13 Facts About Phil Carman

At the age of 16, Carman left his hometown in western Victoria to play for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League.

Phil Carman played with Norwood from 1970 until 1974, spending two years out of the game because of a contract wrangle between Norwood and Collingwood and Collingwood's refusal to allow him to play for Norwood.

Phil Carman was selected to play for Victoria, and played in the Championship winning team of the Australian National Football Carnival.

Phil Carman did break a bone in his foot during the season, keeping him out of Collingwood's side for eight weeks.

The previous week Phil Carman set the win up in the first two quarters with an electrifying display.

Phil Carman did incur the wrath of a number of Carlton strong arms, Messrs Buckley and Harms included.

Later in the game Phil Carman made an impact on the direction of Vin Cattogio's nose, before throwing the ball into the crowd after a great mark near the boundary.

Phil Carman spent one year with the Demons, before moving , to Essendon, where played two seasons, but was given a 20-week suspension for head-butting boundary umpire Graham Carbery, and striking St Kilda's Garry Sidebottom.

Phil Carman moved to North Melbourne in 1982 for his final season as a player.

Phil Carman then retired from the VFL at the age of 32, and captain-coached the Eastlake Football Club in the Australian Capital Territory Football League, where he was again suspended for manhandling an umpire.

Phil Carman then coached a number of regional clubs in Victoria, including Kangaroo Flat and played at full forward for Sandhurst in 1989, kicking 53 goals.

Phil Carman was appointed as captain-coach of Kennington in late 1989, but the club folded prior to the 1990 Bendigo Football League season.

Phil Carman was instrumental in Sturt's resurgence as a power in the SANFL after a run of wooden spoons from 1989 until his third year in charge.