2008 Carlton Football Club season

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Carlton Football Club
2008 season
President Richard Pratt, Stephen Kernahan
Coach Brett Ratten
Captain(s) Chris Judd
Home ground Telstra Dome
(Training and administrative: MC Labour Park)
AFL season 11th (10–12)
Best and Fairest Chris Judd
Leading goalkickerBrendan Fevola (99)
Club membership40,764
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 145th season, and 112th as a member of the Australian Football League.

Contents

The club saw many changes to key personnel in 2008, with West Coast champion Chris Judd coming to the club as a new captain, former club captain Brett Ratten appointed senior coach, and Stephen Kernahan replacing Richard Pratt as president mid-season.

Carlton finished 11th out of 16 teams with ten wins and twelve losses in the 2008 AFL season. Although this did not result in a finals appearance, the season marked the end of one of the least successful periods in club history, which had seen five finishes in the bottom two between 2002 and 2007.

Club summary

The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 112th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.

As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Telstra Dome, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; the traditional home ground MC Labour Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base. The club's joint major sponsors were telecommunications provider Optus, unchanged from 2007, and car manufacturer Hyundai, newly signed for the 2008 season; it was the start of Hyundai's second long-term stint as a major sponsor of the club, having previously been the major sponsor from 1995 to 1999. [1] As had been the case every year since 2003, Carlton had a full alignment with the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Bullants when not selected in AFL matches. [2]

Carlton set a new club record membership, with a total of 40,764 members for the season, a significant increase on the previous record, set in 2007, of 35,431. [3] The club's improved onfield performances also resulted an increase in attendances far in excess of those budgeted by the club, allowing the club to post a healthy operating profit for the season. [4]

Senior personnel

Presidency

Businessman and long-time benefactor of the club, Richard Pratt, was president of the club at the beginning of the season. However, he stepped down from the role in June 2008, in order to face criminal charges relating to his packaging business, Visy. Visy and competitor Amcor had been found guilty of price fixing in November 2007, but in June 2008, Pratt was personally charged with giving false and misleading evidence during the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's investigation of the cartel, and he stepped aside from the football club to face the charges. [5]

Pratt had served as president since February 2007. [6] He was replaced by vice-president and former club captain Stephen Kernahan. [5] The charges against Pratt were ultimately dropped, shortly before his death less than a year later in April 2009. [7]

Senior coach

Denis Pagan, Carlton's appointed senior coach at the start of 2007, had been sacked after Round 16, bringing an end to a 4½ year tenure in the role. Assistant coach and former club captain Brett Ratten, who had stepped in as caretaker coach after Pagan's dismissal, was appointed as the new senior coach for the 2008 season. [8]

In the weeks following Pagan's dismissal, there was intense media speculation surrounding the possibility that former Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss would be appointed as senior coach. Voss had retired from playing after 2006 and had no formal coaching experience, but was at the time considered likely to transition almost immediately into an AFL coaching role. [9] Carlton did approach Voss as a potential candidate, but he withdrew from the selection process relatively early. By the end of the selection process, three potential coaches remained, with Ratten selected ahead of Collingwood assistant coach Guy McKenna and Western Bulldogs assistant coach Chris Bond. The appointment was formally announced on 20 August 2007, with two matches still remaining in the 2007 season. [8] Voss went on to coach Brisbane Lions for five years, then serve as an assistant at Port Adelaide for seven years, before eventually joining Carlton as senior coach in 2022. [10]

Captaincy and leadership

Lance Whitnall, who had served as captain in the 2007 season, was delisted, [11] and Chris Judd was elected to the captaincy in his place, despite having not previously played a game for the Blues. Judd had not been promised the captaincy as part of the conditions to trade him to the club, but his performance during the pre-season convinced the match committee and player group that he should take on the role. Nick Stevens was appointed vice-captain. [12] Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland and Brendan Fevola made up the balance of the six-man leadership group when it was appointed in January, [13] but Fevola was stood down from the group prior to the premiership season for disciplinary reasons. [14]

Squad and player statistics for 2008

Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2007) 2008 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Walker 21 2004 Bendigo (U18) 7424762138875144201
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Jordan Russell 21 2005 West Adelaide 2952141326213020710969–
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marc Murphy 20 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 3518221411542335207137581
4 Flag of South Australia.svg Bryce Gibbs 18 2007 Glenelg 221521143435242193118738
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Chris Judd (c)24 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 134138211595082502584181–
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kade Simpson (lg)23 2003 Eastern (U18) 65382291441224217013761–
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Adam Bentick 22 2004 Calder (U18) 541314–22539815544801
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Kreuzer 18 2008 Northern (U18) ––2013119596995945183
9 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jason Saddington 28 1998 Eastern (U18), Sydney 160472––261115123–
10 Flag of Western Australia.svg Richard Hadley 24 2001 East Fremantle, Brisbane Lions 411062390414926273
11 Flag of South Australia.svg Cain Ackland 25 2001 Port Adelaide (SANFL, AFL), St Kilda 73251––11565–12
13 Flag of Western Australia.svg Luke Blackwell 21 2006 Swan Districts 234–––––––––
14 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brad Fisher 23 2003 Eastern Ranges 70932025222912108115123–
15 Flag of Western Australia.svg Steven Browne 18 2008 West Perth ––1342152767638211
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Shaun Grigg 19 2007 North Ballarat (U18) 5–20453141641508142–
17 Flag of Ireland.svg Setanta Ó hAilpín 24 2005 Cork GAA 341512331297158411312
18 Flag of Western Australia.svg Paul Bower 19 2006 Peel 12212–118091896116–
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Eddie Betts 21 2005 Calder (U18) 57601825102331439062331
20 Flag of Western Australia.svg Clint Benjamin19– Claremont –––––––––––
21 Flag of South Australia.svg Mark Austin 18 2007 Glenelg 1–4––351619105–
22 Flag of Queensland.svg Shaun Hampson 19 2007 Mount Gravatt 21101–60263420682
23 Flag of South Australia.svg Adam Hartlett 21 2007 West Adelaide 4141224177116–
24 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nick Stevens 27 1998 Northern (U18), Port Adelaide 19211022176517304213113601
25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brendan Fevola (lg*)26 1999 Dandenong (U18) 14238722995125821444129387
26 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Joe Anderson 19 2007 Darwin 5–4––512724155–
27 Flag of Western Australia.svg Dennis Armfield 21 2008 Swan Districts ––92111048621714–
28 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cameron Cloke 23 2004 Eastern (U18), Collingwood 27142014626314611711941215
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heath Scotland (lg)27 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 1384121115503296207122451
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarrad Waite 24 2003 Murray (U18) 851002175387256131138665
31 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jordan Bannister 25 2001 Calder (U18), Essendon 601352–534013326–
32 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Bret Thornton 24 2002 Oakleigh (U18) 109119123132189510620–
33 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Houlihan 25 2000 Murray (U18) 15794553945638196–
34 Flag of Tasmania.svg Simon Wiggins 25 2001 Glenorchy 8920141251817410779261
35 Flag of Ireland.svg Aisake Ó hAilpín 22– Cork GAA –––––––––––
36 Flag of South Australia.svg Darren Pfeiffer 21 2008 Norwood, Adelaide ––7428044362617–
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jake Edwards 20 2008 Western (U18) ––544473413287–
38 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Jackson 20 2006 Northern (U18) 831––107331–
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Carrazzo (lg)24 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 63162143537282255133653
Rookie List
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2007) 2008 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
39 Flag of South Australia.svg Sam Jacobs 19– Woodville-West Torrens –––––––––––
40 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Michael Jamison 21 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL)5–16–114298446129–
41 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachie Hill18– Oakleigh (U18) –––––––––––
45 Flag of Tasmania.svg Aaron Joseph 18– Tasmania (U18) –––––––––––
46 Flag of Western Australia.svg David Ellard 18 2008 Swan Districts ––11–44–2––
For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group. Players' ages are given for 31 December 2007. Statistics for AFL matches: Gms – Games played, Gls – Goals, B – Behinds, D – Disposals, K – Kicks, HB – Handballs, M – Marks, T – Tackles, HO – Hitouts. Source for statistics: AFL Tables. [15]

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2007 season and the conclusion of the 2008 season.

Priority draft pick

Having finished second-last in 2007, Carlton received the second selection in each round of the draft. Additionally, the club received a priority draft pick in the National Draft as a result of finishing the 2007 season with a record of 4–18; under the rules in place at the time, priority selections were given to all teams who earned fewer than 16.5 premiership points for the year.

Because Carlton had also received a priority draft pick in the previous season, this season's priority selection was taken before the first round of the draft, rather than before the second round. This gave Carlton the No. 1 draft pick for the third consecutive draft. [11]

Trade for Chris Judd

On 16 September 2007, shortly after his club was eliminated in the semi-finals, West Coast captain Chris Judd announced that he was leaving the club, and intended to return to a club in Melbourne for the remainder of his career. Aged 24, Judd was already a premiership captain, Brownlow Medallist, Norm Smith Medallist and Leigh Matthews Trophy winner with the Eagles, and was arguably the best player in the league at the time. [16]

Judd met with four clubs – Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon and Melbourne – and on 2 October 2007, announced that Carlton was his preferred destination, leaving the clubs to negotiate the details of a trade. [17] After informing West Coast early in negotiations that it would not be trading its number one draft pick for Judd, [18] Carlton agreed to trade its first and second round draft picks (No. 3 and 20) and twenty-year-old key position prospect Josh Kennedy (a former No. 4 draft pick) for Judd and a third round draft pick (No. 46). [19]

Delisting of Lance Whitnall

Shortly after trade week, Carlton made the decision to delist captain Lance Whitnall. Whitnall was only 28 years old, and had won the John Nicholls Medal only one season earlier in 2006, but the club was concerned that his degenerative knee injury would limit his output. [11]

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Chris Judd [19] West Coast AFL AFL Trade Week, with pick No. 46, in exchange for Josh Kennedy and picks No. 3 and 20.
Flag of Western Australia.svg Richard Hadley [20] Brisbane Lions AFL AFL Trade Week, in exchange for pick No. 52.
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Kreuzer [21] Northern Knights TAC Cup AFL National Draft, priority round (pick No. 1)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Steven Browne [21] West Perth WAFL AFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 36)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Dennis Armfield [21] Swan Districts WAFL AFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 46)
Flag of South Australia.svg Darren Pfeiffer [22] Adelaide AFL AFL Pre-season Draft, first round (pick No. 2)
Flag of Tasmania.svg Aaron Joseph [22] Tassie Mariners/Glenorchy U18 C'ships/SFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 2)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachlan Hill [22] Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 18)
Flag of Western Australia.svg David Ellard [22] Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 34)
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Shields [22] Cork GAA GAA Recruited on an international rookie contract during AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 48)

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Anthony Koutoufides [23] Retired from the AFL in late 2007
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Lappin [24] Carlton (ass't coach), Northern Bullants [25] AFL
VFL 		Retired from the AFL
Flag of Western Australia.svg Josh Kennedy [19] West Coast AFL AFL Trade Week, with picks No. 3 and 20, in exchange for Chris Judd and pick No. 46.
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dylan McLaren [26] Port Melbourne [27] VFL Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lance Whitnall [26] Lalor [28] NFL Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg David Teague [26] Carlton (dev. coach)
Northern Bullants (playing coach) [29] 		AFL
VFL 		Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Anthony Raso [26] Frankston [30] VFL Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Craig Flint [26] Mansfield [31] GVFL Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ross Young [26] Perth [32] WAFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Shields Cork GAA [33] GAA Prior to Round 16, decided not to continue with Australian rules football, and returned to Ireland

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Tour of South Africa

In late January and early February, the Carlton and Fremantle Football Clubs travelled to South Africa; both clubs held community camps on the tour to promote development of Australian rules football in South Africa, and the tour concluded with an exhibition match in Centurion. [34]

Date and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 2 February Fremantle 9.10 (64)11.12 (78)Lost by 14 points Report SuperSport Park, Centurion (N)5,222
NAB Cup

The NAB Cup preseason competition was played as a sixteen-team knockout tournament in 2008. Carlton was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1 Saturday, 16 February (5:40 pm) Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85)1.13.13 (100)Won by 15 points Report AAMI Stadium (A)9,133
2 Saturday, 23 February (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 4.9.13 (103)4.3.15 (69)Lost by 34 points Report Telstra Dome (A)20,940
NAB Challenge

Following elimination from the NAB Cup, Carlton played two exhibition pre-season matches.

WeekDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
3Friday, 29 February West Coast 15.13 (103)9.8 (62)Lost by 41 points Report Traeger Park, Alice Springs (N)6,000 (approx.)
4Friday, 7 March Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93)12.12 (84)Won by 9 points

Report

MC Labour Park (H)10,000 (approx.)

Home-and-away season

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Thursday, 20 March (6:10 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79)17.7 (109)Lost by 30 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)72,55214th
2 Saturday, 29 March (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.11 (125)12.13 (85)Lost by 40 points Report Telstra Dome (A)43,39614th
3 Saturday, 5 April (7:10 pm) Essendon 23.12 (150)21.8 (134)Lost by 16 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)64,38814th
4 Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.9 (111)13.10 (88)Won by 23 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)77,87312th
5 Sunday, 20 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 9.14 (68)15.11 (101)Won by 33 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)44,75911th
6 Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 11.15 (81)16.15 (111)Lost by 30 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)41,03311th
7 Friday, 2 May (6:40 pm) West Coast 10.14 (74)17.9 (111)Won by 37 points Report [ dead link ] Subiaco Oval (A)41,25411th
8 Saturday, 17 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.20 (92)18.17 (125)Lost by 33 points Report Telstra Dome (H)38,67511th
9 Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Fremantle 14.13 (97)14.4 (88)Won by 9 points Report Telstra Dome (H)28,9559th
10 Saturday, 31 May (7:10 pm) Geelong 19.19 (133)12.5 (77)Lost by 56 points Report Telstra Dome (A)46,23111th
11 Sunday, 8 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.15 (63)10.15 (75)Won by 12 points Report AAMI Stadium (A)29,24010th
12 Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.17 (89)17.17 (119)Won by 30 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)80,3108th
13 Sunday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101)20.16 (136)Lost by 35 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)59,17710th
14 Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.16 (88)17.16 (118)Won by 30 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)73,5039th
15 Friday, 11 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 12.15 (87)18.11 (119)Lost by 32 points Report Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)55,65810th
16 Sunday, 20 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 18.11 (119)18.13 (121)Lost by 2 points Report Telstra Dome (H)38,40111th
17 Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.8 (98)18.18 (126)Won by 28 points Report Telstra Dome (A)37,87911th
18 Saturday, 2 August (2:40 pm) Adelaide 13.16 (94)12.14 (86)Lost by 8 points Report AAMI Stadium (A)40,73011th
19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.24 (132)9.12 (66)Won by 66 points Report Telstra Dome (H)29,69610th
20 Sunday, 17 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.6 (90)22.9 (141)Lost by 51 points Report Telstra Dome (H)43,40611th
21 Saturday, 23 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.13 (109)18.7 (115)Won by 6 points Report The Gabba (A)34,32711th
22 Saturday, 30 August (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.9 (81)24.15 (159)Lost by 78 points Report Telstra Dome (H)49,05711th

Ladder

2008 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Geelong 22211026721651161.884 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P)22175024341846131.968
3 Western Bulldogs 22156125062112118.762
4 St Kilda 22139021261923110.652
5 Adelaide 22139020171838109.752
6 Sydney 22129120951863112.550
7 North Melbourne 2212912121218797.050
8 Collingwood 221210022672038111.248
9 Richmond 22111012228228897.446
10 Brisbane 22101202156220098.040
11 Carlton 22101202217235494.240
12 Essendon 2281402130260881.732
13 Port Adelaide 2271502118220895.928
14 Fremantle 2261601988212193.724
15 West Coast 2241801670253565.916
16 Melbourne 2231901629260262.612
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Leading Goalkickers

Brendan Fevola was Carlton's leading goalkicker for 2008, kicking 99 goals for the season. [35] It was the sixth consecutive time that Fevola won the club goalkicking. [36] The 99-goal tally was the highest of Fevola's career, but it was not enough to win the Coleman Medal, with Hawthorn's Lance Franklin kicking 102 goals in the home-and-away season. [37]

Fevola's tally of 99 goals the highest season tally for Carlton history since Alex Jesaulenko's 115 goals in the 1970 season. [36] In addition to his 99 goals at premiership level, Fevola kicked six goals for Victoria in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match. [38]

PlayerGoalsBehinds
Brendan Fevola 9951
Brad Fisher 2522
Eddie Betts 2510
Nick Stevens 176
Chris Judd 159

Team awards and records

Game records
Season records
Other

Notable events

Brendan Fevola stood down from the leadership group

On 16 March, less than a week before the opening match of the season, an intoxicated Brendan Fevola was caught urinating outside a Melbourne nightclub. The club demoted Fevola from its leadership group – into which he had been elevated two months earlier [13] – fined him $10,000, and put him on formal notice that no further alcohol-related off-field indiscretion would be tolerated; [14] this ultimatum was ultimately enacted following the 2009 season, when he was traded to Brisbane Lions following drunken behaviour at that season's Brownlow Medal Count.

Round 22 – Lance Franklin and Brendan Fevola both within reach of 100 goals

Entering the final round match between Carlton and Hawthorn, both Carlton's Brendan Fevola and Hawthorn's Lance Franklin had the opportunity to kick 100 goals for the season, a feat that no player had reached inside the home-and-away season since 1998. Frankin entered the match with 98 goals, and Fevola with 92 goals.

Franklin reached his 100th goal in the 25th minute of the first quarter, sparking the traditional pitch invasion which delayed play for eight minutes. Fevola was goalless in the first half of the game, scoring two behinds from four opportunities, but then kicked seven of Carlton's eight second-half goals to bring his final tally to 99. Hawthorn had built a game-winning lead by half time, so most of the play in the second half involved Carlton contriving to deliver the ball only to Fevola, and Hawthorn defending him with multiple players. [37]

Prior to that match, Nick Stevens had received a death threat from a man who claimed that he would stab Stevens during the pitch invasion which would follow Franklin's 100th goal; Stevens had received death threats from the man previously, but this was the first one which described a specific threat. Ground security surrounded Stevens during the pitch invasion, and the invasion passed without incident. [44] In 2009, the threats against Stevens – as well as other threats against Andrew McLeod (Adelaide), Scott Lucas (Essendon) and Nathan Thompson (North Melbourne) – were traced to Eric Rundle; he was found guilty of stalking in May 2009, and was sentenced to 26 months jail. [45]

Individual awards and records

John Nicholls Medal

The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 11 September. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night. [46]

John Nicholls Medal

A new voting system was introduced for the John Nicholls Medal starting from this year. In each match, as in 2007, the five members of the Match Committee awarded votes; however, starting from this year, each committee member could award votes to up to eight players, and each player could receive up to ten votes from each judge; in previous years, each voter awarded five votes to the best player, four votes to the second-best player, and so on down to one vote for the fifth-best player. The player with the most total votes across all premiership season matches wins the award.

The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Chris Judd, who polled 472 votes. Judd won the medal in his first season at the club, and it was the first of three John Nicholls Medals that Judd would win consecutively from 2008 to 2010. Judd won comfortably ahead of Marc Murphy (417 votes) and Brendan Fevola (373 votes). The top ten is given below. [46]

Pos.
Player
Votes
1st Chris Judd 472
2nd Marc Murphy 417
3rd Brendan Fevola 373
4th Andrew Carrazzo 316
5th Bryce Gibbs 288
6th Nick Stevens 287
7th Jarrad Waite 267
8th Kade Simpson 202
9th Heath Scotland 201
10th Bret Thornton 197
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night: [46]

Other awards

AFLPA Awards

Chris Judd finished in fifth place in the Leigh Matthews Trophy for 2008. [47]

All-Australian Team

The 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team was announced on 2 September 2008, and the final team of 22 was announced on 15 September 2008. Chris Judd and Brendan Fevola were Carlton's only two nominees, and both were named in the final team, and Judd was named as captain. [48] [49]

AFL Rising Star

Two Carlton players were nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in 2008:

Kreuzer ultimately polled eleven votes to finish fourth for the award. [52]

Representative honours

The following Carlton players were selected for representative teams during the 2008 season.

Australian Football Hall of Fame

Alex Jesaulenko, who played 256 games and won four premierships with Carlton between 1967 and 1979, was elevated to the status of Legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. [55]

Other

Northern Bullants

The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Bullants during the 2008 season. It was the sixth season of the clubs' affiliation, which had been in place since 2003. Carlton senior- and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the Carlton team were eligible to play for either the Northern Bullants seniors or reserves team, including both Victorian Football League matches. Home games were shared between the Bullants' traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. Carlton development coach David Teague was appointed as the playing senior coach for the Bullants for the season. [11]

The Bullants finished eighth out of thirteen in the VFL, after being defeated in the elimination final by Casey by five points. [57] Carlton listed player Jason Saddington, who played two games at AFL level during the season, won the Laurie Hill Trophy as the Bullants' best and fairest. [58]

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The 2009 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 146th season, and 113th as a member of the Australian Football League.

The 2013 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 150th season of competition, and 117th as a member of the Australian Football League. It was the first season coached by new coach Mick Malthouse, who replaced Brett Ratten after the club failed to reach the finals in 2012. Carlton finished sixth out of eighteen teams for the 2013 AFL season, after finishing eighth after the home-and-away season.

The 2021 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 158th season of competition.

The 2022 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 159th season of competition.

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