2014
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2014 Summary
Carlton fans entered season 2014 - our 150th year - with a few queries in their mind - were we actually 9th or actually 6th (where we finished up due in part to Essendon feeling the competition's wrath for 'pharmacological experimentation'). Were we declining or thereabouts? Even with some luck would we have a snowflakes chance in hell of competing with the super-competitive teams of the league like the Cats and the Swans in any case?
With a pre-season restock including 3 former first round picks in Dale Thomas, Andrejs Everitt and Sam Docherty, surely we couldn't go backwards?
Even if we could advance, history would be there to provide a firm punch to the abdomen for Round 1, 2014; where we would equal our record for consecutive games played without a Flag. Carlton, a club rich in history, but a recent history that had plumbed the depths of despair....
The punches didn't stop coming in the first month of the season, with some disastrous efforts against Essendon and Melbourne to leave us zip and 4 after 4 Rounds. A breakthrough win in Round 5 raised hopes and by the bye we were 3 and 5, but with much work to do to compete with the better teams. The tests kept coming; some good wins against lower teams and some tight struggles against some top teams, but the loss to the Lions loomed as a season ending debacle.
Some good performances would follow, and some typically honest losses to the Cats stick in the mind, but the season provided few highlights as it wound down. A horrific loss to Port in Round 22 was uncharacteristic yet shone out as a warning sign for all Carlton fans that the return to the top echelons of this competition could still be a long way away... Yet for 2015, could a list revamp and positive trading (plus some injury luck) help us improve?
People of 2014
Coach: Mick Malthouse
Assistant / Development Coaches: Robert Wiley, Dean Laidley, John Barker, Brad Green, Mathew Capuano, Michael Osborne
Captain: Marc Murphy
Leadership Group: Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson - Vice Captains; Michael Jamison - Deputy Vice Captain; Bryce Gibbs, Lachlan Henderson, Brock McLean and Andrew Walker
President: Stephen Kernahan / Mark LoGiudice
Milestones
Debuts: Andrejs Everitt, Dale Thomas, Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty, Blaine Johnson, Cameron Wood, Ciaran Sheehan, Nick Holman
Rising Star Nominees: Dylan Buckley, Troy Menzel
150 Games (AFL): Brock McLean
100 Games: Jeff Garlett, Mitch Robinson, Chris Yarran
100 Games (AFL): Lachlan Henderson
50 Games: David Ellard
50 Games (Carlton): Robert Warnock, Brock McLean
Retirements: Heath Scotland
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Sydney | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 |
| 3 | Geelong | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 |
| 4 | Fremantle | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2026 | 1731 | 117 |
| 7 | Essendon | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 |
| 8 | Richmond | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 |
| 9 | West Coast | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 |
| 13 | Carlton | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 |
| 18 | St Kilda | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 |
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Gallery
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CFC 150 Years A -
CFC 150 Years B -
2014 Pre Season Training Begins.jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
David Buttifant Carlton High Performance Manager 2014.jpgImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Dale Thomas CartoonArtist: unknown -
Dean Laidley 2014 Midfield Coach -
Michael Osborne 2014 Development Coach -
Luke Webster Northern Blues Senior Coach 2014Image courtesy of AFL Media. -
Brent Bransgrove Northern Blues Captain 2014Image courtesy of VFL. -
2014 International Rookie Ciaran ByrneImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Function Honouring Wayne Johnston 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick 2014Image courtesy of AFL Media. -
Carlton top five -
Captains past and present -
Chris Yarran Models The CFC Indigenous Guernsey 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
CFC President Mark LoGiudice 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Dylan Buckley Injured While Playing In The VFL June 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Troy Menzel & John Nicholls 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Nick Holman 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Carlton Player sons -
John Lloyd 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Bryce Gibbs 2014 Best & FairestImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Dylan Buckley Best Clubman 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Sam Rowe 2014 Most Improved PlayerImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Kris Jaksch Arrives At Princes Park October 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
Jeff Garlett & Mitch Robinson. A Night Out Saw Them Ordered Out.Image courtesy of Fairfax Media - The Age. -
Liam Jones Welcome To CarltonImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 Draft Selection 19 Blaine BoekhorstImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 Draftee Dillon Viojo RainbowImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 National Draft Selection 60 Clem SmithImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 National Draftee Jayden FosterImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 Rookie Draft Selection Fraser RussellImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 Rookie Draft Selection 6 Billy GowersImage courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 Rookie Draft Selection 24 Bradley WalshImage courtesy of AFL Media -
2014 Rookie Draft Selection 41 Tom FieldsImage courtesy of AFL Media -
2014 - Draftee Jason Tutt.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 - Recruits Jaksch and Whiley meet their new coach Mick Malthouse.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 - Stephen Silvagni returns to Carlton.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
2014 - He's Home; Stephen Silvagni.Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club -
Northern Blue Ciaran Byrne Gets Some Special Attention 2014Image courtesy of the Irish Echo. -
Inside Looking Out Princes Park 2014Image courtesy of Carlton Football Club. -
2014 Membership Card Marc Murphy -
2014 Draft - Future Blue Hugh Goddard. -
2014 - Chris Yarran with Blues Indigenous jumper. -
2014 - Jarrod Garlett Draft Prospect and future Blue. -
2014 - Ex Blue; Eaglehawks's Damien Lock. -
2014 - Dale Thomas. -
2014 Rd 8 - Brock McLean about to drive the ball forward. -
2014 Rd 10 - Jeff Garlett takes a mark on the lead. -
2014 Rd 12 - Brock McLean drives the ball forward. -
2014 Rd 7 - Brock McLean gets a quick kick away. -
2014 Rd 15 - Brock McLean marks. -
2014 Rd 20 - Brock McLean marks on the lead. -
2014 - Former Blue; Callan Beasy. -
2014 - Former Blue; Luke Livingston. -
2014 Brighton Diggins (Select Football Card) Front View. -
2014 Brighton Diggins (Select Football Card) Rear View. -
2014 Brighton Diggins (Select Football Card).
