Carlton’s 30-year premiership drought is second only to St Kilda among clubs that joined the competition before 1995. This is the first of a three-part investigation into why one of the biggest clubs in the AFL has been so starved of success. Carlton’s 30-year premiership drought is second only to St Kilda among clubs that joined the competition before 1995. This is the first of a three-part investigation into why one of the biggest clubs in the AFL has been so starved of success. Sport / AFL Sydney Morning Herald – Latest News