2016

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2016 Summary

Despite a horrific 2015, Carlton rolled in to 2016 with a sense of optimism and hope, driven not just by the influx of good young players seeking opportunities but by the coaching and positivity of new coach Brendon Bolton and his Assistants.

A pre-season without a win didn't dampen the hope, and a promising Round 1 loss to 2015 finallists Richmond continued the theme, before a few losses in Rounds 2, 3 and 4 had us zip and four and the naysayers were out in force. For sure, a new list, but we'd let a lot of talent go and were starting a long way behind.

But the boys found something. Tight wins over Freo and the depleted Bombers showed some promise, if not rough-edged and a little painful, before a breakthrough - as in, measured, controlled and clearly a better team - win over the Pies had us winning 3 in a row for the first time since 2013! A stunning win against Port the week after had us 4 and 4 and set for early flag favourites North, which despite a big loss, didn't seem to set us back or demoralise the troops; so much so that we defeated Top 4 team Geelong in Round 10. 5 and 5 after 10 had us a game out of a very competitive top 8, and a 6th win against Brisbane brought smiles across the faces of Bluebaggers everywhere. How good was Bolton! How wonderful was the new List Manager? Could we make the top 8?

After the perhaps naïve hope of this point of the year, the Blues started to fall away. 9 losses in a row; some close, some devastating, knocked the smiles off our faces, for now. As we settled in to a bottom 4 finish with 6 wins, all eyes progressed to the last two rounds of the year at home at MCG, with an additional win against the Dees bringing us up to 7 for the year.

A better year; a trial of new Blues; a new Coach .... but a renewed Club for sure.

The pre-season would carry much hope for Bluebaggers everywhere....

People of 2016

Coach: Brendon Bolton
Assistant / Development Coaches: Neil Craig, John Barker, Dale Amos, Tim Clarke, Mathew Capuano, Josh Fraser - Northern Blues
Captain: Marc Murphy
Leadership Group: Kade Simpson (vc), Bryce Gibbs, Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty, Ed Curnow, Andrew Walker
President: Mark LoGiudice

Milestones

Debuts: Jacob Weitering, Charlie Curnow, Jack Silvagni, David Cuningham
Club Debuts: Sam Kerridge, Jed Lamb, Andrew D Phillips, Matthew Wright, Lachie Plowman, Liam Sumner, Daniel Gorringe
Rising Star Nominees: Jacob Weitering
250 Games: Kade Simpson
200 Games: Bryce Gibbs, Andrew Walker
200 Games (AFL): Dale Thomas
150 Games: Michael Jamison
100 Games (AFL): Matthew Wright
100 Games: Zach Tuohy, Ed Curnow
50 Games (AFL): Sam Docherty
50 Games: Sam Docherty, Andrejs Everitt
Retirements: Michael Jamison, Andrew Walker, Cameron Wood

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Sydney	17	0	5	68	2221	1469	151.2
2	Geelong	17	0	5	68	2235	1554	143.8
3	Hawthorn	17	0	5	68	2134	1800	118.6
4	Greater Western Sydney	16	0	6	64	2380	1663	143.1
5	Adelaide	16	0	6	64	2483	1795	138.3
6	West Coast	16	0	6	64	2181	1678	130
7	Western Bulldogs	15	0	7	60	1857	1609	115.4
8	North Melbourne	12	0	10	48	1956	1859	105.2
9	St Kilda	12	0	10	48	1953	2041	95.7
10	Port Adelaide	10	0	12	40	2055	1939	106
11	Melbourne	10	0	12	40	1944	1991	97.6
12	Collingwood	9	0	13	36	1910	1998	95.6
13	Richmond	8	0	14	32	1713	2155	79.5
14	Carlton	7	0	15	28	1568	1978	79.3
15	Gold Coast	6	0	16	24	1778	2273	78.2
16	Fremantle	4	0	18	16	1574	2119	74.3
17	Brisbane Lions	3	0	19	12	1770	2872	61.6
18	Essendon	3	0	19	12	1437	2356	61

Pre-Season Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | The Ressies Playing List | The Draft | Debuts | The Rookies | Stat Leaders | Brownlow Votes | B&F Votes | Records Big Stories: AFLW Inception 2015 | 2017

Gallery

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  Tim Clarke 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Mathew Capuano 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Neil Craig 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Shane Watson 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Dale Amos 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Andrew McKay 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  John Barker 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Brendon Bolton 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Bound By Blue 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  2016 Northern Blues Coach Josh FraserImage courtesy of AFL Media
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  2016 Recruit Sam KerridgeImage courtesy of Adelaide Football Club.
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  2016 International Rookie Matt Korcheck (USA)Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club
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  Brendon Bolton Supervises 2016 Pre Season TrainingImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club
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  Ed Curnow At 2016 Pre Season TrainingImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Cripps At Pre Season Training 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Jack Silvagni At Pre Season Training 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Matt Korcheck At Pre Season Training 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  AFL Victoria Womens' Academy training at Princes Park - January 2016..jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  Simon White & Sam Docherty January 2016Image courtesy of Justine Walker/AFL Media.
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  2016 Membership Card
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  Nick Graham 2016 Pre Season NAB Challenge.Image courtesy of AFL Media.
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  Zach Tuohy 2016 Pre Season NAB Challenge.Image courtesy of AFL Media.
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  2016 NAB Challenge Pre Season Game Vs Essendon At Princes ParkImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  2016 Pat Cripps Bursts Clear In A Pre Season Game Against Sydney.Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 Pre Season Andrew Phillips In A Ruck Contest Against Sydney.Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Cripps And Kreuzer In A 2016 Pre Season Match Against SydneyImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Michael Jamison spoils Sydney's Lance Franklin in a 2016 pre-season match.jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Michael Jamison On The Charge 2016 Pre Season Match Vs SydneyImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Sam Docherty Under Pressure In A 2016 Pre Season Game Against SydneyImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 Pre Season Jake Weitering Shoots Out A Handpass.Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 Carlton Members Scarf2016 Carlton Members Scarf
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  Lest We Forget Anzac Round Vs Fremantle 2016Image courtesy of AFL Media.
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  Mil Hanna 2016Image courtesy of the Herald-Sun.
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  June 2016 Andrew & Abbie McKay Launch Carlton's Women's TeamCarlton's Football Operations Manager Andrew McKay (with his daughter Abbie and a young mascot) at the launch of the 2017 AFL Women's League at the MCG in June, 2016. Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club.
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  2016 Jed Lamb Takes On The West Coast EaglesImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 Best First Year Player Jake WeiteringImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Bryce Gibbs Wins AFL Longest Kick October 2016Image courtesy of AFL Media.
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  Carlton Cheer Squad 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Ed Curnow Best Clubman 2016Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Kade Simpson 2016 2nd Best & FairestImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Patrick & Vivienne Kerr 2016Patrick Kerr - grandson of Carlton Hall of Famer Laurie Kerr - was drafted by Carlton in 2016. Here, he is pictured with his grandmother Vivienne. Image courtesy of Fox Sports.
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  Walkers Last Game S
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  November 2016 David Parkin Addresses The Blues' AFLW SquadImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Sam Docherty 2016 John Nicholls MedallistImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  Carlton List Manager Stephen Silvagni At The 2016 National DraftImage courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 - Blues CEO Steven Trigg.Image courtesy of Carlton Media.
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  2016 Rd 6 - Ciaran Byrne.
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  2016 - Ex Blue Brett Backwell coaching SA Amateur team Prince Alfred Old Collegians.
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  2016 - Ken Sheldon.
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  2016 - Future Blue; Patrick Kerr Football Card.
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  2016 - Future Blue; Patrick Kerr.
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  2016 - Brendon Bolton; Tassie Hall of Fame.
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  2016 - Trevor Best; Tassie Hall of Fame.
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  2016 - Muhammed Ali meets Alex Jesaulenko.
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  2016 - Liam Sumner.
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  2016 Rd 6 - Liam Sumner looking for options.
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  2016 Rd 6 - Daisy Thomas & Liam Sumner celebrate a goal.
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  2016 Rd 19 - Liam Sumner celebrates a goal.
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  2016 - Future Blue; Sturt's Lewis Young.
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  2016 Inglewood FC 140th Anniv. 2016 Inglewood Vic L-R M. Wright, C. Byrne, A. Gallucci, S. White, D. Thomas unknown Image; Inglewood Historical Society
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  2016 Rd 5 - Liam Sumner leads Michael Walters to the footy.
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  2016 Rd 5 - Liam Sumner reaches one-handed for the footy.
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  2016 Rd 6 - Liam Sumner celebrates a goal.
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  2016 Rd 12 - Sumner & Geary in a marking contest.
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  2016 Rd 12 - Liam Sumner takes a high tackle from Josh Bruce.
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  2016 Rd 15 - Liam Sumner gets a rushed kick away.
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  2016 Rd 16 - Liam Sumner on the burst.
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  2016 Rd 22 - Dylan Buckley & Liam Sumner celebrate a goal.
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  2016 Rd 23 - Charlie Curnow takes a strong grab.