In a series of features on Carlton Members representing ten decades of membership
No 1: Myer Brott: 83 years and counting
Myer Brott, at 94 the Carlton Football Club’s longest-serving member.
No 2: Dad’s seat is just what the doctor ordered
Dr Trevor Brott acknowledges his beloved father Myer’s deep power of persuasion as crucial to his on-going support for all things Carlton.
No 3: Ruby a fully-fledged 21st century Blue
Ruby Owen was a regular at Carlton games in Melbourne throughout 2009 alongside older brother Thomas and father Peter.
No 4: It’s The Bloodbath and beyond for true Blue Joan
A proud member of the club since the tender age of four, Joan’s earliest memories of Carlton involve the 1945 Grand Final
No 5: Shane embodies the Spirit of Carlton
Carlton has been a huge part of Shane Morris' life since he became a member on birth in 1950 and still recalls the all the player numbers of the 1950s and 1960s.
No 6: Blue is the colour for Renee and Scarlett
Three week old Scarlett Costa's great grandmother Ida continued a family tradition when she lodged the membership papers for her to become the club's latest member.
No 7: Blue Ben waiting for the next big thing
Ben Shepherd’s 18 years as a Carlton member has seen the best and worst
No 8: Betty Blue still true, 72 years on
Betty Herrick knows that she first became a member in 1938 and she’s still got her ’38 membership card to prove it.
No 9: From Jezza to Judd . . . Mary remains the Carlton constant
Mary Robertson's connection with Carlton has been territorial since she was a young girl in the 1960's.

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Ruby a fully-fledged 21st century Blue
Ruby Owen was a regular at Carlton games in Melbourne throughout 2009. Whether at the MCG or at Etihad Stadium, Ruby fervently followed her beloved Blues, lending Chris Judd and co. her vocal support with older brother Thomas and father Peter well within earshot.

Not that 2009 was exactly a one-off for Ruby. As the club’s membership records surely attest, the nine year-old’s been on the books since June 2000, when good old Dad registered her as a Carlton junior member.

“I follow Carlton through my Dad and my brother Thomas. They’re all Carlton supporters,” said Ruby, a year three student at Surrey Hills Primary.

“They used to kick a footy in the back yard and up at the park, I really liked that, and that’s when I started to follow the footy and the Carlton players.

“I have a favourite, it’s Chris Judd and he’s really good. Matthew Kreuzer’s another one. Me and Dad always scream out ‘Kroooooooooooooooze’ when he gets the ball, and I like Marc Murphy and [Bryce] Gibbs too.”

Ruby’s mother Christine said her daughter’s wall space was cluttered with all manner of Carlton paraphernalia. “There are posters up in her room and she can’t wait to get to games . . . she’s a real Blue believer,” said Christine.

Like father like daughter it seems . . . but what prompted Dad’s lifelong interest in Carlton in the first place?

“Would you believe that Peter’s mother liked the color of the jumper,” Christine said. That’s why he initially became a Carlton supporter . . . the dark navy blue is such a classy color.”