The 2025 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 162nd season of competition.
It was the club's men's team's 129th season as a member of the Australian Football League, and the fourth under senior coach Michael Voss; and, in a decline from the prior three seasons, Carlton finished the season 11th with a win-loss record of 9–14, more than five games short of a finals berth.
The club's women's team is contesting its tenth season in the AFL Women's. The team finished 5th in the home-and-away season with an 8–6 record to qualify for finals for the first time since 2020, and finished 4th overall after being defeated in the preliminary 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 finals in either competition.
Club summary The 2025 AFL season will be the 129th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it will also be the 129th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club will field its women's team in the tenth season of the AFL Women's competition, its men's reserves team in its eighth Victorian Football League season, and its VFL women's team in its seventh VFL Women's season.
Carlton's primary home ground will be the Melbourne Cricket Ground and secondary home ground will be Marvel Stadium, with the team playing six home games at the former and five at the latter. This was a reversal of the distribution from prior years, coming after its six-games-per-year deal at Marvel Stadium expired at the end of 2024 and as the result of successful lobbying to the AFL for an extra game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 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, and Great Southern Bank, which became a major sponsor during the 2021 season, continued as the club's major sponsors through the 2025 season. The club launched Imaging Associates Carlton, a medical imaging joint venture with Imaging Associates. The club's membership tally was 100,743, a reduction from the record it had set in 2024, the third-highest tally in the league behind and . The club reported a statutory loss of $1.16 million for the season.
Senior personnel Luke Sayers was initially set to continue in his fourth year as president, but he stepped down on 22 January. Sayers departure came two weeks after a lewd image was posted on Sayers' X account, tagging a female board member of one of the club's sponsors; Sayers claimed, and an AFL investigations subsequently confirmed, that his account had been hacked and that Sayers had not posted the image himself, but he nonetheless elected to step down after those investigations were complete. Robert Priestley and Patty Kinnersly stepped in as interim co-presidents, before Priestley was appointed president on 7 February. At the time of appointment, Priestley was chairman of J. P. Morgan Australia and New Zealand.
Brian Cook served his fourth and final year as CEO, and Collingwood general manager of football Graham Wright was appointed deputy CEO under a succession plan which saw him take over from Cook on 15 August.
Michael Voss continued in his fourth year as senior coach of the club. Patrick Cripps continued in his fourth year as sole club captain and seventh year overall (having served as co-captain with Sam Docherty for three years). The broader leadership group was also unchanged from 2024, with Charlie Curnow, Sam Walsh and Jacob Weitering continuing in the roles.
Squad for 2025 The following is Carlton's squad for the 2025 season. Senior List No. Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2024) 2024 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 1 Jack Silvagni 27 2016 Oakleigh (U18) 115 87 13 2 4 179 139 40 76 30 – 2 Lachie Cowan 20 2023 Devonport, Tasmania (U18) 24 1 14 1 0 203 144 59 68 35 0 3 Jesse Motlop 21 2022 40 42 23 17 18 245 155 90 49 84 0 4 Oliver Hollands 20 2023 Murray (U18) 42 7 23 4 2 439 260 179 115 75 0 5 Adam Cerra 25 2018 Eastern (U18), 129 34 19 5 3 468 259 209 81 89 0 6 Zac Williams 30 2013 GWS Academy, GWS 155 47 19 22 10 281 180 101 55 35 0 7 Jagga Smith 18 – Oakleigh (U18) – – – – – – – – – – – 8 Lachie Fogarty 25 2018 Western (U18), 70 25 20 11 11 237 113 124 53 76 0 9 Patrick Cripps (c) 29 2014 East Fremantle 207 113 23 14 17 556 220 336 50 132 12 10 Harry McKay 27 2017 Gippsland (U18) 128 252 12 22 10 172 111 61 75 31 30 11 Mitch McGovern 30 2016 Claremont, 128 109 17 11 3 244 191 53 76 26 0 12 Tom de Koning 25 2018 Dandenong (U18) 78 30 22 6 10 381 194 187 72 51 512 13 Blake Acres 29 2014 West Perth, , 168 60 19 5 9 355 210 145 87 54 0 14 Orazio Fantasia 29 2014 Norwood, , 114 150 6 7 4 68 41 27 18 13 0 15 Sam Docherty 31 2013 Gippsland (U18), 169 26 15 5 4 304 198 106 87 41 0 16 Ben Camporeale 18 – Glenelg – – – – – – – – – – – 17 Brodie Kemp 23 2021 Bendigo (U18) 44 7 5 7 4 43 28 15 15 11 0 18 Sam Walsh (vc) 24 2019 Geelong (U18) 119 42 14 5 5 368 152 216 50 64 0 19 Corey Durdin 22 2021 Central District 48 34 16 14 8 128 81 47 39 29 0 20 Elijah Hollands 22 2022 Murray (U18), 36 25 5 1 1 85 51 34 19 14 0 21 Lucas Camporeale 18 2025 Glenelg – – 3 0 0 34 18 16 7 6 0 22 Harry O'Farrell 18 2025 Calder (U18) – – 6 1 1 61 43 18 29 9 0 23 Jacob Weitering (vc) 27 2016 Dandenong (U18) 181 11 23 – – 316 247 69 162 22 1 24 Nic Newman 31 2017 Frankston, 134 18 – – – – – – – – – 25 Jaxon Binns 20 2024 Dandenong (U18) 3 2 5 1 2 84 64 20 18 6 0 26 Nick Haynes 32 2012 Dandenong (U18) 211 13 23 – 1 392 282 110 180 33 0 27 Marc Pittonet 28 2016 Oakleigh (U18), 73 10 7 2 – 84 32 52 12 24 168 29 George Hewett 29 2016 North Adelaide, 179 46 23 7 5 647 254 393 70 131 0 30 Charlie Curnow 27 2016 Geelong (U18) 131 281 18 32 27 212 177 35 107 21 0 31 Harry Lemmey 20 — West Adelaide – – – – – – – – – – – 33 Lewis Young 26 2017 Sturt, 67 3 13 6 2 129 76 53 49 22 35 35 Billy Wilson 19 2025 Dandenong (U18) – – 4 0 0 48 29 19 13 8 0 42 Adam Saad 30 2015 Calder (U18), Coburg, , 195 11 21 1 1 378 264 114 61 53 0 43 Ashton Moir 19 2024 Glenelg 2 2 9 10 6 75 47 28 26 10 0 46 Matthew Cottrell 24 2020 Dandenong (U18) 68 34 6 2 5 99 70 29 23 11 0 Rookie List No. Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2024) 2024 Player Statistics Gms Gls Gms Gls B D K HB M T HO 28 Harry Charleson 18 – GWV – – – – – – – – – – – 32 Matt Carroll 19 2025 Sandringham (U18) – – 17 1 2 205 155 50 65 25 0 34 Rob Monahan 20 — Kerry – – – – – – – – – – – 36 Cooper Lord 19 2024 Sandringham (U18), North Melbourne reserves 2 0 21 5 0 294 157 137 57 82 0 37 Jordan Boyd 26 2022 Western (U18), Footscray reserves 35 1 3 – – 26 19 7 6 2 0 38 Will White 20 2025 GWV (U18), Carlton reserves – – 14 10 11 120 81 39 31 27 0 39 Alex Cincotta 28 2023 Newtown & Chilwell, Carlton reserves 35 11 5 1 0 39 16 23 7 20 0 41 Matt Duffy 20 – Longford GAA – – – – – – – – – – – 44 Francis Evans 23 2021 Calder (U18), , 33 22 10 13 6 114 72 42 31 31 0 45 Flynn Young 22 2025 Geelong (U18), Werribee – – 8 5 2 84 55 29 22 13 0 Senior coaching panel Coach Coaching position Carlton coaching debut Former clubs as coach Michael Voss Senior coach 2022 (s), (a) Luke Power Head of development, reserves coach 2020 GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager Tim Clarke Assistant coach (Midfield) 2016 (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), (a) Aaron Hamill Assistant coach (backline) 2022 (a), (s) Ashley Hansen Assistant coach (senior) 2022 (a), Footscray reserves (s) Matthew Kreuzer Assistant coach (ruck) 2022 Jordan Russell Assistant coach (forward line) 2022 (d), (a) Tom Lonergan Development and talent manager 2023 Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) Brad Ebert Development coach 2023 (m) Torin Baker Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach 2021 Western Jets (s), (d) Aaron Greaves Coaching and performance manager 2022 (d, a), (a, d), (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
Playing list changes The following summarises all player changes which occurred after the 2024 season. Unless otherwise noted, draft picks refer to selections in the 2024 national draft.
Carlton took an active role in trading for draft picks during the trade period, trading up in the first round to secure midfielder Jagga Smith, and trading down to ensure it could meet father-son rule bids on Ben and Lucas Camporeale, twin sons of 1990s player Scott.
In Player Former Club League via Nick Haynes AFL Signed as an unrestricted free agent Jagga Smith Oakleigh Chargers Talent League National draft, first round (No. 3 overall). Harry O'Farrell Calder Cannons Talent League National draft, second round (No. 40 overall). Ben Camporeale Glenelg SANFL National draft, father-son rule selection after matching the bid of in the third round (picked at No. 43 overall). Lucas Camporeale Glenelg SANFL National draft, father-son rule selection after matching the bid of in the third round (picked at No. 54 overall). Harry Charleson Greater Western Victoria Talent League Rookie draft, first round (No. 9 overall) Matt Duffy Longford GAA Category B rookie selection Francis Evans AFL Joined the club as a reserves player, before being signed in the pre-season supplemental signing period Will White Carlton reserves VFL Joined the squad as a train-on player, then was signed during the extension to the pre-season supplemental signing period to occupy the list space vacated by Jagga Smith's long-term injury Flynn Young Werribee VFL Midseason draft, first round (No. 4 overall).
Out Player New Club League via Jack Martin AFL Delisted prior to the trade period, then signed by Geelong as a delisted free agent David Cuningham Footscray reserves VFL Delisted prior to the trade period. Caleb Marchbank Retired Delisted prior to the trade period. Alex Mirkov Old Ivanhoe VAFA Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period. Domanic Akuei Essendon reserves VFL Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period. Matthew Owies AFL AFL trade period, in a three-way trade which saw Carlton receive a first round draft pick and two fourth round draft picks (provisionally No. 3, 63 and 66) from , give a lower first round draft pick and a fifth round draft pick (provisionally No. 12 and 73) to , and give a lower first round draft pick (provisionally No. 14) to . Matt Kennedy AFL AFL trade period, in a four-way trade, which saw Carlton trade Kennedy to Western Bulldogs and receive a second round draft pick (provisionally No. 38) from . Jack Carroll AFL Delisted after the trade period, then signed as a delisted free agent Sam Durdin Box Hill Hawks VFL Delisted from the rookie list after the trade period
List management Player Change Draft picks Received a fourth round draft pick (provisionally No. 73) and a second round draft pick in the 2025 national draft from , in exchange for a second round draft pick and a fourth round draft pick (provisionally No. 34 and 66). Draft picks Received a first round draft pick (provisionally No. 14) from , in exchange for a first round draft pick and a second round draft pick in the 2025 national draft. Matt Carroll Initially delisted from the rookie list after the trade period, before joining the squad as a train-on player, then being re-signed as a rookie during the pre-season supplemental selection period. Liam McMahonDenver Grainger-BarrasEthan Phillips Joined the squad as train-on players, but were ultimately not signed during the supplemental selection period
Season summary Pre-season