# 2025 Carlton Football Club season

The 2025 Carlton Football Club season will be the Carlton Football Club's 162nd season of competition.
It will be 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. The club's women's team will contest its tenth season in the AFL Women's. The club will also field its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League and its state level women's team in the VFL Women's.

## 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 2024 season; in March, Great Southern Bank signed an extension to its major sponsorship of the club through until the end of 2027.

## 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 will serve his fourth and final year as CEO, and Collingwood general manager of football Graham Wright was appointed deputy CEO under a succession plan which will see him take over from Cook at the end of 2025.
Michael Voss will continue in his fourth year as senior coach of the club.

## Squad for 2025

The following is Carlton's squad for the 2025 season.
Statistics are correct as of end of 2024 season.
Senior List :
| No. | Player | Hgt (cm) | Date of Birth | Age (end 2024) | AFL Debut | Recruited from | Games (end 2024) | Goals (end 2024) |
| 1 | Jack Silvagni | 194 | 17 December 1997 | 27 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18) | 115 | 87 |
| 2 | Lachie Cowan | 187 | 1 December 2004 | 20 | 2023 | Devonport, Tasmania (U18) | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | Jesse Motlop | 180 | 23 November 2003 | 21 | 2022 | South Fremantle | 40 | 42 |
| 4 | Oliver Hollands | 183 | 16 January 2004 | 20 | 2023 | Murray (U18) | 42 | 7 |
| 5 | Adam Cerra | 187 | 7 October 1999 | 25 | 2018 | Eastern (U18), Fremantle | 129 | 34 |
| 6 | Zac Williams | 185 | 20 September 1994 | 30 | 2013 | GWS Academy, GWS | 155 | 47 |
| 7 | Jagga Smith | 182 | | | – | Oakleigh (U18) | – | – |
| 8 | Lachie Fogarty | 180 | 1 April 1999 | 25 | 2018 | Western (U18), Geelong | 70 | 25 |
| 9 | Patrick Cripps (c) | 195 | 18 March 1995 | 29 | 2014 | East Fremantle | 207 | 113 |
| 10 | Harry McKay | 204 | 24 December 1997 | 27 | 2017 | Gippsland (U18) | 128 | 252 |
| 11 | Mitch McGovern | 191 | 11 October 1994 | 30 | 2016 | Claremont, Adelaide | 128 | 109 |
| 12 | Tom de Koning | 203 | 16 July 1999 | 25 | 2018 | Dandenong (U18) | 78 | 30 |
| 13 | Blake Acres | 189 | 7 October 1995 | 29 | 2014 | West Perth, St Kilda, Fremantle | 168 | 60 |
| 14 | Orazio Fantasia | 180 | 14 September 1995 | 29 | 2014 | Norwood, Essendon, Port Adelaide | 114 | 150 |
| 15 | Sam Docherty | 187 | 18 October 1993 | 31 | 2013 | Gippsland (U18), Brisbane Lions | 169 | 26 |
| 16 | Ben Camporeale | 186 | | | – | Glenelg | – | – |
| 17 | Brodie Kemp | 192 | 1 May 2001 | 23 | 2021 | Bendigo (U18) | 44 | 7 |
| 18 | Sam Walsh (vc) | 184 | 2 July 2000 | 24 | 2019 | Geelong (U18) | 119 | 42 |
| 19 | Corey Durdin | 173 | 14 February 2002 | 22 | 2021 | Central District | 48 | 34 |
| 20 | Elijah Hollands | 189 | 25 April 2002 | 22 | 2022 | Murray (U18), Gold Coast | 36 | 25 |
| 21 | Lucas Camporeale | 184 | | | – | Glenelg | – | – |
| 22 | Harry O'Farrell | 197 | | | – | Calder (U18) | – | – |
| 23 | Jacob Weitering (vc) | 196 | 24 November 1997 | 27 | 2016 | Dandenong (U18) | 181 | 11 |
| 24 | Nic Newman | 187 | 15 January 1993 | 31 | 2017 | Frankston, Sydney | 134 | 18 |
| 25 | Jaxon Binns | 182 | 29 October 2004 | 20 | 2024 | Dandenong (U18) | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Nick Haynes | 192 | 18 May 1992 | 32 | 2012 | Dandenong (U18) | 211 | 13 |
| 27 | Marc Pittonet | 202 | 3 June 1996 | 28 | 2016 | Oakleigh (U18), Hawthorn | 73 | 10 |
| 29 | George Hewett | 185 | 30 December 1995 | 29 | 2016 | North Adelaide, Sydney | 179 | 46 |
| 30 | Charlie Curnow | 192 | 3 February 1997 | 27 | 2016 | Geelong (U18) | 131 | 281 |
| 31 | Harry Lemmey | 200 | 30 January 2004 | 20 | — | West Adelaide | – | – |
| 33 | Lewis Young | 201 | 21 December 1998 | 26 | 2017 | Sturt, Western Bulldogs | 67 | 3 |
| 35 | Billy Wilson | 183 | 16 June 2005 | 19 | — | Dandenong (U18) | – | – |
| 42 | Adam Saad | 178 | 23 July 1994 | 30 | 2015 | Calder (U18), Coburg, Gold Coast, Essendon | 195 | 11 |
| 43 | Ashton Moir | 187 | 15 April 2005 | 19 | 2024 | Glenelg | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Matthew Cottrell | 181 | 29 February 2000 | 24 | 2020 | Dandenong (U18) | 68 | 34 |
| Rookie List |||||||||
| No. | Player | Hgt | Date of Birth | Age | Debut | Recruited from | Games | Goals |
| 28 | Harry Charleson | 182 | | | – | GWV | – | – |
| 32 | Matt Carroll | 188 | 25 November 2005 | 19 | – | Sandringham (U18) | – | – |
| 34 | Rob Monahan | 194 | 29 June 2024 | 20 | — | Kerry | – | – |
| 36 | Cooper Lord | 184 | 20 March 2005 | 19 | 2024 | Sandringham (U18), North Melbourne reserves | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Jordan Boyd | 182 | 22 September 1998 | 26 | 2022 | Western (U18), Footscray reserves | 35 | 1 |
| 38 | Will White | 177 | 18 March 2004 | 20 | – | GWV (U18), Carlton reserves | – | – |
| 39 | Alex Cincotta | 187 | 17 December 1996 | 28 | 2023 | Newtown & Chilwell, Carlton reserves | 35 | 11 |
| 41 | Matt Duffy | 194 | | | – | Longford GAA | – | – |
| 44 | Francis Evans | | 23 August 2001 | 23 | 2021 | Calder (U18), Geelong, Port Adelaide | 33 | 22 |
| Senior coaching panel |||||||||
| | Coach | Coaching position | Coaching position | Coaching position | Carlton Coaching debut | Former clubs as coach | Former clubs as coach | Former clubs as coach |
| | Michael Voss | Senior coach | Senior coach | Senior coach | 2022 | Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a) | Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a) | Brisbane Lions (s), Port Adelaide (a) |
| | Luke Power | Head of development, reserves coach | Head of development, reserves coach | Head of development, reserves coach | 2020 | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager | GWS (a), AFL Academy Manager |
| | Tim Clarke | Assistant coach (Midfield) | Assistant coach (Midfield) | Assistant coach (Midfield) | 2016 | Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a) | Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a) | Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a) | Richmond (a), Coburg (s), Richmond reserves (s), Gold Coast (a) |
| | Aaron Hamill | Assistant coach (backline) | Assistant coach (backline) | Assistant coach (backline) | 2022 | St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s) | St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s) | St Kilda (a), Sandringham (s) |
| | Ashley Hansen | Assistant coach (senior) | Assistant coach (senior) | Assistant coach (senior) | 2022 | Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s) | Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s) | Western Bulldogs (a), Footscray reserves (s) |
| | Matthew Kreuzer | Assistant coach (ruck) | Assistant coach (ruck) | Assistant coach (ruck) | 2022 | | | |
| | Jordan Russell | Assistant coach (forward line) | Assistant coach (forward line) | Assistant coach (forward line) | 2022 | Western Bulldogs (d), North Melbourne (a) | Western Bulldogs (d), North Melbourne (a) | Western Bulldogs (d), North Melbourne (a) |
| | Tom Lonergan | Development and talent manager | Development and talent manager | Development and talent manager | 2023 | Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) | Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) | Calder Cannons (d), Geelong Falcons (d) |
| | Brad Ebert | Development coach | Development coach | Development coach | 2023 | Port Adelaide (m) | Port Adelaide (m) | Port Adelaide (m) |
| | Torin Baker | Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach | Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach | Carlton College of Sport and Academy and development coach | 2021 | Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d) | Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d) | Western Jets (s), Hawthorn (d) |
| | Aaron Greaves | Coaching and performance manager | Coaching and performance manager | Coaching and performance manager | 2022 | Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s) | Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s) | Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (d), AFL umpires (s) | Melbourne (d, a), Port Adelaide (a, d), North Melbourne (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 | Greater Western Sydney | 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 Geelong in the third round (picked at No. 43 overall). |
| Lucas Camporeale | Glenelg | SANFL | National draft, father-son rule selection after matching the bid of Sydney 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 | Port Adelaide | 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 |

### Out

| Player | New Club | League | via |
| Jack Martin | Geelong | 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 | | | Delisted prior to the trade period. |
| Alex Mirkov | | | Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period. |
| Domanic Akuei | | | Delisted from the rookie list prior to the trade period. |
| Matthew Owies | West Coast | 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 West Coast, give a lower first round draft pick and a fifth round draft pick (provisionally No. 12 and 73) to West Coast, and give a lower first round draft pick (provisionally No. 14) to Richmond. |
| Matt Kennedy | Western Bulldogs | 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 Geelong. |
| Jack Carroll | St Kilda | AFL | Delisted after the trade period, then signed as a delisted free agent |
| Sam Durdin | | | 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 Brisbane Lions, 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 Hawthorn, 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 McMahon Denver Grainger-Barras Ethan Phillips | Joined the squad as train-on players, but were ultimately not signed during the supplemental selection period |

## Season summary
### Pre-season

Carlton played two practice matches, the first deemed unofficial match simulation and the second deemed an official practice match, as part of its lead-up to the premiership season.
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) | Venue |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Saturday, 22 February (11:00 am) | St Kilda | 8.10 (58) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 11 points | Ikon Park (H) |
| Friday, 28 February (5:20 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.12 (66) | 18.16 (124) | Won by 58 points | Manuka Oval (A) |

## Individual awards and records
### Representative honours

The following Carlton players were selected for representative teams during the 2025 season.
* In the Indigenous All-Stars match for the All-Stars: Zac Williams and Jesse Motlop.

## AFL Women's

The club's AFL Women's 2024 squad is given below. Changes ahead of the 2025 season are yet to be reflected.

## Reserves

Carlton will field reserves and state level teams in the men's and women's competitions during the 2024 season.

### Men's

Carlton's men's reserves team will contest its eighth VFL season; and its 88th overall season of reserves and state level competition dating back to 1919.

### Women's

The club will field a team in the VFL Women's competition for the seventh time.