Happy 40th Birthday to Brett Sholl: September 7th
Career: 1992-1994
Debut: Round 1, 1992 vs Brisbane
979th Carlton Player
Games: 35
Goals: 9
Guernsey No. 9
Last game : Semi Final, 1994 v Geelong
Height: 188cm
Weight: 82kg
DOB: 7 September, 1971
Brett Sholl was a right footed wingman / half forward flanker who would play 35 games for Carlton in between 1992 to 1994. Sholl came to the Blues via Pick 44 in the 1991 National Draft via North Melbourne (0 games), and ultimately from Irymple.
Sholl was 188cm in height and kicked 9 goals in his brief stint. Sholl had two cousins who played senior footy at other clubs, premiership star Craig at North Melbourne, and Brad who played at both North Melbourne and Geelong.
Sholl had a strong 1993, with 19 games, and played on the wing in our unsuccessful 1993 Grand Final team, but his last game for the Blues would be in another unsuccessful finals attempt in 1994, the Semi Final.
He wore the #9 jumper.
Leon Berner: September 8th
Career: 1955-57
Debut: Round 11, 1955 vs Richmond
Carlton Player No. 694
Games: 18
Goals: 4
Guernsey No. 20
Last Game: Round 4, 1957 vs Geelong
Height: 179cm
Weight: 74kg
DOB: 8 September, 1935
Berner played 18 games for Carlton after debuting in Season 1955, kicking 4 goals in the #20 guernsey.
He was recruited from University High School.
Doug Ringholt: September 8th
Career : 1963 – 1964
Debut : Round 6, 1963 vs Geelong, aged 20 years, 259 days
Carlton Player No. 753
Games : 4
Goals : Nil
Last Game : Round 6, 1964 vs St Kilda, aged 21 years, 257 days
Guernsey No. 35
Height : 178 cm (5 ft. 10 in.)
Weight : 72 kg (11 stone, 5 lbs.)
DOB : 8 September, 1942
Originally from West Coburg, Doug Ringholt worked his way up through the Under 19 and Reserve grades at Carlton to make his senior debut against Geelong in round 6, 1963 at Princes Park. A slim wingman with a bit of dash, Doug sat on the bench as 20th man for most of the afternoon, while his team suffered their first loss of what would eventually be a deeply-disappointing season.
As often happens to newcomers, Ringholt was omitted in his second week, only to be recalled to the bench again for Carlton’s round 8 clash with Collingwood. On that cold and drizzly Saturday afternoon, a huge crowd of 38,000 squeezed into Princes Park, and saw a tight, low-scoring, arm-wrestle of a match that eventually went to the Magpies by two points.
Those two games were the only taste of the big time for Ringholt in 1963. After biding his time in the Reserves for almost twelve months, he earned a recall at last in round 5, 1964, when he ventured to the other side of Nicholson Street for a rematch against Collingwood at Victoria Park.
This time, Ringholt was included in the starting line-up, and forced to brave the gauntlet of spittle, rubbish and abuse that was hurled at him and his team-mates as he ran down the visitors race and out on to the arena to take up his position on a wing beside Ian Collins and Cliff Stewart. Sitting fourth on the ladder and playing at home, Collingwood were raging hot favourites against the eleventh-placed Blues, and their first quarter showed why. Well on top, they kicked 6.7 to 2.2 in the opening term and coasted after that to win by 19 points.
Thanks to the Blueseum for the player bios and pics.