2015 Carlton Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 Carlton Football Club 2015 120px Mark LoGiudice Mick Malthouse (Rds 1–8)John Barker (Rds 9–23) Marc Murphy Melbourne Cricket Ground (Training and administrative: Ikon Park) AFL season 18th (4–18) John Nicholls Medal Patrick Cripps Andrejs Everitt 47,305 2014 2016 The 2015 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 152nd season of competition, and 119th as a member of the Australian Football League. Competing in the 2015 AFL season, it was a very poor season for the club and was disrupted by the sacking after only eight rounds of third-year coach Mick Malthouse. Carlton finished last on the ladder with a record of 4–18. Club summary The 2015 AFL season was the 119th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 119th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. Carlton's primary home ground for games was the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the club hosting six matches at the venue and five at Etihad Stadium – a small change from the previous season, when the club had played six games at Etihad Stadium and five at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-will-play-six-home-games-at-the-mcg-in-2015-despite-campaign-for-more/story-fni5f5nx-1227062429807 Sam Edmund 18 September 2014 31 October 2014 Carlton will play six home games at the MCG in 2015 despite campaign for more Traditional home ground at Princes Park (which was renamed from Visy Park to Ikon Park from the start of the year under a two-year naming rights deal with Ikon Services Australia)Herald Sun Carlton name new leaders, new sponsor but Mick Malthouse’s future biggest talking point Grant Baker 16 February 2015 16 February 2015 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-name-new-leaders-new-sponsor-but-mick-malthouses-future-biggest-talking-point/story-fni5f5nx-1227221456287 Melbourne, VIC continued to serve as the training and administrative base. 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. Following an online vote of members, the club changed the font of the CFC monogram on the front of its playing guernsey. The new monogram, more traditional in style, featured block-style letters and no gaps at the intersections between letters; it matched the design which had been used between 1927 and 1997, and which had thrice been worn as a heritage guernsey during the 2014 season.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-29/carlton-to-honour-history-with-future-guernsey Carlton to honour history with future guernsey 29 November 2014 4 December 2014 Carlton Football Club The club's membership for the 2015 season was 47,305, a 0.4% reduction from the 2014 membership of 47,485; it was Carlton's second consecutive reduction in membership, and the club was one of only three clubs to suffer a drop in membership in the 2015 season.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-26/swans-surge-drives-new-afl-club-membership-record Swans' surge drives new AFL club membership record 26 August 2015 29 August 2015 Nathan Schmook Australian Football League The club made a net operating loss of $2,700,000 for the season.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-reveals-the-full-extent-of-its-financial-woes-in-annual-report/news-story/8150017bdd245ee15527161ae6b1175a Carlton reveals the full extent of its financial woes in annual report Grant Baker 1 December 2015 1 December 2015 Senior Personnel Mark LoGiudice continued as club president, a role he has 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 Mick Malthouse began the season as senior coach, with his coaching panel unchanged from 2014; following Malthouse’s dismissal on 26 May, backline assistant coach John Barker stepped in as caretaker. Marc Murphy continued into his third season as club captain, as part of a five-man leadership group, a reduction from the seven-man group which led the team in 2014. Bryce Gibbs, Lachlan Henderson and Michael Jamison remained in the group from 2014 – Gibbs and Jamison were named vice-captains – and Sam Rowe was elevated to the group. Leaving the group were Andrew Carrazzo and Kade Simpson, who both stepped down from the group after serving in it for many years, and Brock McLean, who was delisted.The Age Melbourne, VIC 3 December 2014 51 Murphy captain in Carlton's downsized leadership group Squad for 2015 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 30 January 2014 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 2014) 2015 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Victoria Andrew Walker 28 2004 Bendigo (U18) 179 118 12 12 6 163 106 57 48 22 1 2 South Australia Troy Menzel 20 2013 Central District 26 34 14 13 7 130 87 43 46 24 – 3 Victoria Marc Murphy (c) 27 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 185 143 19 7 6 510 291 219 79 65 1 4 South Australia Bryce Gibbs (vc) 25 2007 Glenelg 177 98 10 4 5 209 112 97 21 54 7 5 Victoria Chris Judd 31 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 271 224 8 4 2 148 76 72 20 21 – 6 Victoria Kade Simpson 30 2003 Eastern (U18) 222 121 20 3 1 460 285 175 118 42 1 7 Victoria Dylan Buckley 21 2013 Northern (U18) 8 2 18 5 5 258 152 106 65 38 – 8 Victoria Matthew Kreuzer 25 2008 Northern (U18) 106 56 13 9 5 166 91 75 40 55 276 9 Western Australia Patrick Cripps 19 2014 East Fremantle 3 – 20 6 13 471 158 313 64 98 39 10 Victoria Matthew Watson 22 2011 Calder (U18) 19 6 4 4 2 32 23 9 18 8 1 11 Victoria Robert Warnock 27 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 86 17 2 – – 18 8 10 1 3 56 12 Western Australia Blaine Boekhorst 21 2015 Swan Districts – – 11 5 9 138 76 62 24 26 – 13 Western Australia Chris Yarran 24 2009 Swan Districts 105 87 14 3 2 223 182 41 68 33 – 14 Tasmania Liam Jones 23 2010 North Hobart, 66 68 9 7 9 65 46 19 31 18 – 15 Victoria Sam Docherty 21 2013 Gippsland (U18), 29 8 19 2 2 401 260 141 116 40 1 16 Victoria Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 18 – Western (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 17 New South Wales Sam Rowe (lg) 27 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood 31 11 20 2 – 211 125 86 79 43 28 18 Victoria Kristian Jaksch 20 2013 Oakleigh (U18), GWS 7 2 6 1 2 62 39 23 26 8 – 19 South Australia Cameron Giles 19 – Woodville-West Torrens – – – – – – – – – – – 20 Victoria Nick Holman 19 2014 Murray (U18) 1 – 8 – – 75 31 44 15 31 – 22 Jason Tutt 23 2011 Ainslie, 26 22 13 4 5 218 128 90 55 35 – 23 Victoria Lachlan Henderson (lg) 26 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 101 88 16 16 10 189 134 55 96 24 2 24 New South Wales Mark Whiley 22 2012 Murray (U18), GWS 12 2 8 1 2 95 46 49 17 33 19 25 Western Australia Clem Smith 18 2015 Perth – – 7 – – 55 24 31 11 9 – 26 Victoria Jayden Foster 19 – Calder (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 27 Western Australia Dennis Armfield 28 2008 Swan Districts 113 44 12 13 10 145 88 57 25 36 – 28 Queensland Tom Bell 23 2012 Morningside 29 19 22 17 14 465 295 170 97 87 16 31 Victoria Matthew Dick 20 2015 Calder (U18), – – 6 – 2 70 40 30 20 12 – 32 Victoria Nicholas Graham 20 2013 Gippsland (U18) 10 2 6 3 1 104 51 53 15 29 – 33 Victoria Andrejs Everitt 25 2007 Dandenong (U18), , 96 45 22 31 20 334 225 109 132 30 16 35 Victoria Ed Curnow 25 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 66 11 22 – 3 478 216 262 75 98 – 39 Victoria Dale Thomas 27 2006 Gippsland (U18), 177 133 5 2 2 70 42 28 20 6 – 40 Victoria Michael Jamison (vc) 28 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 131 2 14 – – 132 74 58 56 15 3 41 Victoria Levi Casboult 24 2012 Dandenong (U18) 36 29 16 24 12 150 100 50 83 15 86 42 Ireland Zach Tuohy 25 2011 Laois GAA 76 25 22 9 3 414 239 175 107 24 – 43 Western Australia Simon White 26 2010 Subiaco 45 9 14 1 1 156 93 63 42 26 7 44 Victoria Andrew Carrazzo 31 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 178 47 16 1 3 365 128 237 40 63 – 46 Western Australia David Ellard 25 2008 Swan Districts 53 33 10 4 3 102 55 47 24 32 – Rookie List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2014) 2015 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 21 Ireland Ciarán Sheehan 24 2014 Cork GAA 4 – – – – – – – – – – 29 Victoria Billy Gowers 18 – Oakleigh (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 30 Western Australia Blaine Johnson 19 2014 South Fremantle 5 1 2 – 1 15 5 10 3 5 – 34 Western Australia Brad Walsh 18 2015 Peel Thunder – – 3 1 – 19 6 13 2 5 – 36 South Australia Cameron Wood 27 2005 West Adelaide, , , Williamstown 70 23 18 5 3 108 108 72 33 34 319 37 Queensland Tom Fields 22 2015 Labrador, South Adelaide – – 2 – – 21 16 5 5 8 – 38 Ireland Ciarán Byrne 20 2015 Louth GAA – – 1 – – 9 5 4 1 1 – 47 Victoria Fraser Russell 22 – Geelong (U18), Deakin (athletics) – – – – – – – – – – – 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 Victoria Mick Malthouse Senior Coach (Rounds 1–8) 2013 Footscray (s), WC (s), (s) Victoria John Barker Assistant coach (Back-line)Caretaker coach (Rounds 9–23) 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a) Western Australia Robert Wiley Director of Coaching and Development 2013 Perth (s), WC (a), Western Australia U16s (s) Western Australia Dean Laidley Assistant coach (Midfield) 2014 (a), (s), PA (a), StK (a) Tasmania Brad Green Assistant coach (Forward-line) 2013 Victoria Matthew Capuano Development coach 2009 Queensland Michael Osborne Development coach 2013 Victoria Luke Webster Development coach, Northern Blues senior coach 2011 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. Playing list changes The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the conclusion of the 2015 season. In Player Previous club League via Victoria Fraser Russell Deakin Athletic Club Athletics Victoria Signed as a Category B rookie late in the 2014 season; as a formality, he was drafted in the AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 58 overall) Victoria Kristian Jakschhttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-15/jaksch-finally-a-blue Giants Jaksch and Whiley now in the navy blue 15 October 2014 31 October 2014 Nick Bowen Australian Football League AFL AFL Trade Period, with Mark Whiley and a second-round draft pick (No. 19 overall), in exchange for a first-round draft pick (No. 7 overall) New South Wales Mark Whiley AFL AFL Trade Period, with Kristian Jaksch and a second-round draft pick (No. 19 overall), in exchange for a first-round draft pick (No. 7 overall) Tasmania Liam Joneshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-16/jones-joins-the-blues Another Dog gone as Liam Jones joins Carlton 16 October 2014 31 October 2014 Jennifer Phelan Australian Football League AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a third-round draft pick (No. 46 overall) Victoria Matthew Dickhttp://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-05/blues-sign-matthew-dick Blues sign Matthew Dick 5 November 2014 5 November 2014 Loretta Johns Carlton Football Club AFL Signed as a delisted free agent Western Australia Blaine Boekhorst Swan Districts WAFL AFL National Draft, first round (No. 19 overall)http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/pick-19-blaine-boekhorst Pick 19: Blaine Boekhorst 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 Madeleine McClure Carlton Football Club Victoria Dillon Viojo-Rainbow Western (U18) TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (No. 28 overall)http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/pick-28-dillon-viojorainbow Pick 28: Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 Madeleine McClure Carlton Football Club Western Australia Clem Smith Perth WAFL AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 60 overall)http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/pick-60-clem-smith Pick 60: Clem Smith 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 Madeleine McClure Carlton Football Club Victoria Jayden Foster Calder (U18) TAC Cup AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 63 overall)http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/pick-63-jayden-foster Pick 63: Jayden Foster 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 Madeleine McClure Carlton Football ClubJason Tutt AFL AFL Pre-season Draft, first round (No. 2 overall)Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC 74–75 Sam Landsberger Last piece in Dons puzzle Victoria Billy Gowers Oakleigh (U18) TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 6 overall) Western Australia Brad Walsh Peel Thunder WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall) Queensland Tom Fields South Adelaide SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 41 overall) Out Player New Club League via South Australia Nick DuiganHerald Sun Carlton given permission to place Nick Duigan on long-term injury list 9 December 2013 9 December 2013 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-given-permission-to-place-nick-duigan-on-longterm-injury-list/story-fni5f5nx-1226779105234 TownsThe West Australian http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/21628813/twist-takes-duigan-to-geraldton/ Dale Miller Twist takes Duigan to Geraldton 22 February 2014 28 March 2014 Greater Northern FL Removed from the list following his retirement in December 2013 Victoria Heath ScotlandHerald Sun Carlton defender Heath Scotland retires after 268 AFL games including five years at Collingwood 20 May 2014 20 May 2014 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-defender-heath-scotland-retires-after-268-afl-games-including-five-years-at-collingwood/story-fni5f5nx-1226924143651 Glenn McFarlane DoncasterManningham Leader http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/former-carlton-and-collingwood-midfielder-heath-scotland-signs-on-with-eastern-football-league-club-doncaster/story-fngnvmqa-1227096300706 Former Carlton and Collingwood midfielder Heath Scotland signs on with Eastern Football League club Doncaster Eamonn Molloy 20 October 2014 31 October 2014 Eastern FL Removed from the list following his retirement in May 2014 Western Australia Josh BootsmaHerald Sun Carlton sacks defender Josh Bootsma over inappropriate behavior on social media 3 June 2014 3 June 2014 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-sacks-defender-josh-bootsma-over-inappropriate-behaviour-on-social-media/story-fni5f22o-1226942658309 Sam Landsberger Mark Robinson Scott Gullan Peel ThunderMandurah Mail Mandurah, WA http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/2378987/disgraced-former-afl-footballer-josh-bootsma-joins-peel-thunder/ Disgraced former AFL footballer Josh Bootsma joins Peel Thunder 26 June 2014 31 October 2014 WAFL Removed from the list following his sacking in June 2014 Victoria Andrew McInneshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-02/four-more-blues-delisted Four more Blues delisted 2 September 2014 31 October 2014 Norwoodhttp://www.norwoodfc.com.au/News/LATESTNEWS/FORMER_BLUE_MC_INNES_JOINS_THE_LEGS.aspx Former Blue McInnes joins the Legs 27 October 2014 31 October 2014 Norwood Football Club 31 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031120210/http://www.norwoodfc.com.au/News/LATESTNEWS/FORMER_BLUE_MC_INNES_JOINS_THE_LEGS.aspx dead SANFL Delisted after the season Victoria Tom Temay Delisted after the season Victoria Jaryd Cachia Richmond reserveshttp://www.portmelbournefc.com.au/2015-peter-jackson-vfl-fixture/ 2015 Peter Jackson VFL fixture 18 December 2014 22 December 2014 Port Melbourne Football Club 22 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222093706/http://www.portmelbournefc.com.au/2015-peter-jackson-vfl-fixture/ dead VFL Delisted from the rookie list after the season South Australia Luke Reynolds Port Adelaide reserveshttp://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2746/ Coming, going for 2015 Zac Millbank 14 January 2015 24 January 2015 SANFL Delisted from the rookie list after the season Victoria Jarrad Waitehttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-03/jarrad-waite-joins-north No free agency compo for Blues as Jarrad Waite hops to Kangaroos 3 October 2014 31 October 2014 Nick Bowen Nathan Schmook Australian Football League AFL Signed as an unrestricted free agent Western Australia Jeff Garletthttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-09/garlett-to-demons-confirmed Blue turns blue and red: Garlett moves to Demons 9 October 2014 Ben Guthrie 31 October 2014 Australian Football League AFL AFL Trade Period, with a fifth-round draft pick (No. 83 overall), in exchange for fourth-round and a higher fifth-round draft pick (No. 61 and 79 overall) Western Australia Kane Lucashttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-21/blues-cut-experienced-trio Experienced trio gone as Blues delist more midfielders 21 October 2014 31 October 2014 Australian Football League WC AFL Delisted after the Trade Period; later recruited by West Coast in the rookie draft. Victoria Brock McLean AberfeldieMoonee Valley Leader Melbourne, VIC Chris Cavanagh 12 January 2015 24 January 2015 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/delisted-carlton-midfielder-signs-on-with-aberfeldie-in-edfl/story-fngnvog3-1227181076238 Delisted Carlton midfielder signs on with Aberfeldie in EDFL EDFL Delisted after the Trade Period Tasmania Mitch Robinson Herald Sun 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mitch-robinson-joins-brisbane-lions-as-delisted-free-agent/story-fni5f4q3-1227111118125 Mitch Robinson joins Brisbane Lions as delisted free agent Melbourne, VIC AFL Delisted after the Trade Period; signed by Brisbane Lions as a free agent List management Player Change National draft Carlton received no free agency compensation draft picks, as the loss of Jarrad Waite was not deemed sufficient to justify oneJason TuttHerald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jason-tutt-to-join-carlton-after-western-bulldogs-agree-to-part-ways/story-fni5f22o-1227116254102 Jon Ralph 7 November 2014 Jason Tutt to join Carlton after Western Bulldogs agree to part ways 8 November 2014 Resigned from the on 7 November and received permission to train with Carlton. Guernsey number changes Patrick Cripps (No. 16 to No. 9)Ciarán Sheehan (No. 47 to No. 21)Blaine Johnson (No. 45 to No. 30)Ciarán Byrne (No. 48 to No. 38) 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 Judd retired from playing on 9 June 2015, following an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in Round 10. Season summary Pre-season matches The club's three scheduled pre-season matches were played as part of the 2015 NAB Challenge series. Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Friday, 27 February (4:10 pm) WC 1.9.15 (78) 2.4.5 (47) Lost by 31 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-02-27/eagles-v-blues-match-report Mackenzie injury darkens Eagles' win over Blues Alex Malcolm 27 February 2015 27 February 2015 Australian Football League Rushton Park, Mandurah (A) 10,000 (approx.) 2 Sunday, 15 March (4:40 pm) 1.7.13 (64) 1.9.8 (71) Won by 7 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-15/revvedup-yarran-powers-carlton-to-nab-challenge-win-over-collingwood-in-bendigo Revved-up Yarran powers Carlton to NAB Challenge win over Collingwood in Bendigo Ben Guthrie 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Australian Football League Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo (A) 9,542 3 Sunday, 22 March (4:10 pm) 2.10.14 (92) 0.17.9 (111) Lost by 19 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-22/match-report-carlton-v-geelong Hawkins and Clark fire as Cats outclass Blues 22 March 2015 Ben Guthrie 22 March 2015 Australian Football League Docklands Stadium (H) 10,631 Source:http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-10-28/2015-nab-challenge-details 2015 NAB Challenge details Carlton Football Club 31 October 2014 28 October 2014 Home and away season Carlton performed very poorly in the early part of the home-and-away season. The club fell to last place after Round 7, won one of its first eight games – against defending wooden spooner StK in Round 4 – and lost four games by more than ten goals. The turndown in form placed significant pressure on Carlton's off-field organisation. The club had engaged in optimistic preseason marketing, which included Mick Malthouse telling the media that "it’s very, very difficult to see where we’re going to lose a game";Herald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mick-malthouse-is-confident-carlton-will-be-successful-in-2015-saying-hard-to-see-team-lose/story-fni5f5nx-1227271188162 Mick Malthouse is confident Carlton will be successful in 2015, saying hard to see team lose Sam Edmund 20 March 2015 23 May 2015 but after only the second round, a 69-point loss against West Coast, Steven Trigg and Mark LoGiudice publicly declared that the club was in a phase of rebuilding. The following weeks were characterised by poor performances and low crowds,http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-23/rebuild-disrespects-mick 'Rebuild' may be the dirtiest word to Malthouse Damian Barrett 23 April 2015 23 May 2015 Australian Football League which resulted in speculation about Malthouse's coaching future with the club. Early in the season, LoGiudice guaranteed that Malthouse would retain his job until the end of the season,Herald Sun Mark Robinson http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mick-malthouses-job-as-carlton-coach-is-safe-for-the-season-says-blues-president-mark-logiudice/story-fnp04d70-1227305303929 Mick Malthouse’s job as Carlton coach is safe for the season, says Blues president Mark LoGiudice 16 April 2015 23 May 2015 Melbourne, VIChttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-11/malthouse-is-safe-as-carlton-coach-says-president Callum Twomey 11 May 2015 23 May 2015 Malthouse will see out the season: LoGiudice Australian Football League but on May 25, he announced a revised position that Malthouse's tenure would be reviewed during the Round 11 bye week.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-05-25/from-the-president-may-25 From the president: May 25 Mark LoGiudice Carlton Football Club 25 May 2015 25 May 2015 The following morning, Malthouse gave an interview on SEN 1116 in which he was openly critical of the club's administration: he blamed the club's poor performances in part on the psychological effect of Trigg's and LoGiudice's talk of rebuilding; he said he believed LoGiudice's administration had never intended to retain him as coach even before the season began; and he made allegations that , during Carlton CEO Steven Trigg's tenure there, had illegally signed a contract with Eddie Betts eighteen months before he became an eligible free agent (Betts had transferred from Carlton to Adelaide at the end of 2013 as a restricted free agent, and the AFL dismissed Malthouse's allegations). Consequently, Malthouse was dismissed that afternoon.Herald Sun Mick Malthouse sacked: Carlton terminates veteran coach’s contract after explosive radio interview http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mick-malthouse-sacked-carlton-terminates-veteran-coachs-contract-after-explosive-radio-interview/story-fni5f5nx-1227369211781 Michael Warner Mark Robinson Eliza Sewell Jon Anderson 26 May 2015 26 May 2015 Melbourne, VIC Backline assistant coach John Barker was installed as caretaker coach for the remainder of the season. The club's performances improved over the following six weeks, with two wins and two close losses, but the end of the season was little better than the start, and Carlton won only one of its last ten matches, finishing last on percentage. It was Carlton's first last place finish since 2006, and the fourth in the club's VFL/AFL history. Across the season, Carlton had a record of 3–3 in six matches against other clubs in the bottom six, all of whom won seven or fewer games for the season. Against all other clubs, Carlton's record was 1–15, the sole win coming against 9th-placed PA. Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Thursday, 2 April (7:20 pm) 11.12 (78) 15.15 (105) Lost by 27 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-02/season-tigers-start-on-fire Rampaging Tigers down Blues in action-packed season opener Nick Bowen 2 April 2015 2 April 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 83,493 16th 2 Friday, 10 April (6:10 pm) WC 20.11 (131) 9.8 (62) Lost by 69 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-10/kennedy-blasts-blues- Kennedy bites Blues as Eagles get off the mark Alex Malcolm 10 April 2015 11 April 2015 Australian Football League Domain Stadium (A) 34,588 16th 3 Saturday, 18 April (1:45 pm) 11.18 (84) 16.9 (105) Lost by 21 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-18/match-report-carlton-v-essendon Travis King Dons scrape past Blues, Cooney may be hamstrung for Anzac Day Australian Football League 18 April 2015 17 April 2015 Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 54,854 17th 4 Saturday, 25 April (1:10 pm) StK 12.9 (81) 18.13 (121) Won by 40 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-25/blues-break-through- Blues break through by storming past Saints Roger Vaughan 25 April 2015 25 April 2015 Australian Football League Westpac Stadium, Wellington (A) 12,125 14th 5 Friday, 1 May (7:50 pm) 6.9 (45) 18.12 (120) Lost by 75 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-01/collingwood-cruises-to-win-as-malthouse-milestone-falls-flat Collingwood cruises to win as Malthouse milestone falls flat Travis King 1 May 2015 1 May 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 71,759 17th 6 Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm) 11.9 (75) 12.12 (84) Lost by 9 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-10/lions-end-the-drought-as-pressure-mounts-on-carlton-coach-mick-malthouse Lions end the drought as pressure mounts on Mick 10 May 2015 10 May 2015 Jennifer Phelan Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 20,273 17th 7 Saturday, 16 May (4:35 pm) GWS 9.3 (57) 19.21 (135) Lost by 78 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-16/giants-smash-insipid-carlton-in-recordbreaking-win Giants smash insipid Carlton in record-breaking win 16 May 2015 16 May 2015 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 16,676 18th 8 Friday, 22 May (7:50 pm) 22.8 (140) 9.9 (63) Lost by 77 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-22/cats-cruise-adds-to-bad-news-for-blues Cats’ cruise adds to bad news for Blues Jennifer Phelan 22 May 2015 22 May 2015 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (A) 32,032 18th 9 Friday, 29 May (7:50 pm) 19.8 (122) 9.8 (62) Lost by 60 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-05-29/swans-add-to-blues-woes-with-thumping-win Goodes takes centre stage as Swans add to Blues' woes with thumping win Adam Curley 29 May 2015 30 May 2015 Australian Football League Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 32,105 18th 10 Saturday, 6 June (1:40 pm) 14.6 (90) 14.15 (99) Lost by 9 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-06/jenkins-boots-five-as-crows-hold-off-gallant-blues Jenkins boots five as Crows hold off gallant Blues Nick Bowen 6 June 2015 6 June 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 32,035 17th 11 Bye 18th 12 Saturday, 20 June (1:40 pm) PA 17.8 (110) 16.10 (106) Won by 4 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-20/ports-season-on-life-support Port Adelaide's season on life support as Blues outmuscle the Power 20 June 2015 20 June 2015 Callum Twomey Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 27,693 16th 13 Sunday, 28 June (3:20 pm) 14.19 (103) 9.15 (69) Won by 34 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-28/backtoback-blues-leave-suns-further-off-the-pace Back-to-back Blues leave Suns further off the pace Nathan Schmook 28 June 2015 28 June 2015 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 30,207 16th 14 Saturday, 4 July (7:30 pm) 9.10 (64) 7.11 (53) Lost by 11 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-04/dogs-hold-off-blues-in-lowscoring-scrap Dogs hold off Blues in low-scoring scrap 4 July 2015 4 July 2015 Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (A) 31,445 16th 15 Friday, 10 July (7:50 pm) 10.11 (71) 5.11 (41) Lost by 30 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-10/tigers-continue-roll-top-blues Tigers continue their roll, top Blues after early scrap Peter Ryan 10 July 2015 11 July 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 52,564 16th 16 Saturday, 18 July (5:40 pm) 13.17 (95) 8.5 (53) Lost by 42 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-18/shaky-dockers-get-the-points-against-plucky-blues Shaky Dockers get the points against plucky Blues Alex Malcolm 18 July 2015 18 July 2015 Australian Football League Domain Stadium (A) 33,581 16th 17 Friday, 24 July (7:50 pm) 4.11 (35) 27.11 (173) Lost by 138 pointsEight straight for Hawks as premiers (sic) blast Blues 24 July 2015 25 July 2015 http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-24/eight-straight-for-hawks-as-premiers-blast-blues Nick Bowen Australian Football League Etihad Stadium (H) 26,815 16th 18 Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm) 8.6 (54) 18.10 (118) Lost by 64 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-01/roos-cruise-to-routine-belting-of-blues Roos cruise to routine belting of Blues 1 August 2015 8 August 2015 Australian Football League Roger Vaughan Etihad Stadium (H) 25,251 16th 19 Saturday, 8 August (1:45 pm) 16.9 (105) 13.9 (87) Lost by 18 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-08/match-report-collingwood-v-carlton Nathan Schmook 8 August 2015 8 August 2015 Finally, Magpies still have September hope Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 48,133 17th 20 Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) 20.11 (131) 9.13 (67) Lost by 64 pointsBlues sink to bottom of ladder after loss to Lions http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-15/blues-head-wooden-spoon-race-after-loss-to-lions Ed Jackson 15 August 2015 16 August 2015 Australian Football League Gabba (A) 17,744 18th 21 Sunday, 23 August (3:20 pm) 12.6 (78) 7.13 (55) Won by 23 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-23/bye-bye-wooden-spoon-blues-smash-hapless-demons Bye bye, wooden spoon. Ferocious Blues upset hapless Demons Ben Guthrie 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 33,962 17th 22 Saturday, 29 August (1:45 pm) GWS 20.12 (132) 7.9 (51) Lost by 81 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-29/treloar-cameron-sizzle-as-giants-brush-aside-blues Treloar, Cameron sizzle as Giants crush Blues 29 August 2015 29 August 2015 Nick Seewang Australian Football League Spotless Stadium (A) 9,538 17th 23 Saturday, 5 September (4:40 pm) 17.11 (113) 8.8 (56) Lost by 57 pointshttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-05/flying-hawks-serve-wooden-spoon-to-blues-with-crushing-win Hawthorn vs Carlton match report 5 September 2015 5 September 2015 Australian Football League Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 33,182 18th Ladder Ladder Car Team awards and records Match records Rounds 6–9 – Carlton recorded 13 consecutive losing quarters, starting with the third quarter in Round 6 and ending with the third quarter in Round 9; it set a new record as the longest such streak in the club's history.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/qh.html#st0 Carlton quarters & halves 6 June 2015 AFL Tables 24 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824040111/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/qh.html#st0 dead Round 7 – 's score of 19.21 (135) and winning margin of 78 points against Carlton both set new records for the highest in GWS's history. Round 14 – 's score of 9.10 (64) was the lowest winning score by any team against Carlton since Round 19, 2002.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames.html Carlton – All Games – By season 27 July 2015 AFL Tables 14 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514013757/http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/allgames.html dead Round 17 – Carlton's 138-point losing margin against was the heaviest defeat in the club's history. Round 17 – Carlton's score of 4.11 (35) against was its lowest in any match since Round 8, 2006. Round 22 – For the second time in the season, 's winning margin of 81 points against Carlton set a new record for the highest in GWS's history. Other Round 4 – Carlton won the 2015 Simpson-Henderson Trophy with its 40-point win over St Kilda. The trophy was awarded to the team which won St Kilda's then-annual Anzac Day home match in Wellington.http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/carlton-players-along-with-coach-mick-malthouse-pose-with-news-photo/471026904 AFL Rd 4 - St Kilda v Carlton 26 April 2015 25 April 2015 Hagen Hopkins Individual awards and records John Nicholls Medal The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 17 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/2015-09-17/cripps-wins-john-nicholls-medal Cripps wins John Nicholls Medal Loretta Johns 17 September 2015 17 September 2015 Carlton Football Club John Nicholls Medal The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Patrick Cripps, who polled 68 votes to narrowly beat captain Marc Murphy (67 votes) and Zach Tuohy (64 votes). It was Cripps' first John Nicholls Medal in only his second season, having played only three senior games before the start of the season. At age 20 years 6 months, Cripps was the second-youngest winner of the Carlton best and fairest behind only John Nicholls who won aged 20 years 1 month in 1959. Pos. Player Votes1stPatrick Cripps682ndMarc Murphy673rdZach Tuohy644thTom Bell 57Ed Curnow6thSam Docherty487thKade Simpson458thAndrejs Everitt379thSimon White3510thAndrew Carrazzo23 Other awards The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- Best First-Year Player – Blaine Boekhorst Best Clubman – Simon White Women of Carlton Player Ambassador – Kade Simpson Spirit of Carlton Award – Ed Curnow Inner Blue Ruthless Award – Patrick Cripps Carltonians Achievement Award – Tom Bell Blues Coterie Most Improved Player – Tom Bell Hyundai MVP Award (the most valuable player as voted by fans in an online poll) – Patrick Cripps Leading Goalkickers Andrejs Everitt was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season, with 31 goals.http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2015.html#3 2015 Player Stats AFL Tables 17 September 2015 It was the first and only time Everitt won Carlton's goalkicking. PlayerGoalsBehinds Andrejs Everitt 31 20 Levi Casboult 24 12 Tom Bell 17 14 Lachlan Henderson 16 10 Dennis Armfield 13 10 Other awards NAB AFL Rising Star Patrick Cripps was nominated for 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award after his Round 4 performance against StK.Herald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carltons-patrick-cripps-is-the-round-4-afl-rising-star-nominee-after-outstanding-performance-against-st-kilda-in-wellington/story-fni5f5nx-1227323609394 Carlton’s Patrick Cripps is the Round 4 AFL Rising Star nominee after outstanding performance against St Kilda in Wellington Sam Landsberger 27 April 2015 28 April 2015 Melbourne, VIC He was the favourite to win the award, but was ultimately voted to second place.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-09/hogan-wins-the-2015-nab-afl-rising-star-award Hogan wins the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award King Travis 9 September 2015 AFL.com.au Telstra Media 9 September 2015 Honorific teams Patrick Cripps was named as the centreman in the 2015 22 Under 22 team, made up of players aged 22 or less on Grand Final Day.http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/jake-stringer-named-captain-of-the-aflpas-22under22-team/story-e6frf3e3-1227528815248 Jake Stringer named captain of the AFLPA’S ‘22under22’ team Beveridge Riley 15 September 2015 Fox Sports Australia News Corp Australia 15 September 2015 Sam Docherty was named in the 47-man squad but was not selected for the final team.Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC AFLPA 22under22 squad: Jesse Hogan, Chad Wingard, Taylor Adams, Jake Stringer http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflpa-22under22-squad-jesse-hogan-chad-wingard-taylor-adams-jake-stringer/story-fni5f22o-1227499288782 26 August 2015 26 August 2015 Adam Baldwin Zach Tuohy was named as the small defender in the 2015 AFL Coaches Association All-Australian team, by virtue of polling the most votes of any small defender in the AFL Coaches Association MVP award.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-22/tuohy-an-aflca-allaustralianwww.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-22/tuohy-an-aflca-allaustralian Tuohy an AFLCA All-Australian Loretta Johns 22 September 2015 22 September 2015 Carlton Football Club 15 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160415021255/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-22/tuohy-an-aflca-allaustralianwww.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-22/tuohy-an-aflca-allaustralian dead Miscellaneous Dennis Armfield won the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award, which was awarded at the Brownlow Medal Count, in recognition of his work with the Odyssey House Drug and Rehabilitation Centre.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-29/armfield-lost-for-words Armfield 'lost for words' 29 September 2015 29 September 2015 Danielle Balales Carlton Football Club Chris Judd won the Madden Medal for his on-field excellence, personal development and community spirit throughout his career.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-09/judd-wins-madden-medal Judd wins Madden Medal 9 October 2015 9 October 2015 Carlton Football Club Round 4 – Marc Murphy won the Crowl-McDonald Medal as best on ground in Carlton's Anzac Day game against StK. The newly established medal was named for Claude Crowl (St Kilda) and Fen McDonald (Carlton) on the hundredth anniversary of their deaths in the landing at Anzac Cove. Player and coach records Round 5 – Mick Malthouse coached his 715th career VFL/AFL game (comprising 132 for , 218 for WC, 264 for and 50 for Carlton) to pass the long-standing record of 714 games set by Jock McHale () to become the all-time record holder for VFL/AFL games coached. Northern Blues The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2015 season. It was the thirteenth 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 three ways, with three matches at the VFL club's traditional home ground Preston City Oval, four matches at Carlton's traditional home ground Ikon Park, and two matches played as curtain-raisers to Carlton AFL matches at Etihad Stadium.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?c=1-118-10464-339767-20320225&a=SFIX Season Fixture : Northern Blues (2015 Peter Jackson VFL) 30 August 2015 Fox Sports Pulse The Northern Blues finished 14th out of 15 in the VFL with a record of 4–14.http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-118-0-339767-0&pool=1&a=LADDER Current Ladder 30 August 2015 Fox Sports Pulse 30 August 2015 Carlton's Brad Walsh won the Laurie Hill Trophy as Northern's best and fairest.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-11/walsh-wins-northern-blues-bf Cristian Filippo 11 September 2015 Walsh wins Northern Blues B&F 11 September 2015 Carlton Football Club References 30em 2015 Category:2015 AFL season Category:2015 in sport in Melbourne