2024 season | |||
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President | Luke Sayers | ||
Coach | Michael Voss | ||
Captain(s) | Patrick Cripps | ||
Home ground | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground (Training and administrative: Ikon Park) | ||
AFL season | 8th (13–11) | ||
Leading goalkicker | Charlie Curnow (57) | ||
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The 2024 Carlton Football Club season is the Carlton Football Club's 161st season of competition.
It was 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. A strong first half of the season which saw Carlton second on the ladder as late as round 20, before a decline in late season form saw Carlton almost miss the final eight, qualifying in eighth with a 13–10 record on the final day of the home-and-away season. Carlton finished eighth overall with an elimination final loss.
The season is the club's women's team's ninth season in the AFL Women's. The club also fielded its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League and its state level women's team in the VFL Women's, failing to reach the finals in either competition.
The 2024 AFL season was the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 128th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club is fielding its women's team in the ninth season of the AFL Women's competition, and fielded 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.
As in 2023, Carlton's primary home ground was Marvel Stadium and secondary home ground was the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the team playing six home games at the former and five at the latter.[1] Traditional home ground Ikon Park continues to serve as the training and administrative base, and as the home ground for AFL Women's and the men's reserves matches.
Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008,[2] and Great Southern Bank, which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2024 season;[3] in March, Great Southern Bank signed an extension to its major sponsorship of the club through until the end of 2027.[4] The club set another new club record membership tally for the season, exceeding 2023's record of 95,277 in early April, making it the seventh consecutive season that a new club record membership had been set;[5] the final membership tally was 106,345, the second-highest tally in the league behind only Collingwood.[6]
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. Prior to the season, Cook and Voss signed contract extensions to remain at the club until the end of 2025 and 2026 respectively.[7] Patrick Cripps will continue in his third year as sole club captain and sixth year overall (having served as co-captain with Sam Docherty for three years). The number of vice-captains was increased from two to three to make up the broader leadership group, with Charlie Curnow appointed a new vice captain, and Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh continuing in the role.[8] The coaching panel was mostly steady from 2023, the only change being former player Jordan Russell joining as the forward line assistant coach, with Ashley Hansen promoted to senior assistant coach.[9]
The following is Carlton's squad for the 2024 season.
Statistics are correct as of end of 2023 season.
Senior List[10] | |||||||||
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No. | Player | Hgt (cm) | Date of Birth | Age (end 2023) | AFL Debut | Recruited from | Games (end 2023) | Goals (end 2023) | |
1 | Jack Silvagni | 194 | 17 December 1997 | 26 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18) | 115 | 87 | |
2 | Lachie Cowan | 187 | 1 December 2004 | 19 | 2023 | Devonport, Tasmania (U18) | 7 | 0 | |
3 | Jesse Motlop | 180 | 23 November 2003 | 20 | 2022 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 33 | 36 | |
4 | Oliver Hollands | 183 | 16 January 2004 | 19 | 2023 | Murray (U18) | 19 | 4 | |
5 | Adam Cerra | 187 | 7 October 1999 | 24 | 2018 | Eastern (U18), Fremantle | 116 | 30 | |
6 | Zac Williams | 185 | 20 September 1994 | 29 | 2013 | GWS Academy, GWS | 136 | 32 | |
7 | Matthew Kennedy | 190 | 6 April 1997 | 26 | 2016 | Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS | 94 | 41 | |
8 | Lachie Fogarty | 180 | 1 April 1999 | 24 | 2018 | Western (U18), Geelong | 55 | 16 | |
9 | Patrick Cripps (c) | 195 | 18 March 1995 | 28 | 2014 | East Fremantle | 183 | 96 | |
10 | Harry McKay | 204 | 24 December 1997 | 26 | 2017 | Gippsland (U18) | 107 | 203 | |
11 | Mitch McGovern | 191 | 11 October 1994 | 29 | 2016 | Claremont, Adelaide | 110 | 106 | |
12 | Tom de Koning | 203 | 16 July 1999 | 24 | 2018 | Dandenong (U18) | 60 | 21 | |
13 | Blake Acres | 189 | 7 October 1995 | 28 | 2014 | West Perth, St Kilda, Fremantle | 145 | 47 | |
14 | Orazio Fantasia | 180 | 14 September 1995 | 28 | 2014 | Norwood, Essendon, Port Adelaide | 99 | 141 | |
15 | Sam Docherty | 187 | 18 October 1993 | 30 | 2013 | Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions | 167 | 25 | |
16 | Jack Carroll | 187 | 20 December 2002 | 21 | 2022 | East Fremantle | 6 | 1 | |
17 | Brodie Kemp | 192 | 1 May 2001 | 22 | 2021 | Bendigo (U18) | 23 | 1 | |
18 | Sam Walsh (vc) | 184 | 2 July 2000 | 23 | 2019 | Geelong (U18) | 99 | 37 | |
19 | Corey Durdin | 173 | 14 February 2002 | 21 | 2021 | Central District | 34 | 27 | |
20 | Elijah Hollands | 189 | 25 April 2002 | 21 | 2022 | Murray (U18), Gold Coast | 14 | 8 | |
21 | Jack Martin | 186 | 29 January 1995 | 28 | 2014 | Claremont, Gold Coast | 148 | 130 | |
22 | Caleb Marchbank | 193 | 7 December 1996 | 27 | 2015 | Murray (U18), GWS | 60 | 0 | |
23 | Jacob Weitering (vc) | 196 | 24 November 1997 | 26 | 2016 | Dandenong (U18) | 159 | 11 | |
24 | Nic Newman | 187 | 15 January 1993 | 30 | 2017 | Frankston, Sydney | 110 | 17 | |
25 | Jaxon Binns | 182 | 29 October 2004 | 19 | — | Dandenong (U18) | – | – | |
27 | Marc Pittonet | 202 | 3 June 1996 | 27 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn | 59 | 5 | |
28 | David Cuningham | 185 | 30 March 1997 | 26 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18) | 53 | 29 | |
29 | George Hewett | 185 | 30 December 1995 | 27 | 2016 | North Adelaide, Sydney | 157 | 39 | |
30 | Charlie Curnow | 192 | 3 February 1997 | 26 | 2016 | Geelong (U18) | 110 | 224 | |
31 | Harry Lemmey | 200 | 30 January 2004 | 19 | — | West Adelaide | – | – | |
33 | Lewis Young | 201 | 21 December 1998 | 24 | 2017 | Sturt, Western Bulldogs | 58 | 2 | |
35 | Billy Wilson | 183 | 16 June 2005 | 18 | — | Dandenong (U18) | – | – | |
42 | Adam Saad | 178 | 23 July 1994 | 29 | 2015 | Calder (U18), Coburg, Gold Coast, Essendon | 177 | 10 | |
43 | Ashton Moir | 187 | 15 April 2005 | 18 | — | Glenelg | – | – | |
44 | Matthew Owies | 179 | 19 March 1997 | 26 | 2020 | St Kevin's, Seattle Redhawks | 49 | 56 | |
46 | Matthew Cottrell | 181 | 29 February 2000 | 23 | 2020 | Dandenong (U18) | 54 | 25 | |
Rookie List[10] | |||||||||
No. | Player | Hgt | Date of Birth | Age | Debut | Recruited from | Games | Goals | |
32 | Matt Carroll | 188 | 28 November 2005 | 18 | — | Sandringham (U18) | – | – | |
34 | Rob Monahan | 194 | 29 June 2024 | 19 | — | Kerry | – | – | |
36 | Cooper Lord | 184 | 20 March 2005 | 18 | – | Sandringham (U18), North Melbourne reserves | – | – | |
37 | Jordan Boyd | 182 | 22 September 1998 | 25 | 2022 | Western (U18), Footscray reserves | 16 | 0 | |
38 | Sam Durdin | 199 | 6 June 1996 | 27 | 2017 | West Adelaide, North Melbourne, Glenelg | 23 | 1 | |
39 | Alex Cincotta | 187 | 17 December 1996 | 27 | 2023 | Newtown & Chilwell, Carlton reserves | 19 | 3 | |
40 | Hudson O'Keeffe | 202 | 16 December 2004 | 19 | – | Oakleigh (U18) | – | – | |
41 | Domanic Akuei | 194 | 12 May 2002 | 21 | – | Carlton academy | – | – | |
45 | Alex Mirkov | 210 | 17 November 1999 | 24 | – | Carlton reserves | – | – | |
Senior coaching panel[11] | |||||||||
Coach | Coaching position | Carlton Coaching debut | Former clubs as coach | ||||||
Michael Voss | Senior coach | 2022 | Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a) | ||||||
Luke Power | Head of development, reserves coach | 2020 | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager | ||||||
Tim Clarke | Assistant coach (Midfield) | 2016 | Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a) | ||||||
Aaron Hamill | Assistant coach (backline) | 2022 | St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s) | ||||||
Ashley Hansen | Assistant coach (senior) | 2022 | Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s) | ||||||
Matthew Kreuzer | Assistant coach (ruck) | 2022 | |||||||
Jordan Russell | Assistant coach (forward line) | 2022 | Western Bulldogs (d), North Melbourne (a) | ||||||
Tom Lonergan | Development and talent manager | 2023 | Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) | ||||||
Brad Ebert | Development coach | 2023 | Port Adelaide (m) | ||||||
Torin Baker | Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach | 2021 | Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d) | ||||||
Aaron Greaves | Coaching and performance manager | 2022 | Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s) |
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.
Player | Former Club | League | via |
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Rob Monahan | Kerry GAA | GAA | Category B rookie signing[12] |
Elijah Hollands | Gold Coast | AFL | Trade 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.[13] |
Orazio Fantasia | Port Adelaide | AFL | Signed as a delisted free agent after the trade period.[14] |
Ashton Moir | Glenelg | SANFL | 2023 national draft, first round selection (No. 29 overall).[15] |
Billy Wilson | Dandenong Stingrays | Coates Talent League | 2023 national draft, second round selection (No. 34 overall).[15] |
Matt Carroll | Sandringham Dragons | Coates Talent League | 2024 rookie draft, first round selection (No. 15 overall).[15] |
Cooper Lord | North Melbourne reserves | VFL | 2024 mid-season draft, first round selection (No. 9 overall).[16] |
Player | New Club | League | via |
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Ed Curnow | Lorne (as coach)[17] | Colac & District FL | Retired from the rookie list.[18] |
Lachie Plowman | Maribyrnong Park[19] | Essendon District FL | Retired.[20] |
Sam Philp | Bundoora[21] | Northern FL | Delisted after the season.[22] |
Josh Honey | Keilor[23] | Essendon District FL | Delisted after the season.[22] |
Lochie O'Brien | Wangaratta Rovers[24] | O&MFL | Delisted from the rookie list after the season.[22] |
Zac Fisher | North Melbourne | AFL | Trade 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).[25] |
Paddy Dow | St Kilda | AFL | Trade 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.[26] |
Player | Change |
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Matt Cottrell | Elevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[27] |
Lachie Cowan | Changed guernsey number from No. 26 to No. 2.[28] |
Oliver Hollands | Changed guernsey number from No. 14 to No. 4.[28] |
Jaxon Binns | Changed guernsey number from No. 32 to No. 25.[28] |
Matt Duffy | Carlton announced Duffy's recruitment from Longford GAA as a Category B rookie signing in August 2023;[12] 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.[29] |
Carlton played two practice matches, the first deemed unofficial match simulation and the second deemed an official practice match, as part of its lead-up to the premiership season.
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||
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Thursday, 22 February (11:30 am) | Geelong | 8.8 (56) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 17 points[30] | Ikon Park (H) |
Wednesday, 28 February (6:40 pm) | Melbourne | 10.3 (63) | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 38 points[31] | Ikon Park (H) |
Following Carlton's strong second half to the 2023 season, Carlton was widely predicted to be a finalist in 2024[32][33] and opened the season fourth-favourite for the premiership.[34] The season opened well with four straight wins – including although two were against eventual bottom-four opponents, before four losses in six weeks saw Carlton drop to tenth place.
Through May and June, Carlton put together a very strong five-game winning streal – including big wins against eventual top four clubs Port Adelaide and Geelong – which saw the club move to second place on the ladder with a six-point advantage over third. Through this period, Carlton was near the top of the league for pressure applied and points scored, and efficiency inside forward 50, and was considered a strong threat to Sydney (which at that stage was a runaway leader on the ladder) for premiership favouritism.[35]
However, the final two months saw a drop in form, the club winning only two of its last eight games – and those wins coming against bottom-three teams North Melbourne and West Coast. This included losing against top-four opponents GWS and Port Adelaide despite holding a five-goal lead in the second quarter of each game;[36][37] and a three-point loss against Collingwood after Mitch McGovern missed an after the siren 45m set shot.[38]
In round 22, Carlton dropped out of the top eight after the big percentage advantage it had over Hawthorn in a disastrous loss which blew out to 74 points as match day injuries saw Carlton play most of the second half with no fit interchanges.[39] With a league-high 17-man injury list,[40] Carlton regained eighth place with a win against West Coast in the penultimate round. This set up a final round in which Carlton need to defeat St Kilda in the Sunday afternoon game, or see Port Adelaide defeat Fremantle in the Sunday evening game, to hold eighth place: against St Kilda, after trailing by as much as 20 points in the third quarter, Carlton took the lead entering time-on in the final quarter, before St Kilda's Jack Higgins snapped a goal with only 12 seconds remaining to secure a two-point win for St Kilda;[41] but Carlton's position in eighth place was secured when Port Adelaide won a close game against Fremantle, kicking three late goals to win by 20 points.[42]
Across the entirety of the season, Carlton was the fourth-highest scoring team but also conceded the fifth-most points; this was a significant shift from its 2023 structure when it was ninth for points scored but conceded the second fewest, and was particularly put down to a decline in midfield defensive pressure which saw opponents able to score heavily from stoppages.[43] Overall, across what was an unusually even home-and-away season in which only the bottom four clubs failed to reach at least an 11–12 record, Carlton was 4–4 in eight matches against the top five, 4–5 in ten matches against the clubs who finished 6th to 14th (who all won between eleven and fourteen games), and 5–1 against the bottom four.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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Op | Friday, 8 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 12.13 (85) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 1 point[44] | The Gabba (A) | 33,367 | 4th |
1 | Thursday, 14 March (7:30 pm) | Richmond | 12.14 (86) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 5 points[45] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 83,881 | 4th |
2 | Bye | 7th | ||||||
3 | Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | 21.11 (137) | Won by 56 points[46] | Marvel Stadium (A) | 47,565 | 6th |
4 | Saturday, 6 April (3:50 pm) | Fremantle | 9.9 (63) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 10 points[47] | Adelaide Oval (N) | 45,970 D/H | 4th |
5 | Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm) | Adelaide | 14.14 (98) | 16.4 (100) | Lost by 2 points[48] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 46,283 | 6th |
6 | Saturday, 20 April (4:35 pm) | GWS | 17.15 (117) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 19 points[49] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,474 | 4th |
7 | Saturday, 27 April (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 18.10 (118) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 13 points[50] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 87,775 | 6th |
8 | Friday, 3 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 12.7 (79) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 6 points[51] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 88,362 | 8th |
9 | Thursday, 9 May (7:30 pm) | Melbourne | 12.5 (77) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 1 point[52] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 58,472 | 7th |
10 | Friday, 17 May (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 17.15 (117) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 52 points[53] | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 44,047 | 10th |
11 | Saturday, 25 May (1:45 pm) | Gold Coast | 15.12 (102) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 29 points[54] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 39,597 | 8th |
12 | Thursday, 30 May (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | 10.11 (71) | 16.11 (107) | Won by 36 points[55] | Adelaide Oval (A) | 40,532 | 5th |
13 | Sunday, 9 June (7:20 pm) | Essendon | 9.16 (70) | 15.6 (96) | Won by 26 points[56] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 88,510 | 2nd |
14 | Bye | 2nd | ||||||
15 | Friday, 21 June (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 21.12 (138) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 63 points[57] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 75,218 | 2nd |
16 | Sunday, 30 June (3:20 pm) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | 20.11 (131) | Won by 61 points[58] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 58,298 | 2nd |
17 | Friday, 6 July (7:30 pm) | GWS | 18.8 (116) | 16.8 (104) | Lost by 12 points[36] | Sydney Showground Stadium (A) | 11,730 | 2nd |
18 | Saturday, 13 July (4:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.16 (100) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 14 points[59] | Marvel Stadium (A) | 45,387 | 2nd |
19 | Sunday, 21 July (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | 14.4 (88) | Won by 19 points[60] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,014 | 2nd |
20 | Friday, 26 July (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 9.11 (65) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 14 points[37] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,500 | 4th |
21 | Saturday, 3 August (7:20 pm) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 3 points[38] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 86,879 | 8th |
22 | Sunday, 11 August (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 5.8 (38) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 74 points[39] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 84,773 | 9th |
23 | Sunday, 18 August (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 4.10 (34) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 65 points[61] | Optus Stadium (A) | 48,455 | 8th |
24 | Sunday, 25 August (3:20 pm) | St Kilda | 11.8 (74) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 2 points[41] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 43,843 | 8th |
The pre-finals bye allowed Carlton the chance to get six players back from its late-season injury list.[62] Carlton was thoroughly beaten early in the elimination final, Brisbane at one stage leading 9.6 (60) to 0.0 (0) before Carlton's first score late in the second quarter; five goals in a row brought the margin back to about five goals midway through the third quarter, but Carlton couldn't bring the margin much closer than that and lost by 28 points.[63]
Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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First Elimination Final | Saturday, 7 September (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.15 (99) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 28 points [63] | The Gabba (A) | 35,660 |
At the 2024 Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame dinner on 18 March, three players were inducted into the Hall of Fame:[72]
Additionally, to celebrate the club's 160th season, a special contingent of historical inductees representing the club's early history were inducted. As of 6 May, the inductees announced are:[73]
The club's AFL Women's 2024 squad is given below, correct as of 7 April 2024. From 2023, Carlton lost inaugural AFL Women's player Phoebe McWilliams, who retired after eight seasons in the league and two with Carlton;[74] traded Paige Trudgeon and Annie Lee;[75] and delisted Imogen Milford, Daisy Walker and Chloe Wrigley.[76] Carlton gained three-year Collingwood player Tarni Brown, five-year Western Bulldogs player Celine Moody, and Port Adelaide's Yasmin Duursma in trades;[75] and Lila Keck and Meg Robertson in the draft.[77]
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Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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1 | Sunday, 1 September (1:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn | 9.12 (66) | 4.4 (28) | Lost by 38 points[78] | Kinetic Stadium (A) | 2,794 | 15th |
2 | Sunday, 8 September (1:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast | 5.8 (38) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 1 point[79] | Great Barrier Reef Arena (A) | 1,319 | 14th |
3 | Saturday, 14 September (2:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Geelong | 4.5 (29) | 0.5 (5) | Won by 24 points[80] | Ikon Park (H) | 2,417 |
Carlton fielded reserves teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2024 season.
Carlton's men's reserves team contested its seventh VFL season; and its 87th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.
Club head of development Luke Power continued as reserves coach for the second season. VFL-listed players newly signed to team included: former AFL senior players Lachie Young (Western Bulldogs/North Melbourne) and Tom Phillips (Collingwood/Hawthorn); and Ollie Badr, Kristian Ferronato, Jess Gedi, Luca Goonan, Bailey Lambert, Luke Nelson, Flynn Riley, Michael Rudd, Tyson Sruk and Callum Verrall. Retained from 2023 were Noah Barnes, Jed Brereton, Ned Cahill, Patrick Dozzi, Hayden Gill, Darcy Hogg, Blake Kuipers, Jack Lefroy, Michael Lewis, Zavier Maher, Jack Maruff, Liam McMahon, Aiden “AJ” Mills, Hugo Nosiara, Logan Prout, Heath Ramshaw, Archie Stevens, Lachie Swaney and Will White. Lachie Young and Lachie Swaney were appointed co-captains following the departure of 2023 captain Ben Crocker.[81]
Carlton's reserves had an unsuccessful season, finishing 19th of 21 teams with a win–loss record of 4–14.[82]
The club fielded a team in the VFL Women's competition for the sixth time. The club's AFL Women's senior assistant coach Glenn Strachan took over from Tom Stafford as VFL Women's senior coach, after the latter had served two seasons in the role.[83] Octavia di Donato and Eliza Wood were appointed co-captains, each for the first time.[84]
Carlton finished 9th out of 12 premiership-eligible teams with a win-loss record of 5–9.[85] Eliza Wood won the team's best and fairest award.[86]
Welcome to Carlton, Rob Monahan and Matt Duffy.
Paddy Dow and Nick Coffield have joined the Saints and Bulldogs as part of a four-club deal