2022 Carlton Football Club season

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Carlton Football Club
2022 season
PresidentLuke Sayers
CoachMichael Voss
Captain(s)Patrick Cripps
Home groundMarvel Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground
(Training and administrative: Ikon Park)
AFL season9th (12–10)
AFL Women's (S6)8th (4–6)
AFL Women's (S7)14th (2–6–2)
John Nicholls MedalPatrick Cripps
Leading goalkickerCharlie Curnow (64)
Club membership88,776
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 159th season of competition.

It was the club's men's team's 126th season as a member of the Australian Football League, and the first under new senior coach Michael Voss. The club finished ninth with a 12–10 record, just barely missing the finals on percentage by 0.6%pts – its best performance since 2013, but also a disappointing finish after having been positioned third with an 8–2 record halfway through the season. Carlton players won both of the league's major individual awards for the season: Patrick Cripps winning the Brownlow Medal as fairest and best, and Charlie Curnow winning the Coleman Medal as leading goalkicker with 64 goals.

Due to a change to the AFL Women's timing in the calendar year, the club's women's team contested two distinct seasons as part of the 2022 campaign. In season 6, held between January and April, the team finished eighth out of fourteen teams with a record of 4–6; and in season 7, held between August and November, the team finished fourteenth out of eighteen teams with a record of 2–6–2 – thereby missing the finals in both seasons.

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.

Club summary[edit]

The 2022 AFL season will be the 126th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it will also be the 126th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club will also field its women's team in the sixth and seventh seasons of the AFL Women's competition, its men's reserves team in its fifth Victorian Football League season, and its women's reserves team in its fourth VFL Women's season.

In a change from the previous seven seasons, 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; the stadium reached a milestone in its redevelopment during the year, with the completion of extended administration, training and match-day pavilion facilities along the southern wing where the Richard Pratt Stand (demolished in 2021) had previously stood.[2]

Car manufacturer Hyundai, which had been a major sponsor of the club continuously since 2008,[3] and Great Southern Bank which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2022 season.[4] The club's final membership tally for the season was a new club record of 88,776, making it the fifth consecutive season that a new club record membership had been set.[5] The club's average home crowd of 49,784 was the highest in the league, and the club returned a net operating profit was $3.4 million, up $2 million on 2021.[6]

Senior personnel[edit]

Early in the 2021 season, a change in the presidency was announced, with club director and former PriceWaterhouseCoopers CEO Luke Sayers taking over from eight-year president Mark Lo Giudice immediately after the end of the 2021 season.[7] As part of the transition, and in response to the club's weaker than expected start to the 2021 season, a comprehensive review of the club's football department was undertaken in the second half of 2021, which was conducted by Sayers, CEO Cain Liddle, and external panel members Matthew Pavlich, Geoff Walsh and Graham Lowe.[8] Following the report, a wide range of senior personnel changes were made at the club. Sayers officially became president on August 17, 2021, one round before the 2021 season's end.[9]

Chief among the changes was the sacking of senior coach David Teague, after two seasons of his initial three year contract. Although his 21–29 win–loss record bettered those of his two predecessors (Mick Malthouse's 19–32–1 and Brendon Bolton's 16–61), interviews conducted during the review found Teague's coaching methods and gameplan were supported by only 30% of the club's players and staff, with that support heavily slanted towards the younger players.[10] The review found that the gameplan focussed too heavily on attack at the expense of defense, was confusing for the players to execute, and that he was frequently outcoached by opposing coaches.[11]

Teague was replaced with Michael Voss, who was signed to a three-year contract. Voss had previously served as senior coach at Brisbane Lions (2009–2013) and assistant coach at Port Adelaide (2014–2021),[12] and had been a front-runner for the vacant Carlton senior coaching role in both 2008 and 2019, when Brett Ratten and Teague were appointed respectively.[13] The club made well publicised overtures to long-time senior coaches Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn 2005–2021) and Ross Lyon (St Kilda 2007–2011 and Fremantle 2012–2019) as part of its search, with both declining the role.[14]

The review also identified deficiencies in the leadership, experience and development capabilities of the coaching staff. The assistant and development coaching panels underwent substantial changes, with ten-year assistant coach John Barker departing early in the review process,[15] six-year assistant Dale Amos and four-year development coach Brent Stanton sacked at the end of the season,[10] four-year assistant Cameron Bruce departing for a role at Brisbane Lions.[16] Joining the panel were: St Kilda assistant coach and former Carlton player of the 1990s Aaron Hamill as backline assistant coach;[17] Tim Clarke, for his second stint as Carlton's midfield assistant coach after three seasons at Gold Coast;[18] Western Bulldogs assistant coach Ashley Hansen, who served as forwards assistant coach[19] and as step-up game day senior coach in Round 2 when Voss was absent under Covid-19 protocols;[20] and Matthew Kreuzer as ruck coach.[21] Aaron Greaves also joined to support the panel as coaching and innovation manager.[22]

There were also several changes at the club's administrative level. Liddle was sacked after four years as CEO in the role, and replaced with Brian Cook, who had served 32 seasons in CEO roles with West Coast (1990–1998) and Geelong (1999–2021), overseeing five premierships at those clubs.[23] Four new additions were made to the club's board of directors: former player Greg Williams (as football director), Lincoln Indicators co-founder Tim Lincoln, communications strategist Lahra Carey and JPMorgan Australia and New Zealand chairman Robert Priestly; Jeanne Pratt, Chris Townshend and football director Chris Judd all departed.[11][10]

Onfield, Sam Docherty stepped aside from the co-captaincy and leadership group, doing so to focus on his recovery from treatment for testicular cancer with which he was diagnosed in August 2021. Docherty had served as co-captain with Patrick Cripps for the previous three seasons.[24] Cripps continued as co-captain, with Sam Walsh and Jacob Weitering serving as vice-captains and no broader leadership group named.[25]

Squad for 2022[edit]

The following is Carlton's squad for the 2022 season.

Statistics are correct as of end of 2021 season.

Senior List
No. Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2021) 2022 Player Statistics
Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO
1 Jack Silvagni 24 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 78 56 21 17 14 298 185 113 102 64 72
2 Paddy Dow 22 2018 Bendigo (U18) 59 19 4 0 1 34 12 22 5 6 0
3 Jesse Motlop 18 2022 South Fremantle – – 12 12 6 100 55 45 22 29 0
5 Adam Cerra 22 2018 Eastern (U18), Fremantle 76 16 18 5 3 420 212 208 65 84 0
6 Zac Williams 27 2013 GWS Academy, GWS 127 32 9 0 0 176 136 40 37 11 0
7 Matthew Kennedy 24 2016 Collingullie-Glenfield Park, GWS 61 29 17 7 7 416 210 206 78 69 0
8 Lachie Fogarty 22 2018 Western (U18), Geelong 40 12 3 0 1 24 10 14 5 5 0
9 Patrick Cripps (c) 26 2014 East Fremantle 138 67 21 20 9 591 226 365 76 105 11
10 Harry McKay 24 2017 Gippsland (U18) 67 129 19 45 31 217 169 48 114 25 23
11 Mitch McGovern 27 2016 Claremont, Adelaide 81 104 7 0 1 104 85 19 45 13 0
12 Tom de Koning 22 2018 Dandenong (U18) 22 8 19 4 6 207 120 87 49 46 326
13 Liam Stocker 21 2019 Sandringham (U18) 22 2 6 0 0 66 45 21 12 11 0
15 Sam Docherty 28 2013 Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions 122 14 22 3 1 625 424 201 160 73 0
16 Jack Carroll 19 2022 East Fremantle – – 5 1 1 66 45 21 24 3 0
17 Brodie Kemp 20 2021 Bendigo (U18) 2 0 4 0 0 44 28 16 18 2 0
18 Sam Walsh (vc) 21 2019 Geelong (U18) 61 26 20 5 7 642 286 356 91 66 0
19 Corey Durdin 19 2021 Central District 2 1 21 15 11 183 118 65 40 48 0
20 Lachie Plowman 27 2013 Calder (U18), GWS 129 2 15 0 0 174 89 85 52 26 0
21 Jack Martin 26 2014 Claremont, Gold Coast 123 101 12 12 11 114 74 40 40 31 0
22 Caleb Marchbank 25 2015 Murray (U18), GWS 48 0 4 0 0 37 25 12 14 7 0
23 Jacob Weitering (vc) 23 2016 Dandenong (U18) 115 10 18 1 0 216 169 47 109 16 3
24 Nic Newman 28 2017 Frankston, Sydney 67 14 19 0 1 372 252 120 118 44 0
25 Zac Fisher 23 2017 Perth 73 31 22 18 16 416 232 184 69 45 0
27 Marc Pittonet 25 2016 Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn 33 5 8 0 1 80 26 54 12 13 168
28 David Cuningham 24 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 41 23 – – – – – – – – –
29 George Hewett 26 2016 North Adelaide, Sydney 120 32 15 4 5 427 170 257 51 73 0
30 Charlie Curnow 24 2016 Geelong (U18) 62 79 22 64 42 264 231 33 126 35 1
31 Tom Williamson 24 2017 North Ballarat (U18) 43 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Jack Newnes 28 2012 Northern (U18) 191 72 16 4 5 231 146 85 65 31 0
33 Lewis Young 23 2017 Sturt, Western Bulldogs 24 1 19 1 0 255 154 101 102 26 6
34 Sam Philp 20 2020 Northern (U18) 2 1 – – – – – – – – –
35 Ed Curnow 32 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 204 50 – – – – – – – – –
36 Josh Honey 20 2020 Western (U18) 6 6 5 1 2 37 12 25 8 5 0
42 Adam Saad 27 2015 Calder (U18), Coburg, Gold Coast, Essendon 131 10 21 0 0 459 323 136 100 47 0
43 Will Setterfield 23 2017 Sandringham (U18), GWS 44 11 13 1 3 214 131 83 51 30 0
Senior List
No. Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2020) 2021 Player Statistics
Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO
4 Lochie O'Brien 22 2018 Bendigo (U18) 41 11 19 5 9 337 238 99 98 27 0
26 Luke Parks 20 2021 Sydney Academy, Glenelg 6 0 2 0 0 16 8 8 5 1 0
37 Jordan Boyd 23 2022 Western (U18), Footscray reserves – – 7 0 1 79 51 28 21 13 0
38 Sam Durdin 25 2017 West Adelaide, North Melbourne, Glenelg 22 1 1 0 0 9 4 5 2 2 0
39 Oscar McDonald 25 2015 North Ballarat (U18), Melbourne 84 3 2 0 0 24 18 6 10 0 0
40 Will Hayes 26 2019 Sandringham (U18), Footscray reserves, Western Bulldogs, Carlton reserves 11 4 2 0 0 28 15 13 7 1 0
41 Domanic Akuei 19 – Carlton academy – – – – – – – – – – –
44 Matthew Owies 24 2020 St Kevin's, Seattle Redhawks 14 15 17 14 11 162 103 59 43 66 0
45 Alex Mirkov 22 – Carlton reserves – – – – – – – – – – –
46 Matthew Cottrell 21 2020 Dandenong (U18) 19 5 18 9 2 267 159 108 71 32 0
Senior coaching panel[26]
Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Michael Voss Senior coach 2022 Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a)
Luke Power Head of development 2020 GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager
Tim Clarke Assistant coach (Midfield) 2016 Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a)
Aaron Hamill Assistant coach (backline) 2022 St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s)
Ashley Hansen Assistant coach (forwards) 2022 Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s)
Matthew Kreuzer Assistant coach (ruck) 2022
Daniel O'Keefe Development coach (midfield), Reserves coach 2020 Geelong Falcons (s), Geelong reserves (a)
Torin Baker Carlton College of Sport and Academy coach 2021 Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d)
Aaron Greaves Coaching and innovation manager 2022 Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s)
  • 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

Additionally, under the league's 2022 Covid-19 policies, twenty players from the club's reserves list were nominated as top-up players, who would have become eligible to play senior football in the event that the club's primary list was reduced below 28 players due to isolation requirements for Covid-19 positive players. These top-up players were: Ned Cahill, Alex Cincotta, Josh Cripps, Ben Crocker, Jesse Glass-McCasker, Luke Goetz, Hugh Hamilton, David Handley, Will Hayes, Cody Hirst, Tyreece Leiu, Michael Lewis, Zavier Maher, Tom North, Stefan Radovanovic, Oliver Sanders, Matt Shannon, Cooper Stephens, Joel Trudgeon and Toby Wooller.[27] None were called upon during the year.

Playing list changes[edit]

The following summarises all player changes which occurred after the 2021 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2021 National Draft.

For the second consecutive season, the club lost two of its four most experienced players to retirement at the end of the previous season: Marc Murphy retired after 300 games, and Eddie Betts retired after 350 games (218 for Carlton). The club also unexpectedly lost full back Liam Jones to early retirement in November, after he declined comply with the league mandates related to the COVID-19 vaccine for all players; he was the first AFL men's player to retire over the vaccine.[28]

The club was almost inactive during the draft, bringing in only one new player through the drafts and making its other additions through trades and other channels.

In[edit]

Player Former Club League via
George Hewett Sydney AFL Signed as a restricted free agent; Sydney received an end-of-second-round compensatory draft selection.[29]
Adam Cerra Fremantle AFL Trade period, in exchange for a first-round selection (provisionally No. 6) and a third-round selection in the 2022 National Draft.[30]
Lewis Young Western Bulldogs AFL Trade period, in a three-way trade which saw the Western Bulldogs receive a third round selection (provisionally No. 52) from West Coast, and saw West Coast gain Sam Petrevski-Seton from Carlton.[31]
Jesse Motlop South Fremantle WAFL 2021 National Draft, second round selection (No. 27 overall).[32]
Domanic Akuei Carlton academy/Northern (U18) NAB League Listed as a Category B rookie, academy selection.[33]
Sam Durdin Glenelg SANFL 2022 Midseason Draft, first round selection (No. 13 overall).[34]
Will Hayes Carlton reserves VFL 2022 Midseason Draft, second round selection (No. 22 overall).[35]

Out[edit]

Player New Club League via
Eddie Betts Retired[36]
Marc Murphy Retired[36]
Levi Casboult Gold Coast AFL Delisted after the season[36] He was then drafted by Gold Coast in the rookie draft with its first round selection (No. 3 overall).[37]
Sam Petrevski-Seton West Coast Australian Football League Trade period, in a three-way trade which saw Carlton gain Lewis Young from the Western Bulldogs, and the Western Bulldogs receive a third round selection (provisionally No. 52) from West Coast.[31]
Michael Gibbons Yarrawonga[38] O&MFL Delisted after the season[39]
Sam Ramsay South Adelaide[40] SANFL Delisted after the season[39]
Liam Jones Palm Beach Currumbin[41] QAFL Retired after the trade period[28]
Tom Williamson North Melbourne reserves[42] VFL Retired after Round 16 due to personal issues, having previously taken a leave of absence following Round 12.[43]

List management[edit]

Player Change
Matthew Kennedy Elevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[44]
Josh Honey Elevated from the rookie list to the senior list.[44]
Lochie O'Brien Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list. Formally, he was delisted and then redrafted in the rookie draft with a first round selection (No. 6 overall).[45]
Matt Cottrell Retained on the rookie list. Formally, he was delisted and then redrafted in the rookie draft with a second round selection (No. 19 overall).[45]
Corey Durdin Changed guernsey number from 29 to 19.[46]
Josh Cripps
Tyreece Leiu		 Invited to train with the club during the preseason ahead of the supplemental selection period.[47]

Season summary[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

The club played two full-length practice matches in the lead-up to the season. The match against Melbourne was scheduled as part of the 2022 AAMI Community Series, and the match against St Kilda was arranged between the clubs.

Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Thursday, 24 February (10:00 am) St Kilda 9.13 (67) 8.12 (60) Won by 7 points[48] Ikon Park (H)
Thursday, 3 March (7:20 pm) Melbourne 15.8 (98) 14.9 (93) Won by 5 points[49] Marvel Stadium (H) 5,765

Premiership season[edit]

Carlton's 2022 season opened strongly. The club won its first three games – it had opened its last nine seasons 0–2[50] – and went on to sit with an 8–2 record after ten rounds. The strong record was aided by an easier start to the year with only two of those ten matches played against eventual top-six teams, although results were characterised by a number of severe second-half fade-outs: against Western Bulldogs (led by 35 points, won by 12);[51] Hawthorn (led by 41 points, won by 1);[52] Port Adelaide (led by 50 points, won by 3);[53] and Sydney (led by 38 points, won by 15).[54] Particular praise went to the club's midfield, which dominated clearances for much of the first half of the season, buoyed in part by recruits Adam Cerra and George Hewett and strong form by others.[55]

The second half of the season saw a more challenging fixture, with six out of twelve games against the eventual top six. The middle phase of the year also saw the club struggle with injuries to key defenders, in all suffering the unplanned absences of seven key defenders, including Liam Jones' retirement, Caleb Marchbank suffering an injury in his first game back after two years of injuries and Sam Durdin – recruited in the midseason draft specifically to cover the club's key defender injury list – also injured on debut for the club.[56] Nevertheless, the club kept in touch with a top four chance, and after alternating wins and losses over an eight week period sat seventh with a 12–6 record after Round 19.

Entering the final month of the year, Carlton needed only one win or draw to secure a finals berth, and failed to secure it in Round 20 with an upset loss against eventual 14th-placed Adelaide. That left only three eventual top-six opponents: Brisbane Lions (6th), Melbourne (2nd) and Collingwood (4th). Against Brisbane, Carlton trailed late in the third quarter by 58 points; an eight-goal final quarter narrowed the margin to as close as 15 points before eventually losing by 33.[57] In a close match against Melbourne in which the margin never exceeded two goals, Carlton secured an 8-point lead in the 30th minute, before two late goals to Melbourne – the last with 11 seconds remaining – resulted in a 5-point loss.[58] Finally against Collingwood, Carlton kicked eight goals to one in the third quarter to open a 24-point three-quarter time lead, before conceding 5.1 to 0.6 in the final quarter to lose by one point.[59] The loss saw Carlton replaced in the final eight by the Western Bulldogs, who had won their last two games, on percentage by 0.6%pts – the equivalent of ten on-field points across the year. The result saw Carlton become the first team since Carlton's 1977 team to miss the finals, after spending every week of the year in a finals position on the ladder.[60]

Across the entire season, Carlton's record against the top six (who finished with 15 or more wins) was 2–6, including three losses by less than a goal; against the middle six (who finished with 10–13½ wins), its record was 3–3; and against the bottom six (8 wins or fewer), its record was 7–1, the sole loss coming against Adelaide. The 12–10 record was Carlton's best since 2011, and its finishing position of 9th was its best since 2013.[61]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 17 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 14.17 (101) 11.10 (76) Won by 25 points[62] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 72,179 5th
2 Thursday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) 16.6 (102) Won by 12 points[51] Marvel Stadium (A) 34,961 6th
3 Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 11.8 (74) 11.7 (73) Won by 1 point[52] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 66,317 3rd
4 Sunday, 10 April (4:10 pm) Gold Coast 8.14 (62) 13.14 (92) Lost by 30 points[63] Metricon Stadium (A) 14,349 7th
5 Saturday, 16 April (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) 13.13 (91) Won by 3 points[53] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 33,433 6th
6 Saturday, 23 April (5:40 pm) Fremantle 14.13 (97) 9.8 (62) Lost by 35 points[64] Optus Stadium (A) 42,302 7th
7 Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 17.12 (114) 10.4 (64) Won by 50 points[65] Marvel Stadium (H) 40,129 6th
8 Sunday, 8 May (4:40 pm) Adelaide 17.14 (116) 10.8 (68) Won by 48 points[66] Marvel Stadium (H) 25,376 4th
9 Sunday, 15 May (3:20 pm) GWS 11.9 (75) 15.15 (105) Won by 30 points[67] GIANTS Stadium (A) 8,754 4th
10 Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 15.12 (102) 13.9 (87) Won by 15 points[54] Marvel Stadium (H) 44,769 3rd
11 Sunday, 29 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79) 11.9 (75) Lost by 4 points[68] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 80,627 5th
12 Bye 7th
13 Friday, 10 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 7.12 (54) 12.8 (80) Won by 26 points[69] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 65,440 4th
14 Thursday, 16 June (7:20 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81) 9.12 (66) Lost by 15 points[70] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 50,741 5th
15 Saturday, 25 June (1:45 pm) Fremantle 12.9 (81) 7.8 (50) Won by 31 points[71] Marvel Stadium (H) 35,441 5th
16 Friday, 1 July (7:50 pm) St Kilda 10.18 (78) 14.9 (93) Lost by 15 points[72] Marvel Stadium (H) 43,194 5th
17 Sunday, 10 July (1:45 pm) West Coast 8.5 (53) 17.14 (116) Won by 63 points[73] Optus Stadium (A) 43,359 5th
18 Saturday, 16 July (7:25 pm) Geelong 8.7 (55) 12.13 (85) Lost by 30 points[74] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 68,208 7th
19 Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.12 (90) 8.6 (54) Won by 36 points[75] Marvel Stadium (H) 30,295 7th
20 Saturday, 30 July (7:00 pm) Adelaide 12.12 (84) 8.7 (55) Lost by 29 points[76] Adelaide Oval (A) 35,666 7th
21 Sunday, 7 August (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.12 (114) 12.9 (81) Lost by 33 points[57] The Gabba (A) 31,011 7th
22 Saturday, 13 August (7:25 pm) Melbourne 11.13 (79) 10.14 (74) Lost by 5 points[58] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 55,705 8th
23 Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) Collingwood 10.14 (74) 11.9 (75) Lost by 1 point[59] Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 88,287 9th
Notable events
  • Round 1: Carlton won its first match against Richmond since the 2013 Elimination Final, ending an 11-game losing streak. It was the end of Carlton's longest ever losing streak against Richmond.[77]
  • Round 1: Carlton won its annual Round 1 match against Richmond for the first time since 2012.[62]
  • Round 13: Essendon hosted Carlton in a match which commemorated the 150th anniversary of Essendon's establishment.[69]

Individual awards and records[edit]

John Nicholls Medal[edit]

The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 30 September 2022.[78]

John Nicholls Medal

The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Patrick Cripps, who polled 181 votes to win the award for the fourth time in his career, joining John Nicholls (5) and Bruce Doull (4) as the club's only four-time winners. 2016 winner Sam Docherty finished second with 173 votes, and 2021 winner Sam Walsh was third with 163 votes.[78]

Pos.
 Player
 Votes
1st Patrick Cripps 181
2nd Sam Docherty 173
3rd Sam Walsh 163
4th Charlie Curnow 149
5th George Hewett 125
6th Adam Saad 124
7th Harry McKay 123
8th Zac Fisher 117
9th Matthew Kennedy 111
10th Adam Cerra 105
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:-[78]

  • Best Young Player – Corey Durdin
  • Best Clubman – Nic Newman
  • Spirit of Carlton Award – Sam Docherty
  • Bill Lanyon Inner Blue Ruthless Award – Patrick Cripps
  • Carltonians William A. Cook Award – Patrick Cripps
  • Coaches' Award – Patrick Cripps
  • Players' Award – Patrick Cripps

Brownlow Medal[edit]

Patrick Cripps won the 2022 Brownlow Medal. He polled 29 votes to finish one vote ahead of second-placed Lachie Neale (Brisbane). It was Cripps' first Brownlow Medal. He became the sixth Carlton player to win the award, and the first since Chris Judd in 2010.

Cripps established outright favouritism for the award early in the season after being the stand-out in a number of early season games dominated by the Carlton midfield;[79] and indeed by Round 8 he had polled 16 votes from only six full games played; but, with leaner returns through the middle part of the season, he drifted to third favourite behind Neale and Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) by the time of the count.[80] His chance at the medal almost came to an end in Round 20 when he was suspended by the Match Review Panel and AFL Tribunal for rough conduct in a front-on contest against Brisbane Lions' Callum Ah Chee, which would have ruled him ineligible and seen him miss the final rounds in which he polled the winning votes;[81] but, Carlton had successfully had the suspension overturned by the AFL Appeals Board.[81]

Leading goalkickers[edit]

Charlie Curnow won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker in the home-and-away season for the first time in his career; and Carlton's leading goalkicker for the second time, having previously won it in 2018.[82] Curnow kicked 64 goals, which was the most by any Carlton player in a season since Brendan Fevola kicked 89 goals in 2009. His Coleman Medal was achieved in his first full season after missing more than two seasons with a series of knee injuries – he had not played a senior game between Round 15, 2019 and Round 20, 2021.[83] It was Carlton's second consecutive Coleman Medal, Harry McKay having won the medal in 2021; it was the first time a club had won consecutive VFL/AFL Leading Goalkicker awards by different players since Albert Thurgood and Fred Hiskins achieved the feat for Essendon in 1900 and 1901.[84]

McKay finished second, as he and Curnow combined for more than 100 goals as key forwards in the same forward line. Patrick Cripps and Zac Fisher were next as goalkicking midfielders, followed by Jack Silvagni as a third tall forward.

Player Goals Behinds
Charlie Curnow 64 42
Harry McKay 45 31
Patrick Cripps 20 9
Zac Fisher 18 16
Jack Silvagni 17 14

Other awards[edit]

Honorific teams
  • All-Australian team – three Carlton players were named in the 2022 All-Australian team: Patrick Cripps at rover, whose selection was the third of his career and who was named vice-captain of the team; Adam Saad at half-back flank, for the first time in his career; and Charlie Curnow in the forward pocket, also for the first time.[85] Sam Walsh and Jacob Weitering were also named in the extended 44-man squad.[86]
  • 22under22 team – two Carlton players – Sam Walsh and Adam Cerra – were named in the 22under22 team for the 2022 season. It was Walsh's fourth selection, and he was named vice-captain of the team; it was Cerra's third selection, the first two occurring while he was at Fremantle.[87]
Statistical leaders
  • Adam Saad led the league in running bounces for the second consecutive season, with 113, his tally more than doubling that of his nearest rival.[88]
Club records
Australian Football Hall of Fame
  • Mike Fitzpatrick was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame during the 2022 season. Fitzpatrick played 150 for Carlton from 1975 until 1983, playing in the 1979, 1981 and 1982 premierships and captaining the club from 1980 to 1983, and was then a club director from 1989 until 1995. Inducted in the administrator category, both his playing and administration careers were celebrated upon his induction.[91]

AFL Women's[edit]

2022 AFL Women's season 6[edit]

Squad

The club's women's squad saw four prominent departures between seasons. Co-captain Katie Loynes and equal club games record holder Alison Downie (39 games) were both delisted,[92] joining Greater Western Sydney and Collingwood respectively. Tayla Harris, the club's most marketable player, was traded to Melbourne as part of a multi-club trade after she and Carlton were unable to reach terms on a new contract.[93] Inaugural player Jess Hosking also departed for Richmond, where her twin sister Sarah had moved in 2021.[94]

Carlton gained inaugural GWS player Jessica Dal Pos as part of the Harris trade, the club's only experienced recruit for the season.[95] Annie Lee, Keeley Sherar, Brooke Vickers and Imogen Milford joined the club through the draft.

The club's season 6 squad is given below. Numbers in parentheses represent games played and goals kicked in the season.

Carlton Football Club (2022 AFL Women's season 6)
Senior list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 3 December 2023
Source(s): Senior list, Coaching staff


Season

Carlton finished eighth out of fourteen for the 2022 AFL Women's season 6, with a 4–6 win-loss record, to miss the finals. The club's form was overall consistent with its finishing position, with an 0–6 record against the top six teams – its best result in those games being a one point loss against second-placed Melbourne – and a 4–0 record in the four matches played against other bottom eight teams.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 9 January (4:10 pm) Collingwood 3.7 (25) 6.8 (44) Lost by 19 points[96] Ikon Park (H) 3,511 10th
2 Saturday, 15 January (7:10 pm) Geelong 2.5 (17) 4.7 (31) Won by 14 points[97] GMHBA Stadium (A) 2,144 7th
3 Tuesday, 25 January (7:10 pm) Brisbane 9.9 (63) 4.4 (28) Lost by 35 points[98] Metricon Stadium (A) 814 9th
4 Sunday, 30 January (3:10 pm) Kangaroos 3.3 (21) 7.9 (51) Lost by 30 points[99] Ikon Park (H) 2,329 10th
5 Sunday, 6 February (3:10 pm) Adelaide 1.6 (12) 7.9 (51) Lost by 39 points[100] Ikon Park (H) 1,403 13th
6 Saturday, 12 February (3:10 pm) Fremantle 7.9 (51) 1.3 (9) Lost by 42 points[101] Optus Stadium (A) 2,524 13th
7 Saturday, 19 February (5:10 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48) 0.2 (2) Won by 46 points[102] Ikon Park (H) 1,642 10th
8 Sunday, 27 February (7:10 pm) GWS 5.3 (33) 7.9 (51) Won by 18 points[103] Manuka Oval (A) 1,839 9th
9 Sunday, 6 March (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.4 (46) 2.4 (16) Won by 30 points[104] Ikon Park (H) 1,052 8th
10 Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm) Melbourne 5.4 (34) 5.3 (33) Lost by 1 point[105] Casey Fields (A) 2,524 8th
Notable events
  • Round 2: Carlton's originally fixtured match against Brisbane in Maroochydore was cancelled at two days notice, as Brisbane had too many players isolating for COVID-19 field a team. Carlton was redrawn to play Geelong, whose original opponent Western Bulldogs was unable to play for the same reason.[106]
  • Round 3: Carlton's originally fixtured match against Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval was cancelled at three days notice, the Bulldogs still unable to field a team. Carlton was redrawn to play Brisbane at Metricon Stadium on the following Tuesday night, which was now available to field a team and whose opponent original Gold Coast was unable to play.[107]
  • Round 7: St Kilda's score of 0.2 (2) set a new record as the lowest score conceded by Carlton in an AFLW game.[108]
  • Round 8: Darcy Vescio became the first player to kick 50 career AFLW goals.[103]
League awards
Club Awards

2022 AFL Women's season 7[edit]

Squad

The women's squad saw a large number of prominent departures between seasons – two-time best and fairest Madison Prespakis and former All-Australian squad member Georgia Gee both joined the fledgling Essendon team,[113][114] and the club lost five experienced players to trades: former All-Australian Nicola Stevens (St Kilda)[115] four-year player Charlotte Wilson (Melbourne)[116] inaugural player Lauren Brazzale (Collingwood),[117] three-year player Grace Egan (Richmond),[118] and first year player Courtney Jones (Gold Coast).[119] Brooke Vernon was delisted.[120]

Carlton gained two players through trades: Amelia Velardo (Collingwood) as part of the Brazzale trade,[117] and inaugural GWS player Phoebe McWilliams from Geelong in a trade for draft picks;[121] and recruited college basketballer Taylor Ortlepp as a rookie.[122] Four players added through the draft were: Keeley Skepper (pick No. 17), Mia Austin (pick no. 18), Lily Goss (pick No. 48) and Jessica Jones (pick No. 67).[123]

The club's 2022 AFL Women's season 7 squad is given below. Numbers in parentheses represent games played and goals kicked in the season.

Carlton Football Club (2022 AFL Women's season 7)
Senior list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 3 December 2023
Source(s): Senior list, Coaching staff


Season

Carlton finished fourteenth out of eighteen for season 7, with a 2–6–2 record, finishing fourteen points out of the finals, its worst performance since 2018's wooden spoon. The team's record was 0–4 against the top eight clubs, 2–2–1 against the clubs between 9th and 13th, and 0–0–1 in its only game against a bottom four team.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Collingwood 3.0 (18) 5.6 (36) Lost by 18 points[124] Ikon Park (H) 4,128 15th
2 Sunday, 4 September (11:10 am) Essendon 4.7 (31) 5.2 (32) Won by 1 point[125] ETU Stadium (A) 2,738 11th
3 Sunday, 11 September (12:10 pm) Port Adelaide 4.3 (27) 4.3 (27) Match drawn[126] Ikon Park (H) 1,664 9th
4 Saturday, 17 September (12:05 pm) Fremantle 5.2 (32) 5.2 (32) Match drawn[127] Fremantle Community Bank Oval (A) 1,023 11th
5 Friday, 23 September (7:30 pm) Melbourne 1.2 (8) 7.8 (50) Lost by 42 points[128] Ikon Park (H) 1,580 12th
6 Saturday, 1 October (12:10 pm) GWS 4.5 (29) 1.6 (12) Lost by 17 points[129] Henson Park (A) 1,162 14th
7 Friday, 7 October (6:10 pm) St Kilda 2.5 (17) 6.8 (44) Won by 27 points[130] RSEA Park (A) 1,234 10th
8 Friday, 14 October (6:30 pm) Richmond 5.4 (34) 6.8 (44) Lost by 10 points[131] Ikon Park (H) 1,919 11th
9 Friday, 21 October (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) 2.3 (15) Lost by 27 points[132] Metricon Stadium (A) 683 12th
10 Friday, 28 October (6:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 4.7 (31) 5.4 (34) Lost by 3 points[133] Ikon Park (H) 1,193 14th
League awards
Club Awards

Reserves[edit]

Carlton fielded reserves teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2022 season.

Men's[edit]

Carlton's men's reserves team contested its fifth VFL season; and its 85th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.

Daniel O'Keefe continued as the reserves coach for his second season. VFL-listed players newly signed to the team included former AFL senior players Ned Cahill (Essendon), Will Hayes (Western Bulldogs); former rookie player Jesse Glass-McCasker (Carlton); father-son prospect Charlie McKay (son of Andrew McKay); Carlton's offseason train-on players Josh Cripps and Tyreece Leiu; and Luke Goetz, Hugh Hamilton, David Handley, Michael Lewis, Charlie McKay, Mitchell Moschetti, Darcy Porter, Oliver Sanders, Hamish Sinnott, Archie Stevens and Joel Trudgeon. Retained from the 2021 squad were Zane Barzen, Alex Cincotta, Ben Crocker, Aaron Gundry, Cody Hirst, Owen King, Tom North, Stefan Radovanovic, Matt Shannon, Cooper Stephens, Lachlan Swaney and Toby Wooller.[137] Matt Shannon, who was co-captain with Ryley Stoddart in 2021, continued as sole captain in 2022.[138]

The team finished 7th out of 21 in the home-and-away season, with an 11–7 win-loss record, to qualify for the finals. It was the first time Carlton's reserves team or reserves affiliate (the Northern Bullants) had reached the finals since 2011. Like the senior team, the Carlton reserves had to win a final round game against Collingwood to secure its finals position, doing so by ten points in a curtain raiser to the senior game.[139] Carlton faced Collingwood again the following week, winning the elimination final comfortably. They were then eliminated in the semi-final by Brisbane; after trailing by 32 points late in the third quarter, Carlton fought back, and scores were level with two minutes remaining before Brisbane kicked the last two goals and won by twelve points. As such, Carlton finished the season in 6th place. Senior listed player Paddy Dow won the reserves best and fairest.[140]

Reserves finals matches
Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue
Home Away Result
Elimination Final Sunday, 28 August (1:05 pm) Collingwood 10.8 (68) 15.10 (100) Won by 32 points[141] Victoria Park (A)
Semi Final Saturday, 3 September (12:05 pm) Brisbane 11.6 (72) 8.12 (60) Lost by 12 points[142] Moreton Bay Sports Complex (A)

Women's[edit]

The club fielded a team in the VFL Women's competition for the fourth time. Carlton finished 9th out of 12 clubs to miss the finals, with a record of 4–9–1. The team was coached by Tom Stafford and captained by Ally Bild.[143] Millie Klingbeil won the best and fairest.[144]

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