2015 Carlton Football Club season

Carlton Football Club
2015 season
President Mark LoGiudice
Coach Mick Malthouse
Captain(s) Marc Murphy
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground
(Training and administrative: Ikon Park)

The 2015 AFL season will be the 119th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Carlton Football Club.

Club summary

The 2015 AFL season will be 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 will be 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.[1] 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)[2] continued to serve as the training and administrative base. Carlton will continue 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.[3]

Senior Personnel

Mark LoGiudice will continue as club president, a role he has held since June 2014.[4] Mick Malthouse will continue into his third season as senior coach, and his coaching panel was unchanged from 2014.

Marc Murphy will continue 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[2] – 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.[5]

Squad for 2015

Statistics are correct as of end of 2014 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List[6]
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2014) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2014) Goals (end 2014)
1 Victoria (Australia) Andrew Walker 190 88 4 February 1986 28 2004 Bendigo (U18) 179 118
2 South Australia Troy Menzel 187 83 22 September 1994 20 2013 Central District 26 34
3 Victoria (Australia) Marc Murphy (c) 180 80 19 September 1987 27 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 185 143
4 South Australia Bryce Gibbs (vc) 188 85 15 March 1989 25 2007 Glenelg 177 98
5 Victoria (Australia) Chris Judd 189 88 8 September 1983 31 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 271 224
6 Victoria (Australia) Kade Simpson 182 75 5 May 1984 30 2003 Eastern (U18) 222 121
7 Victoria (Australia) Dylan Buckley 179 75 16 March 1993 21 2013 Northern (U18) 8 2
8 Victoria (Australia) Matthew Kreuzer 200 103 13 May 1989 25 2008 Northern (U18) 106 56
9 Western Australia Patrick Cripps 190 88 18 March 1995 19 2014 East Fremantle 3
10 Victoria (Australia) Matthew Watson 195 101 16 July 1992 22 2011 Calder (U18) 19 6
11 Victoria (Australia) Robert Warnock 206 104 19 January 1987 27 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 86 17
12 Western Australia Blaine Boekhorst 184 75 2 September 1993 21 2015 Swan Districts
13 Western Australia Chris Yarran 180 82 19 December 1990 24 2009 Swan Districts 105 87
14 Tasmania Liam Jones 198 98 24 February 1991 23 2010 North Hobart, Western Bulldogs 66 68
15 Victoria (Australia) Sam Docherty 184 85 18 October 1993 21 2013 Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions 29 8
16 Victoria (Australia) Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 184 82 8 February 1996 18 Western (U18)
17 New South Wales Sam Rowe (lg) 198 96 19 November 1987 27 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood 31 11
18 Victoria (Australia) Kristian Jaksch 196 90 7 October 1994 20 2013 Oakleigh (U18), GWS 7 2
19 South Australia Cameron Giles 195 93 5 May 1995 19 Woodville-West Torrens
20 Victoria (Australia) Nick Holman 187 80 29 May 1995 19 2014 Murray (U18) 1
22 Australian Capital Territory Jason Tutt 177 81 15 May 1991 23 2011 Ainslie, Western Bulldogs 26 22
23 Victoria (Australia) Lachlan Henderson (lg) 196 96 14 December 1989 26 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 101 88
24 New South Wales Mark Whiley 188 87 1 December 1992 22 2012 Murray (U18), GWS 12 2
25 Western Australia Clem Smith 177 77 3 February 1996 18 2015 Perth
26 Victoria (Australia) Jayden Foster 194 91 1 June 1995 19 Calder (U18)
27 Western Australia Dennis Armfield 181 81 22 December 1986 28 2008 Swan Districts 113 44
28 Queensland Tom Bell 187 98 13 June 1991 23 2012 Morningside 29 19
31 Victoria (Australia) Matthew Dick 187 88 3 November 1994 20 2015 Calder (U18), Sydney
32 Victoria (Australia) Nicholas Graham 182 80 12 June 1994 20 2013 Gippsland (U18) 10 2
33 Victoria (Australia) Andrejs Everitt 194 88 13 March 1989 25 2007 Dandenong (U18), Western Bulldogs, Sydney 96 45
35 Victoria (Australia) Ed Curnow 182 84 7 November 1989 25 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 66 11
39 Victoria (Australia) Dale Thomas 185 84 21 June 1987 27 2006 Gippsland (U18), Collingwood 177 133
40 Victoria (Australia) Michael Jamison (vc) 193 98 11 June 1986 28 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 131 2
41 Victoria (Australia) Levi Casboult 199 100 15 March 1990 24 2012 Dandenong (U18) 36 29
42 Republic of Ireland Zach Tuohy 187 92 10 December 1989 25 2011 Laois GAA 76 25
43 Western Australia Simon White 190 93 17 June 1988 26 2010 Subiaco 45 9
44 Victoria (Australia) Andrew Carrazzo 187 85 15 December 1983 31 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 178 47
46 Western Australia David Ellard 177 80 13 March 1989 25 2008 Swan Districts 53 33
Rookie List[6]
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
21 Republic of Ireland Ciarán Sheehan 188 80 19 November 1990 24 2014 Cork GAA 4
29 Victoria (Australia) Billy Gowers 184 81 10 June 1996 18 Oakleigh (U18)
30 Western Australia Blaine Johnson 186 84 28 July 1995 19 2014 South Fremantle 5 1
34 Western Australia Brad Walsh 180 81 18 Peel Thunder
36 South Australia Cameron Wood 204 101 4 March 1987 27 2005 West Adelaide, Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Williamstown 70 23
37 Queensland Tom Fields 178 78 19 December 1992 22 Labrador, South Adelaide
38 Republic of Ireland Ciarán Byrne 188 90 6 December 1994 20 2015 Louth GAA
47 Victoria (Australia) Fraser Russell 185 80 6 June 1992 22 Geelong (U18), Deakin (athletics)
Senior coaching panel[7]
State Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Victoria (Australia) Mick Malthouse Senior Coach 2013 Footscray (s), West Coast (s), Collingwood (s)
Western Australia Robert Wiley Director of Coaching and Development 2013 Perth (s), West Coast (a), Western Australia U16s (s)
Victoria (Australia) John Barker Assistant Coach (Back-line) 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a)
Western Australia Dean Laidley Assistant Coach (Midfield) 2014 Collingwood (a), North Melbourne (s), Port Adelaide (a), St Kilda (a)
Tasmania Brad Green Assistant Coach (Forward-line) 2013
Victoria (Australia) Matthew Capuano Development Coach 2009
Queensland Michael Osborne Development Coach 2013
Victoria (Australia) Luke Webster Development Coach, Northern Blues senior coach 2011

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 (Australia) 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)[8]
Victoria (Australia) Kristian Jaksch[9] Greater Western Sydney 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[9] Greater Western Sydney 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 Jones[10] Western Bulldogs AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a third-round draft pick (No. 46 overall)
Victoria (Australia) Matthew Dick[11] Sydney AFL Signed as a delisted free agent
Western Australia Blaine Boekhorst Swan Districts WAFL AFL National Draft, first round (No. 19 overall)[12]
Victoria (Australia) Dillon Viojo-Rainbow Western (U18) TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (No. 28 overall)[13]
Western Australia Clem Smith Perth WAFL AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 60 overall)[14]
Victoria (Australia) Jayden Foster Calder (U18) TAC Cup AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 60 overall)[15]
Australian Capital Territory Jason Tutt Western Bulldogs AFL AFL Pre-season Draft, first round (No. 2 overall)]][8]
Victoria (Australia) Billy Gowers Oakleigh (U18) TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 6 overall)[8]
Western Australia Brad Walsh Peel Thunder WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall)[8]
Queensland Tom Fields South Adelaide SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 41 overall)[8]

Out

Player New Club League via
South Australia Nick Duigan[16] Towns[17] Greater Northern FL Removed from the list following his retirement in December 2013
Victoria (Australia) Heath Scotland[18] Doncaster[19] Eastern FL Removed from the list following his retirement in May 2014
Western Australia Josh Bootsma[20] Peel Thunder[21] WAFL Removed from the list following his sacking in June 2014
Victoria (Australia) Andrew McInnes[22] Norwood[23] SANFL Delisted after the season
Victoria (Australia) Tom Temay[22] Delisted after the season
Victoria (Australia) Jaryd Cachia[22] Richmond reserves[24] VFL Delisted from the rookie list after the season
South Australia Luke Reynolds[22] Port Adelaide reserves[25] SANFL Delisted from the rookie list after the season
Victoria (Australia) Jarrad Waite[26] North Melbourne AFL Signed as an unrestricted free agent
Western Australia Jeff Garlett[27] Melbourne 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 Lucas[28] West Coast AFL Delisted after the Trade Period; later recruited by West Coast in the rookie draft.
Victoria (Australia) Brock McLean[28] Aberfeldie[29] EDFL Delisted after the Trade Period
Tasmania Mitch Robinson[28] Brisbane Lions[30] AFL Delisted after the Trade Period; signed by Brisbane Lions as a free agent

List management

Player Change
National draft[26] Carlton received no free agency compensation draft picks, as the loss of Jarrad Waite was not deemed sufficient to justify one
Australian Capital Territory Jason Tutt[31] Resigned from the Western Bulldogs on 7 November and received permission to train with Carlton.
Guernsey number changes Patrick Cripps (No. 16 to No. 9)
Ciaran Sheehan (No. 47 to No. 21)
Blaine Johnson (No. 45 to No. 30)
Ciaran Byrne (No. 48 to No. 38)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

The club's three scheduled pre-season matches will be 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) West Coast 1.9.15 (78) 2.4.5 (47) Lost by 31 points[32] Rushton Park, Mandurah (A) 10,000 (approx.)
2 Sunday, 15 March (4:40 pm) Collingwood 1.7.13 (64) 1.9.8 (71) Won by 7 points[33] Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo (A) 9,542
3 Sunday, 22 March (4:10 pm) Geelong 2.10.14 (92) 0.17.9 (111) Lost by 19 points[34] Etihad Stadium (H) 10,631
Source:[35]

Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 2 April (7:20 pm) Richmond 11.12 (78) 15.15 (105) Lost by 27 points[36] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 83,493 16th
2 Friday, 10 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 20.11 (131) 9.8 (62) Lost by 69 points[37] Domain Stadium (A) 34,588 16th
3 Saturday, 18 April (1:45 pm) Essendon 11.18 (84) 16.9 (105) Lost by 21 points[38] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 54,854 17th
4 Saturday, 25 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 12.9 (81) 18.13 (121) Won by 40 points[39] Westpac Stadium, Wellington (A) 12,125 14th
5 Friday, 1 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 6.9 (45) 18.12 (120) Lost by 75 points[40] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 71,759
6 Sunday, 10 May (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium (H)
7 Saturday, 16 May (4:35 pm) GWS Etihad Stadium (H)
8 Friday, 22 May (7:50 pm) Geelong Etihad Stadium (A)
9 Friday, 29 May (7:50 pm) Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
10 Saturday, 6 June (1:40 pm) Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
11 Bye
12 Saturday, 20 June (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
13 Sunday, 28 June (3:20 pm) Gold Coast Etihad Stadium (H)
14 Saturday, 4 July (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium (A)
15 Friday, 10 July (7:50 pm) Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
16 Saturday, 18 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle Domain Stadium (A)
17 Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Hawthorn Etihad Stadium (H)
18 Saturday, 1 August (7:20 pm) North Melbourne Etihad Stadium (H)
19 Saturday, 8 August (1:45 pm) Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
20 Saturday, 15 August (7:20 pm) Brisbane Lions Gabba (A)
21 Sunday, 23 August (3:20 pm) Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
22 Saturday, 29 August (1:45 pm) GWS Spotless Stadium (A)
23 4–6 September Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
Source:[41]

Ladder

2015 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood 5 4 1 0 478 324 147.5 16
2 Fremantle 4 4 0 0 364 269 135.3 16
3 Greater Western Sydney 4 3 1 0 397 298 133.2 12
4 Sydney 4 3 1 0 335 268 125.0 12
5 Adelaide 4 3 1 0 378 306 123.5 12
6 Western Bulldogs 4 3 1 0 364 348 104.6 12
7 Hawthorn 4 2 2 0 417 295 141.4 8
8 West Coast 4 2 2 0 417 335 124.5 8
9 Richmond 4 2 2 0 359 304 118.1 8
10 North Melbourne 4 2 2 0 384 371 103.5 8
11 Essendon 4 2 2 0 292 301 97.0 8
12 Melbourne 4 2 2 0 309 321 96.3 8
13 Port Adelaide 4 2 2 0 324 363 89.3 8
14 St Kilda 4 1 3 0 329 424 77.6 4
15 Geelong 4 1 3 0 293 406 72.2 4
16 Carlton 5 1 4 0 390 542 72.0 4
17 Gold Coast 4 0 4 0 314 443 70.9 0
18 Brisbane Lions 4 0 4 0 248 474 52.3 0
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Team awards and records

Other

Individual awards and records

Other awards

NAB AFL Rising Star

The following Carlton players were nominated for the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

Miscellaneous

Player and coach records

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