Fairytale Blues ‘Not Done yet’ After Wildcard Win

Fairytale Blues 'not done yet' after wildcard win

After a historic wildcard win when they finished 10th, Carlton can dare to dream of an extended finals run, forward Ben Ainsworth says.

The Blues never dreamed of coming this far. The Cats are next in their sights

The faces of Fraser’s Blues, if there are any, are the super-mature young guns Harry Dean and Jagga Smith, both of whom have changed the team DNA.

Fairytale Blues ‘not done yet’ after wildcard win

Carlton forward Ben Ainsworth is pinching himself to be in an elimination final, but has declared the Blues “not done yet”. After being 1-8 when Josh Fraser took over as coach from Michael Voss, Carlton have risen to be in a showdown with last year’s grand finalists Geelong. Finishing the home-and-away season in 10th, the Blues wore down seventh-ranked Melbourne to win a gruelling wildcard battle at the MCG on Saturday night. Carlton have suffer…

Fraser's faith rewarded as Blues refuse to be spooked amid early Dees blitz

Carlton coach Josh Fraser hailed his side's maturity to weather the storm in a brilliant finals fightback

Match Report | Dees season ends in Blues defeat

Melbourne's 2026 AFL season has come to end, going down to Carlton by 19 points