2013
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2013 Summary
All eyes were on Carlton as we entered 2013. The footy public wanted to know if 2012 a blip or a sign that we'd already peaked on our return to football credibility, and whether AFL Legend Mick Malthouse could have an impact on the list. Big questions. All eyes were to the season ahead...
After 3 initial losses to likely finalists and aspirants Richmond, Collingwood and Geelong, the pressure on the Club was immense. No typical Round 1 win over the Tiges! Close losses to the Pies and the Cats but an inability to stop an opposition run. But Malthouse and the boys would turn it around in Round 4 when they defeated the Eagles in the West, and followed it up with consecutive wins over Adelaide and Melbourne to return to the top 8. A horrific loss to St Kilda allowed us to reset our goals, before some easy wins against low opposition saw the Blues at 6 and 4 by Round 10. An enthralling but difficult game lost to the Bombers saw us back on our heels, pondering that very same question - yet again:
Were we any good? Were we just making up the numbers in 2013?
Well, 4 successive losses meant the Blues fell to 6 and 8, with only 8 games to go. The press began the annual ritual of writing obvious articles against the bottom 8 clubs (trashing lists / questioning Coaches) and the masses began to question the Blues. The Blues would need a turnaround in form to make the 8, and a massive one to be competitive should it make it...
But in the background a bigger storm had been brewing. Essendon's 'pharmacological experiment' in pursuing alternative drug therapies for their players brewed away but exploded in August with their termination from the Finals notwithstanding a good year on the field, opening up a spot for the next best Club to take.
Armed with this knowledge, Carlton took on Port in Round 23 to claim 8th place. And did so by just 1 point...
.... Giving some impetus to our 8th/9th spot! A stirring win over the Tigers followed before an away loss to the Swans. The Blues had only made the finals due to some 'pharmacological experimentation' by the Bombers, yet finished 6th. What did this mean? Were we mediocre or would 'Master Coach' Mick Malthouse be building something?
People of 2013
Coach: Mick Malthouse
Assistant / Development Coaches: Robert Wiley, Mathew Capuano, Gavin Brown, John Barker
Captain: Marc Murphy
Leadership Group: Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson, Marc Murphy, Jarrad Waite and Nick Duigan
Leading Goalkicker: Jeffery Garlett - 43 goals
Milestones
Debut (Coach) / (Captain): Mick Malthouse / Marc Murphy
Debut: Sam Rowe, Dylan Buckley, Jaryd Cachia, Troy Menzel, Nick Graham
250 Games (AFL): Heath Scotland, Chris Judd
200 Games (Carlton): Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson
150 Games: Marc Murphy, Andrew Walker, Bryce Gibbs
100 Games: Matthew Kreuzer, Dennis Armfield
50 Games (Carlton): Lachlan Henderson
50 Games: Zach Tuohy
50 Goals: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Yarran
Ladder / Fixture
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | P | For | Ag | % |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2523 | 1859 | 135.7 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2409 | 1776 | 135.6 |
| 3 | Fremantle | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 |
| 4 | Sydney | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 |
| 5 | Richmond | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2148 | 1868 | 115 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 |
| 8 | Carlton | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 |
| 9 | Essendon | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.3 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2307 | 1930 | 119.5 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2064 | 1909 | 108.1 |
| 12 | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1922 | 2144 | 89.6 |
| 13 | West Coast | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2038 | 2139 | 95.3 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1918 | 2091 | 91.7 |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1926 | 2262 | 85.1 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 1751 | 2120 | 82.6 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1455 | 2691 | 54.1 |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1524 | 2990 | 51 |
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| Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Agst | RI | CO | GE | WC | AD | ME | SK | PA | BR | GWS | ES | HA |
| Carlscr | 101 | 100 | 103 | 89 | 115 | 121 | 77 | 109 | 98 | 148 | 72 | 87 |
| OppScr | 106 | 117 | 119 | 65 | 83 | 60 | 68 | 91 | 85 | 54 | 77 | 102 |
| W/L | -5 | -17 | -16 | 24 | 32 | 61 | -9 | 18 | 13 | 94 | -5 | -15 |
| Ladder | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| % | 95.2 | 90.1 | 88.8 | 96.5 | 103.6 | 114.3 | 111.1 | 112.2 | 112.5 | 122.7 | 120.3 | 116.8 |
| Game | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
| Agst | Bye | SY | CO | SK | NM | GC | FR | WB | RI | ES | PA | |
| Carlscr | 43 | 77 | 74 | 109 | 120 | 80 | 89 | 96 | 76 | 103 | ||
| OppScr | 65 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 77 | 116 | 117 | 106 | 82 | 104 | ||
| W/L | -22 | -41 | 36 | 1 | 43 | -36 | -28 | 10 | -6 | 1 | ||
| Ladder | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| % | 116.8 | 113.9 | 109.1 | 111.4 | 110.6 | 112.9 | 109.7 | 107.4 | 107.6 | 106.9 | 106.6 |
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Gallery
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I Am Carlton -
McInnes and Murphy at pre-season training 2013.jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Pumping Iron Pre Season 2013Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Malthouse Pre Season 2013 -
Marc Murphy Models The 2013 Clash GuernseyImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Michelle Trewartha CFC TV 2013Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Zach Tuohy 2013Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2013 Practice Match Dylan Buckley Evades Mitch RobinsonImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Chris Judd 2013Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Nick Graham Training 2013Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2013 - Carlton Coach Mick Malthouse.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Nick Duigan 2013 -
Gibbs Sends The Blues Forward NAB Cup 2013Image: AFL Record -
Gibbs Wins A Clearance NAB Cup 2013Image: AFL Record -
2013 NAB Cup Grand Final Record. -
2013 Rd 2 - MCG; Carlton's Change Room. -
Michael Jamison 2013Image courtesy of Sebastian Costanzo, The Age -
Dennis Armfield On The Burst 2013 -
Troy Menzel At Training.jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Cachia Crashes Through Against GWSImage: AFL Media -
2013 Elimination Final Richmond Leaves The FieldImage: AFL Media -
Kade Simpson 2013 Carlton Best & Fairest.jpgImage: courtesy Carlton Football Club -
Carlton Welcomes Dale Thomas October 2013Image: Carlton Football Club -
Walls & Barassi At 1968 Premiership Reunion Sept. 2013Image courtesy of News Ltd. -
2013 - Ghosts of Princes Park promotion.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
2013 Director Of Coaching & Development Rob Wiley -
2013 Development Coach Brad Green -
2013 Development Coach Brad Green MFC Cartoon -
2013 - Des English. -
2013 - Carlton mascots outside the MCG. -
2013 Membership Card Eddie Betts -
2013 A VFL Match Under Stormy Skies At Princes Park -
2013 - Future Blue; Frankston Bomber Nic Newman. -
2013 - Bendigo Practice Match; Chris Judd & Shaun Hampson in action. -
2013 Elim. Final - Nick Duigan. -
2013 - Luke Reynolds. -
2013 - Tasmanian Hall of Fame Inductee; Former Blue John Heathcote. -
2013 - Tasmanian Hall of Fame Inductee; Former Blue Leigh McConnon. -
2013 - Tasmanian Hall of Fame Inductee; Former Blue Percy Jones. -
2013 Elim. Final - Chris Judd celebrates his goal. -
2013 Rd 14 - Chris Judd handballs to Jaryd Cachia. -
2013 Rd 4 - Brock McLean gets a clearing kick. -
2013 Rd 9 - Brock McLean shoots for goal. -
2013 Rd 11 - Jeff Garlett marks on a lead. -
2013 Rd 18 - A very happy Brock McLean. -
2013 Rd 21 - Brock McLean & Chris Yarran celebrate a goal. -
2013 - Former Blue; Ouyen United's Laurence Angwin. -
2013 Rd 11 - Heath Scotland flies for a mark.
