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2024 Summary
The Blues' breakthrough Prelim Year of 2023 certainly woke the comp up from their jokes and mirth to our expense, let alone some from close friends of the Club. We were back, and in unusual or new fixture settings so was the footy, in early March!Round '0' kicked off with a cracking 1 point win over grand finallists Brisbane off a massive second half comeback. 4 from Charlie and 3 from Harry combined with tremendous pressure - despite the absence of Walsh, Weitering, Martin and Silvagni (think about that for a second) - saw us kick off the year in style! A strong start overall - such that we were second - gave way in the second half of the year as injuries mounted and form waned. On reflection the loss to the Giants when we smashed them in the first, seemed to the the turning point for a difficult second half of the year.
Ultimately we lost 4 of the 5 last games to creep in to the 8 and were then smashed in the Elim against eventual winners, Brisbane.
Another finals year (two in a row!), but one that is hard to rate given personnel gaps and selection.
Beyond all of this was the outstanding year of skipper Patrick Cripps who would win his second Brownlow. What a star...
People of 2024
Coach: Michael VossAssistant / Development Coaches: Aaron Hamill (Backline Coach), Tim Clarke (Midfield Coach), Ashley Hansen (Senior Assistant Coach), Luke Power (Head of Development and VFL Senior Coach), Matthew Kreuzer (Ruck Coach), Aaron Greaves (Coaching & Performance Manager), Torin Baker (Development Manager), Brad Ebert (Development Coach), Tom Lonergan (Development and Talent Manager) and Jordan Russell (Forward Line Coach).
Captain: Patrick Cripps
Leadership Group: Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering, Charlie Curnow
Presidents: Luke Sayers
Milestones
Debuts: Jaxon Binns, Cooper Lord, Ashton MoirDebuts (Carlton): Orazio Fantasia, Elijah Hollands
100 Games: Sam Walsh, Nic Newman
100 Games (AFL): Orazio Fantasia, Matt Kennedy
150 Games (AFL): Blake Acres, Zac Williams, Jack Martin
100 Goals: Patrick Cripps
150 Goals (AFL): Orazio Fantasia
250 Goals: Charlie Curnow, Harry McKay
50 Goals (AFL): Blake Acres, Matt Kennedy
50 Games (Carlton): George Hewett
450 Games (AFL) (Player & Coach): Michael Voss
Games Record Holder in the No. 18 Guernsey: Sam Walsh
Games Record Holder in the No. 46 Guernsey: Matt Cottrell
Brownlow Medal: Patrick Cripps
Carlton's All-Time Brownlow Medal Votes: Patrick Cripps 186 votes, surpassing Craig Bradley tally of 144 votes.
Most Consecutive games in a row with one or more goals: Charlie Curnow 57 games.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | W | D | L | Pts | For | Agn | % |
| 1 | Sydney | 17 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 2242 | 1769 | 126.7 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 2011 | 1752 | 114.8 |
| 3 | Geelong | 15 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 2164 | 1928 | 112.2 |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 15 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 2034 | 1864 | 109.1 |
| 5 | Brisbane Lions | 14 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 2130 | 1747 | 121.9 |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 2171 | 1736 | 125.1 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 14 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 2090 | 1763 | 118.5 |
| 8 | Carlton | 13 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 2151 | 1952 | 110.2 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 12 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 1991 | 1943 | 102.5 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 12 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 1964 | 1755 | 111.9 |
| 11 | Essendon | 11 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 1892 | 2024 | 93.5 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 11 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 1748 | 1758 | 99.4 |
| 13 | Gold Coast | 11 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 1925 | 1943 | 99.1 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 1785 | 1812 | 98.5 |
| 15 | Adelaide | 8 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 1906 | 1923 | 99.1 |
| 16 | West Coast | 5 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 1594 | 2339 | 68.1 |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 1619 | 2550 | 63.5 |
| 18 | Richmond | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 1505 | 2364 | 63.7 |
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