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Carlton Football Club
2021 season
PresidentMark LoGiudice
CoachDavid Teague
Captain(s)Patrick Cripps
Sam Docherty
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
(Training and administrative: Ikon Park)
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 AFL season will be the 125th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Carlton Football Club, and the fifth AFL Women's season contested by its senior women's team.

Club summary

The 2021 AFL season will be the 125th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it will also be the 124th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.

Contractually, Carlton's primary home ground will continue to be the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with many games also to have been played at Marvel Stadium, and traditional home ground Ikon Park to serve as the training and administrative base. The club will field its women's team in the fifth season of the AFL Women's competition, and Ikon Park will serve as the home ground for AFL Women's matches. Restrictions associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic meant that crowds were often restricted to well short of the grounds' maximum capacities.

Carlton terminated its alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League in March 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the coronavirus pandemic; and will re-establish its reserves team for the first time since 2002, which will contest its fourth overall season in the VFL.[1]

For the fourth consecutive season, the club set a new membership, surpassing the 2020 total of 67,035 members on 1 February. The club became debt-free for the first time since financing the construction of Ikon Park's Legends' Stand in 1996, having cleared $7 million in debt since 2017, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The club also ceased to accept financial assistance from the AFL.[2]

Senior personnel

Mark Lo Giudice continued as club president, a role he had held since mid-2014.

David Teague continued in his second full season as appointed senior coach, having also served a half-season as caretaker in 2019. The coaching panel was reduced in size as a result of seeking cost savings and meeting the AFL's soft spending cap due to the coronavirus pandemic, which saw head of coaching performance Henry Playfair,[3] former Northern Blues senior head coach Josh Fraser,[4] development coach Jason Davenport,[5] and specialist coaches Saverio Rocca, Hamish McIntosh and Greg Williams were all made redundant.[6] Added to the club's coaching panel in the new development role as leader of the Carlton College of Sport Development Program and Carlton Academy coach was former Western Jets and Hawthorn development coach Torin Baker.[7]

Squad for 2021

The following is Carlton's squad for the 2021 season.

Statistics are correct as of end of 2020 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List[8]
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2020) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2020) Goals (end 2020)
1 Victoria (state) Jack Silvagni 194 89 17 December 1997 23 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 63 47
2 Victoria (state) Paddy Dow 187 83 16 October 1999 21 2018 Bendigo (U18) 42 15
3 Victoria (state) Marc Murphy (lg) 180 80 19 September 1987 33 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 285 189
4 Victoria (state) Lochie O'Brien 185 78 18 September 1999 21 2018 Bendigo (U18) 36 10
5 Western Australia Sam Petrevski-Seton 182 78 19 February 1998 22 2017 Claremont 80 19
6 New South Wales Zac Williams 185 84 20 September 1994 26 2013 GWS Academy, GWS 113 27
8 Victoria (state) Lachie Fogarty 180 76 1 April 1999 21 2018 Western (U18), Geelong 23 6
9 Western Australia Patrick Cripps (c) 195 92 18 March 1995 25 2014 East Fremantle 118 54
10 Victoria (state) Harry McKay 204 99 24 December 1997 23 2017 Gippsland (U18) 48 71
11 Western Australia Mitch McGovern 191 93 11 October 1994 26 2016 Claremont, Adelaide 76 98
12 Victoria (state) Tom de Koning 203 97 16 July 1999 21 2018 Dandenong (U18) 9 1
13 Victoria (state) Liam Stocker 184 83 23 January 2000 20 2019 Sandringham (U18) 5 0
14 Tasmania Liam Jones (lg) 199 97 24 February 1991 29 2010 North Hobart, Western Bulldogs 142 84
15 Victoria (state) Sam Docherty (c) 187 87 18 October 1993 27 2013 Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions 108 14
16 Western Australia Jack Carroll 187 79 20 December 2002 18 – East Fremantle – –
17 Victoria (state) Brodie Kemp 192 89 1 May 2001 19 – Bendigo (U18) – –
18 Victoria (state) Sam Walsh (lg) 184 80 2 July 2000 20 2019 Geelong (U18) 39 14
20 Victoria (state) Lachie Plowman 193 90 11 September 1994 26 2013 Calder (U18), GWS 110 1
21 Western Australia Jack Martin 186 82 29 January 1995 25 2014 Claremont, Gold Coast 112 93
22 Victoria (state) Caleb Marchbank 193 93 7 December 1996 24 2015 Murray (U18), GWS 48 0
23 Victoria (state) Jacob Weitering (lg) 196 98 23 November 1997 23 2016 Dandenong (U18) 93 10
24 Victoria (state) Nic Newman 187 83 15 January 1993 27 2017 Frankston, Sydney 53 14
25 Western Australia Zac Fisher 177 75 15 June 1998 22 2017 Perth 63 27
27 Victoria (state) Marc Pittonet 202 105 3 June 1996 24 2016 Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn 20 0
28 Victoria (state) David Cuningham 185 85 30 March 1997 23 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 37 20
29 South Australia Corey Durdin 173 72 14 February 2002 18 – Central District – –
30 Victoria (state) Charlie Curnow 192 96 3 February 1997 23 2016 Geelong (U18) 58 77
31 Victoria (state) Tom Williamson 190 85 12 December 1998 23 2017 North Ballarat (U18) 32 2
32 Victoria (state) Jack Newnes 186 82 24 February 1993 27 2012 Northern (U18) 172 68
33 Victoria (state) Sam Ramsay 180 72 21 March 2001 19 — Calder (U18) – –
34 Victoria (state) Sam Philp 185 80 4 August 2001 19 2020 Northern (U18) 2 1
35 Victoria (state) Ed Curnow (lg) 180 85 7 November 1989 31 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 182 40
40 Victoria (state) Michael Gibbons 175 75 15 May 1995 25 2019 Williamstown 36 27
41 Victoria (state) Levi Casboult 201 101 15 March 1990 30 2012 Dandenong (U18) 141 148
42 Victoria (state) Adam Saad 178 78 23 July 1994 26 2015 Calder (U18), Coburg, Gold Coast, Essendon 109 8
43 Victoria (state) Will Setterfield 192 87 5 February 1998 22 2017 Sandringham (U18), GWS 36 10
Rookie List[8]
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
7 New South Wales Matthew Kennedy 190 88 6 April 1997 23 2016 Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS 48 23
19 Victoria (state) Eddie Betts 174 74 26 November 1986 34 2005 Calder (U18), Adelaide 331 613
26 New South Wales Luke Parks 189 93 18 April 2001 19 – Sydney Academy, Glenelg – –
36 Victoria (state) Josh Honey 184 79 17 October 2001 19 2020 Western (U18) 1 0
46 Victoria (state) Matthew Cottrell 181 72 29 February 2000 20 2020 Dandenong (U18) 5 2
Senior coaching panel[9]
State Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Victoria (state) David Teague Senior coach 2008 Carlton (d), Northern Bullants (s), West Coast (a), St Kilda (a), Adelaide (a)
Victoria (state) Luke Power Head of development 2020 GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager
Victoria (state) John Barker Assistant coach (stoppages) 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a)
Victoria (state) Cameron Bruce Assistant Coach (forward) 2018 Hawthorn (a)
Victoria (state) Dale Amos Assistant Coach (defence) 2016 South Barwon (s), Geelong (a), Geelong reserves (s)
Victoria (state) Daniel O'Keefe Development Coach (Midfield), Reserves coach 2020 Geelong Falcons (s), Geelong reserves (a)
Victoria (state) Brent Stanton Development Coach (Midfield and transition) 2018
Victoria (state) Torin Baker Carlton College of Sport and Academy coach 2021 Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d)
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (dvc) denotes deputy vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
  • 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 2019 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2020 National Draft.

The club lost two of its four most experienced players to retirement at the end of 2020: Kade Simpson retired after 18 seasons and 342 games, the third most in club history; and Matthew Kreuzer retired after 13 seasons and 189 games, having missed all but the first match in 2020 with injury.

In

Player Former Club League via
New South Wales Zac Williams GWS AFL Restricted free agent signing; GWS received a first round draft pick as compensation.[10]
Victoria (state) Lachie Fogarty Geelong AFL AFL trade period, received along with a second-round draft selection (provisionally No. 38), in exchange for a higher second-round draft selection and a third-round draft selection (provisionally No. 30 and 51 respectively)[11]
Victoria (state) Adam Saad Essendon AFL AFL trade period, received along with a third-round draft selection and a fourth-round draft selection (provisionally No. 48 and 78), in exchange for a first-round draft selection and a fifth-round draft selection (provisionally No. 8 and 87)[12]
South Australia Corey Durdin Central District SANFL AFL National Draft, second round selection (No. 37 overall)
Western Australia Jack Carroll East Fremantle WAFL AFL National Draft, second round selection (No. 41 overall)
New South Wales Luke Parks Glenelg SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round selection (No. 8 overall)

Out

Player New Club League via
Victoria (state) Matthew Kreuzer Retired[13]
Victoria (state) Kade Simpson Retired[14]
Victoria (state) Darcy Lang Waratah[15] NTFL Delisted after the season[16]
Victoria (state) Ben Silvagni Sydney reserves[17] VFL Delisted after the season[16]
Victoria (state) Finbar O'Dwyer Delisted after the season[16]
Victoria (state) Hugh Goddard Delisted from the rookie list after the season[16]
New South Wales Harrison Macreadie Williamstown[18] VFL Delisted after the trade period[19]
Victoria (state) Cameron Polson Williamstown[18] VFL Delisted after the trade period[19]
Victoria (state) Fraser Phillips Delisted from the rookie list after the trade period[16]
Victoria (state) Callum Moore Delisted from the rookie list after the trade period,[16] but remained on the club's train-on list through the offseason.

List management

Player Change
Victoria (state) Michael Gibbons Elevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[20]
New South Wales Matthew Kennedy Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list.[19]
Victoria (state) Eddie Betts Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list.[21]
Victoria (state) Zavier Maher
Victoria (state) Oscar McDonald
Victoria (state) Callum Moore		 All three players received permission to train with Carlton during the 2021 pre-season ahead of the supplemental selection period;[22]


AFL Women's

Squad

Most significant among the list changes in the women's team for the 2021 season was the loss of foundation player Sarah Hosking to Richmond, and the acquisition of former Melbourne captain Elise O'Dea – both in trades.[23][24] The club's highest draft pick, No. 12, went to the recruitment of Mimi Hill.

The club's 2021 squad is given below.

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

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 20210202102952
Source(s): Senior list, Coaching staff


Season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 28 January (7:15 pm) Template:AFLW Col 4.3 (27) 5.3 (33) Lost by 6 points[25] Ikon Park (H) 6,712 9th

Reserves

Carlton fielded reserves teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2021 season.

Men's

After having an eighteen season reserves alignment with the Northern Bullants\Blues club in the Victorian Football League, Carlton terminated the agreement in March 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, the club re-established its own reserves team for the first time since 2002.[1] The reserves team will contest its fourth VFL season, having previously contested the 2000–2002 seasons; and its 85th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.

Daniel O'Keefe, who had joined the club as a development coach in 2020, will take the role as the reserves coach. New players signed to the club's VFL list included former AFL players James Parsons (Geelong), Ben Crocker (Adelaide/Collingwood)[26] and Ryley Stoddart (Sydney); former AFL-listed players Tom North (Fremantle), Harry Reynolds (Sydney), Cody Hirst (Sydney) and Toby Wooller (Brisbane);[27] as well as Alex Cincotta, Daniel Guccione, Cooper Stephens, Stefan Radovanovic, Lachie Potter, Aaron Gundry, Lachie Bond and Edward Delany.[28]

Women's

The club will field a team in the VFL Women's competition for the third time, after the competition's one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic. The scheduling of the competition shifted in 2021, now running concurrently with the AFL Women's season rather than after it, meaning that the team will function as a reserves team, rather than a senior team at state level.[29][30]

References

  1. ^ a b Paul Amy (29 October 2020). "Twenty-two teams to line up in the VFL next year". Leader. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Carlton to eliminate debt, break membership record in historic day". Carlton Football Club. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ Josh Barnes (13 August 2020). "Henry Playfair considering his options in football after being made redundant by Carlton". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Blues express heartfelt thanks to Fraser, Brennan". Carlton Football Club. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Davenport takes NAB League role". KRock. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ Mitch Cleary; Callum Twomey (22 May 2020). "How your coaching team will look after COVID-19 changes". Australian Football League. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Torin Baker". Carlton Football Club. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Senior Players List". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Coaching panel". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Zac's a Blue: Carlton adds speed, GWS gets a top pick". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Blue skies ahead as Fog leaves Geelong". AFL Media. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Standoff over: Blues, Bombers finally agree on Saad trade". AFL Media. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Big Blue to call time – injuries get the better of former No.1 draft pick". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ Jourdan Canil (15 September 2020). "342 and out: Carlton warrior calls it a day after 18-year career". Australian Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ Alex Baird (2 December 2020). "Ex-AFL footballer joins mates up north". Colac Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Peter Ryan (21 September 2020). "Ben Silvagni among four delisted, Cripps faces shoulder surgery". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ^ Ben Cotton (21 January 2021). "Silvagni finds new home". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Seagulls sign ex-Blue Harrison Macreadie". Williamstown Football Club. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. ^ a b c {{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/524831/tough-mid-set-for-rookie-lifeline-as-blues-delist-four-more%7Cauthor=Riley Beveridge|title=Tough mid set for rookie lifeline as Blues delist four more|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=20 November 2020|publisher=Australian Football League]}
  20. ^ "Gibbons signs on to senior list". Carlton Football Club. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Carlton places Eddie Betts on Blues' rookie list ahead of 2021 AFL season". ABC. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  22. ^ Cristian Filippo (18 December 2020). "Carlton confirms three train-on players". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  23. ^ "O'Dea and Guerin become Game Changers". Carlton. Telstra Media. 6 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Hosking becomes a Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  25. ^ Sarah Black (28 January 2021). "Season-opening stunner: Pies shock Blues with upset win". Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Crocker becomes a 'Bagger". Carlton Football Club. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Blues announce eight reserves signings". Carlton Football Club. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Carlton Reserves make another six signings". Carlton Football Club. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Port Melbourne joins VFLW, competition start date locked in". AFL Women's. 29 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Richmond form Port Melbourne alignment for 2021 VFLW season". Richmond FC. 27 October 2020.
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