2009 Carlton Football Club season

August 2017 August 2017 Carlton Football Club 2009 120px Stephen Kernahan Brett Ratten Chris Judd Etihad Stadium (Training and administrative: Visy Park) AFL season 7th (13–9) Finals series 7th Best and Fairest Chris Judd Brendan Fevola (89) 43,294 2008 2010 The 2009 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 146th season, and 113th as a member of the Australian Football League. Carlton finished 7th out of 16 teams in the 2009 AFL season. It was the first time that Carlton had played finals since 2001, ending what at that time was a club record drought of seven consecutive VFL/AFL seasons without a finals appearance. Full forward Brendan Fevola won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker. Club summary The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 113th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. Former club champion Stephen Kernahan continued as club president in the 2009 season, a position he had held since August 2008.72 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Brett Ratten and Chris Judd continued in their respective roles as senior coach and captain of the club, each entering his second season appointed to the job.1 Note 1 The club's joint major sponsors were car manufacturer Hyundai, unchanged from 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 national tourism promoter Tourism Malaysia, newly signed for the 2009 season.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tourism%20malaysia/tabid/13677/default.aspx Malaysia News Carlton Football Club 23 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181820/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tourism%20malaysia/tabid/13677/default.aspx 15 September 2009 As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Etihad Stadium – which was known until 1 March 2009 as Telstra Domehttp://www.etihadstadium.com.au/news-display/ETIHAD-New-Naming-Rights-Partner/146 ETIHAD: New Naming Rights Partner 23 October 2008 2008-10-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090214035853/http://etihadstadium.com.au/news-display/ETIHAD-New-Naming-Rights-Partner/146 14 February 2009 – with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the M.C.G.; the traditional home ground Princes Park was renamed from MC Labour Park to Visy Park in the offseason,http://www.australianrulesfootball.com.au/pages/GoneButNotForgotten Gone, But Not Forgotten 5 May 2012 Australian Rules Football and it continued to serve as the training and administrative base. As had been the case every year since 2003, Carlton had 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 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110217022033/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/vfl/tabid/16037/default.aspx 17 February 2011 dmy-all Membership campaign: "They Know We're Coming" The club marketed its 2009 membership campaign on what became one of the most well-remembered slogans in league history: "They Know We're Coming". CEO Greg Swann described the slogan as an irreverent way to rebuild the "Carlton arrogance" which the club was known for during its successful period, but which had been missing since the club's first wooden spoon in 2002 and in the aftermath of the salary cap breach that followed.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-swagger-is-back-at-carlton/story-0-1111118010123?from=public_rss The swagger is back at Carlton Jon Ralph 12 November 2008 23 April 2012 Herald Sun The provocative slogan was immediately successful in generating discussion and interest, drawing scorn from many opposition fans, and notably drawing a response from traditional rivals , who published a "They Know We're Waiting" poster on its website.https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/58987/essendon-mock-carlton Essendon mock Carlton 14 November 2008 23 April 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton went on to sell 42,408 memberships for the 2009 season, a new record membership for the club, breaking the record of 40,764 set the previous season.77 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Squad and player statistics for 2009 Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football. Senior List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2008) 2009 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Victoria Andrew Walker 22 2004 Bendigo (U18) 81306231126349337 – 2 South Australia Jordan Russell 22 2005 West Adelaide 509206433416017410177 – 3 Victoria Marc Murphy 21 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 573223311758828630210789 – 4 South Australia Bryce Gibbs 19 2007 Glenelg 431923158615321294141922 5 Victoria Chris Judd (c) 25 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 15515323121960931929054102 – 6 Victoria Kade Simpson 24 2003 Eastern (U18) 874723151248928720212982– 7 Victoria Adam Bentick 22 2004 Calder (U18) 6813– – – – – – – – – 8 Victoria Matthew Kreuzer 19 2008 Northern (U18) 20132313113201231977371394 9 Western Australia Chris Johnson 22 2005 East Fremantle, 312101114597484026 – 10 Western Australia Richard Hadley 25 2001 East Fremantle, 47121132207791284545– 11 Victoria Robert Warnock 21 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 214––––––––– 12 Tasmania Mitch Robinson 19 2009 Tasmania (U18/VFL) ––1055125715441282 13 Western Australia Chris Yarran 18 2009 Swan Districts ––6445737201817– 14 Victoria Brad Fisher 24 2003 Eastern Ranges 9111878 2 9151 40 4611 – 15 Western Australia Steven Browne 19 2008 West Perth 13471–11351623419 – 16 Victoria Shaun Grigg 20 2007 North Ballarat (U18) 25410351969410232293 17 Ireland Setanta Ó hAilpín 25 2005 Cork GAA 461812128129567339137 18 Western Australia Paul Bower 20 2006 Peel 24221– – 40918322612239 – 19 Victoria Eddie Betts 22 2005 Calder (U18) 75852238212651561095578 – 20 South Australia Rhys O'Keeffe 18 – North Adelaide – –– – – – – – – – – 21 South Australia Mark Austin 19 2007 Glenelg 5–9 1 1 86 34 52 24 20 1 22 Queensland Shaun Hampson 20 2007 Mount Gravatt 122153412435893431278 23 South Australia Adam Hartlett 22 2007 West Adelaide 823 – – 30 18 12 7 7 4 24 Victoria Nick Stevens 28 1998 Northern (U18), PA 21412717 12 6 387 215 172 73 53 – 25 Victoria Brendan Fevola 27 1999 Dandenong (U18) 16448623 89 57 297 251 46 148 50 6 26 Northern Territory Joe Anderson 20 2007 Darwin 9 –3 – – 40122857 – 27 Western Australia Dennis Armfield 22 2008 Swan Districts 92 17– 1230911394246 – 28 Victoria Cameron Cloke 24 2004 Eastern (U18), 472810 8 6 123 78 45 66 20 64 29 Victoria Heath Scotland (lg) 28 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 1595217514081852238350– 30 Victoria Jarrad Waite 25 2003 Murray (U18) 1061079102178132466610– 31 Victoria Jordan Bannister 26 2001 Calder (U18), 65152 2 – 19 14 5 6 4 – 32 Victoria Bret Thornton 25 2002 Oakleigh (U18) 1282212 – 406244162167251 33 Victoria Ryan Houlihan 26 2000 Murray (U18) 16299201354022061967451 – 34 Tasmania Simon Wiggins26 2001 Glenorchy 1033213 4 8 194 80 114 76 41 – 35 Victoria Caleb Tiller 17 – Murray (U18) – –– – – – – – – – – 37 Victoria Jake Edwards 20 2008 Western (U18) 54– – – – – – – – – 40 Victoria Michael Jamison22 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 21–13 – – 11367464920 – 44 Victoria Andrew Carrazzo25 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 8420151283541801745847 – Rookie List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2008) 2009 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 36 South Australia Darren Pfeiffer 21 2008 Norwood, Adelaide 74–––––––– – 38 Western Australia Jeff Garlett 19 2009 Swan Districts ––101299472223423 – 39 South Australia Sam Jacobs 20 2009 Woodville-West Torrens ––41–3392412458 41 Victoria Lachie Hill 19 – Oakleigh (U18) ––– – – – – – – – – 42 Victoria Luke Stanton 18 – Northern (U18) ––– – – – – – – – – 45 Tasmania Aaron Joseph 19 2009 Tasmania (U18) ––23362571171405592 – 46 Western Australia David Ellard 19 2008 Swan Districts 11–––––––– – 47 Victoria Greg Bentley 21 2006 Dandenong (U18), PA 2165 2 0 57 30 27 15 16 – For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group. Players' ages are given for 31 December 2008. 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.AFL Tables, 2010 Stats - Player Lists - Carlton, Retrieved 10 March 2012. Playing list changes The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2008 season and the conclusion of the 2009 season. In Player Previous club League via Victoria Robert Warnockhttps://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24475256-23211,00.html Prismall a Bomber, Warnock a Blue Fox Sports Adam Cooper Sam Lienert 2008-10-10 2008-11-04 AFL AFL Trade Week, with pick No. 69, in exchange for picks No. 24, 56 and 72. Western Australia Chris Yarranhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=70423 29 November 2008 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton welcomes four recruits dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324221616/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=70423 24 March 2012 dmy-all Swan Districts WAFL AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 6) Tasmania Mitch Robinson Tasmanian Devils VFL AFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 40) South Australia Rhys O'Keeffe North Adelaide SANFL AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick No. 65) Victoria Caleb Tiller Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup AFL National Draft, sixth round (pick No. 80) Western Australia Chris Johnson AFL AFL Pre-season Draft, first round (pick No. 4) Western Australia Jeff Garlett Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 6) Victoria Luke Stanton Northern Knights TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 22) Victoria Greg Bentley Port Adelaide AFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 37) Out Player New Club League via Victoria Jason Saddington Northern Bullantshttp://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-118-0-0-0&sID=60264&articleID=7840473&news_task=DETAIL Saddington remains in Bullants nest Sportingpulse 19 January 2009 5 May 2012 VFL Retired from the AFL South Australia Cain Ackland North AdelaideThe Advertiser, "SANFL Rd 12 teams", 10 June 2010, Retrieved 18 April 2011. SANFL Delisted Western Australia Clinton Benjamin North Ballarathttps://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/football-australian-rules/excarlton-listed-player-a-bonus-recruit-for-roosters/1448405.aspx Ex-Carlton listed plkayer a bonus recruit for Roosters 1 March 2009 5 May 2012 The Courier David Brehaut Ballarat, VIC VFL Delisted Western Australia Luke Blackwell Claremonthttp://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/969 Luke Blackwell (Claremont) 5 May 2012 WAFL Online https://web.archive.org/web/20120412011050/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/969 12 April 2012 dead WAFL Delisted Victoria Ryan Jackson ClaremontBeacham, Digby; Prospect of dynamic duo excites Watters https://web.archive.org/web/20090523201839/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=4 23 May 2009 ; The West Australian; 24 January 2009 WAFL Delisted Ireland Aisake Ó hAilpín Cork GAAhttp://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/o-hailpin-back-in-a-cork-shirt-1630101.html O hAilpin back in a Cork shirt Irish Independent 6 February 2009 Cliona Foley GAA Delisted List management Player Change Victoria Michael Jamison Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list for the 2009 season.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=68959 Blues ring the changes 13 October 2008 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324221603/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=68959 24 March 2012 dmy-all South Australia Darren Pfeifferhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=70920 Blues finalise 2009 playing list 16 December 2008 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324220228/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/Season2008/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=70920 24 March 2012 dmy-all Delisted, then redrafted as a rookie during the AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 51) Victoria Lachie Hill Delisted from the rookie list, then redrafted as a rookie during the AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (pick No. 65) South Australia Sam Jacobs Delisted from the rookie list, then redrafted as a rookie during the AFL Rookie Draft, sixth round (pick No. 76) 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 1 Friday, 20 February (7:40 pm) 1.17.12 (123) 0.11.4 (70) Won by 53 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 24,711 2 Sunday, 1 March (4:40 pm) 2.13.16 (112) 2.10.10 (88) Won by 24 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 19,111 3 Saturday, 7 March (7:10 pm) 2.9.12 (84) 0.9.13 (67) Lost by 17 points Report Etihad Stadium (A) 15,305 NAB Challenge Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 4 Saturday, 14 March 20.6 (126) 12.11 (83) Lost by 43 points ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Hands Oval, Bunbury (A) 10,000 (approx.) Home-and-away season Carlton had a strong season. Although its win–loss record was only 6–6 after twelve rounds, four of its six losses came by less than ten points. After falling to eighth place with a 69-point loss to in Round 13, Carlton won seven of its following eight games to cement a place in the finals for the first time since 2001. In the final round match against , both teams were fighting for 5th place and a home elimination final; the result was Carlton's heaviest loss of the season, 72 points, which saw Carlton finish 7th, and required them to travel to Brisbane for the first week of the finals. Carlton's full season win–loss record was 13–9, a notable improvement on its record of 10–12 from the 2008 season. The club's form throughout the season unpredictable; Carlton returned a 3–2 record against the top four teams, including an impressive Round 19 upset victory against eventual premiers , but only 2–4 against the next four teams on the ladder; Carlton's record against the bottom eight was 8–3, with all three of those losses coming inside the first seven rounds of the season. Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Thursday, 26 March (7:40 pm) 9.13 (67) 23.12 (150) Won by 83 points Report M.C.G. (A) 87,043 1st 2 Saturday, 4 April (7:10 pm) 18.11 (119) 15.10 (100) Won by 19 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 42,496 1st 3 Saturday, 11 April (7:10 pm) 16.16 (112) 17.14 (116) Lost by 4 points Report M.C.G. (H) 70,370 4th 4 Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) 12.12 (84) 9.13 (67) Lost by 17 points Report S.C.G. (A) 30,824 5th 5 Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) 13.12 (90) 21.7 (133) Won by 43 points Report Etihad Stadium (A) 44,268 3rd 6 Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) 16.10 (106) 15.12 (102) Lost by 4 points Report M.C.G. (A) 69,814 4th 7 Saturday, 9 May (7:10 pm) 11.15 (81) 13.10 (88) Lost by 7 points ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Gold Coast Stadium (H) 10,294 7th 8 Sunday, 17 May (2:10 pm) 7.11 (53) 16.8 (104) Won by 51 points Report M.C.G. (A) 82,834 6th 9 Saturday, 23 May (2:40 pm) 15.14 (104) 8.12 (60) Lost by 44 points Report AAMI Stadium (A) 41,107 9th 10 Friday, 29 May (7:40 pm) WC 16.15 (111) 10.10 (70) Won by 41 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 39,611 5th 11 Saturday, 6 June (7:10 pm) 16.10 (106) 16.16 (112) Won by 6 points Report The Gabba (A) 33,790 4th 12 Friday, 12 June (7:40 pm) StK 14.11 (95) 16.8 (104) Lost by 9 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 50,820 7th 13 Friday, 26 June (7:40 pm) 21.10 (136) 9.13 (67) Lost by 69 points Report M.C.G. (A) 83,407 8th 14 Sunday, 5 July (2:40 pm) 15.10 (100) 16.19 (115) Won by 15 points Report Subiaco Oval 34,720 7th 15 Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) 16.13 (109) 12.17 (89) Won by 20 points Report M.C.G. (H) 50,784 7th 16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 19.10 (124) 9.9 (63) Won by 61 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 42,018 7th 17 Friday, 24 July (7:40 pm) 4.16 (40) 14.10 (94) Lost by 54 points Report M.C.G. (H) 84,938 7th 18 Friday, 31 July (7:40 pm) 11.18 (84) 14.10 (94) Won by 10 points Report Etihad Stadium (A) 38,554 7th 19 Friday, 7 August (7:40 pm) 14.13 (97) 8.14 (62) Won by 35 points Report M.C.G. (H) 55,057 6th 20 Sunday, 16 August (2:40 pm) PA 9.13 (67) 18.13 (121) Won by 54 points Report AAMI Stadium (A) 27,221 5th 21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) 24.9 (153) 15.6 (96) Won by 57 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 37,433 5th 22 Saturday, 29 August (4:10 pm) 16.8 (104) 27.14 (176) Lost by 72 points Report Etihad Stadium (H) 42,356 7th Finals Playing its first final since 2001, Carlton and Brisbane fought an evenly contested first half, and Brisbane took a one-point lead into half time. Carlton dominated the third quarter, kicking six goals to two; and, after a goal in the first minute of the final quarter, led by 30 points. But from there, Brisbane kicked the final six goals of the match, to overrun the Blues and win the match by seven points.http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84252/default.aspx Lions come from the dead 5 September 2009 5 May 2012 Australian Football League Michael Whiting dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120930100833/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84252/default.aspx 30 September 2012 Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Second Elimination Final Saturday, 5 September (7:30 pm) 16.15 (111) 15.14 (104) Lost by 7 points Report The Gabba (A) 32,702 Ladder Ladder Car Leading goalkickers Brendan Fevola was Carlton's leading goalkicker for 2009, kicking 89 goals for the season. It was the seventh consecutive and final time that Fevola won the club goalkicking. The 89 goal tally was the second-highest of Fevola's career, second to his 99 goals in the 2008 season. Fevola also won the Coleman Medal, as his tally of 86 goals in the home-and-away season was the highest in the league. Small forward Eddie Betts was second with 38 goals, the highest in his career at that point, and Marc Murphy was third, kicking 31 goals from the midfield. PlayerGoalsBehinds Brendan Fevola 89 57 Eddie Betts 38 21 Marc Murphy 31 17 Kade Simpson 15 12 Bryce Gibbs 15 8 Team awards and records Game records Round 1 – Carlton's winning margin of 83 points against was its highest in any game since Round 10, 2001.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames.html Carlton – All Games – By Season AFL Tables 5 May 2012 Round 16 – Carlton defeated Sydney for the first time since 2000, ending a twelve-game losing streak against that opponent. It was Carlton's equal-longest losing streak against any single opponent since 1902 (equal with a concurrent twelve-game losing streak against St Kilda, which was broken in 2010).http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93996/default.aspx Blues belt Saints, end hoodoo Luke Holmesby Australian Football League 10 May 2010 11 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121002162016/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93996/default.aspx 2 October 2012 First Elimination final – Carlton played its first finals match since the First Semi Final, 2001, on 15 September 2001, ending a club record drought of six years, 355 days between finals matches. Season recordsAFL Tables 5 May 2012 http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/season.html Carlton Season Summary Carlton's finishing position (7th), win–loss record (13–9), total score (2270 points), total score conceded (2055 points) and percentage (110.46) were all the best that the club had achieved since the 2001 season. Other Round 8 – Carlton won the 2009 Peter Mac Cup with its win over .http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/99059/default.aspx Peter Mac Cup 27 July 2010 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club dead https://archive.today/20120723011558/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/99059/default.aspx 23 July 2012 dmy-all Notable events Altercation between Setanta Ó hAilpín and Cameron Cloke Setanta Ó hAilpín was suspended for four matches by the AFL Tribunal for striking, then kicking Cameron Cloke during an intra-club practice match in early February;http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/ohailpin-gets-four-for-attack-on-cloke-20091124-j44m.html O'hAilpin gets four for attack on Cloke 10 February 2009 5 May 2012 Richard Hinds The AgeAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot the intra-club match unusually fell under the tribunal's jurisdiction because it was an AFL-sanctioned game, and was officiated by AFL umpires as part of their preseason. Ó hAilpín was also briefly internally suspended by the club for the incident. Death of Richard Pratt The club's immediate past president Richard Pratt died on 28 April, prior to Round 6, after his battle with prostate cancer.billionaire Richard Pratt dies after prostate cancer battle news.com.au 2009-04-28 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25400857-421,00.html 2009-04-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090429231403/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C27574%2C25400857-421%2C00.html 2009-04-29 A long time benefactor of the club, Pratt had served as president from February 2007 until July 2008, and was a key off-field figure in Carlton's recovery from its poor condition in the mid-2000s to its return to the finals this year. Spits Scott Pratt stands aside as Carlton chief Sydney Morning Herald 2008-06-20 https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pratt-stands-aside-as-carlton-chief/2008/06/20/1213770889110.html 2009-04-29 Following Pratt's death, the Carlton and Collingwood Football Clubs established the Richard Pratt Cup, a new trophy to presented in perpetuity to the winner of Carlton's annual home match against Collingwood, accompanying an event to raise money for the Pratt Foundation. The trophy was first contested in Round 17, and was won by Collingwood. The Richard Pratt Cup became a companion to the Peter Mac Cup, which had been contested annually between Carlton and Collingwood since 1993, and accompanied an event to raise money for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The teams had previously shared hosting duties, but with the establishment of the Richard Pratt Cup, Collingwood became the host of all Peter Mac Cup matches.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/richard-pratt-cup-puts-cancer-in-focus/story-e6frexx0-1225752892949 Richard Pratt Cup puts cancer in focus 21 July 2009 Daily Telegraph 5 May 2012 Round 7 – home game on the Gold Coast Carlton played its Round 7 home match at Gold Coast Stadium in Queensland, in return for a guaranteed $400,000 payment from the AFL. After – which had played three matches at the stadium in each of 2007 and 2008 – rejected a proposal to relocate permanently to the Gold Coast, the league offered to pay for Victorian clubs to shift home games there in 2009, in order to continue the league's presence in the area until the Gold Coast Suns could be entered the league in 2011. Carlton, StK and each accepted the $400,000 offer to play one game there during the 2009 season.Jake Niall 14 May 2009 5 May 2012 The Age Coast games on hold for upgrade https://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/coast-games-on-hold-for-upgrade/2009/05/13/1241894045400.html Round 14 – Livestrong yellow guernsey In its away game against at Subiaco Oval in Round 14, Carlton wore a once-off yellow Livestrong guernsey, instead of its normal white clash guernsey, to raise money for cancer research. Money raised in the event was divided between the Livestrong Foundation (then known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/season2008/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/78882/default.aspx Carlton Goes Yellow to raise funds for cancer research 16 Jun 2009 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club dead https://archive.today/20120723113318/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/season2008/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/78882/default.aspx 23 July 2012 dmy-all The guernseys were yellow with navy blue cuffs, collar, side-panels, monogram and numbers. Brendan Fevola's behaviour at the Brownlow Medal Brendan Fevola caused trouble when he drank excessively at the Brownlow Medal Count. He served as the host of The Footy Show's Street Talk segment, but was so obnoxiously drunk while filming it that the show did not air it. Already on his final disciplinary chance with Carlton following his indiscretion the previous season,http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wee-costs-fevola-10000/story-e6frg12c-1111115820539 Perth Now 16 March 2008 6 January 2013 Brendan Fevola fined for urinating on nightclub https://web.archive.org/web/20130623103015/http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wee-costs-fevola-10000/story-e6frg12c-1111115820539 23 June 2013 dead dmy-all the incident led to Fevola being traded to the Brisbane Lions in the offseason. Individual awards and records John Nicholls Medal The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 28 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. Brendan Fevola, after his behaviour at the Brownlow Medal, did not attend the event.https://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/bjudd-best-of-the-bluesb/2009/09/28/1253989871754.html Judd best of the Blues 29 September 2009 5 May 2012 Martin Boulton The Age John Nicholls Medal The voting system for the John Nicholls Medal remained the same as in 2008. 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 Chris Judd, who polled 558 votes. It was Judd's second consecutive John Nicholls Medal, in only his second season at the club, and was the second of three John Nicholls Medals that Judd would win consecutively from 2008 to 2010. Judd won comfortably ahead of Marc Murphy (451 votes) and Bryce Gibbs (415 votes). The top ten is given below. Pos. Player Votes1stChris Judd5582ndMarc Murphy4513rdBryce Gibbs4154thBrendan Fevola3905thMatthew Kreuzer3116thJordan Russell2817thPaul Bower2798thKade Simpson2549thBret Thornton22510thAaron Joseph201 Other awards The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- Best First-Year Player – Aaron Joseph Best Clubman – David Ellard Spirit of Carlton Encouragement Award – Jordan Russell Coleman Medal Brendan Fevola was the winner of the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker, kicking 86 goals in the home-and-away season to finish ahead of Brisbane's Jonathan Brown (78 goals) and StK's Nick Riewoldt (68 goals).http://www.colemanmedal.com/2009-coleman-medal.htm The 2009 Coleman Medal 5 May 2012 Coleman Medal dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130408055910/http://www.colemanmedal.com/2009-coleman-medal.htm 8 April 2013 dmy-all It was Fevola's second career Coleman Medal, after winning the award in 2006; in doing so, Fevola became the first Carlton player since George Coulthard in the 1878, 1879 and 1880 VFA seasons to win the league goalkicking more than once in his career, and the first Carlton player ever to achieve the feat in the VFL/AFL. Brownlow Medal Chris Judd finished second for the 2009 Brownlow Medal, polling 22 votes; he finished eight votes behind runaway winner Gary Ablett Jr. (). Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs each polled 15 votes to finish equal-ninth.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/brownlow/afl-brownlow-medal-votes-leader-board-gary-ablett-wins/story-fn422eni-1225777929082 2009 AFL Brownlow Medal votes leader board, Gary Ablett Wins Herald Sun 5 May 2012 21 September 2009 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).http://111.223.231.106/articleimage/aflpa-announces-nominations-2009-mvp-awards AFLPA announces nominations for the 2009 MVP Awards Braden Stokes 5 May 2012 AFL Players Association 14 September 2009 dead https://archive.today/20120707001830/http://111.223.231.106/articleimage/aflpa-announces-nominations-2009-mvp-awards 7 July 2012 dmy-all Chris Judd went on to finish third for the Leigh Matthews Trophy; none of Carlton's other nominees placed.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/geelong-star-wins-a-record-third-leigh-matthews-trophy/story-e6frf3e3-1225770389816 Geelong star wins a record third Leigh Matthews Trophy 7 September 2009 5 May 2012 The Advertiser Adelaide, SA Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player) Bryce Gibbs (nominated) Chris Judd (third place) Marc Murphy (nominated) Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player) Simon Wiggins (nominated) Best First Year Player Aaron Joseph (nominated) Best Captain Chris Judd (nominated by default) Other awards All-Australian TeamMatt Burgan All Australian squad named http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84002/default.aspx AFL BigPond Network 1 September 2009 14 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925075641/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84002/default.aspx 25 September 2009 deadhttp://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/allaustralian/2009allaustralianteam/tabid/15073/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090922184130/http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/allaustralian/2009allaustralianteam/tabid/15073/default.aspx dead 22 September 2009 2009 All Australian Team 5 May 2012 16 September 2009 Australian Football League The 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team was announced on 1 September 2009, and the final team of 22 was announced on 14 September 2010, with both Judd and Fevola named in the team. Brendan Fevola (full-forward) Chris Judd (ruck rover, vice captain) Marc Murphy (nominated in 40-man squad) AFL Rising Star Aaron Joseph was nominated for the 2009 AFL Rising Star award for his performance in Carlton's Round 12 win against StK.http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79176/default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20090625193400/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79176/default.aspx dead 25 June 2009 NAB AFL Rising Star: round 12 Luke Holmesby AFL.com.au 23 June 2009 4 July 2010 Joseph did not poll votes in the final count.http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84034/default.aspx Rich wins rising star Luke Holmesby 2 Sep 2009 5 May 2012 Australian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091007003609/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84034/default.aspx 7 October 2009 Representative honours Chris Yarran was represented the Indigenous All-Stars team, which played a pre-season match against on 7 February.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 Indigenous All-Stars named Jennifer Witham 30 January 2009 14 August 2012 Australian Football League Australian Football Hall of Fame Ken Hands, who played with Carlton from 1945 to 1957, then coached the club from 1959 to 1964, was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/paul-salmon-inducted-into-afl-hall-of-fame/story-e6frf9jf-1225714213091 Paul Salmon inducted into AFL Hall of Fame 21 May 2009 7 August 2012 Herald Sun Julie Tullberg Player records Round 5 – Brendan Fevola kicked his 500th career goal, the third player to do so for the Carlton Football Club, after Harry Vallence and Stephen Kernahan. Round 15 – Brendan Fevola kicked nine goals in the match against . It was the highest goalkicking haul of Fevola's AFL career, after having previously kicked eight goals on eight separate occasions.http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brendan_Fevola.html Brendan Fevola – Statistics 5 May 2012 AFL Tables Northern Bullants The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Bullants during the 2009 season. It was the seventh 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. Home games were shared between the Bullants' traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. Carlton development coach David Teague served also as the senior coach for the Bullants during the season.http://northernbluesfc.com.au/history.html History Northern Blues Football Club 5 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505220604/http://northernbluesfc.com.au/history.html 5 May 2012 dmy-all The Bullants finished second out of fourteen in the VFL, after being defeated in the grand final by North Ballarat by 23 points. It was the Bullants' first grand final appearance since 1984. The Bullants had finished third on the ladder after the home-and-away season. Carlton rookie-listed player David Ellard, who did not play at AFL level during the season, won the Laurie Hill Trophy as the Bullants' best and fairest.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/85773/default.aspx https://archive.today/20120723134845/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/85773/default.aspx dead 23 July 2012 Ellard wins Ants B&F 5 October 2009 5 May 2012 Carlton Football Club Notes :1.1 Ratten also served as head coach in the final six rounds of 2007 as caretaker, before being officially appointed as head coach for 2008. References 30em 2009 Category:2009 AFL season Category:2009 in sport in Melbourne