Our final rankings of every club's forward lines are here, revealing the top six attacking sides in the competition ahead of 2025.
These clubs have a dynamic mix of star key targets, potent crumbing smalls, and selfless role players that slot perfectly into the forward line to create a nightmare for oppositions to defend.
TEAMS 18-13:ย Every AFL team's forward line ranked: Part 1
TEAMS 12-7:ย Every AFL team's forward line ranked: Part 2
Without further ado, here is the third and final part of our forward-line rankings...
3. (3rd) Carlton
It's hard not to be excited about Carlton's prospects at a premiership with the forward line they have.
Dual Coleman medallist Charlie Curnow spearheads the group, followed by Harry McKay who could be a Coleman medal fancy in his own right if he wasn't playing second fiddle to Curnow.
Elijah Hollands has been a welcome addition after a career-best year in navy blue since his transfer across from the Gold Coast.
Brodie Kemp and Zac Williams have also made an impact in the forward line and are likely to be stationed there again in 2025. Jack Silvagni could also return and prove valuable too.
The Blues ranked fourth for points per game in 2024, while also being one of the more effective sides from their inside 50 entries. Carlton scored from 47.3% of their inside 50s, the fourth-best rate in the league behind eventual grand finalists Sydney and Brisbane, and previous reigning premiers Collingwood.
It will be intriguing to see if trading Matthew Owies and Matthew Kennedy were the correct calls, perhaps reducing their forward line depth, but nonetheless, they certainly have the star cavalry to shoulder that burden.
