Journalist Anthony De Bolfo has kindly published a wonderful story about one of Carlton's lesser known players on the Blueseum.

This story is about Peter Bevilacqua, who played one game for Carlton in the 1950's. Peter is the only known VFL/AFL player born in Italy, and the article chronicles his family's journey to Australia and the impact the Carlton Football Club played.

The story is a great read and paints a vivid picture of one of the many interesting stories that make up the history of the proud club we all support.

The article can be found here: The Peter Bevilacqua Story

As Molly would say, 'do yourself a favour' and give it a read.

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Can't be bothered Jar, what's it about?

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...

Fantastic read!

WBY, as Jarusa says, do yourself a favour.

I suppose, as a son of an Italian migrant myself, that story was very interesting to read. And having a very close mate whose parents themselves emigrated from the very town Peter came from - San Marco in Lamis - then it is simply a fascinating read.

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C'mon Blueboys!

Better than the 1999 annual report.

A great read Jar.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

A fascinating article.Thanks for pointing it ouy Jarusa.

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All my dangerous friends

I love this section of the article especially:

“I was always a Carlton supporter and memories of Carlton always come flooding back,â€

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A great read Jarusa.For social history buffs,Tony wrote a great book some time back called "In search of Kings" where he traced his family back to Italy and the lives of those other Italians who emigrated to Australia aboard the same ship...

A great read fantastic stuff..we could do worse by showing our current crop of boys these stories, the folklore and history of the jumper they wear

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Can smell the gf its there for the taking we are the form side

Ok, I got around to reading it and take Jar Jar's word for it.
Great read.
I wish a bloke from Adelaide of Italian origins would read it so one day he may too understand what humility is and what playing for Carlton should mean - other than ridiculous amounts of money.

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...

Great read. That's my novel read for the year. Soon to be made into a series of 3 movies for the Big Screen. Far out, took me half an hour to get through.

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Thanks For pointing that link out Jarusa. A Geat read. Gonna pprint it out and let my father have a read of it.

Thanks guys.

I'm still learning how to add stuff to the Blueseum, the article now has a few pics in amongst the text (just worked out how to do it) to break the story up a bit.

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Thanks Jar, and thanks to Tony deBolfo.

That was a fantastic story.

I finally took ten minutes out of my busy schedule to have a read of this today.

An absolute ripper of a read, congrats to all concerned.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Great effort by the Beast.....his story on Ker choo (?) the first Chinese player is a beauty also

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Wally Koochew, Bill. I know the relatives of Wally and gave them the Carlton mag with that story in it. They were wrapped even though they support Hawthorn.

Good family gone bad I 'spose.

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Sorry WBY I was recalling from memory and should've looked it up ....Hawks eh?

Ah well, I'm sure Howard will bring out a law soon enpough that will allow us to deport them or lock them up at Woomera....



(sorry about the political swipe....just a bid of blood boiling at the moment)

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Like he'd need a law to do that.

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...