I can't remember what our song is anymore.

this is what's wrong with the club. It's stuck in the past playing 100+ year old songs. We're a joke.

this is what's wrong with the club. It's stuck in the past playing 100+ year old songs. We're a joke.

We've been left behind - look at Freo and West Coast and geez Adelaide. You don't hear those clubs playing 100 year old songs. They've moved on.
We need to learn from them not keep our heads in the sand and suffer the consequences.
Until Smorgon and his rabble can see the way forward we'll be smashed because of this. It futility to keep on doing the same old thing. Might've worked in the late m60s, 70s and 80s but not anymore.

Its an anachronism that must go. No kid is going to hum a 100 yr old tune. Tell me a kid who wants that on their mp3?

We could get Kanye or Fiddy to do something and move with the times. Until this club gets it right we will not improve. The whole place needs a clean out and start again.
The only blokes that know the words are Whitnall and Stevens. Says something doesn't it?

fair dinkum...

Just heard back from Stephen Williamson and this is the info I got:

The one that I'm most happy with is that it was written by Agnes Wright and her cousin Irene McEldrew (Agnes mother was Dan's Minogue sister Dorrie, so her uncle was Dan Minogue) the then coach of Carlton (1929-1934) and was written around 1929 to 1931 when Lily of Laguna was again a popular song in Australia. Agnes lived in Middle Park/Albert Park and have several Carlton players boarding with them like Soapy Vallence and Eric Huxtable etc. One day after training/or a good win these Carlton players "demoaned the fact that Carlton didn't have a theme song". So Agnes and Irene composed the Old Dark Navy Blues (with these players?). Another claim is it was written by Jeffrey and Anne Hales (but I have doults about this).

The football Record in 2004 went with the Dan Minogue's link.

The first list I had was from a 1960's (pre 1968) Chip company mini wall chart with a caricature of Ron Barassi and list of senior premierships and runners up and the theme song and it had "They like to send us."

Before the 2003 (?) season they had an open day at Optus Oval, Princes Park and they had sheets with Carlton theme song words and again it was "With all the champions they like to send us"


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So looks like 'us' might be in with a show again.

Like I said before I have a 60's record that says 'up' so it looks like this question may have been around for decades.

NOOOOOOOOO.............


CAST THEE TO HELL.....................!


kindest regards tommi

As far as songs go I like Richmond's one.

me too

The yellow and black bit is cool

Yep.....I like the Tigers one too...........................but ours is ours; and the joy of singing our song after winning a Premiership is unforgettable.

"Chief executive Michael Malouf delivered the list at Tuesday night's board meeting and the Visy Industries supremo immediately agreed to donate the required $300,000.

The Blues have ordered desks, chairs and gym equipment for MC Labour Park, state-of-the-art equipment for the football department, air-conditioning for the change rooms, and will replace worn carpet and paint various areas that have been allowed to run down. "