| Club: | Carlton Football Club |
| Season: | 2024 |
| President: | Luke Sayers |
| Coach: | Michael Voss |
| Captain: | Patrick Cripps |
| Home Ground: | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground (Training and administrative: Ikon Park) |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 8th (13–11) |
| Finals Series: | AFL Women's season |
| Finals Result: | 14th (4–7) |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Charlie Curnow (57) |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 Carlton Football Club season is the Carlton Football Club's 161st season of competition.
It was the club's men's team's 128th season as a member of the Australian Football League, and the third under senior coach Michael Voss. A strong first half of the season which saw Carlton second on the ladder as late as round 20, before a decline in late season form saw Carlton almost miss the final eight, qualifying in eighth with a 13–10 record on the final day of the home-and-away season. Carlton finished eighth overall with an elimination final loss. Captain Patrick Cripps won his second second Brownlow Medal as league best and fairest, polling a record high 45 votes to win the award.
The club's women's team contested its ninth season in the AFL Women's, finishing 14th with a 4–7 record to miss the finals. The club also fielded its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League and its state level women's team in the VFL Women's, failing to reach the finals in either competition.
The 2024 AFL season was the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 128th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club fielded its women's team in the ninth season of the AFL Women's competition, and fielded its men's reserves team in its seventh Victorian Football League season, and its VFL women's team in its sixth VFL Women's season.
As in 2023, Carlton's primary home ground was Marvel Stadium and secondary home ground was the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the team playing six home games at the former and five at the latter.[1] Traditional home ground Ikon Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base, and as the home ground for AFL Women's and the men's reserves matches.
Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008,[2] and Great Southern Bank, which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2024 season;[3] in March, Great Southern Bank signed an extension to its major sponsorship of the club through until the end of 2027.[4] The club set another new club record membership tally for the season, exceeding 2023's record of 95,277 in early April, making it the seventh consecutive season that a new club record membership had been set;[5] the final membership tally was 106,345, the second-highest tally in the league behind only .[6]
Luke Sayers continued in his third year as president, Brian Cook in his third year as CEO, and Michael Voss in his third year as senior coach of the club. Prior to the season, Cook and Voss signed contract extensions to remain at the club until the end of 2025 and 2026 respectively.[7] Patrick Cripps continued in his third year as sole club captain and sixth year overall (having served as co-captain with Sam Docherty for three years). The number of vice-captains was increased from two to three to make up the broader leadership group, with Charlie Curnow appointed a new vice captain, and Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh continuing in the role.[8] The coaching panel was mostly steady from 2023, the only change being former player Jordan Russell joining as the forward line assistant coach, with Ashley Hansen promoted to senior assistant coach.[9]
The following is Carlton's squad for the 2024 season.
Statistics are correct as of end of 2023 season.
| Senior List[10] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Hgt (cm) | Date of Birth | Age (end 2023) | AFL Debut | Recruited from | Games (end 2023) | Goals (end 2023) | ||
| 1 | 194 | 17 December 1997 | 26 | 115 | 87 | |||||
| 2 | 187 | 1 December 2004 | 19 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | 180 | 23 November 2003 | 20 | 33 | 36 | |||||
| 4 | 183 | 16 January 2004 | 19 | 19 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | 187 | 7 October 1999 | 24 | Eastern (U18), | 116 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | 185 | 20 September 1994 | 29 | 136 | 32 | |||||
| 7 | 190 | 6 April 1997 | 26 | 94 | 41 | |||||
| 8 | 180 | 1 April 1999 | 24 | Western (U18), | 55 | 16 | ||||
| 9 | Patrick Cripps (c) | 195 | 18 March 1995 | 28 | 183 | 96 | ||||
| 10 | 204 | 24 December 1997 | 26 | 107 | 203 | |||||
| 11 | 191 | 11 October 1994 | 29 | Claremont, | 110 | 106 | ||||
| 12 | 203 | 16 July 1999 | 24 | 60 | 21 | |||||
| 13 | 189 | 7 October 1995 | 28 | West Perth,, | 145 | 47 | ||||
| 14 | 180 | 14 September 1995 | 28 | Norwood,, | 99 | 141 | ||||
| 15 | 187 | 18 October 1993 | 30 | Gippsland (U18), | 167 | 25 | ||||
| 16 | 187 | 20 December 2002 | 21 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | 192 | 1 May 2001 | 22 | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | Sam Walsh (vc) | 184 | 2 July 2000 | 23 | 99 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | 173 | 14 February 2002 | 21 | 34 | 27 | |||||
| 20 | 189 | 25 April 2002 | 21 | Murray (U18), | 14 | 8 | ||||
| 21 | 186 | 29 January 1995 | 28 | Claremont, | 148 | 130 | ||||
| 22 | 193 | 7 December 1996 | 27 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Jacob Weitering (vc) | 196 | 24 November 1997 | 26 | 159 | 11 | ||||
| 24 | 187 | 15 January 1993 | 30 | Frankston, | 110 | 17 | ||||
| 25 | 182 | 29 October 2004 | 19 | — | – | – | ||||
| 27 | 202 | 3 June 1996 | 27 | Oakleigh (U18), | 59 | 5 | ||||
| 28 | 185 | 30 March 1997 | 26 | 53 | 29 | |||||
| 29 | 185 | 30 December 1995 | 27 | North Adelaide, | 157 | 39 | ||||
| 30 | 192 | 3 February 1997 | 26 | 110 | 224 | |||||
| 31 | 200 | 30 January 2004 | 19 | — | – | – | ||||
| 33 | 201 | 21 December 1998 | 24 | Sturt, | 58 | 2 | ||||
| 35 | 183 | 16 June 2005 | 18 | — | – | – | ||||
| 42 | 178 | 23 July 1994 | 29 | Calder (U18), Coburg,, | 177 | 10 | ||||
| 43 | 187 | 15 April 2005 | 18 | — | – | – | ||||
| 44 | 179 | 19 March 1997 | 26 | 49 | 56 | |||||
| 46 | 181 | 29 February 2000 | 23 | 54 | 25 | |||||
| Rookie List | ||||||||||
| No. | Player | Hgt | Date of Birth | Age | Debut | Recruited from | Games | Goals | ||
| 32 | 188 | 28 November 2005 | 18 | — | – | – | ||||
| 34 | 194 | 29 June 2024 | 19 | — | – | – | ||||
| 36 | 184 | 20 March 2005 | 18 | – | – | – | ||||
| 37 | 182 | 22 September 1998 | 25 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 38 | 199 | 6 June 1996 | 27 | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 39 | 187 | 17 December 1996 | 27 | 19 | 3 | |||||
| 40 | 202 | 16 December 2004 | 19 | – | – | – | ||||
| 41 | 194 | 12 May 2002 | 21 | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | 210 | 17 November 1999 | 24 | – | – | – | ||||
| Senior coaching panel[11] | ||||||||||
| Coach | Coaching position | Carlton Coaching debut | Former clubs as coach | |||||||
| Senior coach | 2022 | (s), (a) | ||||||||
| Head of development, reserves coach | 2020 | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager | ||||||||
| Assistant coach (Midfield) | 2016 | (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), (a) | ||||||||
| Assistant coach (backline) | 2022 | (a), (s) | ||||||||
| Assistant coach (senior) | 2022 | (a), Footscray reserves (s) | ||||||||
| Assistant coach (ruck) | 2022 | |||||||||
| Assistant coach (forward line) | 2022 | (d), (a) | ||||||||
| Development and talent manager | 2023 | Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) | ||||||||
| Development coach | 2023 | (m) | ||||||||
| Torin Baker | Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach | 2021 | Western Jets (s), (d) | |||||||
| Coaching and performance manager | 2022 | (d, a), (a, d), (d), AFL umpires (s) | ||||||||
The following summarises all player changes which occurred after the 2023 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2023 national draft.
Between seasons, Carlton saw the retirements of two long-term players: Ed Curnow, after thirteen seasons and 221 games; and Lachie Plowman after eight seasons and 125 games. Fringe midfielders Zac Fisher and Paddy Dow requested and were granted trades after seven and six years with the club respectively, seeking greater opportunities in other clubs' midfields. The club also traded for former top ten draft pick Elijah Hollands – brother of second-year player Oliver – from .
| Player | Former Club | League | via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category B rookie signing[12] | ||||
| Trade period, along with a second-round selection (provisionally No. 28) and a fourth-round selection in the 2024 AFL draft#2024 national draft, in exchange for a higher second-round selection (provisionally No. 25) and 's third-round selection in the 2024 national draft.[13] | ||||
| Signed as a delisted free agent after the trade period.[14] | ||||
| 2023 national draft, first round selection (No. 29 overall).[15] | ||||
| 2023 national draft, second round selection (No. 34 overall). | ||||
| 2024 rookie draft, first round selection (No. 15 overall). | ||||
| 2024 mid-season draft, first round selection (No. 9 overall).[16] |
| Player | New Club | League | via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne (as coach)[17] | Retired from the rookie list.[18] | |||
| Maribyrnong Park[19] | Retired.[20] | |||
| Bundoora[21] | Delisted after the season. | |||
| Keilor[22] | Delisted after the season. | |||
| Wangaratta Rovers[23] | Delisted from the rookie list after the season.[24] | |||
| Trade period, along with a first-round selection (provisionally No. 17), in exchange for a lower first-round selection and a second-round selection (provisionally No. 21 and 25).[25] | ||||
| Trade period, in a four-way trade which saw Carlton give up Dow and its third-round and fourth-round selections in the 2024 national draft to St Kilda and respectively, in exchange for Essendon's third-round selection and ' and 's fourth-round selections in the 2024 national draft.[26] |
| Player | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[27] | ||
| Changed guernsey number from No. 26 to No. 2.[28] | ||
| Changed guernsey number from No. 14 to No. 4. | ||
| Changed guernsey number from No. 32 to No. 25. | ||
| Carlton announced Duffy's recruitment from Longford GAA as a Category B rookie signing in August 2023; but after he suffered a knee injury suffered playing Gaelic football in November 2023, his start was deferred by a year and he was left off the 2024 list.[29] |
Carlton played two practice matches, the first deemed unofficial match simulation and the second deemed an official practice match, as part of its lead-up to the premiership season.
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | |||||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Thursday, 22 February | align=left | 8.8 (56) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 17 points[30] | Ikon Park (H) | ||
| align=left | Wednesday, 28 February | align=left | 10.3 (63) | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 38 points[31] | Ikon Park (H) | ||
Following Carlton's strong second half to the 2023 season, Carlton was widely predicted to be a finalist in 2024[32] [33] and opened the season fourth-favourite for the premiership.[34] The season opened well with four straight wins – including although two were against eventual bottom-four opponents, before four losses in six weeks saw Carlton drop to tenth place.
Through May and June, Carlton put together a very strong five-game winning streak – including big wins against eventual top four clubs and – which saw the club move to second place on the ladder with a six-point advantage over third. Through this period, Carlton was near the top of the league for pressure applied and points scored, and efficiency inside forward 50, and was considered a strong threat to (which at that stage was a runaway leader on the ladder) for premiership favouritism.[35]
However, the final two months saw a drop in form, the club winning only two of its last eight games – and those wins coming against bottom-three teams and . This included losing against top-four opponents GWS and despite holding a five-goal lead in the second quarter of each game; and a three-point loss against after Mitch McGovern missed an after the siren 45m set shot.
In round 22, Carlton dropped out of the top eight after the big percentage advantage it had over in a disastrous loss which blew out to 74 points as match day injuries saw Carlton play most of the second half with no fit interchanges. With a league-high 17-man injury list,[36] Carlton regained eighth place with a win against in the penultimate round. This set up a final round in which Carlton need to defeat in the Sunday afternoon game, or see defeat in the Sunday evening game, to hold eighth place: against St Kilda, after trailing by as much as 20 points in the third quarter, Carlton took the lead entering time-on in the final quarter, before St Kilda's Jack Higgins snapped a goal with only 12 seconds remaining to secure a two-point win for St Kilda; but Carlton's position in eighth place was secured when Port Adelaide won a close game against Fremantle, kicking three late goals to win by 20 points.[37]
Across the entirety of the season, Carlton was the fourth-highest scoring team but also conceded the fifth-most points; this was a significant shift from its 2023 structure when it was ninth for points scored but conceded the second fewest, and was particularly put down to a decline in midfield defensive pressure which saw opponents able to score heavily from stoppages.[38] Overall, across what was an unusually even home-and-away season in which only the bottom four clubs failed to reach at least an 11–12 record, Carlton was 4–4 in eight matches against the top five, 4–5 in ten matches against the clubs who finished 6th to 14th (who all won between eleven and fourteen games), and 5–1 against the bottom four.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Op | align=left | Friday, 8 March | align=left | 12.13 (85) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 1 point[39] | The Gabba (A) | 33,367 | 4th | ||
| 1 | align=left | Thursday, 14 March | align=left | 12.14 (86) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 5 points[40] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 83,881 | 4th | ||
| 2 | Bye | 7th | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Friday, 29 March | align=left | 12.9 (81) | 21.11 (137) | Won by 56 points[41] | Marvel Stadium (A) | 47,565 | 6th | ||
| 4 | align=left | Saturday, 6 April | align=left | 9.9 (63) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 10 points[42] | Adelaide Oval (N) | 45,970 | 4th | ||
| align=left | Saturday, 13 April | align=left | 14.14 (98) | 16.4 (100) | Lost by 2 points[43] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 46,283 | 6th | |||
| align=left | Saturday, 20 April | align=left | 17.15 (117) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 19 points[44] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,474 | 4th | |||
| align=left | Saturday, 27 April | align=left | 18.10 (118) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 13 points[45] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 87,775 | 6th | |||
| 8 | align=left | Friday, 3 May | align=left | 12.7 (79) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 6 points[46] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 88,362 | 8th | ||
| align=left | Thursday, 9 May | align=left | 12.5 (77) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 1 point[47] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 58,472 | 7th | |||
| 10 | align=left | Friday, 17 May | align=left | 17.15 (117) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 52 points[48] | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 44,047 | 10th | ||
| align=left | Saturday, 25 May | align=left | 15.12 (102) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 29 points[49] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 39,597 | 8th | |||
| align=left | Thursday, 30 May | align=left | 10.11 (71) | 16.11 (107) | Won by 36 points[50] | Adelaide Oval (A) | 40,532 | 5th | |||
| align=left | Sunday, 9 June | align=left | 9.16 (70) | 15.6 (96) | Won by 26 points[51] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 88,510 | 2nd | |||
| 14 | Bye | 2nd | |||||||||
| 15 | align=left | Friday, 21 June | align=left | 21.12 (138) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 63 points[52] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 75,218 | 2nd | ||
| align=left | Sunday, 30 June | align=left | 10.10 (70) | 20.11 (131) | Won by 61 points[53] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 58,298 | 2nd | |||
| 17 | align=left | Friday, 6 July | align=left | 18.8 (116) | 16.8 (104) | Lost by 12 points[54] | Sydney Showground Stadium (A) | 11,730 | 2nd | ||
| align=left | Saturday, 13 July | align=left | 14.16 (100) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 14 points[55] | Marvel Stadium (A) | 45,387 | 2nd | |||
| align=left | Sunday, 21 July | align=left | 16.11 (107) | 14.4 (88) | Won by 19 points[56] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,014 | 2nd | |||
| align=left | Friday, 26 July | align=left | 9.11 (65) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 14 points[57] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,500 | 4th | |||
| align=left | Saturday, 3 August | align=left | 12.12 (84) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 3 points[58] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 86,879 | 8th | |||
| align=left | Sunday, 11 August | align=left | 5.8 (38) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 74 points[59] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | 84,773 | 9th | |||
| align=left | Sunday, 18 August | align=left | 4.10 (34) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 65 points[60] | Optus Stadium (A) | 48,455 | 8th | |||
| align=left | Sunday, 25 August | align=left | 11.8 (74) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 2 points[61] | Marvel Stadium (H) | 43,843 | 8th | |||
The pre-finals bye allowed Carlton the chance to get six players back from its late-season injury list.[62] Carlton was thoroughly beaten early in the elimination final by eventual premiers Brisbane, at one stage leading 9.6 (60) to 0.0 (0) before Carlton's first score late in the second quarter; five goals in a row brought the margin back to about five goals midway through the third quarter, but Carlton couldn't bring the margin much closer than that and lost by 28 points.
| Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Elimination Final | align=left | Saturday, 7 September | align=left | 14.15 (99) | 11.5 (71) | Lost by 28 points [63] | The Gabba (A) | 35,660 | ||
The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 6 October 2024.[67]
| Pos. | Player | Votes | |||
| 1st | Patrick Cripps | 204 | |||
| 2nd | Nic Newman | 148 | |||
| 3rd | Sam Walsh | 147 | |||
| 4th | Jacob Weitering | 144 | |||
| 5th | George Hewitt | 141 | |||
| 6th | Blake Acres | 122 | |||
| 7th | Tom de Koning | 121 | |||
| 8th | Harry McKay | 117 | |||
| 9th | Charlie Curnow | 116 | |||
| 10th | Matt Kennedy | 110 |
Patrick Cripps won the 2024 Brownlow Medal. He polled 45 votes to finish seven votes ahead of second-placed Nick Daicos (Collingwood). It was Cripps' second Brownlow Medal, his first having been won in 2022. He became the first player to win the award twice while playing for Carlton; Carlton's other dual-Brownlow Medallists Greg Williams and Chris Judd won their first Brownlow Medals with other clubs.
Cripps was established as Brownlow favourite during a particularly strong May and June,[68] [69] and by the time of the count he was a slight but near-equal favourite over Daicos.[70] Cripps ultimately polled 45 votes to win the medal ahead of Daicos' 38 votes. It was the most dominant Brownlow Medal performance in history: Cripps and Daicos both broke the previous record for most votes under the 3–2–1 voting system, which was 36 votes held by Dustin Martin (2017) and Ollie Wines (2021); and Cripps also polled a new record of 1.96 votes per game played, breaking Lachie Neale's 2020 record of 1.82.[71]
Charlie Curnow was the club's leading goalkicker for the third consecutive time and fourth time overall, kicking 57 goals. Curnow led in the race for a third consecutive Coleman Medal for much of the season, before falling behind eventual winner Jesse Hogan after round 21, then missing the last two matches with injury to finish second. Harry McKay was second with 49 goals; since winning the Coleman Medal in 2021, McKay had drawn heavy criticism for year on year deterioration in his goalkicking accuracy, but delivered an improved return of 49.21 after significantly reducing his use of across-the-body snaps from set shots.[72] [73] Matthew Owies, in his final season with the club, was third with 33 goals, his best return for the club.
| Player | width=5% | Goals | width=5% | Behinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 41 | |||
| 49 | 21 | |||
| 33 | 13 | |||
| 17 | 10 | |||
| 17 | 6 |
Additionally, to celebrate the club's 160th season, a special contingent of historical inductees, including members of the club's early history and all triple premiership winners from the club's 1906, 1907 and 1908 premierships, were inducted. These inductees were:[85]
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Sunday, 1 September | align=left | 9.12 (66) | 4.4 (28) | Lost by 38 points[90] | Kinetic Stadium (A) | 2,794 | 15th | ||
| 2 | align=left | Sunday, 8 September | align=left | 5.8 (38) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 1 point[91] | Great Barrier Reef Arena (A) | 1,319 | 14th | ||
| 3 | align=left | Saturday, 14 September | align=left | 4.5 (29) | 0.5 (5) | Won by 24 points[92] | Ikon Park (H) | 2,417 | 9th | ||
| 4 | align=left | Thursday, 19 September | align=left | 6.3 (39) | 0.6 (6) | Lost by 33 points[93] | Ikon Park (A) | 1,855 | < | -- End-of-round ladder ill-defined --> | |
| 5 | align=left | Wednesday, 25 September | align=left | Kangaroos | 1.4 (10) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 69 points[94] | Ikon Park (H) | 2,027 | ||
| 5 | align=left | Sunday, 29 September | align=left | 8.10 (58) | 3.5 (23) | Lost by 35 points[95] | Alberton Oval (A) | 1,706 | |||
| 6 | align=left | Saturday, 5 October | align=left | Brisbane | 1.7 (13) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 55 points[96] | Ikon Park (H) | 1,452 | ||
| 7 | align=left | Saturday, 12 October | align=left | 4.6 (30) | 5.4 (34) | Won by 4 points[97] | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (A) | 2,051 | 12th | ||
| 8 | align=left | Thursday, 17 October | align=left | 4.4 (28) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 33 points[98] | Ikon Park (H) | 1,320 | 14th | ||
| 9 | align=left | Sunday, 272 October | align=left | 4.4 (28) | 5.2 (32) | Won by 4 points[99] | Victoria Park (A) | 2,873 | 14th | ||
| 10 | align=left | Saturday, 2 November | align=left | 3.6 (24) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 36 points[100] | Ikon Park (H) | 2,655 | 14th | ||
Carlton fielded reserves and state level teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2024 season.
Carlton's men's reserves team contested its seventh VFL season; and its 87th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.
Club head of development Luke Power continued as reserves coach for the second season. VFL-listed players newly signed to team included: former AFL senior players Lachie Young (/) and Tom Phillips (/); and Ollie Badr, Kristian Ferronato, Jess Gedi, Luca Goonan, Bailey Lambert, Luke Nelson, Flynn Riley, Michael Rudd, Tyson Sruk and Callum Verrall. Retained from 2023 were Noah Barnes, Jed Brereton, Ned Cahill, Patrick Dozzi, Hayden Gill, Darcy Hogg, Blake Kuipers, Jack Lefroy, Michael Lewis, Zavier Maher, Jack Maruff, Liam McMahon, Aiden “AJ” Mills, Hugo Nosiara, Logan Prout, Heath Ramshaw, Archie Stevens, Lachie Swaney and Will White. Lachie Young and Lachie Swaney were appointed co-captains following the departure of 2023 captain Ben Crocker.[101]
Carlton's reserves had an unsuccessful season, finishing 19th of 21 teams with a win–loss record of 4–14.[102] Liam McMahon won the team's best and fairest award.[103]
The club fielded a team in the VFL Women's competition for the sixth time. The club's AFL Women's senior assistant coach Glenn Strachan took over from Tom Stafford as VFL Women's senior coach, after the latter had served two seasons in the role.[104] Octavia di Donato and Eliza Wood were appointed co-captains, each for the first time.[105]
Carlton finished 9th out of 12 premiership-eligible teams with a win-loss record of 5–9.[106] Eliza Wood won the team's best and fairest award.[107]
1. The match was the first half of a ticketed Gather Round double-header, played prior to the vs match at 7:40pm.