Carlton Football Club
2024 season
PresidentLuke Sayers
CoachMichael Voss
Captain(s)Patrick Cripps
Home groundMarvel Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground
(Training and administrative: Ikon Park)
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Carlton Football Club season will be the Carlton Football Club's 161st season of competition.

It will the club's men's team's 128th season as a member of the Australian Football League, and the third under senior coach Michael Voss. The club's women's team will contest its ninth season of the AFL Women's. The club will also field its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League and its state level women's team in the VFL Women's.

Club summary

The 2023 AFL season will be the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it will also be the 128th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club will also field its women's team in the ninth season of the AFL Women's competition, its men's reserves team in its seventh Victorian Football League season, and its VFL women's team in its sixth VFL Women's season.


Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008,[1] and Great Southern Bank, which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2024 season.[2]

Senior personnel

Luke Sayers will continue in his third year as president, Brian Cook in his third year as CEO, and Michael Voss in his third year as senior coach of the club.

Squad for 2023

The following is Carlton's squad for the 2024 season.

Statistics are correct as of end of 2023 season.

Senior List[3]
No.PlayerHgt (cm)Wgt (kg)Date of BirthAge (end 2023)AFL DebutRecruited fromGames (end 2023)Goals (end 2023)
1Jack Silvagni1948917 December 1997262016Oakleigh (U18)11587
2Lachie Cowan187811 December 2004192023Devonport, Tasmania (U18)70
3Jesse Motlop1807923 November 2003202022South Fremantle3336
4Oliver Hollands1837116 January 2004192023Murray (U18)194
5Adam Cerra187867 October 1999242018Eastern (U18), Fremantle11630
6Zac Williams1858420 September 1994292013GWS Academy, GWS13632
7Matthew Kennedy190886 April 1997262016Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS9441
8Lachie Fogarty180761 April 1999242018Western (U18), Geelong5516
9Patrick Cripps (c)1959218 March 1995282014East Fremantle18396
10Harry McKay2049924 December 1997262017Gippsland (U18)107203
11Mitch McGovern1919311 October 1994292016Claremont, Adelaide110106
12Tom de Koning2039716 July 1999242018Dandenong (U18)6021
13Blake Acres189927 October 1995282014West Perth, St Kilda, Fremantle14547
14Orazio Fantasia1807514 September 1995282014Norwood, Essendon, Port Adelaide99141
15Sam Docherty1878718 October 1993302013Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions16725
16Jack Carroll1877920 December 2002212022East Fremantle61
17Brodie Kemp192891 May 2001222021Bendigo (U18)231
18Sam Walsh (vc)184802 July 2000232019Geelong (U18)9937
19Corey Durdin1737214 February 2002212021Central District3427
20Elijah Hollands1898725 April 2002212022Muuray (U18), Gold Coast148
21Jack Martin1868229 January 1995282014Claremont, Gold Coast148130
22Caleb Marchbank193937 December 1996272015Murray (U18), GWS600
23Jacob Weitering (vc)1969824 November 1997262016Dandenong (U18)15911
24Nic Newman1878315 January 1993302017Frankston, Sydney11017
25Jaxon Binns1827329 October 200419—Dandenong (U18)––
27Marc Pittonet2021053 June 1996272016Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn595
28David Cuningham1858530 March 1997262016Oakleigh (U18)5329
29George Hewett1858330 December 1995272016North Adelaide, Sydney15739
30Charlie Curnow192963 February 1997262016Geelong (U18)110224
31Harry Lemmey2009530 January 200419—West Adelaide––
33Lewis Young2018821 December 1998242017Sturt, Western Bulldogs582
35Billy Wilson1837216 June 200518—Dandenong (U18)––
42Adam Saad1787823 July 1994292015Calder (U18), Coburg, Gold Coast, Essendon17710
43Asthon Moir1878515 April 200518—Glenelg––
44Matthew Owies1798419 March 1997262020St Kevin's, Seattle Redhawks4956
46Matthew Cottrell1817229 February 2000232020Dandenong (U18)5425
Rookie List[3]
No.PlayerHgtWgtDate of BirthAgeDebutRecruited fromGamesGoals
32Matt Carroll1888128 November 200518—Sandringham (U18)––
34Rob Monahan—Kerry––
37Jordan Boyd1828122 September 1998252022Western (U18), Footscray reserves160
38Sam Durdin199986 June 1996272017West Adelaide, North Melbourne, Glenelg231
39Alex Cincotta1878517 December 1996272023Newtown & Chilwell, Carlton reserves193
40Hudson O'Keeffe2029416 December 200419–Oakleigh (U18)––
41Domanic Akuei1947612 May 200221–Carlton academy––
45Alex Mirkov21010417 November 199924–Carlton reserves––
Senior coaching panel[4]
CoachCoaching positionCarlton Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Michael VossSenior coach2022Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a)
Luke PowerHead of development, reserves coach2020GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager
Tim ClarkeAssistant coach (Midfield)2016Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a)
Aaron HamillAssistant coach (backline)2022St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s)
Ashley HansenAssistant coach (forwards)2022Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s)
Matthew KreuzerAssistant coach (ruck)2022
Tom LonerganDevelopment and talent manager2023Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d)
Brad EbertDevelopment coach2023Port Adelaide (m)
Torin BakerCarlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach2021Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d)
Aaron GreavesCoaching and performance manager2022Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s)
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain.
  • For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach, (m) denotes managerial or administrative role in a football or coaching department

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes which occurred after the 2023 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2023 national draft.

Between seasons, Carlton saw the retirements of two long-term players: Ed Curnow, after thirteen seasons and 221 games; and Lachie Plowman after eight seasons and 125 games. Fringe midfielders Zac Fisher and Paddy Dow requested and were granted trades after seven and six years with the club respectively, seeking greater opportunities in other clubs' midfields. The club also traded for former top ten draft pick Elijah Hollands – brother of second-year player Oliver – from Gold Coast.

In

PlayerFormer ClubLeaguevia
Rob MonahanKerry GAAGAACategory B rookie signing[5]
Elijah HollandsGold CoastAFLTrade period, along with a second-round selection (provisionally No. 28) and a fourth-round selection in the 2024 AFL draft#2024 national draft, in exchange for a higher second-round selection (provisionally No. 25) and Essendon's third-round selection in the 2024 national draft.[6]
Orazio FantasiaPort AdelaideAFLSigned as a delisted free agent after the trade period.[7]
Ashton MoirGlenelgSANFL2023 national draft, first round selection (No. 29 overall).[8]
Billy WilsonDandenong StingraysCoates Talent League2023 national draft, second round selection (No. 34 overall).[8]
Matt CarrollSandringham DragonsCoates Talent League2024 rookie draft, first round selection (No. 15 overall).[8]

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Ed CurnowRetired from the rookie list.[9]
Lachie PlowmanRetired.[10]
Sam PhilpDelisted after the season.[11]
Josh HoneyDelisted after the season.[11]
Lochie O'BrienDelisted from the rookie list after the season.[11]
Zac FisherNorth MelbourneAFLTrade period, along with a first-round selection (provisionally No. 17), in exchange for a lower first-round selection and a second-round selection (provisionally No. 21 and 25).[12]
Paddy DowSt KildaAFLTrade period, in a four-way trade which saw Carlton give up Dow and its third-round and fourth-round selections in the 2024 national draft to St Kilda and Essendon respectively, in exchange for Essendon's third-round selection and Western Bulldogs' and Fremantle's fourth-round selections in the 2024 national draft.[13]

List management

PlayerChange
Matt CottrellElevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[14]
Lachie CowanChanged guernsey number from No. 26 to No. 2.[15]
Oliver HollandsChanged guernsey number from No. 14 to No. 4.[15]
Jaxon BinnsChanged guernsey number from No. 32 to No. 25.[15]
Matt DuffyCarltom announced Duffy's recruitment from Longford GAA as a Category B rookie signing in August 2023;[5]but after he suffered a knee injury suffered playing Gaelic football in November 2023, his start was deferred by a year and he was left off the 2024 list.[16]

AFL Women's

Squad

The club's AFL Women's 2024 squad is given below, correct as of 8 December 2023. From 2023, Carlton lost inaugural AFL Women's player Phoebe McWilliams, who retired after eight seasons in the league and two with Carlton.[17]

Carlton Football Club (2024)
Senior list Coaching staff

Head coach

  • Mathew Buck

Assistant coaches

  • Tom Couch (midfield)
  • Christina Polatajko (forwards)
  • Glenn Strachan (backline)
  • Lachlan Swaney (development)
  • Ash Naulty (head of AFLW)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated:
Source(s): Senior list, Coaching staff

Reserves

Carlton will field reserves teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2023 season.

Men's

Carlton's men's reserves team will contest its seventh VFL season; and its 87th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.

Women's

The club will field a team in the VFL Women's competition for the sixth time.

References

  1. ↑ "Hyundai and Carlton in New Partnership". Carlton Football Club. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Blues announce Great Southern Bank as new Co-Major partner". Carlton Football Club. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Senior Players List". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coaching panel". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Blues secure talented Irish youngsters". CarltonFC.com.au. 18 August 2023. Welcome to Carlton, Rob Monahan and Matt Duffy.
  6. ↑ "Blues brothers: Sun joins younger sibling at Carlton". AFL.com.au. 18 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Orazio arrives at IKON". 3 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 Roy Ward, Marc McGowan and Claire Siracusa (22 November 2023). "Every pick from the 2023 AFL's national, pre-season and rookie drafts". The Age. Retrieved 3 December 2023.>
  9. ↑ "Beloved Blue to call time at season's end". afl.com.au. 30 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Blues defender calls it quits after 11 seasons and two clubs". afl.com.au. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Carlton confirm list changes". CarltonFC.com.au. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "North lands a Fish: Defender jumps from Blues to Roos". afl.com.au. 11 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Former top-10 picks on the move in four-club trade". AFL.com.au. 17 October 2023. Paddy Dow and Nick Coffield have joined the Saints and Bulldogs as part of a four-club deal
  14. ↑ @CalTwomey (15 November 2023). "Promoted rookies: Adelaide (Murray), Brisbane (Michael), Carlton (Cottrell), Collingwood (Johnson & Markov), Essendon (Baldwin), Freo (Banfield & Treacy), GC (Oea), Hawthorn (Newcombe), Melbourne (Turner), Richmond (Miller), St Kilda (Wood & Stocker), Sydney (Fox), Dogs (Scott)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. 1 2 3 Cristian Filippo (28 November 2023). "Jumper numbers revealed for season 2024". Carlton Football Club.
  16. ↑ Riley Beveridge (11 December 2023). "Injured Irishman still committed to Blues, eyes 2025 start". AFL. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "McWilliams bids farewell to the game". Carlton Football Club. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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