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| 2012 season | |||
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| President | Stephen Kernahan | ||
| Coach | Brett Ratten | ||
| Captain(s) | Chris Judd | ||
| Home ground | Etihad Stadium (Training and administrative: Visy Park) | ||
| AFL season | 10th | ||
| Club membership | 45,800[1] | ||
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The 2012 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 149th season of competition, and 116th as a member of the Australian Football League.
After a strong start to the season which had Carlton sitting as premiership favourites after six weeks, performances declined and the team finished tenth out of eighteen teams in the 2012 AFL season, missing the finals for the first time since 2008 and resulting in the dismissal of senior coach Brett Ratten.
Club summary
The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 116th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.
As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Etihad Stadium, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the M.C.G., and with traditional home ground Visy Park serving as the training and administrative base. The club's two joint major sponsors, car manufacturer Hyundai and confectionery company Mars, were unchanged from 2011.[2] Carlton had a full alignment with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Northern Blues when not selected in AFL matches; the VFL club, known as the Northern Bullants until 2011, changed its name and colours to match Carlton's this season.[3]
The club's membership campaign slogan for 2012 was "I am Carlton"; the slogan was launched in Round 24, 2011.[4] The club set a new membership record of 45,800,[1] passing the 2011 record of 44,136 in May; the club had expected to reach 50,000 members after the strength of early season sales, but fell short of this target.[5]
Senior Personnel
Brett Ratten continued in his role as senior coach of the club, entering his fifth and final season appointed to the job.Note 1 Ratten's contract was to have expired after the 2011 season, but after that season he was awarded a two-year extension which was to have seen him coach the club until 2013;[6] this contract was ultimately terminated early at the end of the 2012 season, because the club failed to meet onfield expectations during the year.[7]
Ratten's coaching panel for 2012 was joined by Western Bulldogs assistant coach Paul Williams, who had also served as the Bulldogs' caretaker coach for three matches at the end of the 2011 season. Williams was appointed to the new role of assistant coach in charge of midfield stoppages. Ruck assistant coach Matthew Capuano was given additional responsibilities in player development.[8] Vic Country Under-18s coach Robert Hyde was appointed the Northern Blues senior coach on a part-time basis,[9] however, he left the club at midseason, and development coach Darren Harris), who had been Northern Bullants coach in 2011, stepped back into the role for the remainder of the season.[10]
Former club champion Stephen Kernahan continued as club president in the 2012 season, a position he has held since August 2008. General manager of football operations Steven Icke left the club at the end of the 2011, after serving in the role for five seasons. It has been speculated that Icke and Ratten did not enjoy a strong working relationship, and that Ratten's reappointment was in part responsible for Icke's departure.[11] Icke was replaced by former club captain and premiership player Andrew McKay.[12]
Chris Judd served as club captain for the fifth season, with Kade Simpson continuing as vice-captain. The leadership group was expanded from seven to eight players, with Jarrad Waite elevated into the group; the rest of the leadership group – Judd, Simpson, Andrew Carrazzo, Jordan Russell, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Michael Jamison – was unchanged from 2011.[13]
Financial position
Carlton posted an operating loss of around $680,000 in the 2012 season. It was the club's first loss for six seasons. This was attributed to a drop in crowds caused by poorer-than-expected onfield form, and severance payments to Brett Ratten and several of his assistant coaches when they were sacked with time remaining on their contracts following the season.[14]
Squad for 2012
Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.
| Senior List[15] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | State | Player | Age | AFL Debut | Recruited from | Career (to end 2011) | 2012 Player Statistics | |||||||||
| Gms | Gls | Gms | Gls | B | D | K | HB | M | T | HO | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Andrew Walker | 25 | 2004 | Bendigo (U18) | 127 | 93 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 275 | 169 | 106 | 56 | 36 | – |
| 2 |  |
Jordan Russell (lg)[13] | 25 | 2005 | West Adelaide | 109 | 18 | 7 | – | 1 | 85 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 26 | – |
| 3 | |
Marc Murphy (lg)[13] | 24 | 2006 | Oakleigh (U18) | 126 | 104 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 420 | 236 | 184 | 69 | 63 | – |
| 4 | |
Bryce Gibbs (lg)[13] | 22 | 2007 | Glenelg | 112 | 61 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 481 | 317 | 164 | 114 | 91 | 5 |
| 5 | |
Chris Judd (c) | 28 | 2002 | Sandringham (U18), West Coast | 222 | 193 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 426 | 206 | 217 | 55 | 62 | – |
| 6 | |
Kade Simpson (vc)[16] | 27 | 2003 | Eastern (U18) | 157 | 96 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 426 | 267 | 159 | 106 | 62 | 3 |
| 7 | |
Dylan Buckley | 18 | — | Northern (U18) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | |
Matthew Kreuzer | 22 | 2008 | Northern (U18) | 68 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 243 | 146 | 97 | 60 | 66 | 450 |
| 9 |  |
Kane Lucas | 20 | 2010 | East Fremantle | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 23 | 22 | – |
| 10 | |
Matthew Watson | 19 | 2011 | Calder (U18) | 3 | 0 | 8 | – | – | 95 | 73 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | |
Robert Warnock | 24 | 2007 | Sandringham (U18), Fremantle | 53 | 12 | 5 | – | 1 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 158 |
| 12 |  |
Mitch Robinson | 22 | 2009 | Tasmania (U18/VFL) | 49 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 379 | 213 | 166 | 94 | 93 | 17 |
| 13 | |
Chris Yarran | 21 | 2009 | Swan Districts | 45 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 264 | 197 | 67 | 73 | 31 | – |
| 14 | |
Brock McLean | 25 | 2004 | Calder (U18), Melbourne | 104 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 388 | 179 | 209 | 78 | 78 | 2 |
| 15 | |
Jeremy Laidler | 22 | 2009 | Geelong (U18, AFL) | 21 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 47 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 5 | – |
| 16 | |
Andrew Collins | 23 | 2009 | Bendigo (U18), Richmond | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 145 | 88 | 57 | 30 | 30 | – |
| 17 | |
Sam Rowe | 24 | — | Murray (U18), Sydney, Norwood | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | |
Paul Bower | 23 | 2006 | Peel | 60 | 3 | 10 | 2 | – | 146 | 104 | 42 | 60 | 22 | – |
| 19 | |
Eddie Betts | 25 | 2005 | Calder (U18) | 144 | 215 | 22 | 48 | 30 | 285 | 182 | 103 | 72 | 62 | – |
| 21 | |
Josh Bootsma | 18 | 2012 | South Fremantle | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 13 | – |
| 22 |  |
Shaun Hampson | 23 | 2007 | Mount Gravatt | 44 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 120 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 24 | 240 |
| 23 | |
Lachlan Henderson | 22 | 2007 | Geelong (U18), Brisbane | 49 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 133 | 97 | 36 | 59 | 19 | 1 |
| 24 | |
Pat McCarthy | 19 | 2012 | Glenelg | – | – | 1 | – | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| 25 | |
Luke Mitchell | 19 | 2012 | Calder (U18) | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 |
| 26 | |
Andrew McInnes | 19 | 2012 | Dandenong (U18) | – | – | 8 | – | – | 86 | 62 | 24 | 36 | 19 | – |
| 27 | |
Dennis Armfield | 25 | 2008 | Swan Districts | 60 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 299 | 186 | 113 | 73 | 58 | – |
| 29 | |
Heath Scotland | 31 | 1999 | Western (U18), Collingwood | 223 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 553 | 283 | 270 | 116 | 72 | – |
| 30 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2012_Carlton_Football_Club_season||||||||||||||||