2020 Carlton Football Club season
2020 season | |||
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President | Mark LoGiudice | ||
Coach | David Teague | ||
Captain(s) | Patrick Cripps Sam Docherty | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground (Training and administrative: Ikon Park) | ||
AFL Women's | Preliminary finallist | ||
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The 2020 AFL season is the 124th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Carlton Football Club, and the fourth AFL Women's season contested by its senior women's team. The season is set to be disrupted, and at least partially curtailed, by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The women's team reached the preliminary finals of the 2020 AFL Women's finals series, before season was cancelled without the premiership being awarded.
Club summary
The 2020 AFL season is the 124th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it is also the 124rd season contested by the Carlton Football Club. Contractually, Carlton's primary home ground continued to be the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with many games also to have been played at Marvel Stadium, and traditional home ground Ikon Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base; however, due the coronavirus pandemic forcing games to be moved out of Victoria, the club hosted games at Metricon Stadium and the Gabba in Queensland and Optus Stadium in Perth, hosted no games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and used the Mercure Gold Coast as a training base for much of the season.[1]
The club fielded its women's team in the fourth season of the AFL Women's competition, running in February and March, and Ikon Park served as the home ground for AFL Women's matches. Carlton continued its alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League through the pre-season; but terminated the alignment on 26 March as a cost-saving measure during the coronavirus pandemic; as with all AFL clubs, Carlton had no reserves team or affiliation during the season, and reserves players were restricted to playing scratch matches against other AFL clubs.[2] The VFL Women's season was cancelled due to the pandemic, so the club's VFL Women's team did not compete.[3]
Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008,[4] and airline Virgin Australia, which had upgraded from a secondary sponsor to a major sponsor during the 2017 season,[5] continued as the club's two major sponsors, under deals in place until 2022;[6] the latter sponsorship remains in place, despite the airline going into administration during the coronavirus pandemic.[7] The club's long term on- and off-field apparel deal with Nike, which had been in place since 1998,[8][9] came to an end in October 2019,[10] and the club signed a new 10-year apparel deal with PUMA.[11]
The club will again achieve a record membership in 2020, exceeding the full-year 2019 record of 64,269 members in early March, before the season had even begun – as well as before the curtailment of the season was announced.[12] This was the club's third consecutive huge increase in membership numbers, having increased from 50,130 to a then-record 56,005 members in 2018, then to another record of 64,269 in 2019.[13]
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, eight days prior to the scheduled start of the men's premiership season and prior to Round 6 of the women's season.
Carlton's season endured the following disruptions and special arrangements:
- The men's season was suspended after Round 1, and will be shortened from the originally scheduled 22 matches to no more than 17 matches.[14] The season did not restart until 11 June.[15]
- The team was forced to temporarily relocate away from Victoria after Round 5, due to interstate travel restrictions placed on Victorians during the state's second wave of the virus in July.[16] The club set up a base at the Mercure Gold Coast hub in south-east Queensland starting from Round 6, and travelled to Perth for a one-month hub from Round 9 to 12.[1]
- The women's home-and-away season was shortened from eight matches to six. Three weeks of finals were to follow, but only one was played before the season was cancelled.[17]
- Matches were played in empty stadiums, or in front of restricted-sized crowds, in response to government-imposed restrictions imposed on public gatherings.[18][19]
- The start of the 2020 VFL season was delayed,[20] before AFL-listed players were excluded from competing in state league competitions altogether, to keep players in the fully professional environment for tighter medical and quarantine controls.[21] As a result, Carlton reserves players were restricted only to training, or playing scratch matches against other AFL clubs.[2]
Carlton, along with all AFL clubs, were forced to find significant cost savings to cover the loss of revenue, which in Carlton's case included gate and broadcast revenue from closed and cancelled games, as well as gaming revenue as a result of non-essential venue closures across the country;[22] the club is also expected to suffer financially as a result of joint major sponsor Virgin Australia being placed into administration, itself severely affected by travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic, although the club's partnership with Virgin will continue as long as the airline operates.[7]
Among the cost saving decisions, Carlton ended its 18-year association with its VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues, in late March; the club had been investing significant money in building up the club as a development ground for its reserves and a senior development pathway for the northern suburbs; but with money tight, opted to end the affiliation and adopt a lower-cost strategy of re-establishing a stand-alone reserves team, which would contest the VFL at the next opportunity. The Northern Blues club, which was entirely dependent on Carlton's financial support to remain viable as an entity, was immediately wound up.[23] As with all other clubs, most of the club's workforce was stood down during the height of the pandemic.[24]
During July, while based interstate, the club was fined $45,000 for an inadvertent breach of COVID-19 protocols when one member of the travelling party sought childcare services outside the league's quarantine bubble.[25]
Senior Personnel
Mark LoGiudice continued as club president, a role he has held since June 2014.[26]
David Teague entered his first full season as the appointed senior coach of the club, having served as caretaker during the second half of 2019 after Brendon Bolton was sacked.[27] Teague was appointed senior coach on a three-year contract with two rounds remaining in the 2019 season.[28] To the coaching panel over the preseason were added: Sydney assistant coach Henry Playfair, who became head of coaching performance; AFL Academy manager Luke Power, who became head of development; and Geelong Falcons coach Daniel O'Keefe in a development coaching role.[29] Power replaced Shane Watson, who departed after four years with the club.[30] Following the trade and draft periods, general manager of List Management and Strategy Stephen Silvagni departed the club after five years in the role.[31] The financial pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the termination of the affiliation with the Northern Blues, resulted in Northern coach Josh Fraser being terminated.
Patrick Cripps and Sam Docherty continued in their roles as joint captains for the second consecutive season.[32]
Squad for 2020
The following is Carlton's squad for the 2020 season.
Statistics are correct as of end of 2019 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.
Senior List[33] | ||||||||||
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No. | State | Player | Hgt (cm) | Wgt (kg) | Date of Birth | Age (end 2019) | AFL Debut | Recruited from | Games (end 2019) | Goals (end 2018) |
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Jack Silvagni | 194 | 89 | 17 December 1997 | 22 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18) | 60 | 45 |
2 | ![]() |
Paddy Dow | 187 | 83 | 16 October 1999 | 20 | 2018 | Bendigo (U18) | 39 | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Marc Murphy (lg) | 180 | 80 | 19 September 1987 | 32 | 2006 | Oakleigh (U18) | 267 | 185 |
4 | ![]() |
Lochie O'Brien | 185 | 78 | 18 September 1999 | 20 | 2018 | Bendigo (U18) | 35 | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
Sam Petrevski-Seton | 182 | 78 | 19 February 1998 | 21 | 2017 | Claremont | 64 | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Kade Simpson (lg) | 183 | 75 | 5 May 1984 | 35 | 2003 | Eastern (U18) | 335 | 138 |
7 | ![]() |
Matthew Kennedy | 190 | 88 | 6 April 1997 | 22 | 2016 | Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS | 41 | 21 |
8 | ![]() |
Matthew Kreuzer | 200 | 101 | 13 May 1989 | 30 | 2008 | Northern (U18) | 188 | 94 |
9 | ![]() |
Patrick Cripps (c) | 195 | 92 | 18 March 1995 | 24 | 2014 | East Fremantle | 101 | 47 |
10 | ![]() |
Harry McKay | 204 | 99 | 24 December 1997 | 22 | 2017 | Gippsland (U18) | 35 | 50 |
11 | ![]() |
Mitch McGovern | 191 | 93 | 11 October 1994 | 25 | 2016 | Claremont, Adelaide | 64 | 89 |
12 | ![]() |
Tom de Koning | 203 | 97 | 16 July 1999 | 20 | 2018 | Dandenong (U18) | 2 | 1 |
13 | ![]() |
Liam Stocker | 184 | 83 | 23 January 2000 | 19 | 2019 | Sandringham (U18) | 5 | 0 |
14 | ![]() |
Liam Jones | 199 | 97 | 24 February 1991 | 28 | 2010 | North Hobart, Western Bulldogs | 125 | 84 |
15 | ![]() |
Sam Docherty (c) | 187 | 87 | 18 October 1993 | 26 | 2013 | Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions | 92 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
Darcy Lang | 183 | 83 | 21 November 1995 | 24 | 2014 | Geelong (U18), Geelong | 63 | 42 |
17 | ![]() |
Brodie Kemp | 192 | 89 | 1 May 2001 | 18 | – | Bendigo (U18) | – | – |
18 | ![]() |
Sam Walsh | 184 | 80 | 2 July 2000 | 19 | 2019 | Geelong (U18) | 22 | 6 |
19 | ![]() |
Eddie Betts | 174 | 74 | 26 November 1986 | 33 | 2005 | Calder (U18), Adelaide | 316 | 600 |
20 | ![]() |
Lachie Plowman | 193 | 90 | 11 September 1994 | 25 | 2013 | Calder (U18), GWS | 94 | 1 |
21 | ![]() |
Jack Martin | 186 | 82 | 29 January 1995 | 24 | 2014 | Claremont, Gold Coast | 97 | 81 |
22 | ![]() |
Caleb Marchbank | 193 | 93 | 7 December 1996 | 23 | 2015 | Murray (U18), GWS | 48 | 0 |
23 | ![]() |
Jacob Weitering | 196 | 98 | 23 November 1997 | 22 | 2016 | Dandenong (U18) | 76 | 10 |
24 | ![]() |
Nic Newman | 187 | 83 | 15 January 1993 | 26 | 2017 | Frankston, Sydney | 54 | 18 |
25 | ![]() |
Zac Fisher | 177 | 75 | 15 June 1998 | 21 | 2017 | Perth | 55 | 21 |
26 | ![]() |
Harrison Macreadie | 198 | 92 | 11 April 1998 | 21 | 2017 | Henty | 9 | 0 |
27 | ![]() |
Marc Pittonet | 202 | 105 | 3 June 1996 | 23 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn | 7 | 0 |
28 | ![]() |
David Cuningham | 185 | 85 | 30 March 1997 | 22 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18) | 25 | 14 |
29 | ![]() |
Cameron Polson | 177 | 81 | 11 March 1998 | 21 | 2017 | Sandringham (U18) | 16 | 4 |
30 | ![]() |
Charlie Curnow | 192 | 96 | 3 February 1997 | 22 | 2016 | Geelong (U18) | 58 | 77 |
31 | ![]() |
Tom Williamson | 190 | 85 | 12 December 1998 | 22 | 2017 | North Ballarat (U18) | 17 | 1 |
32 | ![]() |
Jack Newnes | 186 | 82 | 24 February 1993 | 26 | 2012 | Northern (U18) | 155 | 55 |
33 | ![]() |
Sam Ramsay | 180 | 72 | 21 March 2001 | 18 | — | Calder (U18) | – | – |
34 | ![]() |
Sam Philp | 185 | 80 | 4 August 2001 | 18 | — | Northern (U18) | – | – |
35 | ![]() |
Ed Curnow (lg) | 180 | 85 | 7 November 1989 | 30 | 2011 | Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill | 165 | 36 |
37 | ![]() |
Ben Silvagni | 196 | 87 | 7 May 2000 | 19 | – | Oakleigh (U18) | – | – |
38 | ![]() |
Finbar O'Dwyer | 192 | 76 | 24 July 2000 | 19 | – | Murray (U18) | – | – |
41 | ![]() |
Levi Casboult | 201 | 101 | 15 March 1990 | 29 | 2012 | Dandenong (U18) | 124 | 132 |
43 | ![]() |
Will Setterfield | 192 | 87 | 5 February 1998 | 21 | 2017 | Sandringham (U18), GWS | 20 | 6 |
Rookie List[33] | ||||||||||
No. | State | Player | Hgt | Wgt | Date of Birth | Age | Debut | Recruited from | Games | Goals |
40 | ![]() |
Michael Gibbons | 175 | 75 | 15 May 1995 | 24 | 2019 | Williamstown | 21 | 16 |
44 | ![]() |
Matthew Owies | 179 | 84 | 19 March 1997 | 22 | – | St Kevin's, Seattle Redhawks | – | – |
45 | ![]() |
Hugh Goddard | 198 | 94 | 24 August 1996 | 23 | 2015 | Geelong (U18), St Kilda | 12 | 1 |
46 | ![]() |
Matthew Cottrell | 181 | 72 | 29 February 2000 | 19 | – | Dandenong (U18) | – | – |
47 | ![]() |
Callum Moore | 193 | 92 | 3 September 1996 | 23 | 2016 | Calder (U18), Richmond | 8 | 5 |
Senior coaching panel[34] | ||||||||||
State | Coach | Coaching position | Carlton Coaching debut | Former clubs as coach | ||||||
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David Teague | Senior coach | 2008 | Carlton (d), Northern Bullants (s), West Coast (a), St Kilda (a), Adelaide (a) | ||||||
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Henry Playfair | Head of coaching performance | 2020 | Sydney (a), St Kilda (a) | ||||||
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Luke Power | Head of development | 2020 | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager | ||||||
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John Barker | Assistant coach (stoppages) | 2011 | St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a) | ||||||
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Cameron Bruce | Assistant Coach (forward) | 2018 | Hawthorn (a) | ||||||
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Dale Amos | Assistant Coach (defence) | 2016 | South Barwon (s), Geelong (a), Geelong reserves (s) | ||||||
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Josh Fraser | Northern Blues senior coach (Until March) |
2016 | Gold Coast reserves (s) | ||||||
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Jason Davenport | Development Coach (Forwards) | 2018 | North Shore (s) | ||||||
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Daniel O'Keefe | Development Coach (Midfield) | 2020 | Geelong Falcons (s), Geelong reserves (a) | ||||||
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Brent Stanton | Development Coach (Midfield and transition) | 2018 | |||||||
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Saverio Rocca | Specialist Coach (goalkicking) | 2017 | |||||||
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Hamish McIntosh | Specialist Coach (ruck) | 2019 |
- 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 2019 National Draft.
The club was active in negotiations during the trading period, although ultimately executed only three trades for low picks, which included the return of life member Eddie Betts, returning to the club after six years with Adelaide. The club was involved in negotiations to secure Tom Papley from Sydney, but the deal was partly contingent on Sydney securing Essendon's Joe Daniher in a separate trade which ultimately fell through.[35] Carlton also negotiated actively with Gold Coast to trade for uncontracted Jack Martin, offering a second-round draft pick and unable to meet Gold Coast's demands of a first round draft pick;[36] Martin then walked out on the Suns, and Carlton signed him on a five-year $3m contract through the pre-season draft – with the contract heavily front-ended in such a way that Gold Coast, who had an earlier selection in the draft but insufficient salary cap space, couldn't redraft him.[37]
In
Player | Former Club | League | via |
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Adelaide | AFL | AFL trade period, in exchange for a fourth-round draft selection in the 2019 National Draft.[38] |
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Hawthorn | AFL | AFL trade period, gained along with a fourth round draft pick (provisionally No. 61), in exchange for a third round draft pick and a later fourth round draft (provisionally No. 54 and 63).[39] |
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St Kilda | AFL | Delisted free agent signing.[40] |
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Bendigo (U18) | NAB League | AFL National Draft, first round selection (No. 17 overall)[41] |
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Northern (U18) | NAB League | AFL National Draft, second round selection (No. 20 overall)[41] |
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Calder (U18) | NAB League | AFL National Draft, third round selection (No. 47 overall)[41] |
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Gold Coast | AFL | AFL Pre-season Draft, first round selection (No. 1 overall).[42] |
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Richmond | AFL | Recruited to the rookie list during the supplemental selection period.[43] |
Out
Player | New Club | League | via |
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Montmorency[44] | Northern FL | Retired[45] |
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Werribee[46] | VFL | Delisted at the end of the season[47] |
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Delisted at the end of the season[47] | ||
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St Kevin's Old Boys[48] | VAFA | Delisted at the end of the season[47] |
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East Perth[49] | WAFL | Delisted at the end of the season[47] |
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North Adelaide[50] | SANFL | Delisted from the rookie list at the end of the season[47] |
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Essendon | AFL | AFL trade period, traded along with two fourth round draft picks (provisionally No. 61 and 72), in exchange for two higher fourth-round draft picks (provisionally No. 57 and 70) |
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Box Hill[51] | VFL | Delisted after the trade period.[52] |
List management
Player | Change |
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AFL Trade Period | Received a third round draft pick (provisionally No. 48) from Sydney in exchange for a later third round draft pick and a fourth round draft pick (provisionally No. 54 and 63).[53] |
National Draft | Bid for Fremantle Academy player Liam Henry with the No. 9 draft selection; the bid was matched by Fremantle.[41] |
National Draft | Bid for GWS Academy player Tom Green with the No. 10 draft selection; the bid was matched by GWS.[41] |
2019 National Draft live trading | Gained a first round draft selection (No. 17) and a second round draft selection (No. 22) from Gold Coast in exchange for a higher first round draft selection (No. 11).[54] Pick 22 was then on-traded to Port Adelaide along with a fourth-round draft selection (No. 55) in exchange for a higher second-round selection (No. 20).[55] |
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All four players received permission to train with Carlton during the 2020 pre-season ahead of the supplemental selection period;[56] Moore was ultimately added to the club's rookie list. |
Season summary
Pre-season
The club played three full-length practice matches in the lead-up to the season and prior to the announcement of the season's curtailment. The matches against Fremantle and Brisbane were scheduled as part of the Marsh Community Series, and the match against Collingwood was arranged between the clubs in late January with the gold coin entry donation fee serving as a fundraiser for the 2019–20 Australian bushfire relief effort.[57]
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||
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Thursday, 20 February (4:00 pm) | Collingwood | 16.10 (106) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 32 points[58] | Ikon Park (H) | N/A |
Saturday, 29 February (7:10 pm) | Fremantle | 13.12 (90) | 5.13 (43) | Lost by 47 points[59] | David Grays Arena (A) | 5,127 |
Sunday, 8 March (6:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 10.6 (66) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 45 points[60] | Ikon Park (H) | 7,148 |
Home and away season
Owing to the curtailment of the AFL season and uncertainty in the fixture, portions of the fixture were gradually released during the year, and sometimes changed at short notice. Short notice fixture changes which affected Carlton were:
- On the Monday prior to Round 5, Carlton's Saturday game against St Kilda was rescheduled to Thursday night, to fill the television timeslot left by a cancelled Richmond vs West Coast match; the venue was changed from the Melbourne Cricket Ground to Marvel Stadium.[61]
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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1 | Thursday, 19 March (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 16.9 (105) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 24 points[62] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Closed | 13th |
2 | Saturday, 13 June (4:35 pm) | Melbourne | 7.11 (53) | 8.6 (54) | Lost by 1 point[63] | Marvel Stadium (H) | Closed | 16th |
3 | Saturday, 20 June (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 11.11 (77) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 2 points[64] | GMHBA Stadium (A) | Closed | 13th |
4 | Saturday, 27 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 8.3 (51) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 1 point[65] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | Closed | 12th |
5 | Thursday, 2 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 18 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | Closed | 12th |
6 | Sunday, 12 July (6:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 16.7 (103) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 52 points[66] | Metricon Stadium (H) | 2,178 | 8th |
7 | Sunday, 19 July (1:05 pm) | Port Adelaide | 9.7 (61) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 3 points[67] | Gabba (H) | 3,510 | 11th |
8 | Saturday, 25 July (1:05 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.3 (57) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 7 points[68] | The Gabba (A) | 3,655 | 11th |
9 | Friday, 31 July (3:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 9.4 (58) | 14.5 (89) | Lost by 31 points[69] | Optus Stadium (H) | 12,304 | 12th |
10 | Bye | 13th | ||||||
11 | Sunday, 9 August (1.35 pm) | West Coast | 11.6 (72) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 22 points[70] | Optus Stadium (A) | 19,092 | 13th |
Team awards and records
- Game records and awards
Several marks in low scoring were set across the AFL during the season, in large part due to matches being played with 16 minute quarters instead of 20 minute quarters.
- Round 4 – Carlton's score of 7.10 (52) was its lowest winning score since Round 12, 1989.[71]
- Round 4 – the club won the Madden Cup as winners of its rivalry game against Essendon.[72]
- Game events
- Round 7 – Carlton lost by three points against Port Adelaide after Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) kicked a goal after the final siren. It was the first time Carlton had lost on an after-the-siren kick since Round 10, 2002.[67]
Individual awards and records
Other awards
- Club records
- Round 4 – Kade Simpson played his 329th senior game for the club, surpassing John Nicholls to become the player with the third-most games in the history of the club.
- Round 7 – Eddie Betts kicked his 300th goal for Carlton, becoming the 13th player to reach the milestone. In doing so, he became the third player in VFL/AFL history to have scored more than 300 goals for two different clubs – having also kicked 310 with Adelaide.[67]
- Representative honours
The following Carlton players were selected for representative teams during the 2020 season.
- In the State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match for the All-Stars: Eddie Betts and Patrick Cripps.[73][74]
Women's teams
AFL Women's
- Squad
Daniel Harford retained his position as senior coach of the team. With the departure of former captain Brianna Davey to Collingwood, Katie Loynes and Kerryn Harrington were appointed joint captains of the team for the 2020 season.[75]
The club's 2020 squad is given below. The number of games played and goals scored in the 2020 season is given in parentheses.[76]
Senior list | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 20200814221934 |
- Season
Carlton was placed in Conference B for the 2020 season. When the home-and-away season was cancelled after six rounds, Carlton finished second in the conference with a record of 5–1.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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1 | Friday, 7 February (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 2.2 (14) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 34 points[77] | Ikon Park (A) | 15,337 |
2 | Sunday, 16 February (3:10 pm) | Collingwood | 3.6 (24) | 6.3 (39) | Lost by 15 points[78] | Ikon Park (H) | 7,529 |
3 | Saturday, 22 February (3:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 4.6 (30) | 8.3 (51) | Won by 21 points[79] | VU Whitten Oval (A) | 8,259 |
4 | Sunday, 1 March (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 4.4 (28) | 5.6 (36) | Won by 8 points[80] | Hisense Stadium (A) | 7,281 |
5 | Saturday, 7 March (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 8.2 (50) | 4.5 (29) | Won by 21 points[81] | Ikon Park (H) | 3,871 |
6 | Saturday, 14 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 3.6 (24) | 6.4 (40) | Won by 16 points[82] | TIO Traeger Park (A) | Closed |
7 | Saturday, 21 March (1:10 pm) | West Coast | Match cancelled | Ikon Park (H) | |||
8 | Saturday, 28 March (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | Match cancelled | Marvel Stadium (H) |
- Finals
Finishing second in Conference B after the curtained home-and-away season, Carlton qualified for the semi-finals, hosting Brisbane, who had finished third in Conference A. Carlton had a comfortable win against Brisbane in the semi-final, gaining the lead in the second quarter and extending its advantage in each quarter thereafter before winning by 29 points.
This was to set up a preliminary final match against first placed Conference A team North Melbourne, but the season was cancelled before this match could be played.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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Semi final | Sunday, 22 March (1:10 pm) | Brisbane | 6.8 (44) | 2.3 (15) | Won by 29 points[83] | Ikon Park (H) | Closed |
Preliminary final | North Melbourne | Match cancelled |
- Notable events
- Richmond's home game against Carlton was shifted from Richmond's home ground, the Swinburne Centre, to Ikon Park because the crowd was anticipated to exceed Swinburne Centre's capacity.[84]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | Fremantle | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 179 | 154.7 | 24 |
2 | Carlton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 249 | 164 | 151.8 | 20 |
3 | Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 124 | 164.5 | 16 |
4 | Collingwood | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 229 | 149 | 153.7 | 16 |
5 | St Kilda | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 170 | 90.6 | 8 |
6 | Western Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 246 | 72.8 | 4 |
7 | West Coast | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 232 | 33.2 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
- League Awards
The following individual awards and honours were won by Carlton players:
- Madison Prespakis won the league best and fairest, polling 15 out of a possible 18 votes to win by a margin of three from Fremantle's Kiara Bowers.[85]
- Madison Prespakis, Tayla Harris and Kerryn Harrington were all named in the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[86] Georgia Gee was also nominated in the 40-woman squad.[87] The final team is yet to be announced.
- Madison Prespakis, Georgia Gee and Charlotte Wilson were all named in the women's 22under22 team, with Prespakis named vice captain.[88]
- Club Awards
- Madison Prespakis won the club's best and fairest award for the second consecutive season, after having shared the award with Brianna Davey in 2019. Prespakis polled 74 votes to win the award ahead of Chloe Dalton (56 votes) and Georgia Gee (43 votes).[89]
- Georgia Gee won the club's Rising Star award as the most improved player.[89]
- Grace Egan won the Best First Year Player award.[89]
- Jess Edwards won the Carlton Way Blue Bloods award as best club woman.[89]
VFL Women's
Carlton's VFL Women's team was set to contest the VFL Women's competition for the third time; however, the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
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