2016 Carlton Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 Carlton Football Club 2016 120px Mark LoGiudice Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy Melbourne Cricket Ground (Training and administrative: Ikon Park) AFL season 14th (7–15–0) John Nicholls Medal Sam Docherty Matthew Wright (22) 50,130 2015 2017 The 2016 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 153rd season of competition, and 120th as a member of the Australian Football League. Under new senior coach Brendon Bolton, the club finished fourteenth out of eighteen teams in the 2016 AFL season with a 7–15 record. Club summary The 2016 AFL season was the 120th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 120th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. Carlton's primary home ground continued to be the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the club playing six home matches there and five at Etihad Stadium; traditional home ground Ikon Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base. The club's two joint major sponsors were car manufacturer Hyundai, which has sponsored the club since 2008,http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=4311&newsId=53162 Hyundai and Carlton in New Partnership 12 November 2007 23 April 2012 Carlton Football Club June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes and job seekers' service provider CareerOne, newly signed in 2016 to a two-season deal;http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-11/carlton-and-careerone-boundbyblue Carlton and CareerOne #BoundByBlue 11 November 2015 11 November 2015 Carlton Football Club the club's six-year association with confectionery company Mars came to an end at the end of the 2015 season.The Age Melbourne, VIC Mars no longer wants a bite of the Blues http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/mars-no-longer-wants-a-bite-of-the-blues-20150908-gjhtgz.html Jon Pierik 8 September 2015 10 October 2015 Carlton continued its alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Northern Blues when not selected in AFL matches. The club faced a financially challenging schedule, with no matches in the most lucrative Friday night timeslot following poor performances in 2015.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-cut-from-friday-night-footy-in-2016-after-poor-performances-in-the-timeslot/story-fnp04d70-1227583090526 Carlton cut from Friday night footy in 2016 after poor performances in the timeslot Herald Sun News Corp Australia Mark Robinson 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 The club's membership was 50,130, a 6% increase from 2015.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-25/hawks-overtake-pies-to-top-membership-ladder The membership ladder: Hawks overtake Pies, Dons slide Nick Bowen 25 August 2016 Australian Football League 28 August 2016 The club's operating profit for the season was $1.1 million, with a net deficit of $765k after depreciation and amortization – an improvement on its $2.7 million net deficit in the 2015 season.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-12-07/carltons-20-million-improved-financial-position Carlton's $2.0 million improved financial position 7 December 2016 8 December 2016 Carlton Football Club The club made a small alteration to its clash guernsey for 2016, by removing the navy blue panel around the waist of the guernsey and narrowing the widths of other blue panels and features, resulting in an overall whiter design. The design was plain white with navy blue side and shoulder panels, trimmings, monogram and number.http://shop.afl.com.au/carlton-blues-2016-mens-replica-clash-guernsey-106285.phtml Carlton Blues 2016 Men's Replica Clash Guernsey Australian Football League 9 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420102240/http://shop.afl.com.au/carlton-blues-2016-mens-replica-clash-guernsey-106285.phtml 20 April 2016 dead dmy-all A second match day mascot, Navy Nina, was introduced to serve as female counterpart to the established mascot Captain Carlton; as with Captain Carlton, she is a masked, navy-wearing superhero.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/carlton/carlton-determined-to-right-decadeslong-gender-imbalance-at-the-blues/news-story/44e7323be167a757e9dec241db163d06 Carlton determined to right decades-long gender imbalance at the Blues 9 May 2016 30 March 2016 In June, Carlton was granted one of four Victorian licences for a team in the AFL's national women's competition, which is planned to be established from the 2017 season. Carlton's was one of the four successful bids among the eight Victorian clubs who applied for licences, with , and the other successful applicants and , , StK and the unsuccessful bidders.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-15/eight-teams-named-for-inaugural-womens-league Bruce Matthews 15 June 2016 15 June 2016 Eight teams named for inaugural women's league Australian Football League Senior personnel Mark LoGiudice continued as club president, a role he had held since June 2014.The Age New Blues president Mark LoGiudice wants a grand era of success 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 Jon Pierik Melbourne, VIC http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/new-blues-president-mark-logiudice-wants-a-grand-era-of-success-20140426-zr00x.html Marc Murphy retained the role of captain for his fourth season in the role, and Kade Simpson remained vice captain; the rest of the seven-man leadership group comprised Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow, Bryce Gibbs, Andrew Walker and Sam Docherty.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/marc-murphy-retains-carlton-captaincy-in-sevenman-blues-leadership-group/news-story/a5f1de33537073ed3394f4e0b437b016 Marc Murphy retains Carlton captaincy in seven-man Blues leadership group Anderson Jon 15 February 2016 Herald Sun News Corp Australia 15 February 2016 The club's coaching panel underwent significant changes after the 2015 season, following the dismissal of incumbent Mick Malthouse after Round 8, 2015. In August 2015, assistant coach Brendon Bolton was appointed Carlton's new senior coach; the club appointed Bolton to an ongoing staff position, rather than the more typical approach of hiring a senior coach on discrete fixed term contracts, with the caveat that Bolton be paid out for his first three years if dismissed during that time.Herald Sun Jon Ralph 25 August 2015 29 August 2015 Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brendon-bolton-agrees-to-open-ended-deal-as-he-becomes-carltons-new-coach/story-fni5f5nx-1227498665736 Brendon Bolton agrees to open-ended deal as he becomes Carlton's new coach The majority of the assistant coaching panel was turned over with only John Barker, who had served as caretaker coach in 2015 following Malthouse's dismissal, and Matthew Capuano surviving from the 2015 panel. New additions to the assistant coaching panel were assistant coach Tim Clarke (midfield), assistant coach Dale Amos (backline), assistant coach Shane Watson (forward-line), and reserves coach Josh Fraser (development and VFL senior coach).http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-10-09/fraser-to-coach-northern-blues Loretta Johns 9 October 2015 10 October 2015 Fraser takes the reins at Northern Blues Carlton Football Club 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011242/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-10-09/fraser-to-coach-northern-blues dead Neil Craig replaced Rob Wiley as director of coaching, development and performance, after having served in a similar role at .http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-30/meet-carltons-2016-coaching-panel Meet Carlton's 2016 coaching panel 30 September 2015 10 October 2015 Carlton Football Club 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817024200/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-30/meet-carltons-2016-coaching-panel dead Squad for 2016 The following is Carlton's squad for the 2016 season after offseason transfers and drafts. Statistics are correct as of end of 2015 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football. Senior Listhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/football/players/senior-players Senior Players List Carlton Football Club 10 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141007041751/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/football/players/senior-players 7 October 2014 dead dmy-all No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2015) 2016 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Victoria Andrew Walker (lg) 29 2004 Bendigo (U18) 191 130 11 9 8 130 77 53 34 25 4 2 Victoria Jack Silvagni 18 2016 Oakleigh (U18) – – 8 7 7 76 53 23 26 25 – 3 Victoria Marc Murphy (c) 28 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 204 150 10 7 3 205 114 91 38 30 1 4 South Australia Bryce Gibbs (lg) 26 2007 Glenelg 187 102 22 18 12 590 320 270 77 114 50 6 Victoria Kade Simpson (vc) 31 2003 Eastern (U18) 242 124 22 3 0 597 383 214 152 54 – 7 Victoria Dylan Buckley 22 2013 Northern (U18) 27 7 11 9 8 142 81 61 34 32 – 8 Victoria Matthew Kreuzer 26 2008 Northern (U18) 119 65 21 7 8 231 136 95 46 84 429 9 Western Australia Patrick Cripps (lg) 20 2014 East Fremantle 23 6 21 10 14 566 176 390 68 139 36 10 Victoria Harry McKay 18 – Gippsland (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 11 Victoria Sam Kerridge 22 2012 Bendigo (U18), 27 23 21 6 14 448 210 238 99 70 6 12 Western Australia Blaine Boekhorst 22 2015 Swan Districts 11 5 7 3 3 94 53 41 27 14 – 13 Victoria Jed Lamb 23 2013 Gippsland (U18), , GWS 22 17 15 13 9 186 122 64 54 38 – 14 Tasmania Liam Jones 24 2010 North Hobart, 75 75 8 9 7 78 44 34 24 18 – 15 Victoria Sam Docherty (lg) 22 2013 Gippsland (U18), 48 10 22 1 2 566 359 207 173 57 – 16 Victoria Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 19 – Western (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 17 New South Wales Sam Rowe 28 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood 51 13 22 2 1 198 99 99 84 28 24 18 Victoria Kristian Jaksch 21 2013 Oakleigh (U18), GWS 13 3 1 0 0 8 7 1 2 2 – 19 Victoria Liam Sumner 22 2012 Sandringham (U18), GWS 12 9 16 8 6 150 94 56 38 42 – 20 Victoria Lachie Plowman 21 2013 Calder (U18), GWS 20 1 19 0 0 233 121 112 77 35 – 22 Jason Tutt 24 2011 Ainslie, 39 26 1 1 0 18 10 8 4 4 – 23 Victoria Jacob Weitering 18 2016 Dandenong (U18) – – 20 2 0 291 164 127 106 24 – 24 New South Wales Mark Whiley 23 2012 Murray (U18), GWS 20 3 1 0 0 16 8 8 2 1 1 25 Western Australia Clem Smith 19 2015 Perth 7 – – – – – – – – – – 26 Victoria Jayden Foster 20 – Calder (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 27 Western Australia Dennis Armfield 29 2008 Swan Districts 125 57 15 16 10 225 123 102 51 34 – 28 Victoria David Cuningham 18 2016 Oakleigh (U18) – – 3 0 0 31 14 17 8 16 – 30 Victoria Charlie Curnow 18 2016 Geelong (U18) – – 6 5 2 60 35 25 18 9 – 31 Victoria Matthew Dick 21 2015 Calder (U18), 6 – – – – – – – – – – 32 Victoria Nicholas Graham 21 2013 Gippsland (U18) 16 5 12 2 9 220 118 102 56 59 1 33 Victoria Andrejs Everitt 26 2007 Dandenong (U18), , 118 76 13 17 8 180 99 81 67 17 6 34 Tasmania Andrew Phillips 24 2012 Lauderdale, GWS 14 5 16 6 2 109 63 46 37 39 258 35 Victoria Ed Curnow (lg) 26 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 88 11 21 5 9 524 275 249 76 147 – 37 South Australia Daniel Gorringe 23 2011 Norwood, 22 7 4 4 3 52 27 25 17 8 36 39 Victoria Dale Thomas 28 2006 Gippsland (U18), 182 135 18 6 5 333 202 131 77 55 2 40 Victoria Michael Jamison 29 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 145 2 5 0 0 37 18 19 14 10 – 41 Victoria Levi Casboult 25 2012 Dandenong (U18) 52 53 20 18 18 191 119 72 107 26 6 42 Ireland Zach Tuohy 26 2011 Laois GAA 98 34 22 6 5 443 275 168 80 48 1 43 Western Australia Simon White 27 2010 Subiaco 59 10 17 2 2 261 132 129 76 42 2 46 South Australia Matthew Wright 26 2011 North Adelaide, 94 63 22 22 10 450 262 188 80 82 – Rookie List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2015) 2016 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 21 Ireland Ciarán Sheehan 25 2014 Cork GAA 4 – – – – – – – – – – 29 Victoria Billy Gowers 19 – Oakleigh (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 36 South Australia Cameron Wood 28 2005 West Adelaide, , , Williamstown 88 28 – – – – – – – – – 38 Ireland Ciarán Byrne 21 2015 Louth GAA 1 – 11 0 1 184 103 81 48 24 – 45 Victoria Andrew Gallucci 21 – Calder (U18), Williamstown – – – – – – – – – – – 47 Western Australia Jesse Glass-McCasker 18 – Swan Districts – – – – – – – – – – – 48 USA Matt Korcheck 24 – Arizona – – – – – – – – – – – Senior coaching panelhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/football/coaching-panel Coaching panel 31 October 2014 Carlton Football Club https://web.archive.org/web/20141006203445/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/football/coaching-panel 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all State Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach Tasmania Brendon Bolton Senior Coach 2016 North Hobart (s), Tasmania (VFL) (s), Clarence (s), Box Hill (s), (a) Victoria John Barker Assistant coach (Stoppages) 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a) South Australia Neil Craig Director of Coaching, Development and Performance 2016 Norwood (s), (s), (cs), (m) Victoria Tim Clarke Assistant coach (Midfield) 2016 (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s) Victoria Shane Watson Assistant coach (Forward-line) 2016 Lower Plenty (s), Sandringham (U18) (a), Eastern (U18) (s), (a) Victoria Dale Amos Assistant coach (Back-line) 2016 South Barwon (s), (a), Geelong reserves (s) Victoria Matthew Capuano Development coach 2009 Victoria Josh Fraser Development coach, Northern Blues senior coach 2016 Gold Coast reserves (s) 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 have occurred since the conclusion of the 2015 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2015 AFL draft. In Player Previous club League via USA Matt Korcheckhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-14/blues-sign-korcheck Blues sign Korcheck 14 September 2015 14 September 2015 Carlton Football Club University of Arizona Pac-12 Basketball Signed as a Category B International rookie late in the 2015 season. Victoria Sam Kerridge AFL AFL Trade Period, with 's second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 28, obtained in the trade for Patrick Dangerfield), in exchange for Troy Menzel. Victoria Jed Lamb GWS AFL AFL Trade Period, with a first-round draft pick (provisionally No. 8), in exchange for Carlton's fifth- and sixth-round draft picks (provisionally No. 77 and 95), 's second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 28, obtained from in the trade for Troy Menzel) and 's first-round draft pick in the 2016 National Draft (obtained in exchange for Lachie Henderson). Tasmania Andrew Phillips GWS AFL Victoria Lachie Plowman GWS AFL Victoria Liam Sumner GWS AFL South Australia Daniel GorringeHerald Sun Melbourne, VIC 10 November 2015 61 Blues grab Gorringe AFL Signed as a delisted free agent prior to the National Draft. Victoria Jacob Weiteringhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-24/pick-1-jacob-weitering Pick 1: Jacob Weitering 24 November 2015 Carlton Football Club 24 November 2015 Dandenong TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 1 overall) Victoria Harry McKayhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-24/pick-10-harry-mckay Pick 10: Harry McKay 24 November 2015 Carlton Football Club 24 November 2015 Gippsland TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 10 overall) Victoria Charlie Curnowhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-24/pick-12-charlie-curnow Pick 12: Charlie Curnow 24 November 2015 Carlton Football Club 24 November 2015 Geelong TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 12 overall) Victoria David Cuninghamhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-24/pick-23-david-cuningham Pick 23: David Cuningham 24 November 2015 Carlton Football Club 24 November 2015 Oakleigh TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 23 overall) Victoria Jack Silvagni Oakleigh TAC Cup AFL National Draft, third round (No. 53 overall) under the father–son rule, after demoting a fourth round selection (from No. 55 to No. 58) to match the bid made by South Australia Matthew Wrighthttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-26/wright-at-home-at-ikon-park Wright at home at Ikon Park 26 November 2015 26 November 2015 Loretta Johns Carlton Football Club AFL Signed as a delisted free agent after the National Draft. Western Australia Jesse Glass-McCaskerhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-27/blues-sign-rookie-glassmcclasker Blues sign rookie Glass-McClasker Danielle Balales 27 November 2015 27 November 2015 Carlton Football Club Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 1 overall) Victoria Andrew Galluccihttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-11-27/gallucci-becomes-a-blue Gallucci becomes a Blue Danielle Balales 27 November 2015 27 November 2015 Carlton Football Club Williamstown VFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 19 overall) Out Player New Club League via Victoria Chris Juddhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-06-09/judd-announces-retirement Judd announces retirement 9 June 2015 9 June 2015 Carlton Football Club Removed from the list following his retirement in June 2015 Victoria Andrew Carrazzohttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-01/carrazzo-retires Carrazzo retires 1 September 2015 5 September 2015 Carlton Football Club Loretta Johns Field umpiringHerald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/david-rodan-could-become-afl-goal-umpire-andrew-carazzo-to-umpire-vafl-tac-cup/news-story/f69f04eee4ac0c2ad0116555c04abb48 Eliza Sewell 9 March 2016 9 March 2016 David Rodan could become AFL goal umpire, Andrew Carazzo to umpire VAFL, TAC Cup VAFA Retired from playing Western Australia David Ellardhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-04/barker-ellard-a-great-clubman Barker: Ellard a 'great clubman' Travis King 4 September 2015 4 September 2015 Carlton Football Club Greensboroughhttp://www.nfl.org.au/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2205&cHash=f7638addbc15be30b08858d0ce66e5a8 Ellard, Carnell commit to Boro 30 October 2015 7 November 2015 Northern Football League Northern FL Retired Victoria Matthew Watsonhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-18/carlton-delists-four Carlton delists four Johns Loretta 18 September 2015 CarltonFC.com.au Telstra Media 18 September 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165323/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-18/carlton-delists-four dead East Fremantlehttp://www.effc.com.au/news Sharks welcome Matthew Watson 3 December 2015 5 December 2015 East Fremantle Football Club WAFL Delisted prior to the trade period South Australia Cameron Giles Woodville-West Torrenshttp://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/3272/ Eagles welcome back Redden 19 November 2015 25 November 2015 Zac Milbank South Australian National Football League 26 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151126070338/http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/3272/ dead SANFL Delisted prior to the trade period Western Australia Blaine Johnson South Fremantlehttp://www.southfremantlefc.com.au/news/9652/bulldogs-welcome-back-trio-from-afl-re-sign-skipper Bulldogs welcome back trio from AFL, re-sign skipper 2 December 2015 22 December 2015 South Fremantle Football Club WAFL Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period Victoria Fraser Russell Northern BluesPreston Leader Preston, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/northern-blues-recruit-jack-cripps-intent-on-making-the-most-of-his-vfl-opportunity/news-story/06a2862c946450e414798f5246454109 Northern Blues recruit Jack Cripps intent on making the most of his VFL opportunity Tim Michell 26 January 2016 5 February 2016 VFL Delisted from the rookie list (category B) prior to the trade period Victoria Lachlan HendersonHistory made as Blues send Henderson to Cats for future draft pick http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-14/henderson-off-to-the-cats-for-2016-first-round-pick Ryan Peter 14 October 2015 AFL.com.au Telstra Media 14 October 2015 AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a first-round draft pick in the 2016 National Draft. Queensland Tom BellHerald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-trades-2015-tom-bell-traded-from-carlton-to-brisbane-lions/story-fni5f4q3-1227574011538 AFL trades 2015: Tom Bell traded from Carlton to Brisbane Lions 19 October 2015 19 October 2015 Lauren Wood Melbourne, VIC AFL AFL Trade Period, with a third-round draft pick (provisionally No. 41), in exchange for a second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 21) and a fourth-round draft pick (provisionally No. 60). South Australia Troy MenzelHerald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-trades-2015-troy-menzel-sam-kerridge-lachie-plowman-all-traded-in-three-way-deal/story-fni5f22o-1227577007544 AFL trades 2015: Troy Menzel, Sam Kerridge, Lachie Plowman all traded in three-way deal 21 October 2015 21 October 2015 Riley Beveridge Melbourne, VIC AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for Sam Kerridge and 's second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 28, obtained in a trade for Patrick Dangerfield). Western Australia Chris Yarranhttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-22/tigers-finally-land-yarran-for-pick-19 Tigers finally land Yarran for pick 19 Travis King Australian Football League 22 October 2015 22 October 2015 AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for 's end-of-first-round compensation draft pick (provisionally No. 19, obtained in a three-way trade involving PA). Victoria Robert Warnockhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-28/final-list-changes Final list changes 28 October 2015 28 October 2015 Carlton Football Club Delisted prior to the national draft Victoria Nick Holman Central DistrictShepparton News 10 December 2015 Shepparton, VIC http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/shepparton/holman-won-t-be-landing-at-bombers-1.103813 12 December 2015 Holman won't be landing at Bombers Oliver Caffrey https://web.archive.org/web/20151222150447/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/shepparton/holman-won-t-be-landing-at-bombers-1.103813 22 December 2015 dead dmy-all SANFL Delisted prior to the national draft Western Australia Brad Walsh Peelhttp://www.peelthunder.com.au/news/9648/thunder-welcome-back-walsh Thunder welcome back Walsh Alex Paull 30 November 2015 5 December 2015 Peel Thunder Football Club WAFL Delisted from the rookie list prior to the national draft Queensland Tom Fields South AdelaideSydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/sport/pssst-clinton-young-moved-by-steven-payne-20151126-gl96xo.html 5 December 2015 Daniel Cherny Fields' dream 28 November 2015 SANFL Delisted from the rookie list prior to the national draft List management Player Change National draft Carlton applied for a priority draft pick in the national draft,http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-11/blues-ask-for-priority-pick Blues ask for priority pick Nathan Schmook 11 September 2015 11 September 2015 Carlton Football Club but the request was rejected by the AFL.Herald Sun Carlton, Brisbane Lions miss out on priority picks 30 September 2015 30 September 2015 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-brisbane-lions-miss-out-on-priority-picks/story-fni5f5nx-1227550839767 National draft Carlton traded its second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 20), Brisbane's second-round draft pick (provisionally No. 21, obtained in the trade for Tom Bell) and its fourth-round draft pick in the 2016 National Draft in exchange for ' first-round draft pick (provisionally No. 11) and its third-round draft pick in the 2016 National Draft. Victoria Nick Holman Received permission to train with Carlton from the beginning of pre-season training in November 2015, but he was not redrafted. Victoria Andrew Walker Retired from playing following the Round 20 match against StK.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-02/walker-calls-time Walker calls time 2 August 2016 2 August 2016 Carlton Football Club Victoria Michael Jamison Retired from playing following the Round 20 match against StK.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-08/jamison-calls-end-to-career Jamison calls end to career 8 August 2016 8 August 2016 Carlton Football Club Season summary Pre-season matches The club's three scheduled pre-season matches were played as part of the 2016 NAB Challenge series. Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Thursday, 18 February (7:10 pm) 0.8.5 (53) 0.4.8 (32) Lost by 21 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-18/hawks-open-nab-challenge-with-comfortable-win-over-blues Hungry Hawks open NAB Challenge with comfortable win over Blues Stu Warren 18 February 2016 18 February 2016 Australian Football League Aurora Stadium (A) 9,181 2 Sunday, 28 February (2:05 pm) 1.3.8 (35) 1.13.8 (95) Lost by 60 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-28/match-report-carlton-v-essendon Dons defy the critics as Blues bumble at home ground Nathan Schmook 28 February 2016 28 February 2016 Australian Football League Ikon Park (H) 18,718 3 Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) 1.8.12 (69) 0.14.7 (91) Lost by 22 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-11/swans-finish-preseason-on-a-high-with-solid-win-over-improved-carlton Plenty of positives for Blues, but Swans end pre-season with a win Nathan Schmook Ben Guthrie 11 March 2016 11 March 2016 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 6,804 Home and away season Following its 2015 wooden spoon and the loss of some senior players to trades and free agency over the offseason, expectations on the club's 2016 performance were low – with some pundits even predicting that Carlton would perform worse than an team missing twelve of its best twenty-two players due to suspensions for using illicit substances during the 2012 season.The Age Melbourne, VIC Carlton's list worse than Essendon's: David Parkin 23 February 2016 14 October 2016 http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/carlton-afl-list-worse-than-essendon-david-parkin-20160222-gn0yae.htmlHerald Sun Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/depleted-bombers-still-have-blues-measure/news-story/8f2a6fa8b57ca6432fc636400fa3a881 Essendon without 12 stars will likely still have measure of Carlton, says Jon Ralph Jon Ralph 26 January 2016 14 October 2016 Nevertheless, the club improved significantly on its 2015 performances to finish with seven wins, three more than the previous season. The highlight of the club's season was the seven-round stretch between Rounds 5 and 11, in which it won six of seven games, including an upset win against eventual third-placed team , which had the team sitting in a season-high tenth place with a 6–5 record. However, the club had the worst record in the league in the second half of the year, winning only one of eleven games; and although it impressed with narrow losses against eventual finalists WC, and , it also unexpectedly lost matches against the bottom two and . Overall across the season, the club was: 1–4 against the top four 0–4 against teams ranked fifth to eighth 3–4 against teams from ninth to thirteenth 3–3 against the bottom four Altogether, the club's ability to defend and prevent its opponents from scoring improved greatly, conceding 376 points fewer than it had in 2015; but its lack of options in the forward-line was a continuing problem, and the club was the second-lowest scoring team in the league below only the suspension-affected Essendon.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-31/season-review-carlton Season review: Carlton Howard Kotton 31 August 2016 14 October 2016 Australian Football League Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Thursday, 24 March (7:25 pm) 14.8 (92) 12.11 (83) Lost by 9 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-24/tigers-surge-late-to-blunt-brave-blues Tigers surge late to blunt brave Blues 24 March 2016 24 March 2016 Australian Football League Callum Twomey Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 75,706 12th 2 Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm) 10.11 (71) 20.11 (131) Lost by 60 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-03/swans-belt-blues-to-make-it-two-from-two Swans beat Blues to make it two from two 3 April 2016 3 April 2016 Australian Football League Ben Guthrie Etihad Stadium (H) 33,146 15th 3 Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm) 13.17 (95) 5.11 (41) Lost by 54 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-09/match-report-lukewarm-suns-still-too-hot-for-blues Match report: Luke-warm [sic] Suns still too hot for Blues Michael Whiting 9 April 2016 9 April 2016 Australian Football League Metricon Stadium (A) 13,885 17th 4 Saturday, 16 April (7:25 pm) 7.7 (49) 13.7 (85) Lost by 36 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-16/dogs-down-blues-but-injuries-make-win-costly 16 April 2016 16 April 2016 Dogs down Blues, but injuries make win costly Travis KingSeptember 2021 medicmedic Etihad Stadium (H) 27,662 18th 5 Sunday, 24 April (1:20 pm) 9.14 (68) 10.12 (72) Won by 4 pointsMatch report: Blues break duck to leave winless Dockers in disarray Alex Malcolm http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-24/match-report-blues-break-duck-to-leave-winless-dockers-in-disarray 24 April 2016 24 April 2016 Domain Stadium (A) 34,796 15th 6 Sunday, 1 May (3:20 pm) 10.12 (72) 8.9 (57) Won by 15 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-01/match-report-blues-battle-past-bombers-to-make-it-backtoback-wins Match report: Blues battle past Bombers to make it back-to-back wins Dinny Navaratnam 1 May 2016 1 May 2016 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 43,827 14th 7 Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm) 12.12 (84) 15.9 (99) Won by 15 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-07/match-report-collingwood-v-carlton Match report: Blues push past Pies to grab third-straight win Callum Twomey 7 May 2016 8 May 2016 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 60,222 12th 8 Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) PA 14.9 (93) 13.13 (91) Won by 2 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-15/match-report-carlton-v-port-adelaide Match report: Carlton makes it four in a row 15 May 2016 15 May 2016 Ben McKay Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 26,924 11th 9 Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm) 17.11 (113) 6.10 (46) Lost by 67 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-21/match-report-roos-halt-blues-streak-to-make-it-nine-straight Nick Bowen 21 May 2016 22 May 2016 Match report: Roos halt Blues' streak to make it nine straight Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (A) 38,419 12th 10 Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm) 16.8 (104) 12.13 (85) Won by 19 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-29/match-report-carlton-v-geelong Match report: Blues shrug off injury for brave win Peter Ryan 29 May 2016 29 May 2016 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 33,535 11th 11 Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) 16.6 (102) 9.10 (64) Won by 38 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-04/blues-tame-poor-lions Match report: Blues tame poor Lions to claim sixth win Nick Bowen 4 June 2016 4 June 2016 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 30,722 10th 12 Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) StK 17.8 (110) 12.6 (78) Lost by 32 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-12/match-report-st-kilda-v-carlton Callum Twomey 12 June 2016 12 June 2016 Australian Football League Match report: Saints be praised as Blues crumble Etihad Stadium (A) 47,945 11th 13 Bye 11th 14 Saturday, 25 June (4:35 pm) GWS 18.19 (127) 9.11 (65) Lost by 62 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-25/match-report-slick-giants-crush-brave-blues Match report: Slick Giants crush brave Blues David Sygell 25 June 2016 25 June 2016 Australian Football League Spotless Stadium (A) 10,355 13th 15 Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm) 6.9 (45) 8.9 (57) Lost by 12 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-02/match-report-carlton-v-collingwood-pies-prevail-in-dour-clash Nathan Schmook 2 July 2016 2 July 2016 Match report: Pies prevail in dour clash as Blues count cost Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 56,157 14th 16 Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) 7.5 (47) 16.11 (107) Lost by 60 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-10/match-report-carlton-v-adelaide 10 July 2016 10 July 2016 Ben Guthrie Match report: Crows in seventh heaven Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 32,430 14th 17 Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm) WC 11.9 (75) 12.10 (82) Lost by 7 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-17/match-report-carlton-v-west-coast Match report: Eagles scrape home over Blues Travis King 17 July 2016 17 July 2016 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 26,389 14th 18 Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) 10.14 (74) 10.8 (68) Lost by 6 pointsnews.com.au 24 July 2016 23 July 2016 https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/lance-franklin-inspires-sydney-to-slender-victory-over-carlton/news-story/d14448955179a40061fceb120d98722c Lance Franklin inspires Sydney to slender victory over Carlton Neil Cordy Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 31,765 14th 19 Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) 10.14 (74) 7.13 (55) Lost by 19 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-30/match-report-hawthorn-v-carlton 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 Andrew Drummond Australian Football League Match report: Hawthorn edges plucky Blues Aurora Stadium (A) 18,112 15th 20 Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) StK 7.9 (51) 19.8 (122) Lost by 71 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-07/match-report-carlton-v-st-kilda Match report: Finally, the Saints stay alive Dinny Navratnam 7 August 2016 7 August 2016 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 37,797 15th 21 Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm) 15.9 (99) 13.17 (95) Lost by 4 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/21/bl-v-carl https://web.archive.org/web/20160405164643/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/21/bl-v-carl dead 5 April 2016 Match report: Lions restore pride in thriller over Blues Michael Whiting 13 August 2016 13 August 2016 Australian Football League Gabba (A) 17,432 15th 22 Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) 11.12 (78) 7.16 (58) Won by 20 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-21/match-report-carlton-v-melbourne Ben Guthrie 21 August 2016 Australian Football League 21 August 2016 Finally, Demons' top eight dream is over Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 40,693 14th 23 Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) 15.13 (103) 10.19 (79) Lost by 24 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-27/match-report-dons-shred-blues-to-put-heat-on-lions Match report: Dons shred Blues to put heat on Lions Callum Twomey 27 August 2016 27 August 2016 Carlton Football Club Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 46,566 14th Team records, awards and notes Round 3 – Carlton's score of 5.11 (41) set a new record as the lowest score ever conceded by in its five-year history in the AFL.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/goldcoast/gamer.html#04 Gold Coast – Game Records 11 April 2016 AFL Tables Round 7 – Carlton won the Peter Mac Cup, the annual perpetual prize in Collingwood home games against Carlton. Round 10 – Carlton defeated for the first time since Round 5, 2010, ending a seven-game losing streak. Round 10 – Carlton defeated at Etihad Stadium for the first time ever, after fourteen consecutive losses dating back to 2002. Round 17 – the match between and WC was witnessed by serving Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, who was hosted and presented a guernsey by Carlton. Individual awards and records John Nicholls Medal The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 9 September. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-09-09/docherty-wins-2016-john-nicholls-medal Docherty wins 2016 John Nicholls Medal 9 September 2016 9 September 2016 Carlton Football Club John Nicholls Medal The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Sam Docherty, who polled 179 votes to beat vice-captain Kade Simpson (169 votes) and 2015 winner Patrick Cripps (168 votes). It was Docherty's first John Nicholls Medal. Pos. Player Votes1stSam Docherty1792ndKade Simpson1693rdPatrick Cripps168 4thBryce Gibbs 1495thEd Curnow1156thSam Rowe 114Matthew Wright8thZach Tuohy939thMatthew Kreuzer8310thSam Kerridge82 Other awards The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- Best First-Year Player – Jacob Weitering Best Clubman – Ed Curnow Spirit of Carlton Award – Kade Simpson Bill Lanyon Inner Blue Ruthless Award – Kade Simpson Carltonians Achievement Award – Kade Simpson Blues Coterie Most Improved Player – Sam Docherty Hyundai MVP Award (the most valuable player as voted by fans in an online poll) – Patrick Cripps Milestones and game records Round 8 – Kade Simpson played his 250th senior game for the club, the first player to reach the milestone since Anthony Koutoufides in 2006.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-05-10/kouta-simmo-can-play-300 Kouta: Simmo can play 300 Tony de Bolfo 10 May 2016 29 May 2016 Carlton Football Club Round 11 – Tom Rockliff () recorded 48 disposals, setting a new record for the most disposals ever recorded by a single player in a match against Carlton. (Statistics recorded since 1965).http://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/allteams/playershi.html#G00 Season and Game Records (1965-2016) 7 June 2016 AFL Tables Round 15 – Jack Silvagni, son of Stephen and grandson of Sergio, made his debut for Carlton. The Silvagnis became the first paternal grandfather–father–son trio to represent Carlton; and, with their collective 552nd game, usurped the record of Hawthorn's Kennedy family (John Sr, John Jr and Josh) for most games by a paternal grandfather–father–son trio at a single VFL/AFL club.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-06-30/silvagni-mark-iii-seals-deal-on-a-football-dynasty Silvagni Mark III seals deal on a football dynasty Tony de Bolfo 30 June 2016 3 July 2016 Carlton Football Club Season records Patrick Cripps led the AFL in clearances for the home-and-away season with a total of 185 – the second-highest on record for a home-and-away season behind only Brett Ratten's 1999 season.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-29/top-5-stats-round-23 Top 5 stats: Round 23 19 August 2016 29 August 2016 Carlton Football Club For the full season including finals, Cripps was second behind Josh Kennedy (), who had 191 clearances. Sam Rowe led the AFL in one-percenters for the home-and-away season with a total of 215.http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2016s.html 2016 Team Stats & Season Highs 29 August 2016 AFL Tables Leading Goalkickers Matthew Wright was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season in his first season for the club after crossing from Adelaide. His tally of 22 goals was the fewest to lead Carlton's goalkicking since Ian Nankervis' leading tally of 18 goals in 1964.http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2016.html#3 2016 Player Stats AFL Tables 29 August 2016 PlayerGoalsBehinds Matthew Wright 22 6 Levi Casboult 18 18 Bryce Gibbs 18 12 Andrejs Everitt 17 8 Dennis Armfield 16 10 Other awards NAB AFL Rising Star Jacob Weitering finished third for the 2016 NAB AFL Rising Star, polling 26 votes to finish behind Callum Mills () and Caleb Daniel ().http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-09-06/sydney-swans-defender-callum-mills-wins-2016-nab-afl-rising-star Sydney product Callum Mills makes history to win 2016 Rising Star Award 6 September 2016 6 September 2016 Australian Football League Weitering was nominated for the award after his Round 3 performance against .http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-11/no1-pick-weitering-shows-worth No.1 pick Jacob Weitering earns Rising Star nod after impressive start Ben Guthrie 11 April 2016 11 April 2016 Australian Football League He was the only Carlton player nominated for the season. Honorific teams All-Australian Team – Kade Simpson and Sam Docherty were both named in the 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team,Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/allaustralian-40man-squad-announced/news-story/87b8d14d7910f5bb4d1625cd986bf604 All-Australian 40-man squad announced Riley Beveridge 29 August 2016 29 August 2016 but neither was selected in the final team. 22under22 Team – Jacob Weitering (full back), Sam Docherty (back pocket) and Patrick Cripps (follower) were all named in the 22under22 Team, an All-Australian team with selection limited to players under the age of 22. AFLPA Awards For each of the AFLPA awards, one or three Carlton players were nominated by an internal vote of Carlton players; Marc Murphy was also nominated for the Best Captain award by default.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-08-31/trio-nominated-for-aflpa-mvp Trio in line for AFLPA MVP 31 August 2016 31 August 2016 Carlton Football Club Weitering placed third for the best first-year player award.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Another big pat on the back 14 September 2016 Sam Landsberger 74–75 Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Sam Docherty (nominated) Bryce Gibbs (nominated) Kade Simpson (nominated) Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player) Kade Simpson (nominated) Best First Year Player Jacob Weitering (third place, 108 votes) Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame At the 2016 Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame dinner on 29 April, four players were inducted into the Hall of Fame and one was elevated to Legend Status:Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Sergio Silvagni follows son Stephen Silvagni as a Carlton legend 29 April 2016 Ron Reed 30 April 2016 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/carlton/sergio-silvagni-follows-son-stephen-silvagni-as-a-carlton-legend/news-story/49d3952feb6416e8668543a52e59b83e Sergio Silvagni, who played 239 games for and won two premierships and two best-and-fairests with Carlton between 1958 and 1971, became the thirteenth player elevated to Legend Status; Scott Camporeale, who played 233 games for and won one premiership and one best-and-fairest for the club between 1995 and 2005, was inducted; Mil Hanna, who played 190 games for and won one premiership with the club between 1986 and 1997, was inducted; Ian Robertson, who played 125 games for and won three premierships with the club between 1966 and 1974, was inducted; Jack Wrout, who played 130 games for the club between 1936 and 1944 and later served as chairman of selectors, was inducted. Other Senior coach Brendon Bolton was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame for his playing and coaching career at North Launceston, North Hobart, Clarence and the VFL Tasmanian Devils.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2016-07-05/bolton-honoured-in-home-state Bolton receives honour Danielle Balales 5 July 2016 5 July 2016 Carlton Football Club Northern Blues The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2016 season. It was the fourteenth 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 Blues seniors or reserves team in the Victorian Football League. The club's nine home matches were split with five matches at the VFL club's traditional home ground Preston City Oval, and four matches at Carlton's traditional home ground Ikon Park.http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?c=1-118-10464-392693-18717729&a=SFIX Season Fixture : Northern Blues (Peter Jackson VFL 2016) 28 August 2016 Fox Sports Pulse The Northern Blues finished 13th out of 15 in the VFL with a record of 6–12.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-118-0-339767-0&pool=1&a=LADDER Current Ladder 30 August 2016 Fox Sports Pulse 30 August 2016 References 30em 2016 Category:2016 AFL season Category:2016 in sport in Melbourne