2013 Carlton Football Club season

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Carlton Football Club
2013 season
President Stephen Kernahan
Coach Mick Malthouse
Captain(s) Marc Murphy
Home ground Etihad Stadium
(Training and administrative: Visy Park)
AFL season 8th
Finals series 6th
John Nicholls Medal Kade Simpson
Leading goalkicker Jeff Garlett (43)
Club membership50,564
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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.

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Club summary

The 2013 AFL season was the 117th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 117th 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 Melbourne Cricket Ground, 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, [1] and the club extended its deal with Mars for a further three years. [2] Carlton continued its 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. [3]

The club adopted a new clash guernsey design for 2013, which was predominantly white with navy blue monogram, numbers, shoulders and waist; the new guernsey replaced the predominantly sky blue clash guernsey which had been in use for the previous two seasons. [1]

The club used the membership campaign slogan "I am Carlton" for the second consecutive season, after having success with the personalisable slogan in the 2012 season. [4] The club set a new membership record of 50,564, breaking by more than 10% the previous record of 45,800 set in 2012. [5]

Senior Personnel

There were several changes to Carlton's senior coaching panel after the 2012 season. Brett Ratten, who had coached the club since late 2007, was sacked with one year remaining on his contract after Carlton underperformed in the 2012 season, finishing tenth when a top four finish had been expected. [6] Shortly after the season, Ratten was replaced in the role by experienced coach Mick Malthouse, who was signed to a three-year contract. Malthouse was at the time a three-time premiership coach at West Coast (in 1992 and 1994) and Collingwood (in 2010), with twenty-eight seasons and 662 games of VFL/AFL coaching experience with Footscray, West Coast and Collingwood; he had last coached in 2011, and had spent the 2012 season as part of the Seven Network's football commentary team. [7]

Several of Ratten's assistants also departed after 2012, and Malthouse restructured the coaching panel. Senior assistant coach Alan Richardson and midfield assistant coaches Mark Riley and Paul Williams were all sacked with time remaining on their contracts, [8] and development coach and Northern Blues senior coach Darren Harris left the club to pursue a career in leadership consulting. [9] Western Australian state Under-16s coach Robert Wiley, who had previously worked as an assistant coach under Malthouse at West Coast, joined the club in the new role of Director of Coaching and Development, [10] and recently retired Melbourne player Brad Green joined the club as a midfield development coach. [11] Development coach Luke Webster took on the additional responsibility as Northern Blues coach for 2013. [3]

Chris Judd opted to step down from the role of club captain, having served in the role for five seasons from 2008 until 2012; [12] he was replaced in the role by Marc Murphy, with Kade Simpson and Andrew Carrazzo named as vice-captains. [13] The leadership group was reduced from nine players to five, with Murphy, Carrazzo, Simpson and Jarrad Waite all holding their places from 2012 and Nick Duigan being elevated to the group for the first time. [14]

Former club champion Stephen Kernahan continued as club president in the 2013 season, a position he had held since August 2008. [15]

Squad for 2013

Statistics are correct as of end of 2012 season.Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List [16] [17]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2012) 2013 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Walker 26 2004 Bendigo (U18) 142106237352839813010248–
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Troy Menzel 18 2013 Central District ––7865139121913–
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marc Murphy (c)25 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 142115231875122842288779–
4 Flag of South Australia.svg Bryce Gibbs 23 2007 Glenelg 134692115134693021679275–
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Chris Judd 29 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 2392062011124532362174868–
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kade Simpson (vc)28 2003 Eastern (U18) 176111246953335018314051–
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dylan Buckley 19 2013 Northern (U18) ––11–523–1–
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Kreuzer 23 2008 Northern (U18) 884817811195116795671428
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Kane Lucas 21 2010 East Fremantle 185179113081641447536–
10 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Watson 20 2011 Calder (U18) 110521554114205–
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Robert Warnock 25 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 5812121111062481529414
12 Flag of Tasmania.svg Mitch Robinson 23 2009 Tasmania (U18/VFL)674121111240723717064822
13 Flag of Western Australia.svg Chris Yarran 22 2009 Swan Districts 63402126252391786166761
14 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brock McLean 26 2004 Calder (U18), Melbourne 11952221513464254210105772
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jeremy Laidler 23 2009 Geelong (U18, AFL)2521––43115–
17 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Rowe 25 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood ––1097935934411973
18 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tom Temay18– Sandringham (U18) –––––––––––
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Eddie Betts 26 2005 Calder (U18) 166263182715210125854961–
21 Flag of Western Australia.svg Josh Bootsma 19 2012 South Fremantle 5–92–6343201723–
22 Flag of Queensland.svg Shaun Hampson 24 2007 Mount Gravatt 5729635633825261270
23 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachlan Henderson 23 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 60342426143292428715341–
24 Flag of South Australia.svg Pat McCarthy 20 2012 Glenelg 10–––––––––
25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Luke Mitchell 20 2012 Calder (U18) 11–––––––––
26 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew McInnes 20 2012 Dandenong (U18) 8–81–7949302325–
27 Flag of Western Australia.svg Dennis Armfield 26 2008 Swan Districts 81252417934019614455461
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heath Scotland 32 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 24474205643525917610346–
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarrad Waite (lg)29 2003 Murray (U18) 154196142717164127378434–
31 Flag of Tasmania.svg Marcus Davies 21 2010 North Hobart 1512––148629–
32 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Graham 18 2013 Gippsland (U18) ––2––2318562–
34 Flag of South Australia.svg Nick Duigan (lg)28 2011 Norwood 3865435532231810–
38 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jeff Garlett 23 2009 Swan Districts 76128224329268189796676–
40 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Michael Jamison 26 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL)87124––25915510410245–
41 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Levi Casboult 22 2012 Dandenong (U18) 6711771006337481868
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Zach Tuohy 23 2011 Laois GAA 308241393051821235161–
43 Flag of Western Australia.svg Simon White 24 2010 Subiaco 1729––9662344013–
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Carrazzo (vc)29 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 15446101118084962530–
45 Flag of Tasmania.svg Aaron Joseph 23 2009 Tasmania (U18) 69104––281513412–
46 Flag of Western Australia.svg David Ellard 23 2008 Swan Districts 37223––301911417–
Rookie List [18]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2012) 2013 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Collins 24 2009 Bendigo (U18), Richmond 3629–––––––––
20 Flag of South Australia.svg Rhys O'Keeffe 22 2011 North Adelaide 30–––––––––
28 Flag of Queensland.svg Tom Bell 21 2012 Morningside 7494413576591731–
35 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ed Curnow 23 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 30821633471821657299–
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jaryd Cachia 21 2013 Northern (U18), Norwood ––1414202117854968–
39 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Frazer Dale 19 2012 Calder (U18) 21–––––––––
Senior coaching panel [19]
StateCoachCoaching positionCarlton Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Mick Malthouse Senior Coach2013 Footscray (s), West Coast (s), Collingwood (s)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Robert Wiley Director of Coaching and Development2013 Perth (s), West Coast (a), Western Australia U16s (s)
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 Victoria (Australia).svg Luke Webster Development coach, Northern Blues senior coach2011
Flag of Tasmania.svg Brad Green Development coach (Midfield)2013

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2012 season and the conclusion of the 2013 season.

The 2012/13 offseason was the first in league history to allow players to switch clubs as free agents. Two players who qualified for unrestricted free agency – Jordan Russell and Bret Thornton – announced their intentions to seek other clubs following the 2012 season. [8] Russell moved to Collingwood in the club's only transaction during the initial free agency and trade period; Thornton was delisted, [20] and ultimately recruited by Greater Western Sydney in the preseason draft. [21]

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Flag of South Australia.svg Troy Menzel Central District SANFL AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 11) [22]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tom Temay Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 35) [22]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Graham Gippsland Power TAC Cup AFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 54) [22]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jaryd Cachia Norwood SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 9) [23]

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Rohan Kerr [24] West Perth [25] WAFL Delisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Heyne [24] Ainslie [26] NEAFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of Western Australia.svg Mitchell Carter [24] South Fremantle [27] WAFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of New South Wales.svg Blake Bray [24] Campbelltown [28] Sydney AFL Delisted from the rookie list
Flag of New South Wales.svg Matthew Lodge [24] NoneNoneDelisted from the rookie list; stayed at the club as a journalist for the club's website. [29]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Paul Bower [24] Peel Thunder [30] WAFL Delisted
Flag of South Australia.svg Jordan Russell [31] Collingwood AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a fourth round draft pick (No. 71 overall)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Bret Thornton [20] GWS [21] AFL Delisted

List management

PlayerChange
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Levi Casboult [22] Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick No. 89)
Flag of Ireland.svg Zach Tuohy [22] Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (pick No. 102)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Collins [32] Delisted, [32] received permission to continue training with Carlton in the lead-up to the draft, and then redrafted in the AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 24) [23]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Kyle Reimers [33] Received permission to train with Carlton in the lead-up to the pre-season draft, but ultimately opted not to accept the invitation
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew McInnes [34]
Flag of Queensland.svg Tom Bell 		Prior to the NAB Cup, McInnes was moved to the long-term injury list (knee injury sustained in late 2012), and Bell was elevated to the senior list in his place.
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Graham [35]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jaryd Cachia 		Prior to Round 6, Graham was moved to the long-term injury list (knee), and Cachia was elevated to the senior list in his place.
Flag of South Australia.svg Pat McCarthy [36]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Graham		Prior to Round 12, McCarthy was moved to the long-term injury list (foot), and Graham returned to the senior list from the long-term injury list in his place.

Season summary

During November 2012, the playing list attended a high-altitude training camp in Arizona. New coach Mick Malthouse had taken his team to several such training camps in Arizona while coaching at Collingwood. [37]

Pre-season matches

2013 NAB Cup

Carlton won three of its four preliminary matches; due to its strong percentage, the club finished second on the NAB Cup ladder to qualify for the Grand Final, to play against Brisbane Lions, the only undefeated team in the preliminary rounds. Brisbane then defeated Carlton in the Grand Final by 40 points.

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
Lightning matches [38]
1 Sunday, 24 February (4:40 pm) GWS 0.5.2 (32)0.4.10 (34)Won by 2 points [39] Blacktown (A)4,0782nd
Sunday, 24 February (5:50 pm) Sydney 0.3.6 (24)1.5.7 (46)Won by 22 points [40]
Full matches
2 Saturday, 2 March (7:40 pm) Fremantle 0.18.16 (124)1.6.9 (54)Won by 70 points [41] Etihad Stadium (H)9,4021st
3 Friday, 8 March (8:10 pm) Adelaide 4.11.7 (109)2.13.10 (106)Lost by 3 points [42] AAMI Stadium (A)7,5112nd
Grand Final
GF Friday, 15 March (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.16.13 (109)2.7.9 (69)Lost by 40 points [43] Etihad Stadium (A)24,8442nd

Home and away season

Carlton finished the season with a win–loss record of 11–11, the ninth-best record in the league. In summary:

End of the season and the effect of Essendon supplements controversy

Coming into the last two rounds of the season, Carlton needed to win both of its games to qualify for the finals; so, when Essendon won in Round 22 by six points, Carlton was eliminated from finals contention. [44] However, during the season, Essendon was investigated over irregularities in its supplements and sports science program, and three days after the Round 22 match, the AFL excluded Essendon from the 2013 finals series (relegating it to ninth) as part of the penalties handed down over the scandal, promoting Carlton to eighth place. [45] Carlton then needed to win or draw, or lose and see other results fall favourably, in the final round to hold onto eighth place – and succeeded, overcoming a 39-point third quarter deficit to record a one-point victory against Port Adelaide. [46]

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Thursday, 28 March (7:40 pm) Richmond 14.17 (101)14.22 (106)Lost by 5 points [47] M.C.G. (H)80,97110th
2 Sunday, 7 April (3:15 pm) Collingwood 17.15 (117)15.10 (100)Lost by 17 points [48] M.C.G. (A)84,24713th
3 Saturday, 13 April (7:40 pm) Geelong 18.11 (119)15.13 (103)Lost by 16 points [49] Etihad Stadium (A)43,24115th
4 Saturday, 20 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 7.23 (65)12.17 (89)Won by 24 points [50] Patersons Stadium (A)38,67413th
5 Saturday, 27 April (4:40 pm) Adelaide 17.13 (115)12.11 (83)Won by 32 points [51] M.C.G. (H)44,7119th
6 Sunday, 5 May (3:15 pm) Melbourne 18.13 (121)8.12 (60)Won by 61 points [52] M.C.G. (H)35,2868th
7 Monday, 13 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 11.11 (77)9.14 (68)Lost by 9 points [53] Etihad Stadium (A)34,05411th
8 Sunday, 19 May (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.13 (109)14.7 (91)Won by 18 points [54] Etihad Stadium (H)29,93610th
9 Saturday, 25 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85)13.20 (98)Won by 13 points [55] Gabba (A)24,0378th
10 Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) GWS 22.16 (148)8.6 (54)Won by 94 points [56] Etihad Stadium (H)25,0086th
11 Friday, 7 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 11.11 (77)10.12 (72)Lost by 5 points [57] M.C.G. (A)82,6397th
12 Friday, 14 June (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 13.9 (87)15.12 (102)Lost by 15 points [58] Etihad Stadium (H)45,6708th
13 Bye9th
14 Friday, 28 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 8.17 (65)5.13 (43)Lost by 22 points [59] S.C.G. (A)25,3499th
15 Friday, 5 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 12.5 (77)17.16 (118)Lost by 41 points [60] M.C.G. (H)78,22411th
16 Saturday, 13 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 16.14 (110)10.14 (74)Won by 36 points [61] Etihad Stadium (H)30,9499th
17 Friday, 19 July (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 16.12 (108)16.13 (109)Won by 1 point [62] Etihad Stadium (A)37,4439th
18 Saturday, 27 July (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 11.11 (77)16.24 (120)Won by 43 points [63] Metricon Stadium (A)19,4609th
19 Saturday, 3 August (7:40 pm) Fremantle 12.8 (80)17.14 (116)Lost by 36 points [64] Etihad Stadium (H)30,4579th
20 Saturday, 10 August (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89)16.21 (117)Lost by 28 points [65] Etihad Stadium (H)31,1269th
21 Saturday, 17 August (1:45 pm) Richmond 14.12 (96)16.10 (106)Won by 10 points [66] M.C.G. (A)63,8259th
22 Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm) Essendon 9.22 (76)12.10 (82)Lost by 6 points [44] M.C.G. (H)53,6309th
23 Saturday, 31 August (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.13 (103)15.14 (104)Won by 1 point [46] AAMI Stadium (A)45,1278th
Source: [67]

Finals

In the elimination final, Carlton faced Richmond, which was in its first finals match since 2001. Carlton trailed by 32 points early in the third quarter, before an eight-minute purple patch in which it kicked five consecutive goals to bring the margin back to one point; Carlton went on to kick six goals to two in the final quarter to win by 20 points. [68] [69] Sydney was a comfortable winner in the semi-final, leading by 54 points at three-quarter time before finishing with a 24-point win. [70]

WeekDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
First Elimination Final Sunday, 8 September (3:20 pm) Richmond 14.12 (96)18.8 (116)Won by 20 points [68] M.C.G. (A)94,690
First Semi-Final Saturday, 14 September (7:40 pm) Sydney 13.8 (86)8.14 (62)Lost by 24 points [70] ANZ Stadium (A)37,980

Ladder

2013 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn (P)22193025231859135.776 Finals series
2 Geelong 22184024091776135.672
3 Fremantle 22165120351518134.166
4 Sydney 22156122441694132.562
5 Richmond 22157021541754122.860
6 Collingwood 22148021481868115.056
7 Port Adelaide 221210020512002102.448
8 Carlton 221111021251992106.744
9 Essendon 22148021452000107.356 [lower-alpha 1]
10 North Melbourne 221012023071930119.540
11 Adelaide 221012020641909108.140
12 Brisbane Lions 22101201922214489.640
13 West Coast 2291302038213995.336
14 Gold Coast 2281401918209191.732
15 Western Bulldogs 2281401926226285.132
16 St Kilda 2251701751212082.620
17 Melbourne 2222001455269154.18
18 Greater Western Sydney 2212101524299051.04
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season. [71]

Leading Goalkickers

Jeff Garlett was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season, with 43 goals. [17] It was the first time Garlett had won Carlton's goalkicking. [72]

PlayerGoalsBehinds
Jeff Garlett 4329
Jarrad Waite 2717
Eddie Betts 2715
Chris Yarran 2625
Lachlan Henderson 2614
Marc Murphy 187
Dennis Armfield 179
Brock McLean 1513
Zach Tuohy 139
Chris Judd
Mitch Robinson 		1112

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 1 October. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night. [76]

John Nicholls Medal

The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Kade Simpson, who polled 92 votes. It was Simpson's first John Nicholls Medal. Simpson won ahead of Andrew Walker and Lachlan Henderson. The top ten is given below. [76]

Pos.
Player
Votes
1st Kade Simpson 92
2nd Andrew Walker 77
3rd Lachlan Henderson 71
4th Ed Curnow 67
5th Bryce Gibbs 55
6th Michael Jamison 54
7th Zach Tuohy 53
8th Chris Judd 52
Brock McLean
10th Jeff Garlett 51
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- [76]

AFLPA Awards

For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated following internal vote of Carlton players; Marc Murphy was also nominated for the Best Captain award by default. [77] Kade Simpson finished fifth for the Robert Rose Awards; no other Carlton player finished in his respective top five. [78]

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

Other awards

Representative honours
Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame

Player records

Northern Bullants

The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2011 season. It was the eleventh 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 in the Victorian Football League. As in 2012, home games were shared between the VFL club's traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. The Northern Blues finished 9th out of 14 in the VFL, missing the final eight by four premiership points and percentage; [85] there had been speculation that the Northern Blues could have been promoted to the eighth if the AFL and AFL Victoria had decided to exclude the eighth-placed Essendon reserves team from the VFL finals as part of the punishments for the club's supplements scandal, but the league did not apply this punishment. [86]

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