2008 Carlton Football Club season

The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season in the Australian Football League to be contested by the Carlton Football Club.

Carlton Football Club
2008 season
PresidentRichard Pratt, Stephen Kernahan
CoachBrett Ratten
Captain(s)Chris Judd
Home groundEtihad Stadium
(Training and administrative: MC Labour Park)
AFL season11th (10–12)
Best and FairestChris Judd
Leading goalkickerBrendan Fevola (99)
Club membership40,764

The club saw many changes to key personnel in 2008, with West Coast champion Chris Judd coming to the club as a new captain, former club captain Brett Ratten appointed senior coach, and Stephen Kernahan replacing Richard Pratt as president at midseason.

Carlton finished 11th out of 16 teams with ten wins and twelve losses. Although this did not result in a finals appearance, the season marked the end of one of the least successful periods in club history, which had seen five finishes in the bottom two between 2002 and 2007.

Club summary

The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 112th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.

As in previous years, the club's primary home ground was Telstra Dome, with home games expecting to draw larger crowds played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; the traditional home ground MC Labour Park continued to serve as the training and administrative base. The club's joint major sponsors were telecommunications provider Optus, unchanged from 2007, and car manufacturer Hyundai, newly signed for the 2008 season; it was the start of Hyundai's second long-term stint as a major sponsor of the club, having previously been the major sponsor from 1995 to 1999.[1] As had been the case every year since 2003, Carlton had a full alignment with the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League, allowing Carlton-listed players to play with the Bullants when not selected in AFL matches.[2]

Carlton set a new club record membership, with a total of 40,764 members for the season, a significant increase on the previous record, set in 2007, of 35,431.[3] The club's improved onfield performances also resulted an increase in attendances far in excess of those budgeted by the club, allowing the club to post a healthy operating profit for the season.[4]

Senior personnel

Presidency

Businessman and long-time benefactor of the club, Richard Pratt, was president of the club at the beginning of the season. However, he stepped down from the role in June 2008, in order to face criminal charges relating to his packaging business, Visy Industries. Visy and competitor Amcor had been found guilty of price fixing in November 2007, but in June 2008, Pratt was personally charged with giving false and misleading evidence during the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's investigation of the cartel, and he stepped aside from the football club to face the charges.[5]

Pratt had served as president since February 2007.[6] He was replaced by vice-president and former club captain Stephen Kernahan.[5] The charges against Pratt were ultimately dropped, shortly before his death less than a year later in April 2009.[7]

Senior coach

Denis Pagan, Carlton's appointed senior coach at the start of 2007, had been sacked after Round 16, bringing an end to a 4½ year tenure in the role. Assistant coach and former club captain Brett Ratten, who had stepped in as caretaker coach after Pagan's dismissal, was appointed as the new senior coach for the 2008 season.[8]

In the weeks following Pagan's dismissal, there was intense media speculation surrounding the possibility that former Brisbane Lions captain Michael Voss would be appointed as senior coach. Voss had retired from playing after 2006 and had no formal coaching experience, but was at the time considered likely to transition almost immediately into an AFL coaching role.[9] Carlton did approach Voss as a potential candidate, but he withdrew from the selection process relatively early. By the end of the selection process, three potential coaches remained, with Ratten selected ahead of Collingwood assistant coach Guy McKenna and Western Bulldogs assistant coach Chris Bond. The appointment was formally announced on 20 August 2007, with two matches still remaining in the 2007 season.[8]

Captaincy and leadership

Lance Whitnall, who had served as captain in the 2007 season, was delisted,[10] and Chris Judd was elected to the captaincy in his place, despite having not previously played a game for the Blues. Judd had not been promised the captaincy as part of the conditions to trade him to the club, but his performance during the pre-season convinced the match committee and player group that he should take on the role. Nick Stevens was appointed vice-captain.[11] Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson, Heath Scotland and Brendan Fevola made up the balance of the six-man leadership group when it was appointed in January,[12] but Fevola was stood down from the group prior to the premiership season for disciplinary reasons.[13]

Squad and player statistics for 2008

Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2007) 2008 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
1Andrew Walker212004Bendigo (U18)7424762138875144201
2Jordan Russell212005West Adelaide2952141326213020710969
3Marc Murphy202006Oakleigh (U18)3518221411542335207137581
4Bryce Gibbs182007Glenelg221521143435242193118738
5Chris Judd (c)242002Sandringham (U18), West Coast134138211595082502584181
6Kade Simpson (lg)232003Eastern (U18)65382291441224217013761
7Adam Bentick222004Calder (U18)54131422539815544801
8Matthew Kreuzer182008Northern (U18)2013119596995945183
9Jason Saddington281998Eastern (U18), Sydney160472261115123
10Richard Hadley242001East Fremantle, Brisbane Lions411062390414926273
11Cain Ackland252001Port Adelaide (SANFL, AFL), St Kilda732511156512
13Luke Blackwell212006Swan Districts234
14Brad Fisher232003Eastern Ranges70932025222912108115123
15Steven Browne182008West Perth1342152767638211
16Shaun Grigg192007North Ballarat (U18)520453141641508142
17Setanta Ó hAilpín242005Cork GAA341512331297158411312
18Paul Bower192006Peel12212118091896116
19Eddie Betts212005Calder (U18)57601825102331439062331
20Clint Benjamin19Claremont
21Mark Austin182007Glenelg14351619105
22Shaun Hampson192007Mount Gravatt2110160263420682
23Adam Hartlett212007West Adelaide4141224177116
24Nick Stevens271998Northern (U18), Port Adelaide19211022176517304213113601
25Brendan Fevola (lg*)261999Dandenong (U18)14238722995125821444129387
26Joe Anderson192007Darwin54512724155
27Dennis Armfield212008Swan Districts92111048621714
28Cameron Cloke232004Eastern (U18), Collingwood27142014626314611711941215
29Heath Scotland (lg)271999Western (U18), Collingwood1384121115503296207122451
30Jarrad Waite242003Murray (U18)851002175387256131138665
31Jordan Bannister252001Calder (U18), Essendon601352534013326
32Bret Thornton242002Oakleigh (U18)109119123132189510620
33Ryan Houlihan252000Murray (U18)15794553945638196
34Simon Wiggins252001Glenorchy8920141251817410779261
35Aisake Ó hAilpín22Cork GAA
36Darren Pfeiffer212008Norwood, Adelaide7428044362617
37Jake Edwards202008Western (U18)544473413287
38Ryan Jackson202006Northern (U18)831107331
44Andrew Carrazzo (lg)242004Oakleigh (U18), Geelong63162143537282255133653
Rookie List
No. State Player Age AFL Debut Recruited from Career (to end 2007) 2008 Player Statistics
GmsGlsGmsGlsBDKHBMTHO
39Sam Jacobs19Woodville-West Torrens
40Michael Jamison212007North Ballarat (U18, VFL)516114298446129
41Lachie Hill18Oakleigh (U18)
45Aaron Joseph18Tasmania (U18)
46David Ellard182008Swan Districts11442
For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group. Players' ages are given for 31 December 2007. Statistics for AFL matches: Gms – Games played, Gls – Goals, B – Behinds, D – Disposals, K – Kicks, HB – Handballs, M – Marks, T – Tackles, HO – Hitouts. Source for statistics: AFL Tables.[14]

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2007 season and the conclusion of the 2008 season.

Priority draft pick

Having finished second-last in 2007, Carlton received the second selection in each round of the draft. Additionally, the club received a priority draft pick in the National Draft as a result of finishing the 2007 season with a record of 4–18; under the rules in place at the time, priority selections were given to all teams who earned fewer than 16.5 premiership points for the year.

Because Carlton had also received a priority draft pick in the previous season, this season's priority selection was taken before the first round of the draft, rather than before the second round. This gave Carlton the No. 1 draft pick for the third consecutive draft.[10]

Trade for Chris Judd

On 16 September 2007, shortly after his club was eliminated in the semi-finals, West Coast captain Chris Judd announced that he was leaving the club, and intended to return to a club in Melbourne for the remainder of his career. Aged 24, Judd was already a premiership captain, Brownlow Medallist, Norm Smith Medallist and Leigh Matthews Trophy winner with the Eagles, and was arguably the best player in the league at the time.[15]

Judd met with four clubs – Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon and Melbourne – and on 2 October 2007, announced that Carlton was his preferred destination, leaving the clubs to negotiate the details of a trade.[16] After informing West Coast early in negotiations that it would not be trading its number one draft pick for Judd,[17] Carlton agreed to trade its first and second round draft picks (No. 3 and 20) and twenty-year-old key position prospect Josh Kennedy (a former No. 4 draft pick) for Judd and a third round draft pick (No. 46).[18]

Delisting of Lance Whitnall

Shortly after trade week, Carlton made the decision to delist captain Lance Whitnall. Whitnall was only 28 years old, and had won the John Nicholls Medal only one season earlier in 2006, but the club was concerned that his degenerative knee injury would limit his output.[10]

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Chris Judd[18]West CoastAFLAFL Trade Week, with pick No. 46, in exchange for Josh Kennedy and picks No. 3 and 20.
Richard Hadley[19]Brisbane LionsAFLAFL Trade Week, in exchange for pick No. 52.
Matthew Kreuzer[20]Northern KnightsTAC CupAFL National Draft, priority round (pick No. 1)
Steven Browne[20]West PerthWAFLAFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 36)
Dennis Armfield[20]Swan DistrictsWAFLAFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 46)
Darren Pfeiffer[21]AdelaideAFLAFL Pre-season Draft, first round (pick No. 2)
Aaron Joseph[21]Tassie Mariners/GlenorchyU18 C'ships/SFLAFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 2)
Lachlan Hill[21]Oakleigh ChargersTAC CupAFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 18)
David Ellard[21]Swan DistrictsWAFLAFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 34)
Michael Shields[21]Cork GAAGAARecruited on an international rookie contract during AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 48)

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Matthew Lappin[22]Carlton (ass't coach), Northern Bullants[23]AFL
VFL
Retired from the AFL
Josh Kennedy[18]West CoastAFLAFL Trade Week, with picks No. 3 and 20, in exchange for Chris Judd and pick No. 46.
Dylan McLaren[24]Port Melbourne[25]VFLDelisted
Lance Whitnall[24]Lalor[26]NFLDelisted
David Teague[24]Carlton (dev. coach)
Northern Bullants (playing coach)[27]
AFL
VFL
Delisted
Anthony Raso[24]Frankston[28]VFLDelisted
Craig Flint[24]Mansfield[29]GVFLDelisted
Ross Young[24]Perth[30]WAFLDelisted from the rookie list
Michael ShieldsCork GAA[31]GAAPrior to Round 16, decided not to continue with Australian rules football, and returned to Ireland

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Tour of South Africa

In late January and early February, the Carlton and Fremantle Football Clubs travelled to South Africa; both clubs held community camps on the tour to promote development of Australian rules football in South Africa, and the tour concluded with an exhibition match in Centurion.[32]

Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Saturday, 2 February Fremantle 9.10 (64) 11.12 (78) Lost by 14 points Report SuperSport Park, Centurion (N) 5,222
NAB Cup

The NAB Cup preseason competition was played as a sixteen-team knockout tournament in 2008. Carlton was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 16 February (5:40 pm) Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85) 1.13.13 (100) Won by 15 points Report AAMI Stadium (A) 9,133
2 Saturday, 23 February (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 4.9.13 (103) 4.3.15 (69) Lost by 34 points Report Telstra Dome (A) 20,940
NAB Challenge

Following elimination from the NAB Cup, Carlton played two exhibition pre-season matches.

Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
3 Friday, 29 February West Coast 15.13 (103) 9.8 (62) Lost by 41 points Report Traeger Park, Alice Springs (N) 6,000 (approx.)
4 Friday, 7 March Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) 12.12 (84) Won by 9 points

Report

MC Labour Park (H) 10,000 (approx.)

Home-and-away season

Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 20 March (6:10 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79) 17.7 (109) Lost by 30 points Report M.C.G. (H) 72,552 14th
2 Saturday, 29 March (7:10 pm) St Kilda 19.11 (125) 12.13 (85) Lost by 40 points Report Telstra Dome (A) 43,396 14th
3 Saturday, 5 April (7:10 pm) Essendon 23.12 (150) 21.8 (134) Lost by 16 points Report M.C.G. (A) 64,388 14th
4 Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 17.9 (111) 13.10 (88) Won by 23 points Report M.C.G. (H) 77,873 12th
5 Sunday, 20 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 9.14 (68) 15.11 (101) Won by 33 points Report M.C.G. (A) 44,759 11th
6 Saturday, 26 April (2:10 pm) Adelaide 11.15 (81) 16.15 (111) Lost by 30 points Report M.C.G. (H) 41,033 11th
7 Friday, 2 May (6:40 pm) West Coast 10.14 (74) 17.9 (111) Won by 37 points Report Subiaco Oval (A) 41,254 11th
8 Saturday, 17 May (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.20 (92) 18.17 (125) Lost by 33 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 38,675 11th
9 Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Fremantle 14.13 (97) 14.4 (88) Won by 9 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 28,955 9th
10 Saturday, 31 May (7:10 pm) Geelong 19.19 (133) 12.5 (77) Lost by 56 points Report Telstra Dome (A) 46,231 11th
11 Sunday, 8 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.15 (63) 10.15 (75) Won by 12 points Report AAMI Stadium (A) 29,240 10th
12 Sunday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 12.17 (89) 17.17 (119) Won by 30 points Report M.C.G. (A) 80,310 8th
13 Sunday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101) 20.16 (136) Lost by 35 points Report M.C.G. (H) 59,177 10th
14 Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.16 (88) 17.16 (118) Won by 30 points Report M.C.G. (A) 73,503 9th
15 Friday, 11 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 12.15 (87) 18.11 (119) Lost by 32 points Report M.C.G. (H) 55,658 10th
16 Sunday, 20 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 18.11 (119) 18.13 (121) Lost by 2 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 38,401 11th
17 Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.8 (98) 18.18 (126) Won by 28 points Report Telstra Dome (A) 37,879 11th
18 Saturday, 2 August (2:40 pm) Adelaide 13.16 (94) 12.14 (86) Lost by 8 points Report AAMI Stadium (A) 40,730 11th
19 Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.24 (132) 9.12 (66) Won by 66 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 29,696 10th
20 Sunday, 17 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 14.6 (90) 22.9 (141) Lost by 51 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 43,406 11th
21 Saturday, 23 August (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.13 (109) 18.7 (115) Won by 6 points Report Gabba (A) 34,327 11th
22 Saturday, 30 August (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.9 (81) 24.15 (159) Lost by 78 points Report Telstra Dome (H) 49,057 11th

Ladder

2008 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Geelong 22 21 1 0 2672 1651 161.8 84 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 17 5 0 2434 1846 131.9 68
3 Western Bulldogs 22 15 6 1 2506 2112 118.7 62
4 St Kilda 22 13 9 0 2126 1923 110.6 52
5 Adelaide 22 13 9 0 2017 1838 109.7 52
6 Sydney 22 12 9 1 2095 1863 112.5 50
7 North Melbourne 22 12 9 1 2121 2187 97.0 50
8 Collingwood 22 12 10 0 2267 2038 111.2 48
9 Richmond 22 11 10 1 2228 2288 97.4 46
10 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 2156 2200 98.0 40
11 Carlton 22 10 12 0 2217 2354 94.2 40
12 Essendon 22 8 14 0 2130 2608 81.7 32
13 Port Adelaide 22 7 15 0 2118 2208 95.9 28
14 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1988 2121 93.7 24
15 West Coast 22 4 18 0 1670 2535 65.9 16
16 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1629 2602 62.6 12
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Leading Goalkickers

Brendan Fevola was Carlton's leading goalkicker for 2008, kicking 99 goals for the season.[33] It was the sixth consecutive time that Fevola won the club goalkicking.[34] The 99-goal tally was the highest of Fevola's career, but it was not enough to win the Coleman Medal, with Hawthorn's Lance Franklin kicking 102 goals in the home-and-away season.[35]

Fevola's tally of 99 goals the highest season tally for Carlton history since Alex Jesaulenko's 115 goals in the 1970 season.[34] In addition to his 99 goals at premiership level, Fevola kicked six goals for Victoria in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.[36]

Player Goals Behinds
Brendan Fevola9951
Brad Fisher2522
Eddie Betts2510
Nick Stevens176
Chris Judd159

Team awards and records

Game records
  • Round 3 – Carlton's score of 21.8 (134) was its highest losing score since Round 3, 1985.[37]
  • Round 4 – Carlton's win against Collingwood was its first win since Round 11, 2007, ending a fourteen-match losing streak. The losing streak was the equal-longest in club history, matching a fourteen-game losing streak in 1901–1902.[38]
  • Round 4 – Carlton restricted Collingwood to 13.10 (88), ending a streak of twenty-four consecutive matches in which it had conceded at least 100 points. It was the second-longest such streak by any club in VFL/AFL history, one game short of Sydney's twenty-five game streak from 1992 to 1993.[39]
  • Round 7 – Carlton's win against West Coast was its first win outside Victoria since Round 11, 2004, breaking an eighteen-game winless streak which included one draw.
  • Round 9 – Carlton defeated Fremantle for the first time since Round 16, 2001, ending a nine-match losing streak against the Dockers.[40]
  • Round 11 – Carlton recovered from a 30-point deficit at three quarter time to defeat Port Adelaide by 12 points. It was Carlton's largest successful comeback from a three-quarter time deficit since Round 4, 1944, and at that time its equal largest ever.[37]
  • Round 21 – Carlton recovered from a 32-point deficit at three quarter time to defeat Brisbane Lions by six points. This set a new club record for the largest successful comeback from a three-quarter time deficit.[37]
  • Round 21 - Carlton defeated Brisbane for the first time since Round 8, 2001, ending an eight-match losing streak against the Lions.[40]
Season records
  • Carlton's total score (2217 points) and percentage (94.2%) were both the best that the club had achieved since the 2001 season.[41]
  • Carlton failed to reach the VFL/AFL finals for the seventh consecutive season, breaking its club record of six seasons, set from 1897 to 1902.[38]
Other

Notable events

Brendan Fevola stood down from the leadership group

On 16 March, less than a week before the opening match of the season, an intoxicated Brendan Fevola was caught urinating outside a Melbourne nightclub. The club demoted Fevola from its leadership group – into which he had been elevated two months earlier[12] – fined him $10,000, and put him on formal notice that no further alcohol-related off-field indiscretion would be tolerated;[13] this ultimatum was ultimately enacted following the 2009 season, when he was traded to Brisbane Lions following drunken behaviour at that season's Brownlow Medal Count.

Round 22 – Lance Franklin and Brendan Fevola both within reach of 100 goals

Entering the final round match between Carlton and Hawthorn, both Carlton's Brendan Fevola and Hawthorn's Lance Franklin had the opportunity to kick 100 goals for the season, a feat that no player had reached inside the home-and-away season since 1998. Frankin entered the match with 98 goals, and Fevola with 92 goals.

Franklin reached his 100th goal in the 25th minute of the first quarter, sparking the traditional pitch invasion which delayed play for eight minutes. Fevola was goalless in the first half of the game, scoring two behinds from four opportunities, but then kicked seven of Carlton's eight second-half goals to bring his final tally to 99. Hawthorn had built a game-winning lead by half time, so most of the play in the second half involved Carlton contriving to deliver the ball only to Fevola, and Hawthorn defending him with multiple players.[35]

Prior to that match, Nick Stevens had received a death threat from a man who claimed that he would stab Stevens during the pitch invasion which would follow Franklin's 100th goal; Stevens had received death threats from the man previously, but this was the first one which described a specific threat. Ground security surrounded Stevens during the pitch invasion, and the invasion passed without incident.[42] In 2009, the threats against Stevens – as well as other threats against Andrew McLeod (Adelaide), Scott Lucas (Essendon) and Nathan Thompson (North Melbourne) – were traced to Eric Rundle; he was found guilty of stalking in May 2009, and was sentenced to 26 months jail.[43]

Individual awards and records

John Nicholls Medal

The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 11 September. The John Nicholls Medal, for the best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night.[44]

John Nicholls Medal

A new voting system was introduced for the John Nicholls Medal starting from this year. In each match, as in 2007, the five members of the Match Committee awarded votes; however, starting from this year, each committee member could award votes to up to eight players, and each player could receive up to ten votes from each judge; in previous years, each voter awarded five votes to the best player, four votes to the second-best player, and so on down to one vote for the fifth-best player. The player with the most total votes across all premiership season matches wins the award.

The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was Chris Judd, who polled 472 votes. Judd won the medal in his first season at the club, and it was the first of three John Nicholls Medals that Judd would win consecutively from 2008 to 2010. Judd won comfortably ahead of Marc Murphy (417 votes) and Brendan Fevola (373 votes). The top ten is given below.[44]

Pos.
Player
Votes
1st Chris Judd 472
2nd Marc Murphy 417
3rd Brendan Fevola 373
4th Andrew Carrazzo 316
5th Bryce Gibbs 288
6th Nick Stevens 287
7th Jarrad Waite 267
8th Kade Simpson 202
9th Heath Scotland 201
10th Bret Thornton 197
Other awards

The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:[44]

Other awards

AFLPA Awards

Chris Judd finished in fifth place in the Leigh Matthews Trophy for 2008.[45]

All-Australian Team

The 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team was announced on 2 September 2008, and the final team of 22 was announced on 15 September 2008. Chris Judd and Brendan Fevola were Carlton's only two nominees, and both were named in the final team, and Judd was named as captain.[46][47]

AFL Rising Star

Two Carlton players were nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in 2008:

Kreuzer ultimately polled eleven votes to finish fourth for the award.[50]

Representative honours

The following Carlton players were selected for representative teams during the 2008 season.

Australian Football Hall of Fame

Alex Jesaulenko, who played 256 games and won four premierships with Carlton between 1967 and 1979, was elevated to the status of Legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[53]

Other

Northern Bullants

The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Bullants during the 2008 season. It was the sixth season of the clubs' affiliation, which had been in place since 2003. Carlton senior- and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the Carlton team were eligible to play for either the Northern Bullants seniors or reserves team, including both Victorian Football League matches. Home games were shared between the Bullants' traditional home ground, Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground, Visy Park. Carlton development coach David Teague was appointed as the playing senior coach for the Bullants for the season.[10]

The Bullants finished eighth out of thirteen in the VFL, after being defeated in the elimination final by Casey by five points.[55] Carlton listed player Jason Saddington, who played two games at AFL level during the season, won the Laurie Hill Trophy as the Bullants' best and fairest.[56]

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