg
100 Games in number 4 at Carlton - Stephen Kernahan, Brian Buckley and Viv Valentine
Became the 8th player recruited from South Australia to play 100 games for Carlton:
- George Bruce, West Adelaide, 181 games 1903-1913
- Norman Clark, Stawell/North Adelaide, 126 games 1905-1912
- Craig Bradley, Port Adelaide, 375 games 1986-2002
- Stephen Kernahan, Glenelg 251 games 1986-1997
- Andrew McKay, Glenelg 244 games 1993-2003
- Scott Camporeale, Woodville-West Torrens 233 games 1995-2005
- Jordan Russell, West Adelaide, 104* games 2005-2011
- Bryce Gibbs, Glenelg, 100* games 2007-2011
Gibbs wearing number 4 adds to the list of most recent players to reach the milestone:
Last 4 Carlton players to reach 100 game milestone are guernsey numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4
• Number 1 - Andrew Walker in round 17, 2010
• Number 3 - Marc Murphy in round 21, 2010
• Number 2 - Jordan Russell in round 7, 2011
• Number 4 - Bryce Gibbs in round 12, 2011
In his first 99 games Bryce has played in front of 4,593,040 spectators - an average crowd of 46,394 a record for a Carlton player.
