2024 Carlton Football Club season

The 2024 Carlton Football Club season is the Carlton Football Club's 161st season of competition.

It is 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. The club's women's team will contest its ninth season of the AFL Women's. The club will also field its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League and its state level women's team in the VFL Women's.

Club summary
The 2024 AFL season is the 128th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it is also the 128th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club will also field its women's team in the ninth season of the AFL Women's competition, 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 is Marvel Stadium and secondary home ground is the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the team playing six home games at the former and five at the latter. Traditional home ground Ikon Park continues 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, and Great Southern Bank, which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2024 season; in March, Great Southern Bank signed an extension to its major sponsorship of the club through until the end of 2027.

Senior personnel
Luke Sayers will continue 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. Patrick Cripps will continue 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. 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.

Squad for 2024
The following is Carlton's squad for the 2024 season.

Statistics are correct as of end of 2023 season.


 * For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain.
 * For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach, (m) denotes managerial or administrative role in a football or coaching department

Playing list changes
The following summarises all player changes which 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.

Pre-season
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.

Team records

 * Opening round – Carlton trailed by 46 points halfway through the second quarter, before recovering to lead at three-quarter time and ultimately win by one point. It was the greatest in-game deficit Carlton had overcome for victory since 2007, and the second greatest in club history.
 * Opening round – Carlton's win against Brisbane ended Brisbane's 14-game home winning streak at the Gabba.
 * Opening round – Carlton defeated Brisbane at the Gabba for the first time since round 9, 2013, ending an 8-game losing streak.
 * Round 22, 2023 to Round 1 2024 – Carlton went through a streak of six consecutive victories (in non-consecutive matches) by six points or fewer, the longest such streak in VFL/AFL history.

Individual records

 * Round 10 – the match was Charlie Curnow's 57th consecutive appearance in which he scored at least one goal, breaking the Carlton Football Club record set by Harry Vallence in the 1930s.

Other awards
At the 2024 Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame dinner on 18 March, three players were inducted into the Hall of Fame:
 * Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame
 * Jack Carney, who played 84 games and won one premiership for the club between 1936 and 1941, before serving in administrative and reserves team support roles with the club over the following decades;
 * Neil Chandler, who played 76 games and won three premierships with the club between 1968 and 1974;
 * Brendan Fevola, who played 187 games and kicked 575 goals for the club between 1999 and 2009, winning two Coleman Medals and seven club leading goalkicker awards.

Additionally, to celebrate the club's 160th season, a special contingent of historical inductees representing the club's early history were inducted. As of 6 May, the inductees announced are:
 * Jack Baker, who played 116 matches and won one premiership between 1882 and 1888, and was captain in 1884 and 1885;
 * Jack Conway, who played about 33 matches and won one premiership between 1866 and 1871, and was captain from 1868 until 1871;
 * Jack Donovan, who played about 72 matches and won one premiership between 1869 and 1883, and was captain in 1871, 1872 and 1874;
 * John Gardiner, who played and won four premierships between 1872 and 1879, was captain from 1876 until 1879, and served as president from 1914 until 1924;
 * Billy Goer, who played about 130 matches and won four premierships between 1873 and 1889, and was captain in 1882;
 * Harry Guy, who played about 70 matches and won four premierships between 1865 and 1878, and was captain in 1875;
 * Robert Heatley, who played 33 matches in 1883 and 1884, served as president from 1901 until 1903, and was chairman of the Carlton Recreation Ground Management Committee;
 * Tommy Leydin, who played about 91 matches and won one premiership between 1885 and 1889, and was captain from 1887 until 1889;
 * Lanty O'Brien, who played about 50 matches and won four premierships between 1865 and 1876;
 * George Robertson, who played between 1872 and 1881, and was captain from 1880 until 1881.

AFL Women's
The club's AFL Women's 2024 squad is given below, correct as of 7 April 2024. From 2023, Carlton lost inaugural AFL Women's player Phoebe McWilliams, who retired after eight seasons in the league and two with Carlton; traded Paige Trudgeon and Annie Lee; and delisted Imogen Milford, Daisy Walker and Chloe Wrigley. Carlton gained three-year Collingwood player Tarni Brown, five-year Western Bulldogs player Celine Moody, and Port Adelaide's Yasmin Duursma in trades; and Lila Keck and Meg Robertson in the draft.
 * Squad

Reserves
Carlton will field reserves teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2023 season.

Men's
Carlton's men's reserves team will contest 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.

Women's
The club will field 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.