The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the team in Australian rules football, most notably the Australian Football League. The rule was first established in the late 1940s. There have been more than ten amendments, most recently the refining of the draft bidding process in 2015.
Joshua J. Kennedy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for Carlton from 2006 to 2007.
Jordan Russell is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Eddie Betts is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. Betts was originally drafted by Carlton with pick No. 3 in the 2004 Pre-Season Draft, where he played for nine years before Adelaide signed him as a free agent at the end of 2013. He moved back to Carlton at the conclusion of the 2019 season.
Sam Jacobs is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Jacobs was selected by Carlton with pick 1 in the 2007 Rookie Draft. He was traded to Adelaide following the 2010 season.
The Greater Western Sydney Football Club, nicknamed the Giants, and commonly referred to as the GWS Giants or simply GWS, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales and Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Liam Jones is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club who plays as a key defender. He was drafted by Australian Football League (AFL) club Western Bulldogs in the second round of the 2008 AFL Draft, and made his senior debut in 2010. After six seasons (2009–2014) on the Bulldogs list, Jones was traded to the Carlton Football Club, where he is contracted until the end of the 2022 season. Originally a key forward, Jones' switch to Carlton saw a revitalisation for his career when he moved into a key defensive position.
Jed Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans, Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Josh Bootsma is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), but had his contract terminated midway through the 2014 season, for breaching the club's and the AFL's codes of conduct.
Andrew Phillips is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2011 rookie draft, with pick four. He made his debut in round 7, 2012, against Gold Coast at Manuka Oval, in Greater Western Sydney's first ever AFL win.
Liam McBean is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Richmond Football Club with pick 33 in the 2012 National Draft from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He attended St. Bernard's College in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. He attended the school alongside close friend and fellow 2012 draftee Joe Daniher.
Lachie Plowman is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Zachary Williams is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, 1.85 metres tall and weighing 84 kilograms, Williams also plays as a defender and mid-fielder. Williams previously represented the Greater Western Sydney Football Club, playing 113 games over eight seasons from 2013 to 2020. He was recruited by Greater Western Sydney as the 54th pick in the 2012 AFL Rookie Draft, making his debut in round five of the 2013 AFL season. Williams earned a nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award and has played the 14th most games for Greater Western Sydney Club. At the end of the 2020 season, Williams informed GWS that he would depart the club to join the Carlton Football Club on a long term deal. On the 30th of October 2020, Williams officially signed with the Carlton Football Club as a restricted free agent.
Troy Menzel is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 11 in the 2012 national draft by Carlton, and was traded to Adelaide after the 2015 season. He is the younger brother of Geelong player Daniel Menzel.
Kristian Jaksch is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a versatile key position player who could play both in the forward line and as a defender. He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before being drafted by Greater Western Sydney with pick 12 in the 2012 national draft. In 2014 he was traded to Carlton, and at the end of the 2017 season he was delisted after playing just 14 AFL games in 5 seasons.
Nicholas Holman is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for Carlton from 2014 to 2015.
Matthew Kennedy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2016 to 2017. Kennedy is one of two players from the small town of Collingullie, New South Wales, along with Harry Perryman to have played AFL for the Giants. They played together for most of their junior career. Perryman was recruited from Collingullie-Glenfield Park Football Club in the Riverina Football Netball League, where he played in consecutive senior premierships in 2014 and 2015. A member of the Giants' academy program, he was drafted by the Giants with the thirteenth selection in the 2015 AFL draft, matching a bid from Richmond. Kennedy made his debut against the Essendon in round 13 of the 2016 AFL season. In an impressive performance, he kicked three goals as the Giants defeated Essendon by a 27 points. In October 2017, Kennedy was traded to Carlton.
The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season in the Australian Football League contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club's senior team finished sixteenth out of eighteen teams with a win-loss record of 6–16. The club's women's team also contested the inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, finishing fourth.
Liam Stocker is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the 19th overall selection in the 2018 National Draft and was the first player to be drafted via a 'live trade'. Liam is from Victoria, and played for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup before being picked to represent Vic Metro at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships.
The 2019 AFL season is the 123rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Carlton Football Club. It was also the third AFL Women's season contested by its senior women's team.
