Coach Welcome to Carlton Jacob Townsend - Development Coach

[Aphrodite]

Welcome Jacob

Jacob Townsend joins Carlton as development coach

Premiership player Jacob Townsend will join the Blues as a development coach.

www.carltonfc.com.au

The Carlton Football Club is excited to announce a further coaching appointment for the 2026 AFL season, with premiership player Jacob Townsend

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Jacob Townsend

Age

32

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

5.5

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.7

4star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.3

2star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.0

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.2

3star

arriving at IKON Park as a development coach.

Townsend joins the Blues with a wealth of experience as a player and in recent years as a coach, having most recently worked as the Head of Development at the Box Hill Hawks, who finished second on the VFL ladder.

 

[katmanblue]

Welcome Jacob

 

[Blue and Silver]

Welcome Jacob.

You are a great answer to AFL trivia questions having played for Essendon, Richmond, Gold Coast and GWS.

 

[ajb72]

Does Woodrow come too?

 

[NewDarkNavyBlues]

Oh nice. Welcome

 

[Soapy V]

More development

 

[SurreyBlue]

More development

Exactly. Much needed.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Should be able to give our boys a few tips on their set shots hopefully too.

 

[tarczonandjane]

I just love how much emphasis we are putting on player development. Whether the names are the right ones is something on which I have no insight. But the intent is certainly something to applaud.

 

[ctwenty1]

Should be able to give our boys a few tips on their set shots hopefully too.

LOL

Mind you, brackets could do with some tips to at least get close...

 

[Soapy V]

I just love how much emphasis we are putting on player development. Whether the names are the right ones is something on which I have no insight. But the intent is certainly something to applaud.

FINALLY. Been a disaster for 30 years

 

[Soapy V]

Exactly. Much needed.

UNDERSTATEMENT

 

[bmaurizio]

Jacob will be an excellent addition, experienced has been part of a successful regime,
he'll help to enhance and quicken our progress towards a more modern style of AFL Football.
Refreshing to see the emphasis & additional focus on development of our younger players so long overdue.

 

[lukep_86]

FINALLY. Been a disaster for 30 years

It's great that GW and CD are doing a lot this off season to address a clear area of need, but it's pretty frustrating that it went untouched for so long.

Onwards and upwards from here!

 

[manang magoos]

Exactly. Much needed.

Green shoots

 

[Pixelshooter]

Whether the names are the right ones is something on which I have no insight. But the intent is certainly something to applaud.

Likewise...but for the first time in a long while, I have more confidence that the people we have making these appointments know what they are doing. Fingers crossed that's actually the case.

 

[Blue__Balls]

I just love how much emphasis we are putting on player development. Whether the names are the right ones is something on which I have no insight. But the intent is certainly something to applaud.

Truslove's resume looks really good, Close seems to have plenty of experience with the junior pathways, and Townsend having recently been running Development at Box Hill seems like it would be a strong reference too. People also seems to have a lot of positive things to say about Torin Baker as well. On the whole, just looks like a really capable and varied group, which I reckon is what you want to be able to manage the growth and development of a variety of kids from different backgrounds.

Think there was some consternation about Russell being retained and moved to the Head of Development role, but I think with the group we've assembled here, Jordan is going to be there predominantly for administration and oversight rather than the actual day to day coaching.

 

[AT97]

Should be able to give our boys a few tips on their set shots hopefully too.

Played the game with a very hard edge…we could do with some of that as well.

 

[Coona Blues]

Welcome Jacob.

Loving the group of off Broadway appointments who have excellent resumes. Likely to be a great mix.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Seems to know his stuff. Pretty impressive good communication

 

[Gethelred]

Welcome, Jacob.

 

[Psychochook]

Welcome Jacob.

Loving the group of off Broadway appointments who have excellent resumes. Likely to be a great mix.

Agreed.

I'd like to imagine that, in their interviews, they all displayed a passion for what the decision makers believe we lack the most.

That or some common thread that unifies them.

Anything but, "I just love the club."
(I love chunky caramel Kit-Kat's.
Can't make one to save myself.)

Wasn't a fan of Townsend's when he was playing.

Didn't look footy enough in an odd way.

He had a habit of bobbing up, at THAT moment of the game with a play that would turn momentum in his teams direction.

Consistent in attitude to the point of lifeless at times.

An opposition player you'd forget, until they forced you to remember.

I loooove this appointment.

I didn't like him because he was no superstar, yet I rated him, but he didn't play for us.

He's with us now.

Show us yer skills Jacob. Get us a cup.

 

[bradfisher14]

Sounds like an excellent addition, but more importantly, is he mates with Zak Butters

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Zak Butters

Age

25

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.7

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

14.7

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

?

 

[GoBlues!]

Sounds like an excellent addition, but more importantly, is he mates with Zak Butters?

It’s the first question by the interview panel.
Second question (optional) - were you a mad Carlton supporter growing up.