Carlton midfielder George Hewett believes the group has been revitalised by the numerous adjustments the membership has remodeled summer time, and defended the group after footage of a recent training session went viral for all the wrong reasons.
The Blues misplaced key gamers within the commerce interval, together with Charlie Curnow, Jack Silvagni and Tom de Koning, whereas additionally shifting on from head of soccer Brad Lloyd and a number of assistant coaches.
Even past that, former captain Sam Docherty retired and 6 others had been delisted.
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They had been busy within the commerce interval, bringing in 5 gamers, after which landed father-son defender Harry Dean with the third decide within the draft.
Carlton has new line coaches, together with Josh Fraser from Collingwood, former North Melbourne participant Leigh Adams and retired Port Adelaide star Travis Boak in a management function.
Hewett, who gained the membership’s finest and fairest in 2025, says the group has a brand new spark to it.
George Hewett of the Blues celebrates kicking a purpose. Getty
“Yeah I do (assume we have freshened up the listing),” Hewett instructed 3AW’s Large World of Sports activities Radio.
“Getting Will Hayward, Ollie Florent, just a few of my mates from the Swannies, Campbell Chesser, Ben Ainsworth, Liam Reidy.
“I simply really feel like we have introduced in blokes which are hungry and able to show some extent, I believe.
“They have been coaching rather well. I am unable to actually communicate for Will and Ollie, however I do know they’re nice for tradition, off the sector as effectively, by way of bringing the group collectively.
“It is simply pleasure for the time being. That is the phrase I am feeling for the time being. We will not wait.
“Pre-season’s been fairly lengthy, so we have got inner tomorrow, kind of stuff, after which entering into the opposition in a few fortnight, which is thrilling.”
The Blues have their faire share of ex-Swans on their listing now, together with Hewett, Florent, Hayward and defender Nic Newman.
Carlton had a poor 2025 season, lacking the finals, profitable solely 9 video games, and their as soon as robust contest and clearance game-plan struggled to stack up.
When requested if that they had made adjustments to their recreation plan for 2026, Hewett mentioned “undoubtedly”.
“The competitors would not lie,” he added.
“We all know the place we sit from final 12 months. We have gone to work.
“I do know that contest and defence will all the time be our primary pillar of focus. That’s most likely the primary factor that wins you premierships, or offers you an opportunity to get across the mark.
“Then we have been focusing and honing in on our offensive abilities. That was primarily pre-Christmas after which we have labored on tightening up our contest and defence.”
Hewett was requested about the viral training footage that has made headlines this week, that includes plenty of talent errors by Carlton gamers.
He feels they need to be lower some slack given it was late in a prolonged coaching session.
“I really have not seen the video,” Hewett mentioned.
“We had been 5 hours right into a session, we would run 28km, we had been a bit drained,” he joked.
