Brian Buckley: 3rd August
Career : 1956 – 1965
Debut : Round 16, 1956 vs Collingwood, aged 21 years, 1 day
Carlton Player No. 705
Games : 116
Goals : 6
Last Game : Round 18, 1965 vs Essendon, aged 30 years, 25 days
Guernsey Nos. 35 (1956) and 4 (1957-65)
Height : 184 cm (6 ft. 1 in.)
Weight : 82.5 kg (13 stone, 0 lbs.)
DOB : 3 August, 1935
On the day after his 21st birthday, Brian Buckley experienced a dream start to his VFL career when Carlton beat Collingwood by 13 points at Victoria Park in round 16, 1956. By then, Brian had already spent five seasons in navy blue, having begun with Carlton’s Under 19 squad (and played in their Premiership team) in 1951. Buckley had been recruited from Coburg U/17’s.
Throughout the next ten seasons, Buckley became one of the most popular Carlton players of his era – not because of spectacular play or goal-kicking prowess – but rather for his reliability in defence for the Blues. A capable tap ruckman whose strong marking was his biggest asset, he regularly filled in at full-back, but was perhaps most valuable while minding the opposing ruckmen in the pocket.
Brian played in a lean period for the Blues, with his only finals appearances coming in 1957 (when he was 19th man in Carlton’s Semi Final loss to Hawthorn) and 1962 (when he was consistently good throughout a tough series of finals games, only to miss out on a place in Carlton’s Grand Final team because of injury). He wore guernsey number 4 in all but the first three of his 116 senior matches, and kicked 6 goals from his rare forays into the forward line.
On departing from Princes Park, he was appointed captain-coach of Port Melbourne in 1966, and took the Borough to a VFA Premiership in his first season. Leading his team in the ruck, he had a young Peter Bedford playing in the centre, and another ex-Blue; Barry Schmidt on one half-forward flank.
Ken Jungwirth: 3rd August
Playing Career : 1967
Only Game : Round 12, 1967 Aged 20 years 346 days
800th Carlton Player
Goals : Nil
Guernsey No. 47
Height : 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight : 78.5 kgs (12.5)
DOB : August 3,1946
Wearing the #47, Jungwirth ran out in Navy Blue for a single game in Season 1967. His only game was a victory over Fitzroy at Princes Park by 8 points.
Jungwirth was 183cm tall, and came in at 79 kilos. He had played 4 games and scored a goal for Melbourne during 1966.
Jungwirth was recruited from Melbourne/Murrumbeena High School.
Ron Auchettl: 4th August
Career : 1966 – 1969
Debut : Round 18, 1966 vs Geelong, aged 20 years, 23 days
Carlton Player No. 792
Games : 17
Goals : 8
Last Game : Round 17, 1969 vs Geelong, aged 23 years, 5 days
Guernsey Nos. 17 (1966) & 41 (1967-69)
Height : 184 cm (6 ft. 1 in.)
Weight : 84 kg (13 stone, 3 lbs.)
DOB : 4 August, 1946
Ron Auchettl (pronounced ‘Ocker-tell’) was a journeyman flanker who filled various roles at Carlton from 1966 to ’69 after being recruited from Merlynston in Melbourne’s north.
Ron’s time at Princes Park coincided with the legendary recruiting spree of the Barassi era, so he found himself part of one of the most talented player groups ever assembled by the Blues. This limited his opportunities, but his persistence still brought him 17 senior appearances and 8 goals in four seasons, including Carlton’s 29 point loss to Geelong in the 1967 Preliminary Final.
Ron captained the Blues’ Reserves team in his final season, then was cleared to Bendigo League heavyweights Castlemaine as captain-coach in 1970.
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