2012 Carlton Football Club season

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Carlton Football Club
2012 season
President Stephen Kernahan
Coach Brett Ratten
Captain(s) Chris Judd
Home ground Etihad Stadium
(Training and administrative: Visy Park)
AFL season 10th
Club membership45,800 [1]

The 2012 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 149th season of competition, and 116th as a member of the Australian Football League.

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After a strong start to the season which had Carlton sitting as premiership favourites after six weeks, performances declined and the team finished tenth out of eighteen teams in the 2012 AFL season, missing the finals for the first time since 2008 and resulting in the dismissal of senior coach Brett Ratten.

Club summary

The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 116th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.

As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Etihad Stadium, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the M.C.G., and with traditional home ground Visy Park serving as the training and administrative base. The club's two joint major sponsors, car manufacturer Hyundai and confectionery company Mars, were unchanged from 2011. [2] Carlton had a full alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Northern Blues when not selected in AFL matches; the VFL club, known as the Northern Bullants until 2011, changed its name and colours to match Carlton's this season. [3]

The club's membership campaign slogan for 2012 was "I am Carlton"; the slogan was launched in Round 24, 2011. [4] The club set a new membership record of 45,800, [1] passing the 2011 record of 44,136 in May; the club had expected to reach 50,000 members after the strength of early season sales, but fell short of this target. [5]

Senior Personnel

Brett Ratten continued in his role as senior coach of the club, entering his fifth and final season appointed to the job. Note 1 Ratten's contract was to have expired after the 2011 season, but after that season he was awarded a two-year extension which was to have seen him coach the club until 2013; [6] this contract was ultimately terminated early at the end of the 2012 season, because the club failed to meet onfield expectations during the year. [7]

Ratten's coaching panel for 2012 was joined by Western Bulldogs assistant coach Paul Williams, who had also served as the Bulldogs' caretaker coach for three matches at the end of the 2011 season. Williams was appointed to the new role of assistant coach in charge of midfield stoppages. Ruck assistant coach Matthew Capuano was given additional responsibilities in player development. [8] Vic Country Under-18s coach Robert Hyde was appointed the Northern Blues senior coach on a part-time basis, [9] however, he left the club at midseason, and development coach Darren Harris), who had been Northern Bullants coach in 2011, stepped back into the role for the remainder of the season. [10]

Former club champion Stephen Kernahan continued as club president in the 2012 season, a position he has held since August 2008. General manager of football operations Steven Icke left the club at the end of the 2011, after serving in the role for five seasons. It has been speculated that Icke and Ratten did not enjoy a strong working relationship, and that Ratten's reappointment was in part responsible for Icke's departure. [11] Icke was replaced by former club captain and premiership player Andrew McKay. [12]

Chris Judd served as club captain for the fifth season, with Kade Simpson continuing as vice-captain. The leadership group was expanded from seven to eight players, with Jarrad Waite elevated into the group; the rest of the leadership group – Judd, Simpson, Andrew Carrazzo, Jordan Russell, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Michael Jamison – was unchanged from 2011. [13]

Financial position

Carlton posted an operating loss of around $680,000 in the 2012 season. It was the club's first loss for six seasons. This was attributed to a drop in crowds caused by poorer-than-expected onfield form, and severance payments to Brett Ratten and several of his assistant coaches when they were sacked with time remaining on their contracts following the season. [14]

Squad for 2012

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

Senior List [15]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2011) 2012 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Walker 25 2004 Bendigo (U18) 127931516112751691065636
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Jordan Russell (lg) [13] 25 2005 West Adelaide 10918718539463226
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marc Murphy (lg) [13] 24 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 1261041611104202361846963
4 Flag of South Australia.svg Bryce Gibbs (lg) [13] 22 2007 Glenelg 112612289481317164114915
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Chris Judd (c)28 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 222193171394262062175562
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kade Simpson (vc) [16] 27 2003 Eastern (U18) 15796191513426267159106623
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dylan Buckley 18 Northern (U18)
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Kreuzer 22 2008 Northern (U18) 683820108243146976066450
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Kane Lucas 20 2010 East Fremantle 1008557746312322
10 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Watson 19 2011 Calder (U18) 3089573223493
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Robert Warnock 24 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 531251351916812158
12 Flag of Tasmania.svg Mitch Robinson 22 2009 Tasmania (U18/VFL)4929181210379213166949317
13 Flag of Western Australia.svg Chris Yarran 21 2009 Swan Districts 45311898264197677331
14 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brock McLean 25 2004 Calder (U18), Melbourne 104421510838817920978782
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jeremy Laidler 22 2009 Geelong (U18, AFL)2124472720165
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Collins 23 2009 Bendigo (U18), Richmond 272396614588573030
17 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Rowe 24 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood
18 Flag of Western Australia.svg Paul Bower 23 2006 Peel 603102146104426022
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Eddie Betts 25 2005 Calder (U18) 1442152248302851821037262
21 Flag of Western Australia.svg Josh Bootsma 182012 South Fremantle 514930191213
22 Flag of Queensland.svg Shaun Hampson 23 2007 Mount Gravatt 44141315412061595124240
23 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachlan Henderson 22 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 49311134133973659191
24 Flag of South Australia.svg Pat McCarthy 192012 Glenelg 110645
25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Luke Mitchell 192012 Calder (U18) 11287132
26 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew McInnes 192012 Dandenong (U18) 88662243619
27 Flag of Western Australia.svg Dennis Armfield 25 2008 Swan Districts 609211662991861137358
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heath Scotland 31 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 22372212655328327011672
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarrad Waite (lg) [13] 28 2003 Murray (U18) 143169112714165116498430
31 Flag of Tasmania.svg Marcus Davies 20 2010 North Hobart 13121110132
32 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Bret Thornton 28 2002 Oakleigh (U18) 1812179685562942810
34 Flag of South Australia.svg Nick Duigan 27 2011 Norwood 2211651198105934947
36 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Rohan Kerr20 Dandenong (U18)
38 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jeff Garlett 22 2009 Swan Districts 5499222927264195697872
40 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Michael Jamison (lg) [13] 25 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL)711162202131717528
43 Flag of Western Australia.svg Simon White 23 2010 Subiaco 1225533122249
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Carrazzo (lg) [13] 28 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 1404114513451551905366
45 Flag of Tasmania.svg Aaron Joseph 22 2009 Tasmania (U18) 56913115795624329
46 Flag of Western Australia.svg David Ellard 22 2008 Swan Districts 271810481861147234561
Rookie List [17]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2011) 2012 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
20 Flag of South Australia.svg Rhys O'Keeffe 21 2011 North Adelaide 1022181364
28 Flag of Queensland.svg Tom Bell 202012 Morningside 741104673719301
35 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ed Curnow 22 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 1231823181281905889
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Heyne 21 2010 Gippsland (U18), St Kilda 30
39 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Frazer Dale 182012 Calder (U18) 21752231
41 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Levi Casboult 212012 Dandenong (U18) 6712543717311243
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Zach Tuohy 22 2011 Laois GAA 1131951208129793960
47 Flag of Western Australia.svg Mitchell Carter 20 South Fremantle
48 Flag of New South Wales.svg Blake Bray19 Western Suburbs
49 Flag of New South Wales.svg Matthew Lodge18 Riverview
Senior coaching panel [18]
BornCoachCoaching positionCarlton Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brett Ratten Senior Coach2007 Melbourne (a), Norwood (EFL) (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Alan Richardson Senior Assistant Coach2011 East Burwood (s), Coburg (s), Western Bulldogs (a), Collingwood (a), Essendon (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Barker Assistant coach (Forward)2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Gavin Brown Assistant coach (Defense)2011 Collingwood (a), Collingwood (VFL) (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Capuano Assistant coach (Ruck) and Development Coach2009
Flag of Western Australia.svg Mark Riley Assistant coach (Midfield)2008 Claremont (s), Fremantle (d, a), Melbourne (a, cs)
Flag of Tasmania.svg Paul Williams Assistant coach (Midfield Stoppages)2012 Melbourne (a), Western Bulldogs (a, cs)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Darren Harris Development coach, Northern Blues senior coach (from 28 June)2009 Wodonga Raiders (O&MFL) (s), NSW/ACT Rams (d), West Perth (s), West Coast (a), Northern Bullants (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Luke Webster Development coach2011
Source: [19]

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2010 season and the conclusion of the 2011 season.

During trade week, both Setanta Ó hAilpín and Paul Bower requested to be traded, seeking more playing time than they had been receiving at Carlton, but ultimately Carlton did not engage in any trades. [20] Bower was retained on the list, while Ó hAilpín was delisted; Carlton had not wanted to delist Ó hAilpín, but was forced to delist somebody due to AFL rules specifying that each club must make a minimum of three list changes after each season. [21]

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dylan Buckley Northern Knights TAC Cup Selected under the Father–son rule without contest, using Carlton's last pick in the AFL National Draft [20] (a third round pick, No. 62 overall) [22]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Josh Bootsma South Fremantle WAFL AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 22) [22]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Rowe Norwood SANFL AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 44) [22]
Flag of Queensland.svg Tom Bell Morningside NEAFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 14) [23]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Heyne St Kilda AFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 32) [23]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Frazer Dale Calder Cannons TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 50) [23]
Flag of New South Wales.svg Matthew Lodge Riverview AFL Sydney Elevated from NSW/ACT Scholarship during AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 67) [23]

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Houlihan [24] Sydney Hills [25] NEAFL Retired from the AFL
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jaryd Cachia [20] Norwood [26] SANFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Joe Dare [20] Cobden [27] Hampden FNL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Wayde Twomey [20] Swan Districts [28] WAFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of South Australia.svg Mark Austin [21] Western Bulldogs [29] AFL Delisted
Flag of Ireland.svg Setanta Ó hAilpín [21] GWS [30] AFL Delisted

List management

PlayerChange
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Heyne [31] Received permission to join Carlton's 2012 pre-season training in November (before ultimately being drafted in December's rookie draft)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ed Curnow [32] Prior to Round 1, elevated from the rookie list to the senior list as a nominated rookie
Flag of Ireland.svg Zach Tuohy [32] Prior to Round 1, elevated from the rookie list to the senior list as a nominated rookie
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Rowe [33]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Frazer Dale
Prior to Round 11, Rowe was moved to the long term injury list (testicular cancer), and Dale was elevated from the rookie list in his place
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jeremy Laidler [34]
Flag of Queensland.svg Tom Bell
Prior to Round 17, Laidler was moved to the long term injury list (knee), and Bell was elevated from the rookie list in his place
Flag of Queensland.svg Shaun Hampson [34]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Levi Casboult
Prior to Round 17, Hampson was moved to the long term injury list (knee), and Casboult was elevated from the rookie list in his place

Season summary

The club ran a two-week preseason training camp for much of its playing list in Doha, Qatar, and a further week in Abu Dhabi, UAE, during October and November 2011. The camp was designed for high performance training: high ambient temperatures in the Middle East, and artificial high-altitude training facilities in Doha, were key reasons for the camp's location. [35]

Pre-season matches

Carlton finished in outright last place out of eighteen teams in the 2012 NAB Cup, as the only team to lose all four roster matches; the club also lost the consolation practice match on NAB Cup Grand Final weekend to go through the entire pre-season winless. The result was made worse by the fact that none of Carlton's opponents were finalists from the 2011 Premiership Season; although, it was also partially redeemed by the fact that, with the exception of the second half against Brisbane Lions, in which Brisbane added nine goals to no score, [36] all five matches were closely fought.

2012 NAB Cup
RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
Lightning matches
1 Sunday, 26 February (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 0.6.10 (46)1.5.1 (40)Lost by 6 points Report AAMI Stadium (A)12,53217th
Sunday, 26 February (3:50 pm) Adelaide 1.5.4 (43)0.5.4 (34)Lost by 9 points Report
Full matches
2 Sunday, 4 March (5:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 0.11.8 (74)0.11.4 (70)Lost by 4 points Report Etihad Stadium (A)10,54316th
3 Saturday, 10 March (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.15.14 (104)0.6.4 (40)Lost by 64 points Report Maroochydore (A)5,14718th
Consolation match
4 Sunday, 18 March (1:00 pm) North Melbourne 15.10 (100)18.8 (116)Lost by 16 points Report Visy Park (H)9,783N/A

Home and away season

After finishing 5th in 2011, the club entered the season with expectations of reaching the top four in 2012; the club, and coach Brett Ratten, made the bold move of stating this expectation publicly throughout the offseason. [37] Even after the winless preseason, Carlton entered the season as the fourth favourite for the premiership with punters, behind Collingwood, Hawthorn and Geelong. [38] With wins in the first three rounds, including a ten-goal win against Collingwood in Round 3, Carlton became equal premiership favourites, and after six rounds sat second on the ladder with a record of 5–1. [39]

However, the club then lost six of its next seven games to fall to tenth on the ladder with a record of 6–7 after Round 14, which brought intense speculation in the media about the future of Ratten's tenure as coach. [40] Carlton won five of its next seven games to stay in contention for eighth place, but was eliminated in Round 22 after losing and seeing other results fail to fall favourably. The club confirmed in the week following Round 22 that Ratten's contract would be terminated one year early; Ratten remained to coach the final match before departing. [7] The club finished with an even record of 11–11. Recently retired Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, who was rumoured throughout the season to be the most likely replacement for Ratten should he have been sacked, [40] was appointed as Ratten's replacement shortly after the season. [41]

Across the season, Carlton finished with records of:

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Thursday, 29 March (7:40 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81)18.17 (125)Won by 44 points Report M.C.G. (A)78,2854th
2 Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)23.16 (154)Won by 91 points Report Gabba (A)25,9202nd
3 Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm) Collingwood 18.14 (122)9.8 (62)Won by 60 points Report [ dead link ] M.C.G. (H)84,2592nd
4 Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79)15.19 (109)Lost by 30 points Report M.C.G. (H)73,1724th
5 Friday, 27 April (6:40 pm) Fremantle 7.15 (57)10.5 (65)Won by 8 points Report Patersons Stadium (A)38,8003rd
6 Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) GWS 15.20 (110)6.7 (43)Won by 67 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)28,2012nd
7 Monday, 14 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 19.8 (122)14.14 (98)Lost by 24 points Report Etihad Stadium (A)38,8234th
8 Sunday, 20 May (3:15 pm) Adelaide 8.7 (55)19.10 (124)Lost by 69 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)35,9177th
9 Sunday, 27 May (3:15 pm) Melbourne 15.17 (107)6.13 (49)Won by 58 points Report M.C.G. (H)28,3716th
10 Saturday, 2 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.15 (99)6.9 (45)Lost by 54 points Report AAMI Stadium (A)24,4767th
11 Friday, 8 June (7:50 pm) Geelong 11.19 (85)14.13 (97)Lost by 12 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)47,6329th
12 Thursday, 14 June (5:40 pm) West Coast 10.19 (79)10.9 (69)Lost by 10 points Report Patersons Stadium (A)34,2249th
13 Bye9th
14 Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.10 (70)18.12 (120)Lost by 50 points Report M.C.G. (H)65,04710th
15 Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 8.14 (62)12.13 (85)Won by 23 points Report M.C.G. (A)75,7559th
16 Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 24.5 (149)14.12 (96)Lost by 53 points Report Etihad Stadium (A)43,42312th
17 Saturday, 21 July (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.12 (84)16.6 (102)Won by 18 points Report Etihad Stadium (A)24,61511th
18 Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm) Richmond 14.11 (95)13.13 (91)Won by 4 points Report M.C.G. (H)46,01311th
19 Sunday, 5 August (3:15 pm) Sydney 10.11 (71)14.9 (93)Lost by 22 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)36,94211th
20 Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.11 (113)10.17 (77)Won by 36 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)25,97711th
21 Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60)24.12 (156)Won by 96 points Report M.C.G. (A)59,3819th
22 Saturday, 25 August (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 15.8 (98)11.20 (86)Lost by 12 points Report Metricon Stadium (A)15,25110th
23 Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm) St Kilda 12.19 (91)16.10 (106)Lost by 15 points Report Etihad Stadium (H)31,39310th

Home-and-away ladder

2012 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn 22175026791733154.668 Finals series
2 Adelaide 22175024281833132.568
3 Sydney (P)22166022901629140.664
4 Collingwood 22166021231823116.564
5 West Coast 22157022441807124.260
6 Geelong 22157022091886117.160
7 Fremantle 22148019561691115.756
8 North Melbourne 22148023592097112.556
9 St Kilda 221210023471903123.348
10 Carlton 221111020791925108.044
11 Essendon 221111020912090100.044
12 Richmond 221011121691943111.642
13 Brisbane Lions 22101201904209291.040
14 Port Adelaide 2251611691214478.922
15 Western Bulldogs 2251701542230167.020
16 Melbourne 2241801580234167.516
17 Gold Coast 2231901509248160.812
18 Greater Western Sydney 2222001270275146.28
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Leading Goalkickers

Eddie Betts was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season, with 48 goals. [42] It was the second time Betts had won Carlton's goalkicking, after first winning it in 2010. [43]

PlayerGoalsBehinds
Eddie Betts 4830
Jeff Garlett 2927
Jarrad Waite 2714
Andrew Walker 1611
Dennis Armfield 166
Kade Simpson 1513
Shaun Hampson 154
Chris Judd 139
Mitch Robinson 1210
Marc Murphy 1110

Team awards and records

Game Records
Other

Individual awards and records

John Nicholls Medal

The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 28 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

The voting system for the John Nicholls Medal remained the same as it had been since 2008. In each match, the five members of the Match Committee awarded votes. Each committee member could award votes to up to eight players, and each player could receive up to ten votes from each judge. The player with the most total votes across all premiership season matches (including home and away matches and finals) wins the award.

The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Heath Scotland, who polled 362 votes. It was Scotland's first John Nicholls Medal, having previously finished second in 2007. Scotland won narrowly ahead of Eddie Betts (353 votes). The top ten is given below. [47]

Pos.
Player
Votes
1st Heath Scotland 362
2nd Eddie Betts 353
3rd Chris Judd 334
4th Brock McLean 321
5th Marc Murphy 299
6th Andrew Carrazzo 287
7th Kade Simpson 229
8th Bryce Gibbs 228
9th Mitch Robinson 205
10th Matthew Kreuzer 163
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- [47]

AFLPA Awards

For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated following internal vote of Carlton players; Chris Judd was also nominated for the Best Captain award by default. [48] None of Carlton's nominees won or placed in their awards. [49]

Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player)
Best First Year Player

Other awards

All-Australian Team

Eddie Betts was Carlton's only nominee in the 40-man squad for the 2012 All-Australian team. [50] He was not selected in the final All-Australian team of 22. [51]

Goal of the Year [52]

Chris Yarran was the winner of the 2012 Goal of the Year, for his Round 1 goal in which he gathered a loose ball on the half-forward flank, evaded three opponents and skirted the boundary line before goaling from 50m. [53]

The following Carlton players won the Goal of the Week during the 2012 season.

Mark of the Year [54]

The following Carlton players won the Mark of the Week during the 2012 season:

Other

Player records

Milestones

PlayerMilestoneRound
Lachlan Henderson 50 AFL games [60] Round 1
Mitch Robinson 50 AFL games [60] Round 1
Brett Ratten 100 AFL games as coach [57] Round 2
Eddie Betts 150 AFL games [61] Round 6
Shaun Hampson 50 AFL games [61] Round 6
Kade Simpson 150 consecutive AFL games [61] Round 6
Josh Bootsma AFL debut [62] Round 6
Chris Yarran 50 AFL games [63] Round 8
Chris Judd 100 AFL games for Carlton [64] Round 14
Andrew McInnes AFL debut [65] Round 15
Tom Bell AFL debut [34] Round 17
Levi Casboult AFL debut [34] Round 17
Frazer Dale AFL debut [66] Round 17
Andrew Carrazzo 150 AFL games [67] Round 18
Jarrad Waite 150 AFL games [68] Round 19
Luke Mitchell AFL debut [69] Round 23
Patrick McCarthy AFL debut [69] Round 23

Northern Blues

In 2012, Carlton had a full alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Northern Blues when not selected in AFL matches. The Northern Blues played home matches at both Visy Park and Preston City Oval. It was the tenth season of the affiliation between the two clubs, and the first in which the VFL club used the nickname 'Blues'; until 2011, the club was known as the Northern Bullants. The VFL club adopted a navy blue and white guernsey similar to Carlton's this season; its traditional red and white colours were retained to be worn in matches at Preston City Oval, and when needed as a clash strip. [3]

Vic Country Under-18s coach Robert Hyde was appointed the Northern Blues senior coach on a part-time basis at the start of the season, taking over from Carlton development coach Darren Harris. [9] However, this arrangement lasted only until midseason, with Hyde leaving the club on 28 June after he and the Carlton Football Club agreed that his role could not be effectively carried out by a part-time coach. The appointment had been unusual in the first place, as the previous three Northern Bullants senior coaches during the period of the clubs' affiliation (Barry Mitchell, David Teague and Harris) had all been full-time coaches at Carlton. Harris stepped back into the VFL senior coaching role after Hyde's departure. [10] [70]

After sitting on the bottom of the VFL ladder at the time of Hyde's departure, [10] the Northern Blues finished tenth out of thirteen with a record of 6–10, to miss the finals. [71]

Footnotes

:1. ^ Ratten also served as head coach in the final six rounds of 2007 as caretaker, before being officially appointed as head coach for 2008.

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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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Carlton Football Club season</span> Australian rules football club season

The 2014 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 151st season of competition, and 118th as a member of the Australian Football League, and served as a celebration of the sesquicentenary of the club's foundation in 1864. The club finished thirteenth out of eighteen clubs in the 2014 AFL season.

The 2015 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 152nd season of competition, and 119th as a member of the Australian Football League.

The 2020 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 157th season of competition. The season was disrupted and partially curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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