The 2014 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 151st season of competition, and 118th as a member of the Australian Football League, and served as a celebration of the sesquicentenary of the club's foundation in 1864. The club finished thirteenth out of eighteen clubs in the 2014 AFL season.
Club summary The 2014 AFL season was the 118th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 118th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Etihad Stadium, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and with traditional home ground Visy Park serving as the training and administrative base. The club's two joint major sponsors, car manufacturer Hyundai and confectionery company Mars, were unchanged; and, the club extended its deal with Hyundai until 2017. As has been since 1998, Nike will produce and manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel. 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. The club's membership for the 2014 season was 47,485, a 6.1% reduction from the record membership of 50,561 enjoyed in 2013, making Carlton one of only four clubs to suffer a drop in membership in the 2014 season; the club also posted as $1,600,000 operating loss. Both of these were in part blamed on the club's experimental fixture, which including four games in the non-traditional Sunday night timeslot, and the negative effect of the club's 0–4 start to the season.
Senior personnel Former club champion Stephen Kernahan, who had been club president since August 2008, continued in the role into the start of the 2014 season; but he announced in October 2013 that it would be his last season as president. In April 2014, club vice-president and businessman Mark LoGiudice was announced as Kernahan's successor, and he formally took over the role from 23 June. Club CEO Greg Swann, who had been in the role since March 2007, stepped down at the same time as Kernahan; he was replaced in August by Steven Trigg, who left the Adelaide Crows after having served as CEO there for the previous twelve years.
Mick Malthouse continued in his second season as senior coach; former senior coach Dean Laidley joined his coaching panel as a midfield assistant coach, recently retired player Michael Osborne joined the club as a development coach, and defense assistant coach Gavin Brown left the club to take an assistant coaching role at .
Marc Murphy continued as club captain for his second season in the role, and Andrew Carrazzo and Kade Simpson continued as vice-captains. The other members of the eight-man leadership group, all of whom were not in the group in 2013, were: Michael Jamison (who became deputy vice-captain), Lachlan Henderson, Andrew Walker, Bryce Gibbs and Brock McLean.
Squad for 2014 Statistics are correct as of end of 2013 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football. Senior List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2013) 2014 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Andrew Walker (lg) 27 2004 Bendigo (U18) 165 116 14 2 2 315 223 92 71 28 – 2 Troy Menzel 20 2013 Central District 7 8 19 26 13 175 130 45 66 28 – 3 Marc Murphy (c) 26 2006 Oakleigh (U18) 165 133 20 10 9 482 275 207 75 99 – 4 Bryce Gibbs (lg) 24 2007 Glenelg 155 80 22 18 15 545 308 237 89 108 22 5 Chris Judd 30 2002 Sandringham (U18), West Coast 259 217 12 7 4 246 141 105 44 41 – 6 Kade Simpson (vc) 29 2003 Eastern (U18) 200 117 22 4 6 520 349 171 139 52 1 7 Dylan Buckley 20 2013 Northern (U18) 1 1 8 1 1 107 59 48 29 22 – 8 Matthew Kreuzer 24 2008 Northern (U18) 105 56 1 – – 14 9 5 3 – 13 9 Kane Lucas 22 2010 East Fremantle 35 14 7 1 1 85 44 41 24 17 – 10 Matthew Watson 21 2011 Calder (U18) 16 2 3 4 1 41 25 16 10 4 1 11 Robert Warnock 26 2007 Sandringham (U18), Fremantle 70 13 16 4 – 139 79 60 14 30 548 12 Mitch Robinson 24 2009 Tasmania (U18/VFL) 88 52 12 6 5 239 124 115 56 49 6 13 Chris Yarran 23 2009 Swan Districts 84 66 21 21 9 343 250 93 89 47 – 14 Brock McLean (lg) 27 2004 Calder (U18), Melbourne 141 67 16 9 13 307 182 125 66 49 1 15 Sam Docherty 20 2013 Gippsland (U18), 13 1 16 7 8 297 207 90 82 43 – 16 Patrick Cripps 18 2014 East Fremantle – – 3 – 1 27 10 17 5 9 – 17 Sam Rowe 26 2013 Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood 10 9 21 2 1 243 135 108 108 42 23 18 Tom Temay 19 – Sandringham (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 19 Cameron Giles 18 – Woodville-West Torrens – – – – – – – – – – – 20 Nick Holman 18 2014 Murray (U18) – – 1 – – 8 5 3 2 4 – 21 Josh Bootsma 20 2012 South Fremantle 14 2 – – – – – – – – – 23 Lachlan Henderson (lg) 24 2007 Geelong (U18), Brisbane 84 60 17 28 14 192 137 55 88 33 – 26 Andrew McInnes 21 2012 Dandenong (U18) 16 1 1 – – 11 7 4 1 2 – 27 Dennis Armfield 27 2008 Swan Districts 105 42 8 2 1 59 31 28 9 20 – 28 Tom Bell 22 2012 Morningside 16 8 13 11 3 186 121 65 48 46 1 30 Jarrad Waite 30 2003 Murray (U18) 168 223 16 29 17 231 169 62 101 46 – 32 Nicholas Graham 19 2013 Gippsland (U18) 2 – 8 2 2 86 62 24 29 20 – 33 Andrejs Everitt 24 2007 Dandenong (U18), , 79 32 17 13 7 286 160 126 89 38 5 34 Nick Duigan 29 2011 Norwood 43 10 – – – – – – – – – 35 Ed Curnow 24 2011 Geelong (U18), Adelaide, Box Hill 51 9 15 2 3 319 163 156 60 74 – 38 Jeff Garlett 24 2009 Swan Districts 98 171 – – – – – – – – – 39 Dale Thomas 26 2006 Gippsland (U18), 157 121 20 12 8 346 224 122 113 57 – 40 Michael Jamison (dvc) 27 2007 North Ballarat (U18, VFL) 111 1 20 1 3 226 147 79 108 28 – 41 Levi Casboult 23 2012 Dandenong (U18) 17 14 19 15 11 200 109 91 108 43 131 42 Zach Tuohy 24 2011 Laois GAA 54 21 22 4 6 308 195 113 64 31 – 43 Simon White 25 2010 Subiaco 26 2 19 7 2 198 129 69 80 35 4 44 Andrew Carrazzo (vc) 30 2004 Oakleigh (U18), Geelong 164 47 14 – 1 281 119 162 40 86 – 46 David Ellard 24 2008 Swan Districts 40 22 13 11 9 142 84 58 34 62 – Rookie List No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2013) 2014 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 29 Heath Scotland 33 1999 Western (U18), Collingwood 264 79 4 2 1 75 46 29 17 12 – 31 Luke Reynolds 18 – Port Adelaide (SANFL) – – – – – – – – – – – 36 Cameron Wood 26 2005 West Adelaide, , , Williamstown 64 21 6 2 2 67 44 23 26 12 143 37 Jaryd Cachia 22 2013 Northern (U18), Norwood 14 1 – – – – – – – – – 45 Blaine Johnson 18 2014 South Fremantle – – 5 1 1 42 27 15 14 7 – 47 Ciarán Sheehan 23 2014 Cork GAA – – 4 – 1 50 33 17 9 6 – 48 Ciarán Byrne 18 – Louth GAA – – – – – – – – – – – Senior coaching panel State Coach Coaching position Carlton Coaching debut Former clubs as coach Mick Malthouse Senior Coach 2013 Footscray (s), (s), (s) Robert Wiley Director of Coaching and Development 2013 Perth (s), (a), Western Australia U16s (s) John Barker Assistant coach (Back-line) 2011 St Kilda (a), Hawthorn (a) Dean Laidley Assistant coach (Midfield) 2014 (a), (s), (a), (a) Brad Green Assistant coach (Forward-line) 2013 Matthew Capuano Development coach 2009 Michael Osborne Development coach 2013 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 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.
In Player Previous club League via Ciarán Byrne Louth GAA GAA Signed as a Category B international rookie in August 2013; as a formality, he was selected in the AFL Rookie Draft, sixth round (No. 64 overall) Dale Thomas AFL Signed as a restricted free agent Sam Docherty AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a second-round draft pick (No. 33 overall) Andrejs Everitt AFL AFL Trade Period, with a third-round draft pick (No. 39 overall), in exchange for a second-round draft pick (No. 32 overall) Ciarán Sheehan Cork GAA GAA Signed a contract as a rookie in early November 2013; as a formality, he was selected in the AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (No. 60 overall) Patrick Cripps East Fremantle WAFL AFL National Draft, first round (No. 13 overall) Cameron Giles Woodville-West Torrens SANFL AFL National Draft, third round (No. 39 overall) Nick Holman Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup AFL National Draft, third round (No. 51 overall) Luke Reynolds Port Adelaide SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 12 overall) Cameron Wood Williamstown VFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 28 overall) Blaine Johnson South Fremantle WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 43 overall)
Out Player New Club League via Marcus Davies Port Melbourne VFL Delisted Aaron Joseph Glenelg SANFL Delisted Luke Mitchell North Adelaide SANFL Delisted Patrick McCarthy Glenelg SANFL Delisted Andrew Collins Bridgewater (as playing coach) Loddon Valley FL Delisted from the rookie list Frazer Dale South Adelaide SANFL Delisted from the rookie list Rhys O'Keeffe North Adelaide SANFL Delisted from the rookie list Eddie Betts AFL Signed as a restricted free agent Shaun Hampson AFL AFL Trade Period, in exchange for a second-round draft pick (No. 28 overall) Jeremy Laidler AFL Delisted; signed by Sydney as a free agent
List management Player Change National draft Carlton received no free agency compensation draft picks, after the loss of Eddie Betts and the acquisition of Dale Thomas were deemed to have offset each other. Ed Curnow Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 67 overall) Tom Bell Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 78 overall) Heath Scotland Delisted, then redrafted as a rookie in the AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 53 overall). Nick Duigan Retired from playing on 9 December 2013, after one month of pre-season training, due to ongoing problems with knee and ankle injuries. Duigan's retirement came after the 2014 playing list had been finalized, so he remained on the list during the season, and was placed permanently on the long-term injury list. Heath Scotland Prior to the NAB Challenge, elevated from the rookie list to the senior list as a nominated rookie Jaryd Cachia Prior to the NAB Challenge, elevated from the rookie list to the senior list as a nominated rookie Heath Scotland Blaine Johnson Scotland retired from playing on 20 May 2014, due to ongoing problems with ankle injuries, and was placed permanently on the long-term injury list until the end of the season. Johnson was elevated from the rookie list to the senior list in Scotland's place. Josh Bootsma Sacked on 3 June 2014 for breaking the club's and AFL's codes of conduct.
Season summary
Pre-season matches The first two practice matches were played as part of the 2014 NAB Challenge, and were played under modified pre-season rules, including nine-point goals. The final practice match was not part of the NAB Challenge, and was played under premiership season rules.
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 15 February () 0.14.9 (93) 1.14.7 (100) Won by 7 points Eureka Stadium (A) 7,800 (approx.) 2 Monday, 24 February () 0.9.7 (61) 1.13.12 (99) Lost by 38 points Etihad Stadium (H) 7,617 3 Friday, 7 March () 9.12 (66) 12.11 (83) Lost by 17 points Visy Park (H) 4,000 (approx.) Source:
Home and away season