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Respect for a brighter future: AFL Carlton Respects Game announced for 2024
The ninth annual AFL Carlton Respects Game will take place in Round 15. The Carlton Football Club is proud to announce its ninth annual AFL Carlton Respects Game will take place during its Round 15 match against Geelong at the MCG. Established...
Flying the flag: Pittonet promotes Carlton Respects
Marc Pittonet can’t overstate the importance of the Carlton Respects program.
Curnow throws support behind Carlton Respects in final outing
Ed Curnow will take part in the Ride for Respect after his retirement. THE SECOND annual Ride for Respect event is a week away, taking place on Friday 1 December at the RACV Healesville Country Club and Resort. In a twist for 2023, there will be two teams...
Carlton Community: 2022 Annual Review
Carlton Community releases the 2022 Annual Review.
Road to Respect: A Carlton Respects Digital Learning Platform
The Carlton Football Club is proud to launch its Carlton Respects: Road to Respect program, a digital learning platform aimed at educating students about respect and equality.
Carlton celebrates seventh annual AFL Carlton Respects Game
A recap of the Blues’ seventh annual AFL Carlton Respects Game.
International Women’s Day even raises over $5,000 for Carlton Respects
Law Squared event helps raise over $5,000 for Carlton Respects.
Annual AFL Carlton Respects game confirmed for Round 16
Carlton to take on St Kilda for the annual Carlton Respects game in Round 16.
Carlton Respects launches ‘Walk for Respect and Equality’
Fans are encouraged to join the Club for the inaugural walk prior to the annual AFLW Carlton Respects game.
2021 Carlton Respects Workplace Charter Seminar
On Tuesday 19 October, the Carlton Football Club hosted their annual Carlton Respects Workplace Charter seminar, proudly presented by VISY. The seminar took place over Zoom and saw presentations from Jo Brislane, Manager, Practice Systems at Our Watch, Daniel and Luke...
Almost Blues Brothers donate $1,764 to Carlton Respects
Thank you to Joe, Julian, and Daniel from the Almost Blues Brothers for their contribution to the Carlton Respects Initiative. Their Go-Fund-Me page and auction raised a total of $3,528.44 which was evenly split between Carlton Respects and Headspace. Their donation...
Carlton celebrate their sixth annual AFL Carlton Respects game
On Saturday 7 August the Carlton Football Club played their sixth annual AFL Carlton Respects game against the Gold Coast Suns. The Blues ‘Pulled up their Socks’ to educate the community about gender equality and the prevent of violence against women. Carlton Respects...
Simone O’Brien joins Carlton Respects in 2021
Thank you to our ambassador Simone O’Brien for her ongoing support of the Carlton Respects initiative. Simone has been actively involved with Carlton Respects for three years and we are proud to have her on board for 2021. Simone has been instrumental in the continued...
Carlton Respects Game Confirmed for Round 21
The Carlton Football Club is proud to announce that its Round 21 clash with the Gold Coast Suns will be their sixth annual AFL Carlton Respects Match. The Carlton Respects initiative, established in 2016, is the flagship community program of the Carlton Football Club...
Carlton celebrates fourth annual Carlton Respects AFLW Game
On Saturday 20 February, the Carlton Football Club hosted their fourth annual Carlton Respects AFLW Game against Richmond at Ikon Park. The clash is dedicated to promoting gender equality for the prevention of violence against women. Violence against women is a...
‘YiaYia Next Door’ join Carlton Respects in 2021
Thank you to our ambassadors 'YiaYia Next Door' for their ongoing support of our Carlton Respects initiative. Their dedication to promoting gender equality for the prevention of violence against women is admirable and a testament to the importance of increasing...
Blues partner with Domestos
AHEAD of the Blues’ fourth annual AFLW Carlton Respects Game, the Carlton Football Club is delighted to announce a new partnership with Domestos. In a multi-faceted partnership, Domestos joins the Carlton family as an awareness raising partner of Carlton Respects and...
Game Changers proud to play for Carlton Respects
THIS week just received added significance for the Carlton Football Club with Saturday’s game against Richmond confirmed as the 2021 AFLW Carlton Respects game. For the fourth consecutive season the Game Changers will run out in orange socks, the international colour...
Kinnersly: We need to be really honest
“WE need to speak about it more and we need to be really honest.” For Our Watch CEO and Carlton board member Patty Kinnersly, the message behind Carlton Respects is more prevalent than ever before. Speaking on Triple M prior to the Blues’ annual AFL Carlton Respects...
Carlton Respects game confirmed for Round 11
THE Carlton Football Club is proud to announce that its Round 11 match against West Coast will be the 2020 AFL Carlton Respects game. The Blues will wear orange socks for the fifth annual AFL Carlton Respects game in order to raise awareness of gender equality for the...
Carlton Respects: COVID-19 update
The Carlton Football Club are continuing to respond to the developing COVID-19 situation and are taking every precaution to protect Club members and supporters as well as the safety of staff and players.
A night in Navy Blue and orange for Carlton Respects
THE ORANGE flags were flying high for the third annual Carlton Respects AFLW Game at Ikon Park on Saturday night.
Meet our Carlton Respects player ambassadors
From the AFLW and AFL playing group, two players have put their hands up to represent the Carlton Respects initiative and become advocates for gender equality for the prevention of violence against women.
Heroes in Blue head to Carlton Respects Schools
For the first Community Camp of 2020, twenty-six lucky schools received visits from some very special visitors in navy blue.
A lifetime in Blue: Carlton honours 50-year member
A member of 50 years attended open training at Ikon Park to meet some of his heroes.
MC Labour host first Carlton Respects Workplace Roadshow
ON Friday 29 November MC Labour hosted the first Carlton Respects Roadshow, a seminar series run as part of the Carlton Respects Workplace Charter.
Carlton celebrate 16 Days of Activism
THE Carlton Football Club is proudly taking part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global initiative calling for the prevention and elimination of violence against women.
Players donate $10,000 to Carlton Respects
THE Carlton Football Club’s AFL playing group today donated $10,000 to the Club’s gender equality initiative, Carlton Respects, as part of their AFL Players Care commitment.
Bluebaggers unite for 2019 AFL Carlton Respects Game
ON Saturday night, 35,000 Bluebaggers’ pulled up their socks at the fourth AFL Carlton Respects game to promote gender equality for the prevention of violence against women.
Kicking off Carlton Respects in Schools for 2019
In January 2019, Carlton Football Club welcomed nine new La Trobe University interns to the Community Education Programs Team.
Carlton Respects AFLW Game in 2019
ON 10 March 2019, close to 3,000 supporters filled Ikon Park for the second annual AFLW Carlton Respects Game.
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Launch
THE Carlton Football Club officially launched their Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan on February 22 2019.
Blues celebrate 16 Days of Activism in 2018
ON Monday 26 November, Carlton Football Club hosted a morning tea to celebrate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
Common Ground – our game is for all
Celebrating the diverse cultures of Australia is embedded within the core values of the Carlton Football Club, and is reflected through its history. This celebration continued on Sunday 22 July, as the Club hosted its inaugural ‘Common Ground’ game. The ‘Common...
2018 Indigenous Guernsey
In Round 11, the Carlton Football Club along with the wider AFL community, celebrated Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Now in its 11th year, Sir Doug Nicholls Round aims to acknowledge and highlight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players, communities and cultures. Each...
Flying the flag for gender equality
A sea of bright orange flags filled the MCG on Sunday 20 May, as thousands of football fans flew their flags for gender equality. Raising awareness for gender equality for the prevention of violence against women, the Blues’ Round 9 game against the Demons marked the...
Carlton Rise High
The Spotlight Foundation have committed their support to the Carlton Rise High program. The program aims to increase the wellbeing of students at the Carlton Primary School and focuses on giving members of the Carlton Junior Football Club a sense of belonging to their...
What a Game Changer – Inaugural AFLW Carlton Respects
On Sunday 11 March at Ikon Park the inaugural AFLW Carlton Respects game was played between Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from violence against women. The awareness raising week leading-in and the...
Celebrating Carlton’s multicultural heritage and identity
Carlton Football Club recently participated in the celebrations of Cultural Diversity Week and acknowledged Harmony Day, in recognition of the club’s multicultural heritage and identity. Presented by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is...
Programs kick off for 2018
Over the coming weeks, we will be educating over 800 students, at 10 different schools in Melbourne metropolitan’s northern corridor. Last week marked our new team of 12 La Trobe University Community Education Program Interns and the return of all three Community...
Priority Care throw their support behind the Syd Jackson Program
General Manager of Priority Care, Rani Haddad, said: “Being a strong corporate citizen is really important to the team here at Priority Care. The Syd Jackson Program aligns with our values and we see it as a fantastic opportunity to support and help improve the...
Leading with the Blues
In September 2017, Carlton Primary, Heidelberg Primary, and Princess Hill Primary were the first schools in the northern corridor to have participated in our new and exciting three-week Community Education Program, “Leading with the Blues”. Leading with the...
Sound Mind, Sound Body and Sound Community Education Program
Term three has been a busy one with Carlton Football Club facilitators delivering the Blues Foundation’s Sound Mind, Sound Body and Sound Community (SMSBSC) Community Education Program. SMSBSC focuses on building resilience in young people to prevent social exclusion....
First ever AFLW game dedicated to gender equality
As part of the 16 days of Activism morning tea, Carlton Football Club GM – People, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Amanda Barker, announced the 2018 CARLTON RESPECTS games, adding the first ever AFLW game dedicated to gender equality for the prevention of family...
#MoreThanASpectator – CARLTON RESPECTS Campaign
For the second consecutive year, the Carlton Football Club (Carlton FC) actively supported the ‘16 Days of Activism’, through its CARLTON RESPECT 16 Days awareness raising campaign. To mark the beginning of the 16 days, Carlton FC held a whole-of-club morning tea,...
Blues host AMES and CMY
The Carlton Football Club has kicked off its celebrations for the AFL’s Multicultural Round by welcoming the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) and Adult Multicultural Education Service (AMES Australia) to Ikon Park. AMES Australia provides a range of comprehensive...
Wear orange at the ‘G!
Have you organised your orange, Bluebaggers? With the Blues set to buck tradition and pull on orange socks for the Club's annual CARLTON RESPECTS game on Sunday, we're urging everyone to sport their own touch of orange and join Carlton in its endeavour to promote...
Orange is the new navy blue
The Blues are set to turn orange this week ahead of the annual CARLTON RESPECTS game against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Sunday. CARLTON RESPECTS aims to take action in relation to gender equality for the prevention of violence against women, with the Blues to...
Blues brighten birthday celebration
Four Carlton players have helped to widen the smiles of hundreds of young children – at one very special birthday party. Through the Carlton Football Club’s Blues Foundation – a foundation which aims to raise awareness for the prevention of violence against women and...
Bid for Indigenous player guernseys
Bluebaggers, don’t miss your chance to own a match-worn 2017 Indigenous Guernsey! The Carlton Football Club is auctioning each of the 22 limited-edition jumpers worn by the team during its clash against North Melbourne for Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round, as well...
Carlton Football Club acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which IKON Park is located, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. The Club also acknowledges and pays its respects to their Elders past and present and the Traditional Owners of the many lands on which we play our great game.