Ken Hands

Australian rules footballer and coach

Australian rules footballer

Ken Hands
Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-10-26)26 October 1926
Date of death	22 December 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 91)
Original team(s)	North Geelong
Debut	Round 5, 1945, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1957	Carlton	211 (188)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1959–1964	Carlton	114 (60–51–3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Career highlights
Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947 Carlton Best & Fairest 1953 Victorian Representative: 12 times. 1953, 54, 57. Captain/Coach Victoria 1954 & 1957 Carlton Captain 1952–1957 Carlton Coach 1959–1964 (Runners up 1962) Carlton Team of the Century 2001 (Deputy Vice Captain) AFL Life Member 2001 Official Carlton Legend (10th)2006 AFL Hall of Fame 2009 AFL Life Member Named Carlton's 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken Hands (26 October 1926 – 22 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] After the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team, and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team.^[2] On 22 December 2017, Hands died at the age of 91.^[3]

References

^ Kotton, Howard (23 December 2017). "Last member of Blues' 'Bloodbath' flag dead at 91". Australian Football League. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ De Bolfo, Tony. ""Bloodbath" Blue dies... and then there was one". Carlton Football Club. Australian Football League. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
^ "Blues morn loss of Hands". Carlton Football Club. 23 December 2017.

Ken Hands at Blueseum
Ken Hands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Carlton Football Club 1945/47 VFL premiers

1945: Carlton 15.13 (103) defeated South Melbourne 10.15 (75), at Princes Park
1947: Carlton 13.8 (86) defeated Essendon 11.19 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Hands
3. Bennett
7. Turner
12. Williams
15. Brown
21. Baxter
23. Deacon
25. Baird
26. Clark

Coach: Bentley

v t e Captains of the Carlton Football Club
VFL/AFL	1897–1898: Aitken 1898–1899: Walton 1900–1901: Stuckey 1902–1904: McShane 1905–1907: Flynn 1908–1911: Elliott 1912–1913: Wells 1914–1917: Dick 1918: McGregor 1919: Fisher 1920: O'Brien 1921: Green 1922–1923: Clover 1924: O'Brien 1925: Beasy 1925–26: Brew 1927: Clover 1928–1931: Brew 1932: Martyn 1933: Gill 1934: Johnson 1935: Davey 1936: Francis 1937: Clarke 1938–1940: Diggins 1941–1944: Francis 1944: Atkinson 1945–1946: Chitty 1947–1952: Henfry 1952: Hands 1958–1960: Comben 1961–1962: Donaldson 1963: Nicholls 1964: Silvagni 1965–1968: Barassi 1968–1974: Nicholls 1974–1976: Jesaulenko 1977–1978: Walls 1978–1979: Jesaulenko 1980–1983: Fitzpatrick 1984–1985: Johnston 1986: Maclure 1987–1997: Kernahan 1998–2001: Bradley 2002–2003: Ratten 2003: McKay 2004–2006: Koutoufides 2007: Whitnall 2008–2012: Judd 2013–2018: Murphy 2019–2021: Cripps/Docherty 2022–: Cripps
AFL Women's	2017: Arnell 2018–2019: Davey 2020–2021: Harrington/Loynes 2022 (S6)–: Harrington

Captains of the Carlton Football Club

VFL/AFL

1897–1898: Aitken
1898–1899: Walton
1900–1901: Stuckey
1902–1904: McShane
1905–1907: Flynn
1908–1911: Elliott
1912–1913: Wells
1914–1917: Dick
1918: McGregor
1919: Fisher
1920: O'Brien
1921: Green
1922–1923: Clover
1924: O'Brien
1925: Beasy
1925–26: Brew
1927: Clover
1928–1931: Brew
1932: Martyn
1933: Gill
1934: Johnson
1935: Davey
1936: Francis
1937: Clarke
1938–1940: Diggins
1941–1944: Francis
1944: Atkinson
1945–1946: Chitty
1947–1952: Henfry
1952: Hands
1958–1960: Comben
1961–1962: Donaldson
1963: Nicholls
1964: Silvagni
1965–1968: Barassi
1968–1974: Nicholls
1974–1976: Jesaulenko
1977–1978: Walls
1978–1979: Jesaulenko
1980–1983: Fitzpatrick
1984–1985: Johnston
1986: Maclure
1987–1997: Kernahan
1998–2001: Bradley
2002–2003: Ratten
2003: McKay
2004–2006: Koutoufides
2007: Whitnall
2008–2012: Judd
2013–2018: Murphy
2019–2021: Cripps/Docherty
2022–: Cripps

AFL Women's

2017: Arnell
2018–2019: Davey
2020–2021: Harrington/Loynes
2022 (S6)–: Harrington

v t e Coaches of the Carlton Football Club
VFL/AFL	1902–1909: Worrall 1909–1911: Elliott 1912: Clark 1913: Wells 1914–1918: Clark 1919: Valentine 1920–1922: Clark 1922–1923: Clover 1924: Parratt 1925: O'Brien 1925: Caldwell 1926: Brew 1927: Clover 1928: Brew 1929–1934: Minogue 1935–1936: Maher 1937: Rowe 1938–1940: Diggins 1941–1955: Bentley 1956–1958: Francis 1959–1964: Hands 1965–1971: Barassi 1972–1975: Nicholls 1976–1977: Thorogood 1978: Stewart 1978: Silvagni 1978–1979: Jesaulenko 1980: Jones 1981–1985: Parkin 1986–1989: Walls 1989–1990: Jesaulenko 1991–2000: Parkin 2001–2002: Brittain 2003–2007: Pagan 2007–2012: Ratten 2013–2015: Malthouse 2015: Barker 2016–2019: Bolton 2019–2021: Teague 2022–: Voss
AFL Women's	2017–2018: Keeping 2019–2022 (S7): Harford 2023–: Buck
Italics denote caretaker coach

v t e Carlton Football Club: Team of the Century
Full-back	Bruce Comben Stephen Silvagni Geoff Southby
Half-back	John James Bert Deacon Bruce Doull
Centre	Garry Crane Greg Williams Craig Bradley
Half-forward	Wayne Johnston Stephen Kernahan (c) Alex Jesaulenko
Full-forward	Ken Hands Harry Vallence Rod Ashman
Ruck	John Nicholls Sergio Silvagni Adrian Gallagher
Interchange	Robert Walls Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Hunter Trevor Keogh
Coach	David Parkin

v t e John Nicholls Medal · Carlton Football Club best and fairest winners
1929: Clover 1934: Crisp 1935: Francis 1936: Clarke 1937: McIntyre 1938: Crisp 1939: Gill 1940: Francis 1941: Chitty 1942: Mooring 1943: Gniel 1944: Chitty 1945: Savage 1946: Howell 1947: Deacon/Henfry 1948: Howell 1949: Henfry 1950: Hodgson 1951: Clark 1952: Grieve 1953: Hands 1954: Milroy 1955: James 1956: Beasy 1957: Comben 1958: Comben 1959: Nicholls 1960: James 1961: James 1962: Sergio Silvagni 1963: Nicholls 1964: Collis 1965: Nicholls 1966: Nicholls 1967: Nicholls 1968: Sergio Silvagni 1969: Crane 1970: Gallagher 1971: Southby 1972: Southby 1973: Jones 1974: Doull 1975: Jesaulenko 1976: Keogh 1977: Doull 1978: Keogh 1979: Fitzpatrick 1980: Doull 1981: Hunter 1982: Buckley 1983: Johnston 1984: Doull 1985: Madden 1986: Bradley/Johnston 1987: Kernahan 1988: Bradley 1989: Kernahan 1990: Stephen Silvagni 1991: Madden 1992: Kernahan 1993: Bradley 1994: Williams 1995: Ratten 1996: Stephen Silvagni 1997: Ratten 1998: Brown 1999: Allan 2000: Ratten/Camporeale 2001: Koutoufides 2002: McKernan 2003: McKay 2004: Teague 2005: Koutoufides 2006: Whitnall 2007: Carrazzo 2008: Judd 2009: Judd 2010: Judd 2011: Murphy 2012: Scotland 2013: Simpson 2014: Gibbs 2015: Cripps 2016: Docherty 2017: Murphy 2018: Cripps 2019: Cripps 2020: Weitering 2021: Walsh 2022: Cripps

John Nicholls Medal · Carlton Football Club best and fairest winners

1929: Clover
1934: Crisp
1935: Francis
1936: Clarke
1937: McIntyre
1938: Crisp
1939: Gill
1940: Francis
1941: Chitty
1942: Mooring
1943: Gniel
1944: Chitty
1945: Savage
1946: Howell
1947: Deacon/Henfry
1948: Howell
1949: Henfry
1950: Hodgson
1951: Clark
1952: Grieve
1953: Hands
1954: Milroy
1955: James
1956: Beasy
1957: Comben
1958: Comben
1959: Nicholls
1960: James
1961: James
1962: Sergio Silvagni
1963: Nicholls
1964: Collis
1965: Nicholls
1966: Nicholls
1967: Nicholls
1968: Sergio Silvagni
1969: Crane
1970: Gallagher
1971: Southby
1972: Southby
1973: Jones
1974: Doull
1975: Jesaulenko
1976: Keogh
1977: Doull
1978: Keogh
1979: Fitzpatrick
1980: Doull
1981: Hunter
1982: Buckley
1983: Johnston
1984: Doull
1985: Madden
1986: Bradley/Johnston
1987: Kernahan
1988: Bradley
1989: Kernahan
1990: Stephen Silvagni
1991: Madden
1992: Kernahan
1993: Bradley
1994: Williams
1995: Ratten
1996: Stephen Silvagni
1997: Ratten
1998: Brown
1999: Allan
2000: Ratten/Camporeale
2001: Koutoufides
2002: McKernan
2003: McKay
2004: Teague
2005: Koutoufides
2006: Whitnall
2007: Carrazzo
2008: Judd
2009: Judd
2010: Judd
2011: Murphy
2012: Scotland
2013: Simpson
2014: Gibbs
2015: Cripps
2016: Docherty
2017: Murphy
2018: Cripps
2019: Cripps
2020: Weitering
2021: Walsh
2022: Cripps

v t e 1953 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Bernie Smith (Geelong) Herb Henderson (Footscray) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Jack Collins (Footscray) Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Des Rowe (Richmond)
Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Jack Lynch (West Adelaide)
Forwards Bob Rose (Collingwood) Jack Howell (Carlton) Jim Deane (South Adelaide) Roy Wright (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

v t e 1954 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Wally Donald (Footscray) Ken Caporn (Claremont) John Marriott (Norwood) Noel McMahen (Melbourne) Laurie Kettlewell (Subiaco) Jim Gallagher (Footscray)
Midfielders Jack Lynch (West Adelaide) Ted Whitten (Footscray) Keith Harper (Perth)
Forwards Jim Deane (Richmond) John Brady (North Melbourne) Bob Rose (Collingwood) Neil Mann (Collingwood) Jack Collins (Footscray) Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)