Flynn Riley (born 5 April 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Pre-AFL career Riley played local football in the Northern Football Netball League for South Morang as a junior, before moving to Montmorency to play senior football. He would later play local football for Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League.
Riley also played in the Talent League for the Northern Knights. He averaged 9 disposals and 11.9 hitouts in his draft year in 2022, and 11 disposals and 18.5 hitouts as an over-ager in 2023.
In 2024, Riley joined Carlton in the VFL. He made his VFL debut in round 1 of the 2025 VFL season. At the end of his debut season he received the Carlton Reserves Coaches’ Award.
AFL career Carlton Riley was added to Carlton's AFL list with pick 4 of the 2026 mid-season rookie draft, signing on a six-month deal to the end of 2026. He was selected to make his debut in round 18 of the 2026 AFL season. At the end of the 2026 season, Riley requested a trade to Collingwood after they offered him a three-year contract, which was preferred by Riley over the two-year deal put forward by Carlton.
Statistics Updated to the end of the 2026 season.
| 2026 || || 38 | 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 5 || 17 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 6.0 || 1.0 || 5.0 || 17.0 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 1 !! 1 !! 0 !! 4 !! 2 !! 6 !! 1 !! 5 !! 17 !! 1.0 !! 0.0 !! 4.0 !! 2.0 !! 6.0 !! 1.0 !! 5.0 !! 17.0 !! 0
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