Complex sentence: It was Carlton's 16th premiership, making it the most successful club in the league's history, its sixteenth win in a row, and its twenty-third win for the year, then a record.
Split into simpler sentences: It was Carlton's 16th premiership, making it the most successful club in the league's history. The game also marked Carlton's sixteenth consecutive win and twenty-third win for the year overall, then a record.