Carlton Football Club

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Carlton Football Club
1987
  • 1995
    • VFA (2)
    Victorian (4)
    Ground(s)AFL: Marvel Stadium (56,347) & Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,024)
    AFLW: Ikon Park (12,000)
    Former ground(s)Princes Park (1897–2005)
    Training ground(s)Princes Park (Ikon Park)
    Uniforms
    Home
    Away
    Clash
    Other information
    Official websitecarltonfc.com.au
    Current season

    The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.

    Founded in 1864, in

    Victoria, Carlton quickly became a dominant club in early Australian rules football competitions, and was a foundation member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning the inaugural premiership in 1877. In 1896, Carlton joined the breakaway Victorian Football League (since renamed the AFL), and alongside rivals Collingwood, Essendon, and Richmond
    , is regarded as one of the league's historical "Big Four" clubs, having won sixteen VFL/AFL premierships, equal with Collingwood and Essendon as the most of any AFL club.

    Carlton's headquarters and training facilities are located in

    Carlton North at Princes Park, its traditional home ground, and it currently plays its home matches at Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Since 2017, Carlton has fielded a team in the AFL Women's, its best result thus far being a grand final loss in 2019. Carlton also has reserves sides in the Victorian Football League and VFL Women's
    .

    Club history

    Early history

    George Coulthard, an early champion Carlton footballer

    Records of the club's formation no longer exist and the exact date of its formation is not known[2] though it is generally agreed to have been formed by Sydney born Scott George Frederick Bowen.[3] The club is most widely cited as having formed in July 1864, though historical sources exist alluding to foundation of a football club connected with the Carlton Cricket Club as early as May 1861.[4][5][6][7][8] The club had been playing in Princes Park as early as 1865.[9] It adopted the Victorian rules in 1866, after previously playing under its own rules.[10]

    In the early days, Carlton became particularly strong competitively and grew a large supporter base. It became a fierce rival to the

    Victorian Football Association, and was a comfortable winner of the premiership in the competition's inaugural season.[11]

    Carlton was one of the first clubs to have a player worthy of the superstar tag: champion player George Coulthard, who played for Carlton between 1876 and 1882, and was noted by The Australasian as 'The grandest player of the day'. He died of tuberculosis in 1883, aged 27.

    Carlton's 1887 VFA premiership side

    The club won one more VFA premiership, in

    Victorian Football League competition in 1897.[12]
    The club continued to struggle in early seasons of the new competition, and finished seventh out of eight teams in each of its first five seasons.

    Jack Worrall to World War I

    Carlton's fortunes improved significantly in 1902. The Board elected the highly respected former Fitzroy footballer and Australian test cricketer Jack Worrall, then the secretary of the Carlton Cricket Club, to the same position at the football club. As secretary, Worrall slowly took over the managing of the players, in what is now recognised as the first official coaching role in the VFL. Under Worrall's guidance in the latter part of the 1902 season, Carlton's on-field performances improved,[13] and in 1903 he led Carlton to the finals for the first time.

    The 1906 VFL premiership flag being hoisted at Carlton Oval

    Carlton built a strong reputation and financial position, and was able to convince many great players to shift to the club from other clubs, or even (in the case of

    1908. Carlton became the first club in the VFL to win three premierships in a row, and its win–loss record of 19–1 in the 1908 season (including finals) was a record which stood for more than ninety years.N 1

    Following these premierships, Carlton went through a tumultuous period off-field. Some players had become frustrated by low payments and hard training standards, and responded by refusing to train or even play matches. The club removed Worrall from the coaching role (he retained the role of secretary), and after significant changes at board level after the 1909 season, Worrall left the club altogether. Many players who had supported Worrall left the club at the end of the season. Then, in 1910, several players were suspected of having taken bribes to

    1910 Grand Finals, but losing both.[13]

    The 1914 Carlton team photographed at the old East Melbourne Cricket Ground.

    Carlton fell out of the finals in 1913, but returned in 1914 under coach

    South Australian
    opponents victorious on all three occasions.

    Between the wars

    Through the 1920s and the Great Depression of the 1930s, Carlton maintained a strong on-field presence. The club was a frequent finalist, contesting fourteen finals series between the wars. However, premiership success did not follow, and the club contested only three Grand Finals for just one premiership during this period, and endured the second longest premiership drought (23 years) in the club's history.[14] The drought was broken with the club's sixth VFL premiership in 1938, when former Subiaco and South Melbourne champion Brighton Diggins was recruited by the club to serve as captain-coach.

    On-field, Carlton's inter-war period was highlighted by two of its greatest goalkickers: in the 1920s, Horrie Clover (396 goals in 147 games), and in the 1930s, Harry "Soapy" Vallence (722 goals in 204 games), both of which were Carlton career records at the time.

    1941–64

    1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final
    .

    The VFL continued to operate through World War II. With the retirement of Diggins, Carlton secured the services of former

    Bloodbath Grand Final.[15]

    Carlton contested two more Grand Finals in the 1940s, both against

    1949.[15] Thereafter followed what was then Carlton's weakest on-field period since Worrall's appointment in 1902, with the club reaching the finals only four times between 1950 and 1964. Finishing tenth out of twelve and winning only five matches, 1964 was Carlton's worst VFL season to that point in its history.[14]

    Ron Barassi to 1973

    A change of president at the end of 1964 heralded the most successful period in the Carlton Football Club's history. Between 1967 and 1988, Carlton missed the finals only three times, contested ten Grand Finals, and won seven premierships.[14]

    The period of success began when

    Bendigo Football League, to which Carlton gained recruitment access through the VFL's country zoning
    arrangements.

    Under Barassi, Carlton reached three consecutive Grand Finals between 1968 and 1970, resulting in two premierships:

    SANFL's Sturt Football Club in both seasons.[16]

    Carlton missed the finals in 1971, and Barassi left the club at the end of the season, but Carlton returned to prominence the following year, and contested back-to-back Grand Finals. Both matches were against

    1973.[16]

    Of the legendary players from the Barassi era, none was more important than

    Graham Farmer (who played with Geelong and in the WAFL during the same era) are regarded as the greatest ruckmen in the league's history.[17] Midfielders Sergio Silvagni and Adrian Gallagher, half-forward Robert Walls, and ruckman Percy Jones were also prominent throughout the Barassi era, and in 1970, Alex Jesaulenko
    became the first (and to date, only) Carlton forward to kick 100 goals in a season.

    1975–82

    Carlton continued to play finals through the 1970s without premiership success, and went through several coaches in a short period of time: Nicholls (until 1975),

    Grand Final, defeating Collingwood by five points in a close match best remembered for the late goal kicked by Ken Sheldon, after Wayne Harmes
    tapped the ball into the goalsquare from the boundary line.

    After the 1979 season, there was off-field instability at the board level. Ian Rice replaced George Harris as president,N 2 and many of Harris' supporters left the club, including Jesaulenko, who went to St Kilda. Percy Jones replaced Jesaulenko as coach in 1980, before Hawthorn coach David Parkin was recruited in 1981, Carlton's sixth coach in eight seasons.[16]

    Despite the off-field troubles, Carlton continued to thrive on-field, and Parkin led the team to back-to-back premierships in

    1982, with victories in the Grand Finals against Collingwood and Richmond respectively. With its fourteenth premiership in 1982, Carlton overtook Collingwood to become the most successful club in the league's history, based on premierships won – a position it has held either outright or jointly with Essendon since.[16]

    Starring on-field during this period for Carlton was

    Mike Fitzpatrick, Ken Hunter and Peter Bosustow
    .

    1983–2001

    In 1983,

    1987, both times against Hawthorn. Kernahan went on to become the club's longest serving captain and leading career goalkicker (738 goals), and Bradley became the club games record holder (375 games); Motley's career was unfortunately cut short by a non-fatal car accident in 1987. Carlton had also recruited Stephen Silvagni (son of Sergio) in 1985, who is now recognised as one of the greatest fullbacks of all-time, and secured the league's star player Greg Williams
    in a trade in 1992.

    David Parkin returned to coach the club from 1991 until 2000, and Carlton was a mainstay of the finals throughout most of this time. In 1995, Carlton became the first team to win twenty matches in a home-and-away season (finishing with a record of 20–2), and won the

    preliminary final.[16]

    Period of struggle (2002–2021)

    Carlton players during pre-game warmup

    In 2002, Carlton swiftly fell from being one of the most successful clubs, both on-field and off-field, to one of the least successful. The club had been much slower than others to embrace the

    AFL Draft as a means for recruitment, so when its champion players from the 1990s began to retire in the early 2000s, on-field performances fell away quickly, and in 2002, the club won the wooden spoon for the first time in its VFL/AFL history; it was the last of the twelve Victorian clubs to win the wooden spoon. At the same time, the club was starting to struggle financially, due to unwise investments under John Elliott – most significantly, building a new grandstand at Princes Park during the 1990s, at a time when other clubs were finding it more profitable to play at the higher-capacity central venues.[18] Then, at the end of 2002, it was revealed that Carlton had been systematically cheating the league salary cap during the early 2000s. The scandal resulted in the loss of draft picks and a fine of $930,000, which exacerbated the club's poor on-field and off-field positions.[19]

    In the immediate fall-out from 2002, president John Elliott was voted out by the members, and was replaced with Docklands Stadium CEO Ian Collins. Under Collins, the club shifted its home stadium from Princes Park to Docklands, with the final match played at Princes Park in 2005. Additionally, coach Wayne Brittain was sacked, and replaced with Kangaroos coach Denis Pagan. On-field performances did not improve under Pagan, and overall the club won three wooden spoons and finished in the bottom two five times between 2002 and 2007.[14]

    Carlton's overall position began to improve in 2007, when businessman

    Richard Pratt,[20] Steven Icke[21] and Collingwood's Greg Swann[22] came to the club as president, general manager of football operations, and CEO respectively; although Pratt's presidency lasted only sixteen months, after which he was replaced by Stephen Kernahan,[23] the new personnel stabilised the club's off-field position. Pagan was sacked as coach mid-season after a string of heavy defeats, and was replaced by former club captain and assistant coach Brett Ratten. Then, prior to the 2008 season, Carlton was able to secure a trade for West Coast's Chris Judd, one of the league's best midfielders, to join the club as captain. The time spent at the bottom of the ladder also allowed Carlton to secure three No. 1 draft picks – Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer – who helped the club's on-field position. Brett Ratten led Carlton to the finals from 2009 until 2011, but was sacked with a year remaining on his contract after the club missed the finals in 2012,[24] and was replaced by former West Coast and Collingwood premiership coach Mick Malthouse.[25]
    Under Malthouse, the club returned to the finals in 2013, but fell to thirteenth in 2014.

    Kernahan stepped aside in mid-2014, and was replaced by Mark LoGiudice, who presided over a period of mediocre onfield results. The relationship between Malthouse and the club's quickly and publicly deteriorated; and in early 2015, after giving a radio interview critical of the board, Malthouse was sacked[26] the club going on to finish last. Former Hawthorn assistant coach Brendon Bolton took over as coach from the 2016 season,[27] leading only into his fourth season before he too was sacked after overseeing the team's decline to another wooden spoon in 2018 with a 2–20 record, the worst win–loss record in its VFL/AFL history, followed by an equally weak 1–10 start to the 2019 season. Bolton's replacement, David Teague, helped the club avoid the 2019 wooden spoon, but lasted only two years into a three-year contract without a finals appearance.[28][29]

    Sayers-Voss era (2022–present)

    LoGiudice handed over the presidency to Luke Sayers in August 2021, and Sayers conducted an extensive independent review of the football department during the second half of that season; Teague was sacked,[30] and Michael Voss was appointed senior coach.[31]

    Voss led the club to finals in his second season, ending what had become a club-record nine year VFL/AFL finals drought.

    Club symbols

    Guernsey

    The current Carlton guernsey is dark navy blue, emblazoned with a white CFC monogram (which stands for "Carlton Football Club") on the front, and white numbers on the back. Other than changes to the font of the monogram, this has been Carlton's guernsey continually since 1909.[32] The club has worn navy blue in its uniform since 1871, when colour of the team's caps was changed from orange/yellow.[33] The club's on-and-off field apparel was manufactured by Nike from 1998[34][35] until 2019,[36] and by Puma from 2020 until at least 2029.[37]

    The team wears navy-blue shorts in home games, and white shorts in away games. Since 2013, Carlton's clash guernsey has generally been predominantly white, with navy blue monogram, numbers and some trimmings.[38] Sky blue and silver clash guernseys have also been used in some seasons.

    Nickname

    Carlton's official nickname is the 'Blues'. Since the addition of navy blue to the playing uniform in 1871, the club has been known almost universally in print media as the Blues, Dark Blues or Navy Blues. Other colloquial nicknames include Bluebaggers or 'Baggers.[33]

    Prior to 1871, when the uniform was predominantly chamois, the club was known informally as the Butchers. After World War II, the club briefly considered changing its nickname to the Cockatoos, but this never formally eventuated;[33] even so, the push was serious enough that newspaper cartoons depicting a Carlton cockatoo were printed around that time.[39]

    Club song

    Carlton's club song is We Are the Navy Blues. The lyrics are believed to have been written in around 1930 by cousins Irene McEldrew and Agnes Wright, who ran a boarding house for several club players and the latter of whom was the niece of then-coach

    Reconciliation Action Plan Committee, rejected a suggestion from Indigenous anti-racism activist Stephen Hagan that the club compose a new tune to sever its connection with the song's racist history.[41]

    Home grounds, headquarters, training and administrative base

    Princes Park

    The club's traditional home ground is

    North Carlton. After struggling to find a permanent home venue during its time in the VFA, Carlton established Princes Park as its home venue when it joined the VFL in 1897.[11] The club played most of its home matches at Princes Park every year between 1897 and 2004 (except for 2002, when it played only four home games there), and a single farewell game was staged at the venue in 2005. It was the last of the suburban home groundsN 3 to be used in AFL competition. The venue remains Carlton's training and administrative base, and the club's current 40-year lease on the venue with the City of Melbourne runs until 2035.[42]

    Since 2005, Carlton has split its home games between Docklands Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with six matches at the former and five at latter in most years. The matches expected to draw the highest crowds are usually scheduled for the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[43]

    Rivalries

    Collingwood

    Main article:
    Carlton–Collingwood AFL rivalry

    Carlton possesses a long and bitter rivalry with Collingwood, with the rivalry considered to be one of the most historic and significant in Australian sport, dating back to their spiteful 1910 Grand Final.[44][45][46]

    They have met six times in

    Richard Pratt Cup, and Collingwood home matches are designated as the Peter Mac
    Cup. They also share the same amount of premierships, at 16.

    Essendon

    Main article: Carlton–Essendon AFL rivalry

    Carlton also has rivalry with Essendon. With 16 premierships apiece, the two teams, along with Collingwood, are the joint most successful teams in the VFL/AFL history.

    Richmond

    Carlton has a rivalry with Richmond, with this rivalry based on geographical proximity and large supporter bases.[47] The two teams contested four grand finals between 1969 and 1982,[48] and since 2008 have met annually on a Thursday night in round 1 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, usually as the opening game of the season.

    Club honours

    See also: Carlton Football Club honour roll and Carlton Football Club premierships
    Premierships
    Competition Level Wins Years Won
    Australian Football League Seniors 16
    1987, 1995
    Reserves (1919–1999) 8 1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1987, 1990
    Under 19s (1946–1991) 6 1948, 1949, 1951, 1963, 1978, 1979
    Victorian Football Association Seniors (1877–1896) 2 1877, 1887
    Victorian Premiership Seniors (1870–1876) 4 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875
    Other titles and honours
    AFL pre-season competition Seniors 3 1997, 2005, 2007
    McClelland Trophy Seniors 5 1969, 1979, 1985 (tied), 1987, 1995
    Championship of Australia Seniors 2 1968, 1970
    Challenge Cup Seniors 1 1871
    AFC Night Series Seniors 1 1983
    Finishing positions
    Australian Football League
    Minor premiership
    		 17 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995
    Grand Finalist 13
    1986, 1993, 1999
    Wooden spoons 5 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018
    AFL Women's Grand Finalist 1 2019
    Wooden spoons 1 2018

    Carlton Team of the Century

    Carlton's Team of the Century:
    B: Bruce Comben Stephen Silvagni* Geoff Southby
    HB: John James Bert Deacon Bruce Doull*
    C: Garry Crane Greg Williams* Craig Bradley
    HF: Wayne Johnston Stephen Kernahan (Captain) Alex Jesaulenko*
    F: Ken Hands Harry Vallence Rod Ashman
    Foll: John Nicholls* Sergio Silvagni Adrian Gallagher
    Int: Robert Walls Mike Fitzpatrick Ken Hunter
    Trevor Keogh
    Coach: David Parkin.

    Four emergencies were also named: (1)

    AFL Team of the Century
    – the largest number of any AFL club.

    Hall of Fame

    The Carlton Football Club established its Hall of Fame in 1987, with nine inaugural inductees. Each year between 1988 and 2001 an additional three to five people were inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame. After a five-year break, an additional ten people were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.[49] As of May 2016, there have been 77 inductees.

    A year after the AFL added a Legends category to the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Carlton added a Legends category to its hall of fame in 1997. As of 2023, there are 16 Legends in the Hall of Fame: Craig Bradley, Bert Deacon, Bruce Doull, Alex Jesaulenko, Wayne Johnston, Stephen Kernahan, John Nicholls, Stephen Silvagni and Harry Vallence (all elevated in 1997); Ken Hands (2006); Robert Walls (2011);[50] Geoff Southby (2013);[51] Sergio Silvagni (2016);[52] David McKay (2021); and Horrie Clover and Ian Collins (2023).[53][54]

    Individual awards

    Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees

    Twenty-five people have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame for their services to football for careers which were either partially or entirely served with the Carlton Football Club. Of those, three have Legend status in the Hall of Fame.

    Legends

    Ron Barassi, Alex Jesaulenko, John Nicholls

    Players

    Peter Bedford, Craig Bradley, Horrie Clover, George Coulthard, Bruce Doull, Ken Hands, Ern Henfry, Ken Hunter, Wayne Johnston, Chris Judd, Stephen Kernahan, Anthony Koutoufides, Rod McGregor, Peter McKenna, Stephen Silvagni, Geoff Southby, Harry Vallence, Robert Walls, Greg Williams.

    Coaches

    Mick Malthouse, David Parkin, Jack Worrall

    Administrators

    Sir Kenneth Luke

    Current playing squad

    Carlton Football Club
    Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

    Head coach

    Assistant coaches

    Legend:
    • (c) Captain(s)
    • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
    • (B) Category B rookie
    • italics - Inactive player list
    • Long-term injury
    • (ret.) Retired

    Updated: 15 April 2024
    Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching panel


    Corporate and administration

    The Carlton Football Club was founded in 1864, and since 1978 has operated as the

    incorporated company Carlton Football Club Limited.[42]

    Board of directors

    President – Luke Sayers

    Board members – David Campbell, Patty Kinnersly, Greg Williams, Robert Priestly, Lahra Carey, Tim Lincoln.

    Chief Executive Officers

    CEOs since 1980.

    Incumbent Term
    Jim Allison 1980–1981
    Ian Collins
    		 1981–1993
    Stephen Gough 1994–1999
    John Gurrieri 2000
    Don Hanly 2001–2002
    Michael Malouf 2003–2007
    Greg Swann 2007–2014
    Steven Trigg 2014–2017
    Cain Liddle 2017–2021
    Brian Cook 2021–

    Sponsorship

    Year Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Shorts Sponsor Bottom Back Sponsor Top Back Sponsor
    1977–88 - Avco - - -
    1989–93 Carlton & United Breweries
    1994 Bertolli
    1995 Hyundai Brashs Hyundai
    1996 Delta Car Rental
    1997 Hyundai
    1998–2000
    Nike
    2001–03 Mayne Mayne Mayne
    2004 Toshiba Home Theatre Mediplan Toshiba Home Theatre
    2005–07 Dan Murphy's (Home) Yes Optus (Away) K & S Yes Optus (Home) Dan Murphy's (Away)
    2008 Hyundai (Home) Yes Optus (Away)
    Visy Industries
    		 Yes Optus (Home) Hyundai (Away)
    2009 Hyundai (Home) Malaysia Truly Asia (Away) Yes Optus Malaysia Truly Asia (Home) Hyundai (Away)
    2010–13
    Mars
    (Away)
    Mars (Home) Hyundai
    (Away)
    2014–15 Acquire Learning
    2016 Hyundai (Home) CareerOne (Away) CareerOne (Home) Hyundai (Away)
    2017 Hyundai (Home) Virgin Australia (Away) CareerOne Virgin Australia (Home) Hyundai (Away)
    2018–19 La Trobe University
    2020 Puma
    2021 Hyundai (Home) Great Southern Bank (Away) Great Southern Bank (Home) Hyundai (Away) Trip A Deal

    Individual records

    Most career goals

    Player[58] Career Years Goals
    Stephen Kernahan 1986–1997 738
    Harry "Soapy" Vallence
    		 1926–1938 722
    Brendan Fevola 1999–2009 575
    Alex Jesaulenko 1967–1979 424
    Horrie Clover 1920–1924,
    1926–1931    		 398

    Most career games

    Player[58] Career Years Games
    Craig Bradley 1986–2002 375
    Bruce Doull 1969–1986 356
    Kade Simpson 2003– 2020 342
    John Nicholls 1957–1974 328
    Stephen Silvagni 1985–2001 312

    VFL/AFL match records

    Reserves team

    Carlton's seconds/reserves team was established in 1919; it operated semi-independently of the senior club until 1936, when the senior club's committee fully took over its operations.[59] From 1919 to 1991 the VFL/AFL operated a reserves competition, and from 1992 to 1999 a de facto AFL reserves competition was run by the Victorian State Football League. The Carlton Football Club fielded a reserves team in both of these competitions, allowing players who were not selected for the senior team to play for Carlton in the lower grade. During that time, the Carlton reserves team won eight premierships (1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1987, 1990). Following the demise of the AFL reserves competition, the Carlton reserves team competed in the new Victorian Football League for three seasons from 2000 until 2002.

    The reserves team was dissolved at the end of 2002, and Carlton entered a

    Northern Bullants. Under the affiliation, reserves players for Carlton played VFL football with the Northern Bullants. The partnership between the two clubs was strengthened in 2012, when the Northern Bullants were renamed the Northern Blues and they adopted Carlton's navy blue colours, and the club split its home games between the VFL club's traditional home, the Preston City Oval
    ; and Carlton's traditional home, Ikon Park.

    Carlton terminated the affiliation with the Northern Blues in early 2020, as a cost saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and re-established a dedicated reserves team in the VFL for the 2021 season.[60][61]

    Development systems

    Under the AFL's 2016 plan to establish club-branded Next Generation Academies across Australia to give all AFL clubs a more active role in junior development, Carlton was allocated the northern metropolitan zone of Melbourne. The academy is linked to the Preston-based

    statewide under-18s system.[62]

    Since 2019, the club has operated the Carlton College of Sports, a higher education institution in partnership with La Trobe University, which offers sports education diplomas and is operated out of the redeveloped grandstands at Ikon Park.[63]

    Women's teams

    The Carlton team is photographed ahead of the first AFL Women's match in February 2017

    The Carlton Football Club operates two senior women's teams: one team in the national AFL Women's competition, which it has fielded since the 2017 AFLW season; and one team in the state VFL Women's competition, which has been fielded since the 2018 VFLW season.

    History

    Carlton was a key cog in the establishment of Women's football in the state of Victoria. In August 1933 the club hosted the first ever VFL sanctioned match between women's teams, with sides representing Carlton and Richmond. Though Richmond's side was not associated directly with the VFL club of the same name, the Carlton side was picked and trained by the club with VFL players Mickey Crisp and Ray Brew as coaches. The match, played at Carlton's home Princes Park drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 and raised funds as part of a VFL bye-week carnival for The Royal Melbourne Hospital.[64]

    The club next fielded a women's team more than a decade later when it competed in a 1947 charity exhibition series raising funds in support of food shortages in post-war Commonwealth countries. The club's team played multiple matches in multiple series that season including a match against Footscray in July and a subsequent series against Hawthorn, South Melbourne, St Kilda and Footscray in August 1947.[65]

    AFL Women's team

    See also: Carlton Football Club honour roll § Women's seniors

    In June 2016, Carlton was granted a licence to establish and field a team in the eight team AFL Women's league, which is set to stage its inaugural season in February–March 2017. The team is run and fully integrated within the Carlton Football Club, with football operation overseen by existing Head of Football Andrew McKay.[66][67] Damien Keeping served as the team's inaugural head coach,[67] and the club's existing Female Football Ambassador, Lauren Arnell, served as the inaugural captain;[68] she, along with Marquee players[69] and Darcy Vescio and Brianna Davey were the club's inaugural marquee signings.[70]

    In 2018, the

    AFLW Pride Round was held in 2021, supported by all 18 clubs in the league.[71][72][73]

    In its short history,[when?] the team has played in one Grand Final, which it lost against Adelaide in 2019.[citation needed]

    Current squad
    Carlton Football Club (AFL Women's)
    Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

    Head coach

    • Mathew Buck

    Assistant coaches

    • Glenn Strachan (senior assitant/backline)
    • Tom Couch (head of devolopment/midfield)
    • Christina Polatajko (forwards)
    • Lachlan Swaney (development)
    • Aasta O'Connor (development)
    Legend:
    • (c) Captain(s)
    • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

    Updated: 15 April 2024
    Source(s): Senior list, Coaching staff


    VFL Women's team

    See also: Carlton Football Club honour roll § Women's reserves

    Prior the 2018 season, Carlton was granted a licence to field a team in the VFL Women's competition. The VFLW team originally operated under a separate program to the club's AFLW team,[74] however in 2021 the VFLW was formally aligned with the AFLW competition, similar to the men's AFL/VFL system.[75]

    See also

    Footnotes

    1.^ Specifically, Carlton's 19–1 record set a record for the best win–loss percentage across a full season, including finals, which stood until Essendon broke it in the 2000 AFL season with a record of 24–1. The record was matched twice before it was broken: by Collingwood in 1929, and Essendon in 1950.[76]
    2.^ Harris had served two tenures as Carlton president: from 1965–1974, then from 1978–1979.
    3.^ The "suburban grounds" is a collective term generally understood to mean all venues in Melbourne, except for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Docklands Stadium and Waverley Park.

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