2011 Carlton Football Club season

Football season in Australia November 2020 June 2011 Carlton Football Club 2011 120px Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Etihad Stadium (Training and administrative: Visy Park) AFL season 5th (14-7-1) Finals series 5th Best and Fairest Marc Murphy Andrew Walker (56)AFL Tables, 2011 Stats - Player Lists - Carlton, Retrieved 19 Sep 2011. 85,936 vs. (Round 17) 37,607 vs. (Round 5) 43,791 2010 2012 The 2011 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 148th season of competition, and 115th as a member of the Australian Football League. Carlton finished 5th out of 17 teams in the 2011 AFL season with a win-loss record of 14–7–1, ultimately eliminated after a three-point semi-final loss against West Coast. Club summary The 2011 AFL season was the 115th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 115th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. Former club champion Stephen Kernahan continued as club president in the 2011 season, a position he has held since August 2008.Board members http://www.carltonfc.com.au/board/tabid/7935/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217001954/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/board/tabid/7935/default.aspx 17 February 2011 dead The club's two joint major sponsors, car manufacturer Hyundai and confectionery company Mars, were unchanged from 2010.Sponsors http://www.carltonfc.com.au/sponsors/tabid/8011/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217002316/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/sponsors/tabid/8011/default.aspx 17 February 2011 dead As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Etihad Stadium, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the M.C.G., and with traditional home ground Visy Park serving as the training and administrative base. As has been the case every year since 2003, Carlton has a full alignment with the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Bullants when not selected in AFL matches.Northern Bullants http://www.carltonfc.com.au/vfl/tabid/16037/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217022033/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/vfl/tabid/16037/default.aspx 17 February 2011 dead Carlton set a new club record by selling 43,791 memberships for the 2011 season.Clubs post membership record http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118901/default.aspx?newsid=98326 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120013201/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118901/default.aspx?newsid=98326 dead 20 January 2012 Mark Macguigan 19 July 2011 19 July 2011 Australian Football League The previous high of 42,408 members, set in 2009, was surpassed on 9 June.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/115875/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 9 June 2011 9 June 2011 Record Membership for Carlton https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143720/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/115875/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead The club had the fourth-highest membership in the league, and the second-highest of clubs who play home games only in Victoria, behind only Collingwood.1 Note 1, The club's membership campaign slogan for 2011 was "No passengers."Herald Sun 9 November 2010 13 June 2011 Sam Edmund http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/blues-issue-call-to-arms-in-new-membership-campaign/story-e6frf9jf-1225949503723 Blues issue call to arms in new membership campaign Brett Ratten and Chris Judd continued in their respective roles as senior coach and captain of the club, each entering his fourth season appointed to the job.2 Note 2 Kade Simpson continued in the role of vice-captain, and Michael Jamison and Andrew Carrazzo retained their places in the club's leadership group from 2010. Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy and Jordan Russell were elevated into the expanded leadership group for 2011, replacing Heath Scotland, who stepped down, and Simon Wiggins, who retired from the AFL at the end of 2010. There was a substantial number of changes to Brett Ratten's senior coaching panel between 2010 and 2011. The contracts of forward-line assistant coach Matthew Lappin and defensive assistant coach Brett Montgomery were not renewed, with the pair taking assistant coaching roles at CollingwoodHerald Sun, "Magpies sign up Matthew Lappin and Craig McRae", 12 October 2010, Retrieved 28 October 2011. and the Western Bulldogs http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/montgomery-returns-to-bulldogs/story-e6frf9jf-1225932343833 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615035617/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/montgomery-returns-to-bulldogs/story-e6frf9jf-1225932343833 2011-06-15 Montgomery returns to Bulldogs Herald Sun respectively. Midfield assistant coach Robert Harvey, and development coach/VFL senior coach David Teague also left to pursue assistant coaching roles at St KildaCoaching Panel Changes http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/102533/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 13 September 2010 https://archive.today/20120720223531/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/102533/default.aspx 20 July 2012 dead and West CoastSchmook Nathan Teague has plenty to teach Eagles http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=106424 West Coast Eagles 30 April 2011 21 December 2010 respectively. The three vacant assistant coaching positions were filled by Alan Richardson from Essendon, John Barker from , and Gavin Brown from . Darren Harris, who had been serving as development manager since 2009, stepped into Teague's role as development coach and VFL senior coach, and Luke Webster also joined the club as a development coach.http://aflca.com.au/index.php?id=14&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=125&tx_ttnews[backPid]=9&cHash=6ca1b9c4d4 Carlton appoints Harris as new Bullants coach 4 November 2010 11 June 2011 Australian Football League Coaches' Association Carlton adopted a new 'clash guernsey' design for the 2011 season. The new design was predominantly sky blue, with navy blue CFC monogram, numbers, trimming and side-panels. The sky blue guernsey replaced a predominantly white clash guernsey which had been in use since 2007. The guernsey was worn with new sky blue shorts, and the traditional navy blue socks (with a white hoop added in the event of clashing socks).Blues launch new clash guernsey http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/105524/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 23 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201040/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/105524/default.aspx 8 March 2012 dead The clash guernsey was first worn in Round 7 against StK.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/113641/default.aspx Why the Light Blue? 11 May 2011 28 May 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143603/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/113641/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Squad and player statistics for 2011 Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football. Senior ListCarlton Football Club, Player List https://web.archive.org/web/20111117172011/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/players/tabid/7849/category/senior/season/2011/default.aspx 17 November 2011 , Retrieved 30 April 2011. No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2010) 2011 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Victoria Andrew Walker 24 2004 Bendigo (U18) 10337 24 5627349238111111621 2 South Australia Jordan Russell (lg)Carlton Football Club, Three elevated to leadership group https://web.archive.org/web/20110327220120/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/newsid/106797/default.aspx 27 March 2011 , 27 January 2011, Retrieved 26 March 2011. 24 2005 West Adelaide 9315 16 322671641037355 – 3 Victoria Marc Murphy (lg) 23 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 10282 24 22136993913081091081 4 South Australia Bryce Gibbs (lg) 21 2007 Glenelg 8940 23 2118548381167174823 5 Victoria Chris Judd (c) 27 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 198179 24 141663330133269148 – 6 Victoria Kade Simpson (vc)Anderson, J., Herald Sun, "Kade Simpson says it's time for Blues to stand up", 16 February 2011, Retrieved 26 March 2011. 26 2003 Eastern (U18) 13379 24 1718536361175147795 8 Victoria Matthew Kreuzer 21 2008 Northern (U18) 5631 12 7714066742744148 9 Western Australia Kane Lucas 19 2010 East Fremantle80 2 – – 281711104 – 10 Victoria Matthew Watson 18 2011 Calder (U18) – – 3 – – 3829992 – 11 Victoria Robert Warnock 23 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 338 20 48229861434251591 12 Tasmania Mitch Robinson 21 2009 Tasmania (U18/VFL) 2619 23 10215173042131219715 13 Western Australia Chris Yarran 20 2009 Swan Districts 2223 23 884092961137776 – 14 Victoria Brock McLean 24 2004 Calder (U18), Melbourne 10041 4 126223391323 – 15 Victoria Jeremy Laidler 21 2009 Geelong (U18, AFL) 20 19 2130019510511042 – 16 Victoria Andrew Collins 22 2009 Bendigo (U18), Richmond 2523 2 – 318117115 – 17 Ireland Setanta Ó hAilpín 27 2005 Cork GAA 7256 8 11101047232331059 18 Western Australia Paul Bower 22 2006 Peel 573 3 – – 2013783 – 19 Victoria Eddie Betts 24 2005 Calder (U18) 120165 24 50222971761219084 – 21 South Australia Mark Austin 21 2007 Glenelg 141 1 – – 84424 – 22 Queensland Shaun Hampson 22 2007 Mount Gravatt 3511 9 357429452117185 23 Victoria Lachlan Henderson 21 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 3428 15 321731037070341 24 South Australia Pat McCarthy 18 – Glenelg – – – – – – – – – – – 25 Victoria Luke Mitchell 18 – Calder (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 26 Victoria Andrew McInnes 18 – Dandenong (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 27 Western Australia Dennis Armfield 24 2008 Swan Districts 452 15 71189122674130 – 29 Victoria Heath Scotland 30 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 19967 24 55617346271163732 30 Victoria Jarrad Waite 27 2003 Murray (U18) 131153 12 1619174116588324 – 31 Tasmania Marcus Davies 19 2010 North Hobart 50 8 126738291921 – 32 Victoria Bret Thornton 27 2002 Oakleigh (U18) 1618 20 138317215102146271 33 Victoria Ryan Houlihan 28 2000 Murray (U18) 195127 6 – 36930391013 – 34 South Australia Nick Duigan 26 2011 Norwood – – 22 1235419515913150 – 36 Victoria Rohan Kerr 19 – Dandenong (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 38 Western Australia Jeff Garlett 21 2009 Swan Districts 3051 24 4832294216788496 – 40 Victoria Michael Jamison (lg) 24 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 570 14 14176114627126 – 43 Western Australia Simon White 22 2010 Subiaco 61 6 116938311711 – 44 Victoria Andrew Carrazzo (lg)27 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 12236 18 5342420521975952 45 Tasmania Aaron Joseph 21 2009 Tasmania (U18) 455 11 4113079514428 – 46 Western Australia David Ellard 21 2008 Swan Districts 83 19 15727816211659115 – Rookie ListCarlton Football Club, Carlton Blues Rookie player list https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201103/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/players/tabid/7849/season/2011/category/rookie/default.aspx 8 March 2012 , Retrieved 30 April 2011. No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2010) 2011 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 20 South Australia Rhys O'Keeffe 20 2011 North Adelaide – – 1 – – 83511 – 28 Victoria Jaryd Cachia 19 – Northern (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 35 Victoria Ed Curnow 21 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill – – 12 31215117984755 – 37 Victoria Joseph Dare 19 – Geelong (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 39 Victoria Wayde Twomey 24 2011 Western (U18), Werribee, Swan Districts – – 2 1 – 1310378 – 41 Victoria Levi Casboult 20 – Dandenong (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 42 Ireland Zach Tuohy 21 2011 Laois GAA – – 11 311387464319 – 47 Western Australia Mitchell Carter 19 – South Fremantle – – – – – – – – – – – 48 New South Wales Blake Bray 18 – Western Suburbs – – – – – – – – – – – Senior coaching panelCarlton Football Club, 2011 Coaching Panel https://web.archive.org/web/20110821162412/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/2011%20coaching%20panel/tabid/16345/default.aspx 21 August 2011 , Retrieved 30 April 2011. Born Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach Victoria Brett Ratten Senior Coach 2007 Melbourne (a), Norwood (EFL) (s) Victoria Alan Richardson Senior Assistant Coach 2011 East Burwood (s), Coburg (s), Western Bulldogs (a), Collingwood (a), Essendon (a) Victoria John Barker Assistant coach 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a) Victoria Gavin Brown Assistant coach 2011 Collingwood (a), Collingwood (VFL) (s) Victoria Matthew Capuano Assistant coach 2009 Western Australia Mark Riley Assistant coach 2008 Claremont (s), Fremantle (d, a), Melbourne (a, cs) Victoria Darren Harris Development & Academy Manager, and VFL Senior Coach 2009 Wodonga Raiders (O&MFL) (s), NSW/ACT Rams (d), West Perth (s), West Coast (a) Victoria Luke Webster Development coach 2011 For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes 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. Players' ages are given for 1 January 2011. Statistics for AFL matches: Gms – Games played, Gls – Goals, B – Behinds, D – Disposals, K – Kicks, HB – Handballs, M – Marks, T – Tackles, HO – Hitouts. Source for statistics: AFL Tables. Playing list changes The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2010 season and the conclusion of the 2011 season. In Player Previous club League via Victoria Andrew CollinsRoman Tim Tigers, Blues swap Collins, Grigg http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/103976/default.aspx AFL BigPond Network 20 October 2010 9 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013054433/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/103976/default.aspx 13 October 2010 dead AFL AFL Trade Week, in exchange for Shaun Grigg Victoria Jeremy LaidlerJeremy Laidler joins the Blues http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/104017/default.aspx AFL BigPond Network 30 April 2011 11 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201128/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/104017/default.aspx 8 March 2012 dead AFL AFL Trade Week, with pick No. 41, in exchange for picks No. 36 and 533 Note 3 Victoria Matthew Watson2010 AFL National Draft: who your club picked http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/2010-afl-national-draft-who-your-club-picked-20101118-17zfd.html The Age 30 April 2011 19 November 2010 Calder TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 18) South Australia Patrick McCarthy Glenelg SANFL AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 34) Victoria Luke Mitchell Calder TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 42) Victoria Andrew McInnes Dandenong TAC Cup AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick No. 67) South Australia Nick Duigan Norwood SANFL AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick No. 70) Victoria Ed CurnowBlues finalise playing list for 2011 http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/105976/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 30 April 2011 7 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201203/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/105976/default.aspx 8 March 2012 dead Box Hill VFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 18) Victoria Wayde Twomey Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 51) Western Australia Mitchell Carter South Fremantle WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 66) New South Wales Blake Bray Western Suburbs Sydney AFL Elevated from NSW/ACT Scholarship during AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (pick No. 78) Out Player New Club League via Tasmania Simon Wiggins SunshineO'meara, P., Leader, "Roos snare former Blue", 18 April 2011, Retrieved 22 April 2011. WRFL Retired from AFL Victoria Shaun Grigg AFL AFL Trade Week, in exchange for Andrew Collins South Australia Sam JacobsEdmund Sam Crows fly on Sam Jacobs trade http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/crows-fly-on-sam-jacobs-trade/story-e6frf9jf-1225937373487 Herald Sun 30 April 2011 12 October 2010 AFL AFL Trade Week, in exchange for picks No. 33 and 673 Note 3 Western Australia Richard Hadley East FremantleEast Fremantle Football Club, Season 2011: Players https://web.archive.org/web/20110518040502/http://www.effc.com.au/players/ 18 May 2011 , Retrieved 23 April 2011. WAFL Retired from AFL Victoria Brad FisherBrad Fisher delisted from Carlton's list http://www.bigpondsport.com/brad-fisher-delisted-from-carltons-list/tabid/91/newsid/62205/default.aspx Herald Sun 30 April 2011 20 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111009022152/http://www.bigpondsport.com/brad-fisher-delisted-from-carltons-list/tabid/91/newsid/62205/default.aspx 9 October 2011 dead West AdelaideHomfray, R., Herald Sun, "Former Blue Brad Fisher plays on in SANFL with West Adelaide, 15 December 2010k, retrieved 15 December 2010. SANFL Delisted Western Australia Chris Johnson GreenvaleGreenvale Football Club, Senior Football News, "New Senior Recruits https://web.archive.org/web/20110215012631/http://www.greenvalefc.com.au/senior_football_news 15 February 2011 , Retrieved 28 April 2011. EDFL Delisted Northern Territory Joe Anderson SturtHomfray Reece Territory Mates Go The Journey http://www.sturtfc.com.au/news/2011/02/territory-mates-go-the-journey Sturt Football Club 30 April 2011 12 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222054719/http://www.sturtfc.com.au/news/2011/02/territory-mates-go-the-journey 22 February 2011 dead SANFL Delisted Western Australia Steven Browne West PerthSteven Browne heads back to the west http://www.falconsfc.com.au/news/723-steven-browne-heads-back-to-the-west https://web.archive.org/web/20110220143955/http://www.falconsfc.com.au/news/723-steven-browne-heads-back-to-the-west dead 20 February 2011 Sturt Football Club 18 April 2011 8 December 2011 WAFL Delisted Victoria Caleb Tiller CranbourneCasey-Cardinia Preview: Eagles to start hostilities http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1245567 Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League 30 April 2011 2011 MPNFL Delisted Victoria Josh Donaldson West PerthThe Sunday Times and PerthNow Guide to the 2011 WAFL season http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/the-sunday-times-and-perthnow-guide-to-the-2011-wafl-season/story-e6frg243-1226021123323 Herald Sun 30 April 2011 14 March 2011 WAFL Delisted from rookie list List management Player Change Western Australia Jeff Garlett Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick No. 85) Western Australia David Ellard Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (pick No. 99) Western Australia Simon White Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, seventh round (pick No. 108) Western Australia Kane LucasClarke Tim Fevola wishes new Blue all the best http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2010/11/24/fevola-wishes-new-blue-all-the-best/ Sports News First 30 April 2011 24 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129040104/http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2010/11/24/fevola-wishes-new-blue-all-the-best/ 29 November 2010 dead Changed guernsey number from No. 24 to No. 9 Victoria Brock McLean Changed guernsey number from No. 7 to No. 14 South Australia Rhys O'Keeffe Delisted, then re-drafted as a rookie during AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 35) Victoria Ed CurnowCarlton Football Club, Ed gets the nod as nominated rookie https://web.archive.org/web/20110327222141/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/newsid/109344/default.aspx 27 March 2011 , 15 March 2011, Retrieved 23 March 2011. Prior to Round 1, Curnow was made a nominated rookie for 2011. Victoria Luke MitchellLandsberger, S., Northcote Leader https://web.archive.org/web/20110427015624/http://northcote-leader.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/carltons-luke-mitchell-injures-good-shoulder/ 27 April 2011 , "Carlton's Luke Mitchell injures good shoulder", 17 March 2011, Retrieved 25 March 2011. Victoria Levi Casboult Prior to Round 1, Mitchell was moved to the long term injury list (shoulder), and Casboult was elevated from the rookie list in his place. Victoria Levi Casboultde Bolfo, T., Irishman earns list elevation https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201022/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/112488/default.aspx 8 March 2012 , 27 April 2011, Retrieved 28 April 2011. Ireland Zach Tuohy Prior to Round 6, Casboult was moved to the long term injury list (knee), and Tuohy was elevated from the rookie list in his place. Ireland Zach TuohyWindley Sam Edmund Matt http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/former-gaelic-champ-zach-tuohy-brings-muscle-into-his-debut-game/story-e6frf9jf-1226067585110 https://archive.today/20121230111545/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/former-gaelic-champ-zach-tuohy-brings-muscle-into-his-debut-game/story-e6frf9jf-1226067585110 dead 30 December 2012 Herald Sun 2 June 2011 2 June 2011 Better late than never for Irishman Zach Tuohy at Carlton Victoria Luke Mitchell Prior to Round 9, Mitchell returned to the senior list from the long-term injury list, and Tuohy returned to the rookie list. Victoria Luke Mitchell Ireland Zach Tuohy Prior to Round 11, Mitchell was again moved to the long term injury list (shoulder), and Tuohy was again elevated from the rookie list in his place. Victoria Levi Casboult Prior to Round 13, Casboult returned to the rookie list from the long-term injury list. Victoria Andrew Collinshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/116963/default.aspx 23 June 2011 23 June 2011 Rhys named in Blues' squad Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143756/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/116963/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead South Australia Rhys O'Keeffe Prior to Round 14, Collins was moved to the long term injury list (shoulder), and O'Keeffe was elevated from the rookie list in his place. Victoria Andrew McInneshttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/recruit-wayde-twomey-named-out-of-the-blue/story-e6frf9jf-1226094867854 Recruit Twomey named out of the blue 15 July 2011 15 July 2011 Herald Sun Matt WindleyVictoria Wayde Twomey Prior to Round 17, McInnes was moved to the long term injury list (shoulder), and Twomey was elevated from the rookie list in his place. Victoria Ryan Houlihanhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123021/default.aspx Hoops hangs up the boots 8 September 2011 8 September 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323144236/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123021/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Prior to the Elimination Final, Houlihan announced his retirement, effective immediately for Carlton matches, and effective at the end of the season for Northern Bullants matches. Season summary Pre-season matches NAB Cup Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Pool matches 1 Saturday, 12 February (7:15 pm) 0.6.5 (41) 0.3.5 (23) Won by 18 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 40,300 Saturday, 12 February (9:35 pm) 0.3.8 (26) 0.5.3 (33) Lost by 7 points Report Finished second out of three in the group; eliminated from NAB Cup NAB Challenge Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 26 February (4:00 pm) GWS 4.2 (26) 29.9 (183) Won by 157 points Report Manuka Oval [A] 5,991 2 Friday, 4 March (4:00 pm) 15.10 (100) 11.10 (76) Won by 24 points Report Visy Park [H] 3,000 (approx.) 3 Saturday, 12 March (1:00 pm) 11.15 (81) 14.8 (92) Lost by 11 points Report Visy Park [H] 8,000 (approx.) Regular season 2011 was Carlton's best regular season performance for more than a decade. The team finished in fifth place with a record of 14–7–1, two wins above StK in sixth, and two-and-a-half wins below WC in fourth. Carlton spent the entire season between second and fifth on the ladder. Performances were consistent throughout the year based on finishing position, including: A record of 0–5 in five games against the top four teams; the performances in those games were competitive, with an average losing margin of 19 points, and the largest loss by only 36 points; A record of 4–1–1 in six games against teams which finished between sixth and eighth; A record of 10–1 in eleven games against teams which failed to reach the finals, with the Round 16 match against the Western Bulldogs accounting for the only big upset loss of Carlton's season. Through the latter half of the season, Carlton was mostly in a fight with Hawthorn and West Coast to claim third and fourth positions. Although Carlton held fourth place for much of the latter half of the year, West Coast was always in a strong position to overtake Carlton in the final rounds due to having a game in hand and more games against non-finalists. West Coast ultimately moved into the top four in Round 22, after Carlton's loss against Hawthorn. Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Thursday, 24 March (7:40 pm) 14.20 (104) 13.6 (84) Won by 20 points Report M.C.G. [H] 60,654 3rd 2 Saturday, 2 April (6:50 pm) 7.10 (52) 26.15 (171) Won by 119 points Report The Gabba [A] 27,914 2nd 3 Friday, 8 April (7:40 pm) 15.12 (102) 11.8 (74) Lost by 28 points Report M.C.G. [A] 88,181 4th 4 Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) 11.13 (79) 11.13 (79) Match drawn Report M.C.G. [H] 78,065 5th 5 Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) 11.19 (85) 12.7 (79) Won by 6 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 37,607 4th 6 Friday, 29 April (7:40 pm) 10.11 (71) 12.15 (87) Won by 16 points Report S.C.G. [A] 28,081 3rd 7 Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) StK 12.9 (81) 11.18 (84) Won by 3 points Report Etihad Stadium [A] 41,576 3rd 8 Bye 4th 9 Friday, 20 May (7:40 pm) 14.16 (100) 15.12 (102) Lost by 2 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 48,429 5th 10 Friday, 27 May (7:40 pm) 6.10 (46) 13.15 (93) Won by 47 points Report M.C.G. [A] 47,464 4th 11 Sunday, 5 June (4:10 pm) PA 7.7 (49) 16.15 (111) Won by 62 points Report AAMI Stadium [A] 23,192 4th 12 Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) 19.10 (124) 9.9 (63) Won by 61 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 43,617 3rd 13 Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm) 15.10 (100) 10.6 (66) Won by 34 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 42,788 3rd 14 Sunday, 26 June (2:10 pm) WC 10.7 (67) 15.13 (103) Lost by 36 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 38,241 4th 15 Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) 12.9 (81) 28.16 (184) Won by 103 points Report M.C.G. [A] 59,650 3rd 16 Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) 14.12 (96) 9.15 (69) Lost by 27 points Report Etihad Stadium [A] 38,582 4th 17 Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) 11.13 (79) 13.20 (98) Lost by 19 points Report M.C.G. [H] 85,936 4th 18 Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) 12.7 (79) 24.9 (153) Won by 74 points Report M.C.G. [A] 74,123 4th 19 Friday, 29 July (7:40 pm) 9.8 (62) 11.14 (80) Won by 18 points Report Etihad Stadium [A] 41,332 4th 20 Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) 21.8 (134) 7.16 (58) Won by 76 points Report M.C.G. [H] 42,342 4th 21 Saturday, 13 August (1:10 pm) 12.13 (85) 16.19 (115) Won by 30 points Report Patersons Stadium [A] 34,737 4th 22 Friday, 19 August (7:40 pm) 8.18 (66) 10.18 (78) Lost by 12 points Report Etihad Stadium [H] 52,052 5th 23 Bye 5th 24http://www.mcg.org.au/News/News/2011/July/AFL_Round_24.aspx AFL Round 24 schedule confirmed 29 July 2011 Melbourne Cricket Ground 25 July 2011 Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) StK 13.8 (86) 9.12 (66) Lost by 20 points Report MCG [H] 55,606 5th Finals In the elimination final against Essendon, Carlton fell fourteen points behind during the first quarter, after kicking five early behinds to Essendon's three goals; the Blues then kicked the next ten goals of the game before half time to set up an unbeatable lead, and finished with a comfortable 62-point win.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123171/default.aspx Adam McNichol Brilliant Blues KO Dons 11 September 2011 11 September 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120405180202/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123171/default.aspx 5 April 2012 dead In the semi-final against West Coast, Carlton kicked the first four goals of the match, before conceding eight goals to three in the second quarter to trail by 11 points at half-time. The second half was closely fought, with West Coast maintaining a one- to three-goal lead for most of the half. After the Eagles opened the lead to 21 points during time-on in the final quarter, Carlton kicked the last three goals of the game to narrow the margin to less than a goal; but, time expired, and West Coast won by three points.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123639/default.aspx Blues so close in bruising semi 17 September 2011 18 September 2011 Carlton Football Club Nathan Schmook https://web.archive.org/web/20120405180413/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123639/default.aspx 5 April 2012 dead Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result First Elimination Final Sunday, 11 September (2:40 pm) 21.23 (149) 13.9 (87) Won by 62 points Report MCG [H] 90,161 First Semi-final Saturday, 17 September (5:50 pm) WC 15.11 (101) 15.8 (98) Lost by 3 points Report Patersons Stadium [A] 42,803 H ^ Home match. A ^ Away match. Ladder Ladder Car Leading Goalkickers Andrew Walker was Carlton's leading goalkicker for 2011. It was the first time Walker had won the club goalkicking. He had kicked only 37 goals in his first seven seasons,http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Andrew_Walker.html AFL Tables 18 September 2011 Andrew Walker Statistics but after struggling to hold his place in the team in 2010 as a midfielder, he became a permanent forward in 2011, where he kicked 56 goals in 24 games.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/115588/default.aspx Max Phillips Carlton Football Club 6 June 2011 7 June 2011 Walker wins respect https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143620/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/115588/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead In addition to Walker's 56 goals, Eddie Betts kicked 50 goals and Jeff Garlett kicked 48 goals; all three players finished inside the top twenty for the Coleman Medal. Carlton was the only club to have three players kick more than 40 goals in the home and away season.http://www.fanfooty.com.au/game/goalkicking.php 2011 AFL Goalkicking (Coleman Medal) Fan Footy 18 September 2011 PlayerGoalsBehindsColeman Andrew Walker 56 27 7th Eddie Betts 50 22 10th Jeff Garlett 48 32 13th Marc Murphy 22 13 Bryce Gibbs 21 18 Kade Simpson 17 18 Jarrad Waite 16 19 David Ellard 15 7 Chris Judd 14 16 Bret Thornton 13 8 *The table reflects goals kicked in both home-and-away season and finals. However, the player's position in the Coleman Medal standings is based upon home-and-away season goals only. Team awards and records Game records Round 2 – Carlton's score of 26.15 (171) against was its highest in any game since Round 18, 2000, and its highest ever outside the city of Melbourne.Carlton - Game Records http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/gamer.html AFL Tables 4 July 2011 24 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724172323/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/gamer.html dead Round 2 – Carlton's winning margin of 119 points against was its highest in any game since Round 10, 2001; and, its highest ever outside the city of Melbourne. Round 2 – Carlton's first quarter score of 9.5 (59) against was its highest first quarter score in any game since Round 2, 1984.Carlton - Quarters & Halves http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/qh.html AFL Tables 4 July 2011 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824040111/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/qh.html dead Round 3 – the attendance of 88,181 at the Carlton vs match was the highest ever for a home-and-away match between the two teams, and was the second-highest for a Carlton home-and-away match against any opponent.http://afltables.com/afl/crowds/summary.html AFL Tables 11 July 2011 Crowds 1921-2011 Round 6 – Carlton's win against at the S.C.G. was its first win in Sydney since Round 7, 1993, breaking a losing streak of ten matches (seven matches at the S.C.G. and three matches at ANZ Stadium).Carlton All Games – By Team (sic) http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames_vn.html#9 AFL Tables 29 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514013911/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames_vn.html 14 May 2011 live Round 10 – Melbourne's score of 6.10 (46) was the lowest score conceded by Carlton in any game since Round 5, 2004.Carlton - All Games - by Season http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames.html AFL Tables 27 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514013757/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames.html 14 May 2011 live Round 11 - Carlton held PA scoreless in the final quarter, the first time since Round 19, 1999 that Carlton had kept a team scoreless for a quarter of football. Round 15 – Carlton's score of 28.16 (184) against was its highest in any game since Round 17, 1998, and its highest ever in any game against Richmond, breaking the previous record of 28.9 (177) set in the 1972 VFL Grand Final. Round 15 – Carlton's score in the second half, 17.9 (111), was its highest in a half of any game since Round 18, 2000. First Elimination Final – Carlton's win against was its first win in a finals match since the First Elimination Final, 2001, on 8 September 2001, a drought of ten years, three days. The club featured in three losing finals during the drought. First Elimination Final – the attendance of 90,161 was a new record for the highest in VFL/AFL history for an Elimination Final;Michael Horan http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/substitutes-named-for-carlton-essendon-final/story-e6frf9k6-1226134130271 Dominant Carlton comfortable winners over Essendon by 62 points Herald Sun 11 September 2011 11 September 2011 this record was surpassed in 2013.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-08/heartbreak-for-tigers Nick Bowen 8 September 2013 8 September 2013 Blues ensure Tigers' September return ends in heartbreak Australian Football League Season recordsAFL Tables 5 September 2011 http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/season.html Carlton Season Summary Carlton's home and away record of 14–7–1 was its best since 2000. Carlton's home and away season placing of 5th was its best since 2001. Carlton's final placing of 5th was its best since 2000. Carlton conceded only 1700 points in the home and away season, its fewest since 1976. Carlton's percentage of 130.88 was its best since 2000. Other Round 2 – Carlton was the first ever opponent of the newly admitted Gold Coast Football Club in an AFL premiership match. (Gold Coast was scheduled with a bye in Round 1).http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/110704/default.aspx Michael Whiting 2 April 2011 27 June 2011 Blues spoil Suns' party Australian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110405051452/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/110704/default.aspx 5 April 2011 Round 18 – Carlton won the 2011 Madden Cup with its 74-point win over Essendon.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119190/default.aspx In honour of the Madden brothers 22 July 2011 8 August 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323144057/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119190/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead First Elimination Final – Carlton's played its first finals match in Melbourne since the First Semi-final, 2001, on 15 September 2001, a drought of nine years, 361 days. The club featured in two interstate finals during the drought. Individual awards and records John Nicholls Medal The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 4 October. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night.. John Nicholls Medal The voting system for the John Nicholls Medal remained the same as in 2010. In each match, the five members of the Match Committee awarded votes. Each committee member could award votes to up to eight players, and each player could receive up to ten votes from each judge. A "perfect score" for a round is 50 votes. The player with the most total votes across all premiership season matches (including home and away matches and finals) wins the award. The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Marc Murphy, who polled 678 votes. It was the first John Nicholls Medal of Murphy's career. Murphy won comfortably ahead of Chris Judd (469 votes) and Bryce Gibbs (448 votes). The top ten is given below.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/124625/default.aspx Murphy wins his first John Nicholls Medal 4 October 2011 5 October 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20111117172218/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/124625/default.aspx 17 November 2011 dead Pos. Player Votes1stMarc Murphy6782ndChris Judd4693rdBryce Gibbs4484thHeath Scotland4085thKade Simpson3766thAndrew Walker3197thMitch Robinson3018thEddie Betts2859thMichael Jamison25710thChris Yarran237 Other awards The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- Best First-Year Player – Nick Duigan Best Clubman – Heath Scotland Best Player in Finals – Marc Murphy Women of Carlton Ambassador Award – Chris Yarran Spirit of Carlton Encouragement Award – Kade Simpson and Mitch Robinson Carltonians Achievement Award – Heath Scotland Blues Coterie "Fierce Award" – Mitch Robinson Brownlow Medal The lead-up to the 2011 Brownlow Medal focussed heavily on Carlton. Chris Judd entered the night as a strong favourite to win; a series of eye-catching performances meant he became the outright favourite early in the season; after Round 20, major betting agency Sportsbet was offering odds shorter than $2 for Judd to win, and decided to pay out early to all punters who had already backed Judd for the win.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/sportsbetcomau-pays-out-on-chris-judd-brownlow/story-e6frf9jf-1226110940877 Sportsbet.com.ay pays out on Chris Judd Brownlow Jon Anderson Herald Sun 8 August 2011 8 August 2011 Murphy also figured prominently in Brownlow markets during the season, fuelled by his career-best season, and very strong polling in other MVP awards, most notably the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year Award. Bookmakers were offering odds as short as $5.50 in Round 18, when Murphy was second-favourite behind Judd.http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/07/28/pendlebury-should-lead-brownlow/ Pendlebury should lead Brownlow Kim Hagdorn 28 July 2011 30 July 2011 Sports News First https://web.archive.org/web/20120327162859/http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/07/28/pendlebury-should-lead-brownlow/ 27 March 2012 dead By the end of the season, Murphy was fifth-favourite behind Judd, 's Adam Goodes and 's Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan.http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/knockout-polls/knockout-poll-carlton-captain-chris-judd-heads-into-2011-afl-brownlow-medal-count-as-the-man-to-beat/story-fn8lh8cd-1226142404066 Knockout poll: Carlton captain Chris Judd heads into 2011 AFL Brownlow Medal Count as the man to beat Fox Sports 21 September 2011 23 September 2011 In the end, neither player won the medal. Judd polled 23 votes to finish equal 5th, and Murphy polled 19 votes to finish equal 7th, out of eligible players. Bryce Gibbs was the only other Carlton player with double figures, polling 12 votes.http://www.afl.com.au/Finals/FinalsEvents/BrownlowMedal/BrownlowTracker/tabid/18408/Default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110927142926/http://www.afl.com.au/Finals/FinalsEvents/BrownlowMedal/BrownlowTracker/tabid/18408/Default.aspx dead 27 September 2011 Brownlow Tracker Australian Football League 26 September 2011 AFLPA Awards For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated following internal vote of Carlton players (except for Best Captain, where captain Chris Judd was nominated by default). A vote of all players in the league, selecting from a ballot of all club nominees, was then used to determine the final placings.http://www.aflpa.com.au/news/post/adadsd Heath Evans AFL Players' MVP - Nominees announced 5 September 2011 7 September 2011 AFL Players Association Chris Judd won the Leigh Matthews Trophy for the second time in his career, the first being in 2006 when he was playing for the West Coast Eagles. He became the fifth player to win the award more than once. He polled 1,347 votes, almost three times as many as second-place finisher Scott Pendlebury (). He also won the Best Captain Award for the first time in his career.http://www.aflpa.com.au/news/post/judd_takes_home_players_mvp_double Judd takes home Players' MVP double Heath Evans 12 September 2011 12 September 2011 Australian Football League Players' Association 5 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005155215/http://aflpa.com.au/news/post/judd_takes_home_players_mvp_double/ dead Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Chris Judd (winner) Marc Murphy (nominated) Kade Simpson (nominated) Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player) Kade Simpson (nominated) Best First Year Player Nick Duigan (nominated) Best Captain Chris Judd (winner) Other awards All-Australian Teamhttp://www.sen.com.au/marbletrend-player-of-the-year-page Leon Davis, Eddie Betts make All-Australian Squad 6 September 2011 6 September 2011 Herald Sun Al Paton dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134425/http://www.sen.com.au/marbletrend-player-of-the-year-page 14 August 2011 http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123732/default.aspx Pies dominate AA team 19 September 2011 19 September 2011 Australian Football League Luke Holmesby https://web.archive.org/web/20110923172227/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123732/default.aspx 23 September 2011 dead The 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team was announced on 6 September 2011, and the final team of 22 was announced on 19 September 2011, with Judd and Murphy both nominated in the team. It was the sixth All-Australian guernsey for Judd, who was made vice-captain for the second time (having also served once as captain), and it was Murphy's first time as an All-Australian. Chris Judd (ruck rover, vice captain) Marc Murphy (half forward flank) Eddie Betts (nominated in 40-man squad) Heath Scotland (nominated in 40-man squad) Most Valuable Player awards Judd and Murphy both featured prominently in most valuable player awards, voted on by various broadcasters, commentators and professional associations of the AFL (only appearances in the top five of each award are shown): AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year – Marc Murphy (winner), Chris Judd (2nd)http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/confidential/carlton-midfielder-marc-murphy-wins-coaches-award-for-player-of-the-year/story-fn9eu7in-1226148378154 Chris de Kretzer Darryl Timms Carlton midfielder Marc Murphy wins coaches' award for player of the year Herald Sun 27 September 2011 27 September 2011 The Age Footballer of the Year – Marc Murphy (winner), Chris Judd (3rd)http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/age-footballer-of-the-year--round-24-votes-20110904-1jsk8.html Age Footballer of the Year - Round 24 votes The Age 5 September 2011 5 September 2011 Herald Sun Player of the Year – Chris Judd (2nd), Marc Murphy (5th)http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ladder Ladder Herald Sun 5 September 2011 Lou Richards Medal (Nine's Wide World of Sports player of the year) – Marc Murphy (2nd), Chris Judd (3rd)http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1034200 Lou Richards Medal 5 September 2011 Wide World of Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20110901151439/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1034200 1 September 2011 dead ABC Footballer of the Year – Chris Judd (4th)http://www.abc.net.au/sport/stories/2011/09/07/3312538.htm?site=sport&section=afl 8 September 2011 7 September 2011 ABC Footballer of the Year: Round 24 Australian Broadcasting Commission SEN 1116 Marbletrend Player of the Year – Chris Judd (2nd)http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/NewsFeatures/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/newsid/123963/default.aspx Nick Hulett Three media awards for Swan 2 April 2012 Collingwood Football Club 23 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111231075730/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/newsfeatures/news/newsarticle/tabid/5586/newsid/123963/default.aspx 31 December 2011 dead Triple M Bonaire Best on Ground – Chris Judd (2nd) 3AW Player of the Year – Chris Judd (2nd) Representative honours Andrew Walker, Eddie Betts and Chris Yarran were all selected in the Indigenous All-Stars squad for the All-Stars' pre-season match against ;http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=71585 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131220913/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=71585 dead 31 January 2009 Tigers, All-Stars squads announced 1 February 2011 14 August 2012 Australian Football League however, the match was ultimately cancelled due to inclement weather.http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/02/04/3129974.htm All Stars saga ends with cancellation 4 February 2011 14 August 2012 Nicole Foote ABC Mitch Robinson was selected in the Australian teamhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/callan-ward-named-in-aussie-squad/story-e6frf9jf-1226166579693 14 October 2011 14 October 2011 Matt Windley Herald Sun Callan Ward named in Aussie squad and Zach Tuohy was selected in the Irish teamhttp://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=156548 Laois duo among four added to Irish IRS squad 15 October 2011 28 October 2011 Hogan Stand for the 2011 International rules series. Mark of the YearHungry Jacks' Mark of the Year http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16413/Default.aspx Australian Football League 12 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120830161208/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16413/Default.aspx 30 August 2012 Andrew Walker's Round 18 mark was one of the three finalists in the Mark of the Year. It had been the favourite to win, with many football observers, including The Age's Rohan Connolly,http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-walker-soars-into-hall-of-fame-with-blissful-mark-20110724-1hvmb.html#poll Rohan Connolly Blues' Walker soars into hall of fame with blissful mark The Age 25 July 2011 25 July 2011 and both match-day coaches, Brett Ratten and James Hird,http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/walker-speccy-the-best-131369 Ratten: Walker speccy the best 24 June 2011 25 July 2011 Gregor McTaggart Sportal https://web.archive.org/web/20130427021200/http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/walker-speccy-the-best-131369 27 April 2013 dead stating that it was one of the greatest marks of all-time; however, it was beaten for the season's Mark of the Year award by Andrew Krakouer's Round 9 mark.http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123733/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110923175806/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123733/default.aspx dead 23 September 2011 Show-stoppers Luke Holmesby Australian Football League 19 September 2011 19 September 2011 Overall, five Carlton marks were nominated throughout the season, and all five won their individual Mark of the Week votes. Mark of the Year – Andrew Walker, Round 18 (nominated) Mark of the Week: Round 5 – Andrew Walker (winner) Round 12 – Shaun Hampson (winner) Round 18 – Andrew Walker (winner) Round 19 – Nick Duigan (winner) Round 21 – Andrew Walker (winner) Goal of the YearPanasonic Goal of the Year http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16412/Default.aspx Australian Football League 12 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120830161225/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16412/Default.aspx 30 August 2012 Eddie Betts' Round 18 goal was nominated amongst the three finalists for Goal of the Year. Overall, three Carlton goals were nominated throughout the season, and all three won their individual Goal of the Week votes. Goal of the Year – Eddie Betts, Round 18 (nominated) Goal of the Week: Round 9 – Chris Judd (winner) Round 12 – Eddie Betts (winner) Round 18 – Eddie Betts (winner) Rising Star No Carlton players were nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award during 2011.http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/7/4/2/8/10/6?WT.mc_id=UGU&WT.mc_ev=click NAB AFL Rising Star Award National Australia Bank 18 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110858/http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/7/4/2/8/10/6?WT.mc_id=UGU&WT.mc_ev=click 6 July 2011 live Other The Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in AFL was won by Andrew Walker. The Deadly Awards are awarded annually across a variety of fields, not only sport, to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/124283/default.aspx 28 September 2011 29 September 2011 Carlton Football Club Walker Deadly in 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326041632/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/124283/default.aspx 26 March 2012 dead Former premiership player and coach Robert Walls was elevated to Legend status in the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame.79 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Andrew Walker, Heath Scotland and Andrew Carrazzo were all awarded life membership of the club at the AGM in December, as recognition for eight years of senior service.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/127257/default.aspx Loyal Blues acknowledged at AGM Tony de Bolfo 15 December 2011 15 December 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182133/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/newsid/127257/default.aspx 29 March 2012 dead Player records Elimination Final – Kade Simpson played his 143rd consecutive game. At the time, this was recognised as a new Carlton Football Club record, breaking the record of Jim Francis, who played 142 consecutive games between 1935-1942.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123018/default.aspx Five players into the squad 8 September 2011 8 September 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120405180227/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/123018/default.aspx 5 April 2012 dead However, in December 2012, the AFL amended the interpretation of this record such that interstate matches played on the same weekend as a club match were counted as part of a streak of consecutive games; as a result, Bruce Doull assumed the club record with 162 consecutive games between 1971–1978.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/152174/default.aspx Bruce still the boss Tony de Bolfo 7 December 2012 10 December 2012 Carlton Football Club June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Milestones Player Milestone Round Curnow, Ed Ed Curnow 001 AFL debutWindley M. Carlton to play three debutants against Richmond in season opener http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-to-play-three-debutants-against-richmond-in-season-opener/story-e6frf9jf-1226026633582 Herald Sun 23 March 2011 30 April 2011 Round 001 Round 1 Duigan, Nick Nick Duigan 001 AFL debut Round 001 Round 1 Scotland, Heath Heath Scotland 200 200 AFL GamesMcFarlane Glenn Heath Scotland has the power of two http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/heath-scotland-has-the-power-of-two/story-e6frf9jf-1226024629326 Herald Sun 20 March 2011 30 April 2011 Round 001 Round 1 Watson, Matthew Matthew Watson 001 AFL debutWindley M. Saints play it safe with Koschitzke http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/live-afl-teams-round-2/story-e6frf9jf-1226031342156 Herald Sun 31 March 2011 31 March 2011 Round 002 Round 2 Judd, Chris Chris Judd 200 200 AFL GamesEdmund Sam Chris Judd can't believe he made it to 200 AFL games http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/chris-judd-cant-believe-he-made-it-to-200-afl-games/story-e6frf9jf-1226030738745 Herald Sun 30 March 2011 30 April 2011 Round 002 Round 2 Scotland, Heath Heath Scotland 150 150 Carlton GamesTwo Changes for the Blues http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tabid/4311/default.aspx?newsid=111685 Carlton Football Club 14 April 2011 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308201214/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tabid/4311/default.aspx?newsid=111685 8 March 2012 dead Round 003 Round 3 Russell, Jordan Jordan Russell 100 100 AFL Games6 May 2011 27 May 2011 Jason Phelan Hundred upfor key Blue Carlton Football Club http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/113233/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143544/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/113233/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 007 Round 7 Armfield, Dennis Dennis Armfield 50 50 AFL Games19 May 2011 27 May 2011 Two changes for the Blues Carlton Football Club http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/114299/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143554/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/114299/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 009 Round 9 Tuohy, Zach Zach Tuohy 001 AFL debutGill Katrina Blues star http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx#fixtureid=5549&tab=Recap Australian Football League 5 June 2011 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606071433/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx 6 June 2011 dead Round 011 Round 11 Gibbs, Bryce Bryce Gibbs 100 100 AFL gamesPhelan Jason Gibbs crowing as century looms http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/116050/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 11 June 2011 12 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143728/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/116050/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 012 Round 12 Okeeffe, Rhys Rhys O'Keeffe 001 AFL debutHolmesby Luke Eagles power past Blues http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/117123/default.aspx Carlton Football Club 26 June 2011 26 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143810/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/117123/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 014 Round 14 Joseph, Aaron Aaron Joseph 050 50 AFL gameshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/118582/default.aspx Twomey to make his debut 14 July 2011 14 July 2011 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143852/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/118582/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 017 Round 17 Twomey, Wayde Wayde Twomey 001 AFL debut Round 017 Round 17 Simpson, Kade Kade Simpson 150 150 AFL gameshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119127/default.aspx Kade's 150 repays the faith 21 July 2011 21 July 2011 Tony de Bolfo Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143915/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119127/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 018 Round 18 Houlihan, Ryan Ryan Houlihan 200 200 AFL gameshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119673/default.aspx Tony de Bolfo 28 July 2011 29 July 2011 "Hoops" readies for game 200 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143957/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/119673/default.aspx 23 March 2012 dead Round 019 Round 19 Garlett, Jefferey Jeff Garlett 050 50 AFL gameshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/120791/default.aspx Two changes and Garlett 50 11 August 2011 11 August 2011 Carlton Football Club https://archive.today/20120722142455/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/120791/default.aspx 22 July 2012 dead Round 021 Round 21 Warnock, Robert Robert Warnock 050 50 AFL Gameshttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/121359/default.aspx Big W braces for game no. 50 18 August 2011 18 August 2011 Tony de Bolfo Carlton Football Club https://archive.today/20120724103433/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/121359/default.aspx 24 July 2012 dead Round 022 Round 22 Northern Bullants The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Bullants during the 2011 season. It was the ninth season of the clubs' affiliation, which had been in place since 2003. Carlton senior- and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the Carlton team were eligible to play for either the Northern Bullants seniors or reserves team, including both Victorian Football League matches and Foxtel Cup matches. As in 2010, home games were shared between the Bullants' traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. The Bullants finished 4th out of 13 in the VFL, after being defeated in the preliminary final by Port Melbourne.http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=3&client=1-118-0-150677-0&pool=1001 Results for 2011 VFL Seniors Sportingpulse 18 September 2011 The Bullants had finished sixth on the ladder after the home-and-away season with a record of 10–8.http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&round=22&client=1-118-0-150677-0&pool=1 Sportingpulse Ladder for 2011 VFL Seniors 3 September 2011 Additionally, in the inaugural season of the Foxtel Cup, the Bullants reached the second round (quarter finals) before being eliminated by eventual runners-up Claremont.http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/116075/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110613042412/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/116075/default.aspx dead 13 June 2011 Foxtel Cup: Claremont progress, Bullants out Callum Twomey 11 June 2011 11 June 2011 Australian Football League Carlton's Brock McLean, who played nineteen matches for the Bullants through the year, won the Laurie Hill Trophy as the Bullants' best and fairest.http://www.northernbullants.com.au/ Laurie Hill Trophy 13 October 2011 Northern Bullants Football Club Notes :1.1 Although Hawthorn had a higher overall membership, that Victorian-based club additionally plays several home games in Tasmania each year. :2.2 Ratten also served as head coach in the final six rounds of 2007 as caretaker, before being officially appointed as head coach for 2008. :3.3 Many draft picks involved in trades changed their position slightly on draft day (e.g Carlton acquired pick No. 33 in the trade for Sam Jacobs, then used pick No. 34 to draft Pat McCarthy), because the use of compensatory draft picks in the early rounds of the draft or passing in later rounds of the draft led to the draft picks being re-numbered. References 30em 2011 Category:2011 AFL season Category:2011 in sport in Melbourne