How Carlton is proving its maturity and remaining a genuine contender
- Carlton was the darling of the AFLW last year.
- It returned to the finals for the first time since 2020, pressed toward a preliminary final, and challenged perennial contender Brisbane on its home deck.
- The fear — especially in the AFLW — is that the comedown the following year is hard and fast for those sides that propel themselves up the ladder.
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- Carlton was the darling of the AFLW last year.
- It returned to the finals for the first time since 2020, pressed toward a preliminary final, and challenged perennial contender Brisbane on its home deck.
- The fear — especially in the AFLW — is that the comedown the following year is hard and fast for those sides that propel themselves up the ladder.
Sources: ABC Australia