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Brett Ratten

Carlton

AFL career

255 games117 goals

Debut
R22 1990 v FIT1 Sept 1990
Most recent
R10 2003 v FRE31 May 2003

Coaching career

198 games94 wins103 losses1 draws

First
R17 2007 v STK28 July 2007
Most recent
R20 2023 v WCE30 July 2023

Stats

2003
CAR
7
11.7
6.6
18.3
2.6
0.6
0.6
3.4
0.4
0.6
73
2002
CAR
12
10.4
11.3
21.7
2.8
0.3
0.8
4.8
0.8
0.4
85
2001
CAR
22
13.6
12.4
26.0
3.8
1.0
0.6
4.7
1.0
0.5
101
2000
CAR
25
15.8
12.0
27.8
4.6
0.9
0.6
3.0
1.0
0.7
103
1999
CAR
26
13.5
12.3
25.8
2.6
1.1
1.2
3.8
0.5
0.2
89
1998
CAR
21
12.6
11.3
23.9
2.8
0.9
1.0
3.2
0.4
0.5
82
1997
CAR
21
12.1
12.4
24.6
3.1
1.0
0.7
3.2
0.3
0.4
85
1996
CAR
24
12.4
10.8
23.1
3.1
0.7
1.0
2.7
0.3
0.3
79
1995
CAR
25
12.8
10.0
22.8
3.1
0.8
0.8
3.0
0.5
0.6
82
1994
CAR
11
10.5
6.4
16.8
2.2
1.0
0.3
1.9
0.2
0.2
60
1993
CAR
21
9.8
6.8
16.6
2.3
1.4
1.0
1.6
0.1
0.1
56
1992
CAR
19
8.6
5.6
14.2
1.6
0.8
0.8
1.2
0.1
0.1
45
1991
CAR
20
10.1
10.4
20.5
2.5
1.2
1.2
2.1
0.2
0.5
66
1990
CAR
1
12.0
2.0
14.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
52
League
Season
FRE
SUB
R10
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
6
BRL
OO
R9
13
4
17
1
1
0
3
3
1.0
72
WBD
OO
R8
11
17
28
3
0
1
7
2
0.0
88
STK
TD
R7
15
3
18
5
1
0
1
7
2.1
109
HAW
OO
R6
19
9
28
5
0
0
1
5
0.1
112
COL
MCG
R2
11
8
19
4
0
1
0
3
0.2
72
SYD
TS
R1
12
4
16
0
1
2
0
4
0.0
55

Profile

Born
11 July 1971 (age 55y 109d)
Birthplace
Yarra Glen, VIC
Height
184 cm
Weight
90 kg

Teams

  • Carlton
    255 games, 117 goals
    1990–2003

Coaching

  • Carlton (Senior Coach)
    2007–2012
    120 games (W60 L59 D1), 50.0%
  • St Kilda (Senior Coach)
    2019–2022
    68 games (W34 L34 D0), 50.0%
  • North Melbourne (Senior Coach)
    2023
    10 games (W0 L10 D0), 0.0%

Honours

  • Premiership1995
  • All-Australian(2×) 2000, 2001
  • Carlton B&F(3×) 1995, 1997, 2000
    2nd
    1996, 2001
    3rd
    1998
    Top 10
    1999, 2002, 2003
  • Carlton captain(2×) 2002, 2003
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    2000

Bio

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Recruited from Yarra Glen via the 1989 National Draft, Brett Ratten overcame a slow start to his AFL career to establish himself as one of Carlton's most decorated midfielders. Initially fighting for selection in a star-studded lineup, he cemented his place by the mid-1990s, becoming a critical engine room component of the dominant 1995 premiership side. A tough, in-and-under clearance specialist, Ratten was renowned for his ability to extract the contested ball from heavy traffic and fire out rapid handballs to teammates in space, often doing the grunt work that allowed the Blues' outside runners to flourish.

His consistency and courage were rewarded with three John Nicholls Medals as the club's best and fairest, along with All-Australian honours. As the Blues entered a period of decline and financial turmoil in the early 2000s, Ratten assumed the captaincy, leading a transitioning list with distinction before persistent shoulder injuries forced his retirement in 2003. A one-club player, he remains a revered figure at Princes Park for his fierce competitiveness and leadership during both the club's greatest heights and its most challenging lows.

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