2018 Carlton Football Club season

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Carlton Football Club
2018 season
PresidentMark LoGiudice
Coach Brendon Bolton
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground
(Training and administrative: Ikon Park)
AFL season 18th
AFL Women's 8th

The 2018 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 155th season of competition.

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It was the club's men's team's 122nd season as a member of the Australian Football League. The team finished last out of eighteen teams in the 2018 AFL season, with the club's worst ever win–loss record of 2–20.

It was the club's women's team's second season as a member of the AFL Women's competition. The team also finished last, out of eight teams, in the 2018 AFL Women's season with a 2–5 record.

The club fielded a team in the VFL Women's competition.

Club summary

The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 122nd season contested by the Carlton Football Club. 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. Carlton's primary home ground continued to be the Melbourne Cricket Ground; traditional home ground Ikon Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base. The club fielded its women's team in the second season of the AFL Women's competition, running in February and March; [1] Ikon Park served as the home ground for AFL Women's matches. The club also fielded its VFL women's team in the VFL Women's competition for the first time, splitting home games between RAMS Arena, Craigieburn and Ikon Park.

Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008, [2] and airline Virgin Australia, which had upgraded from a secondary sponsor to a major sponsor during the 2017 season, [3] continued as the club's two major sponsors, each signing a five-year extension to their existing deals. [4] In August, the club launched the Carlton College of Sports, a higher education institution in partnership with La Trobe University; it received its first intake of students in 2019 to study sports education diplomas, with much of the program operated out of the redeveloped grandstands at Ikon Park. [5]

Senior Personnel

Mark LoGiudice continued as club president, a role he had held since June 2014. [6] CEO Steven Trigg resigned shortly after the 2017 season, and he was replaced by Richmond Chief Customer Officer Cain Liddle. [7]

Brendon Bolton continued as club coach for his third season in the role. Originally, it was the final season of Bolton's open-ended contract in which he was guaranteed a full payout if sacked; but over the off-season, the club and Bolton renegotiated to extend this period until the end of 2020. [8] The club's coaching staff underwent some changes and expansions before the 2018 season. Director of Coaching Neil Craig retired from the football industry at the end of 2017 after more than four decades as a player and coach; [9] John Barker took over as the club's head of strategy. Former player and development coach David Teague, who had been most recently serving as forward-line coach at Adelaide, returned to Carlton as an assistant coach, [10] and former Melbourne player Cameron Bruce, who had most recently served as defensive coach at Hawthorn and had worked there with Brendan Bolton, joined Carlton as defensive coach. Recently retired Essendon midfielder Brent Stanton and Geelong Football League coach Jason Davenport both joined the club as development coaches. [11]

Marc Murphy retained his position as club captain for the sixth season. Kade Simpson stepped down as vice-captain after nine years in the role, but remained in the leadership group. Patrick Cripps and Sam Docherty named joint vice captains in his place – Docherty's nomination coming despite having already suffered a season-ending knee injury prior to the announcement. The rest of the extended leadership group comprised Ed Curnow, who held his place in the group from 2017, and Matthew Kreuzer, Lachie Plowman and (despite being on the rookie list) Alex Silvagni, who were all newly elevated, replacing Dennis Armfield and Bryce Gibbs, who both left the club at the end of 2017. [12]

Squad for 2018

The following is Carlton's squad for the 2018 season.

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

Senior List [13]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2017) 2018 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jack Silvagni 20 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 28261564161936845420
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Paddy Dow 18 2018 Bendigo (U18) 207728413614840640
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marc Murphy (c)30 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 236168135433818415462520
4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lochie O'Brien 18 2018 Bendigo (U18) 18212511688379260
5 Flag of Western Australia.svg Sam Petrevski-Seton 19 2017 Claremont 2010225835420614879950
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kade Simpson (lg)33 2003 Eastern (U18) 2861312140549369180115420
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Matthew Kennedy 20 2016 Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS 19712332068312340400
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Kreuzer (lg)28 2008 Northern (U18) 16184125515999602441276
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Patrick Cripps (vc)22 2014 East Fremantle 5923221115652259393921380
10 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Harry McKay 20 2017 Gippsland (U18) 2313211113810335702324
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Kerridge 24 2012 Bendigo (U18), Adelaide 593110432111179460310
12 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tom de Koning 18 2018 Dandenong (U18) 21016610643
13 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jed Lamb 25 2013 Gippsland (U18), Sydney, GWS 483618732621798353390
14 Flag of Tasmania.svg Liam Jones 26 2010 North Hobart, Western Bulldogs 958417011801245692399
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Docherty (vc)24 2013 Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions 9214
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Darcy Lang 22 2014 Geelong (U18), Geelong 44311162152945844400
17 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sam Rowe 30 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood 821617101579265522823
18 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Aaron Mullett 25 2011 Eastern (U18), North Melbourne 853113241951435256240
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Angus Schumacher 18 Bendigo (U18)
20 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachie Plowman (lg)23 2013 Calder (U18), GWS 6011300155985757170
21 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jarrod Garlett 21 2015 South Fremantle, Gold Coast 17101157123804335360
22 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Caleb Marchbank 21 2015 Murray (U18), GWS 23012011601006053240
23 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jacob Weitering 20 2016 Dandenong (U18) 42914101891276282220
24 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cam O'Shea 25 2011 Eastern (U18), Port Adelaide, Northern Blues 8171100129854440332
25 Flag of Western Australia.svg Zac Fisher 19 2017 Perth 174178632617015629590
26 Flag of New South Wales.svg Harrison Macreadie 19 2017 Henty80
27 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Lobbe 28 2010 Eastern (U18), Port Adelaide 92216115932271429212
28 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg David Cuningham 20 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 1165106124371280
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cameron Polson 19 2017 Sandringham (U18) 1012359150417390
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Charlie Curnow 20 2016 Geelong (U18) 272520342027720671123422
31 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tom Williamson 19 2017 North Ballarat (U18) 151
32 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nicholas Graham 23 2013 Gippsland (U18) 38101015167887937290
33 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jarrod Pickett 21 2017 South Fremantle, GWS 10672158401813200
34 Flag of Tasmania.svg Andrew Phillips 26 2012 Lauderdale, GWS 3111530342212910139
35 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ed Curnow (lg)28 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 122222156534266268811380
36 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Patrick Kerr 19 Oakleigh (U18) 425372891736
38 Flag of Ireland.svg Ciarán Byrne 23 2015 Louth GAA 150701116674926200
39 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dale Thomas 30 2006 Gippsland (U18), Collingwood 2181492031446270179139390
41 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Levi Casboult 27 2012 Dandenong (U18) 94105101210866125371276
46 Flag of South Australia.svg Matthew Wright 28 2011 North Adelaide, Adelaide 13811521211228317910481460
Rookie List [13]
No. StatePlayer Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2017) 2018 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matt Shaw 25 2011 Dandenong (U18), Gold Coast 10233200361620900
40 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jesse Glass-McCasker 20 Swan Districts
42 Flag of South Australia.svg Kym LeBois 19 North Adelaide
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Alex Silvagni (lg)30 2010 Casey, Fremantle 6010
45 Flag of Ireland.svg Cillian McDaid 20 Galway GAA
Senior coaching panel
StateCoachCoaching positionCarlton Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Flag of Tasmania.svg Brendon Bolton Senior Coach2016 North Hobart (s), Tasmania (VFL) (s), Clarence (s), Box Hill (s), Hawthorn (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Barker Head of Strategy & High Performance Manager2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cameron Bruce Assistant coach (Defenders)2018 Hawthorn (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tim Clarke Assistant coach (Midfield)2016 Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dale AmosAssistant coach (Stoppages)2016 South Barwon (s), Geelong (a), Geelong reserves (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg David Teague Assistant coach (Forwards)2008 Carlton (d), Northern Bullants (s), West Coast (a), St Kilda (a), Adelaide (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Shane Watson Head of Development (Defenders)2016 Lower Plenty (s), Sandringham (U18) (a), Eastern (U18) (s), North Melbourne (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Josh Fraser Development coach (Stoppages), Northern Blues senior coach2016 Gold Coast reserves (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jason Davenport Development coach (Forwards)2018 North Shore (s)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brent Stanton Development coach (Midfield)2018

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes which occurred after the 2017 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2017 AFL draft.

As in the 2016/17 offseason, Bryce Gibbs was linked to Adelaide during the trade period. Originally South Australian, Gibbs was three years into a five-year contract, but sought a return to Adelaide for family reasons, nominating the Adelaide Crows as his preferred destination. [14] No deal had been reached during the 2016/17 offseason, but successful negotiations in this offseason saw Gibbs traded to Adelaide for draft picks. Carlton made three recruits during the trade period, and entered the 2017 draft with two selections in the top ten.

In

PlayerFormer ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matthew Lobbe Port Adelaide AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick (provisionally No. 95) and part of Lobbe's salary continuing to be paid by Port Adelaide. [15]
Flag of New South Wales.svg Matthew Kennedy Greater Western Sydney AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 28) [16]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Darcy Lang Geelong AFL AFL Trade Period, along with Carlton's fourth-round draft pick in the 2018 National Draft, in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick (provisionally No. 58) and Geelong's fourth-round draft pick in the 2018 National Draft. [17]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Aaron Mullett North Melbourne AFL Signed as a delisted free agent prior to the national draft. [18]
Flag of Ireland.svg Cillian McDaid GAA Galway GAA Signed as a Category B International Rookie prior to the national draft. [19]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Paddy Dow TAC Cup Bendigo AFL National Draft, first round selection (No. 3 overall). [20]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lochie O'Brien TAC Cup Bendigo AFL National Draft, first round selection (No. 10 overall). [21]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Tom de Koning TAC Cup Dandenong AFL National Draft, second round selection (No. 30 overall). [22]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Angus Schumacher TAC Cup Bendigo AFL National Draft, fourth round selection (No. 70 overall). [23]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Jarrod Garlett WAFL South Fremantle AFL National Draft, fifth round selection (No. 78 overall). [24]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cam O'Shea VFL Northern Blues Taken with the only selection in the AFL Pre-season Draft (No. 1 overall). [25]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matt Shaw AFL Gold Coast AFL Rookie Draft, first round selection (No. 3 overall). [25]

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Western Australia.svg Dennis Armfield Avondale Heights [26] EDFL Retired [27]
Flag of South Australia.svg Daniel Gorringe Balwyn [28] Eastern FL Retired [27]
Flag of the United States.svg Matt KorcheckRetired from the Category B rookie list [27]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kristian Jaksch Old Carey Grammarians [29] VAFA Delisted prior to the trade period [27]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Liam Sumner St Bedes/Mentone [30] VAFA Delisted prior to the trade period [27]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Andrew Gallucci Collingwood reserves [31] VFL Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period [27]
Flag of South Australia.svg Bryce Gibbs Adelaide AFL AFL Trade Period, along with the club's fifth-round draft pick (provisionally No. 77) and its second- and third-round draft picks in the 2018 National Draft, in exchange for two first-round draft picks (provisionally No. 10 and 16), a fourth-round draft pick (provisionally No. 73) and Adelaide's second-round draft pick in the 2018 National Draft. [32]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dylan Buckley GWS AFL Delisted following the trade period, [33] then drafted by GWS in the 2018 rookie draft. [25]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ciaran Sheehan Avondale Heights [34] EDFL Delisted from the rookie list following the trade period [33]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Rhys Palmer Swan Districts [35] WAFL Retired from the AFL following the trade period [33]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Blaine Boekhorst East Fremantle [36] WAFL Delisted following the trade period [37]
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Billie Smedts Leopold [28] Geelong FL Delisted following the trade period [37]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Simon White Doncaster East [38] Eastern FL Delisted following the trade period [37]

List management

PlayerChange
Flag placeholder.svg National draftCarlton traded its third-round draft pick (provisionally No. 40) and Adelaide's first-round pick (provisionally No. 16, which was obtained in the trade for Bryce Gibbs) to Western Bulldogs in exchange for two second-round draft picks (provisionally No. 28 and 30) and Western Bulldogs's second-round draft pick in the 2018 National Draft. [39]
Flag of Western Australia.svg Blaine Boekhorst
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Matt Shaw
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cam O'Shea
All three players received permission to train with the Carlton squad in the lead-up to the rookie draft. [40]

Season summary

AFLX

Carlton will participate in the inaugural pre-season AFLX competition. The club competed in Pool B at Etihad Stadium on Friday 16 February, playing its round-robin matches against Melbourne and North Melbourne. The club took a young team into the tournament, including several players new to the club in 2018, and Caleb Marchbank served as captain. [41] Carlton lost both of its round robin games and failed to progress to the final.

Date and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
CarltonOpponentResult
Friday, 16 February (6:40 pm) Melbourne 2.5.4 (54)7.1.6 (86)Lost by 32 points [42] Etihad Stadium 22,585
Friday, 16 February (7:36 pm) North Melbourne 5.2.6 (68)5.4.9 (83)Lost by 15 points [42]

Pre-season

The club will play two full-length practice matches as part of the JLT Community Series.

Date and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Wednesday, 28 February (7:10 pm) St Kilda 13.11 (89)9.13 (67)Won by 22 points [43] Ikon Park (H)8,098
Saturday, 10 March (7:05 pm) Hawthorn 13.19 (97)16.6 (102)Won by 5 points [44] University of Tasmania Stadium (A)5,405

Home and away season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Thursday, 22 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 17.19 (121)15.5 (95)Lost by 26 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)90,15112th
2 Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 9.13 (67)15.11 (101)Lost by 34 points Etihad Stadium (H)28,02517th
3 Friday, 6 April (7:50 pm) Collingwood 11.10 (76)16.4 (100)Lost by 24 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)68,54818th
4 Saturday, 14 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 18.8 (116)4.6 (30)Lost by 86 points Blundstone Arena (A)14,26618th
5 Saturday, 21 April (4:35 pm) West Coast 10.9 (69)10.19 (79)Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)27,90018th
6 Friday, 27 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80)8.11 (59)Lost by 21 points Etihad Stadium (A)33,91518th
7 Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 19.11 (125)10.10 (70)Lost by 55 points Adelaide Oval (A)47,42218th
8 Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 14.7 (91)10.18 (78)Won by 13 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)44,66917th
9 Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50)25.9 (159)Lost by 109 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)44,14218th
10 Saturday, 26 May (7:25 pm) Geelong 11.7 (73)5.15 (45)Lost by 28 points GMHBA Stadium (A)31,09018th
11 Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 13.13 (91)9.7 (61)Lost by 30 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)27,35118th
12 Bye18th
13 Saturday, 16 June (1:45 pm) Fremantle 6.10 (46)15.13 (103)Lost by 57 points Etihad Stadium (H)21,43018th
14 Sunday, 24 June (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79)9.5 (59)Lost by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)53,70618th
15 Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide 10.9 (69)13.12 (90)Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)26,56218th
16 Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.12 (120)7.13 (55)Lost by 65 points Gabba (A)21,07418th
17 Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 16.20 (116)7.10 (52)Lost by 64 points Etihad Stadium (A)33,78018th
18 Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 7.10 (52)18.16 (124)Lost by 72 points Etihad Stadium (H)30,40518th
19 Saturday, 28 July (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 5.14 (44)12.7 (79)Won by 35 points Metricon Stadium (A)10,77618th
20 Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) GWS 7.4 (46)23.13 (151)Lost by 105 points Etihad Stadium (H)16,69718th
21 Sunday, 12 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 15.11 (101)10.12 (72)Lost by 29 points Optus Stadium (A)40,02818th
22 Sunday, 19 August (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.7 (49)10.6 (66)Lost by 17 points Etihad Stadium (H)24,14318th
23 Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Adelaide 8.13 (61)26.9 (165)Lost by 104 points Etihad Stadium (H)17,00018th

Team awards and records

Game records and awards
Season records

Individual awards and records

John Nicholls Medal

The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 5 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. [48]

John Nicholls Medal

The runaway winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Patrick Cripps, who polled 166 votes to comprehensively beat Kade Simpson, who finished second with 108 votes, and Ed Curnow and Charlie Curnow who tied for third with 98 votes. It was Cripps' second John Nicholls Medal, having first won the medal in 2015. [48]

Pos.
Player
Votes
1st Patrick Cripps 166
2nd Kade Simpson 108
3rd Charlie Curnow 98
Ed Curnow
5th Dale Thomas 71
6th Liam Jones 48
7th Zac Fisher 47
8th Sam Rowe 43
9th Marc Murphy 39
Matthew Wright
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- [48]

Records

Leading goalkickers

Charlie Curnow was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season with 34 goals. [50] It was Curnow's first time as Carlton's leading goalkicker.

PlayerGoalsBehinds
Charlie Curnow 3420
Matthew Wright 2112
Harry McKay 2111
Levi Casboult 1210
Patrick Cripps 1115

Other awards

NAB AFL Rising Star

One Carlton player, Paddy Dow was nominated for the 2018 AFL Rising Star award, nominated after his Round 14 performance against Collingwood. [51] Dow received no votes for the final award. [52]

Honorific teams
AFLPA Awards

For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated by an internal vote of Carlton players; [57] Marc Murphy was also nominated for the Best Captain award by default. [58] Patrick Cripps placed second in the Leigh Matthews Trophy voting for Most Valuable Player, polling 529 votes compared with winner Tom Mitchell's 773. Kade Simpson also placed in the Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player, finishing fourth.

Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player)
Best First Year Player
Best Captain
AFLCA Awards
Australian Football Hall of Fame

Women's teams

AFL Women's

Squad

Key recruitments to the Carlton AFLW squad in the trade period were Brisbane marquee signing Tayla Harris and Collingwood best-and-fairest winner Nicola Stevens. Former first-round draft pick Bianca Jakobsson was traded to Melbourne, and Nat Exon and Bella Ayre were traded to Brisbane. [61] Owing to traded draft picks, Carlton's top selection in the AFLW draft was in the second round (No. 12 overall), used to select Georgia Gee. Altogether, eleven new players joined the Carlton AFLW squad for 2018. [62] Brianna Davey was made captain of the team, having been a vice-captain in its first season; inaugural captain Lauren Arnell became vice-captain alongside Sarah Hosking. [63] Damien Keeping continued as the team's coach for the second season, with assistant coach Nick Rutley also filling in as match day senior coach in two matches when Keeping was absent due to illness. [64]

The following is the final senior squad as announced at the start of the season. Numbers in parentheses represent games played and goals kicked for Carlton in the season. Only supplementary players who played a senior match during the season are listed.

Carlton Football Club Women's Team
Women's team senior listCoaching staff
  •  1 Brianna Davey (c) (2,0)
  •  2 Katie Loynes (6,2)
  •  3 Darcy Vescio (7,5)
  •  4 Madeline Keryk (2,0)
  •  5 Kate Gillespie-Jones (6,0)
  •  6 Gabriella Pound (7,0)
  •  7 Sarah Last (2,0)
  •  8 Maddison Gay (7,1)
  •  9 Kerryn Harrington (7,0)
  •  10 Sarah Hosking (vc) (7,0)
  •  11 Jessica Hosking (6,0)
  •  12 Lauren Brazzale (5,0)
  •  13 Lauren Arnell (vc) (4,2)
  •  14 Laura Attard (1,0)
  •  15 Tiahna Cochrane (R) (1,0)
  •  16 Breann Moody (7,0)
  •  17 Courtney Webb (R) (2,0)
  •  18 Tilly Lucas-Rodd (6,0)
  •  19 Georgia Gee (6,1)
  •  21 Nicola Stevens (7,1)
  •  22 Tayla Harris (6,5)
  •  23 Bridie Kennedy (4,0)
  •  24 Reni Hicks (4,0)
  •  25 Kate Shierlaw (4,1)
  •  26 Shae Audley (7,0)
  •  28 Katie-Jane Grieve (R) (2,0)
  •  30 Alison Downie (7,3)
  •  31 Danielle Hardiman (6,0)
  •  32 Natalie Plane (2,0)
  •  35 Sophie Li (7,0)

Head coach



Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)
  • (R) Rookie list

Updated: 23 October 2017
Source(s): [65]

Season summary

The team won its first two matches of the season, before falling dramatically from form to lose its last five games – mostly by wide margins – and finish last in the competition. Part of the club's on-field fall from grace was attributed to the season-ending knee injury suffered by captain Brianna Davey in round two. [66] [67]

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Carlton's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Friday, 2 February (7:40 pm) Collingwood 3.4 (22)2.2 (14)Won by 8 points [68] Ikon Park (H)19,8523rd
2 Friday, 9 February (7:05 pm) GWS 1.3 (9)3.12 (30)Won by 21 points [69] Drummoyne Oval (A)4,9521st
3 Saturday, 17 February (7:40 pm) Brisbane 2.6 (18)6.4 (40)Lost by 22 points [70] Ikon Park (H)6,2004th
4 Friday, 23 February (7:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.14 (86)2.1 (13)Lost by 73 points [71] VU Whitten Oval (A)8,9875th
5 Saturday, 3 March (6:40 pm) Adelaide 8.7 (55)2.8 (20)Lost by 35 points [72] Norwood Oval (A)5,9707th
6 Sunday, 11 March (4:35 pm) Melbourne 3.4 (22)8.9 (57)Lost by 35 points [73] Ikon Park (H)6,3008th
7 Saturday, 17 March (2:05 pm) Fremantle 9.5 (59)6.12 (48)Lost by 11 points [74] Fremantle Oval (A)8th
Notable events

VFL Women's

Prior to the 2018 season, Carlton was one of six AFL clubs granted a licence in the VFL Women's competition, as part of a significant reconfiguration of that competition which saw all Victorian-based AFL clubs taking a direct or affiliative involvement in a VFLW team. Carlton fielded a women's team, branded as the Carlton Blues, in the VFLW competition from the 2018 season onwards. [76] The team finished 7th out of 13 in the league with a win–loss record of 6–8.

Northern Blues

The Carlton Football Club had full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2018 season. It was the sixteenth 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 the Northern Blues senior team in the Victorian Football League. The club's home matches were split between the VFL club's traditional home ground Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground Ikon Park. The team finished 12th out of 15 in the 2018 VFL season with a win–loss record of 6–12.SportsTG

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The 2019 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 156th season of competition.

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.

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.

The 2023 Carlton Football Club season will be the Carlton Football Club's 160th season of competition.

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