The Blues have taken huge steps forward in 2020 and can now dream big about their exciting future.
In saying that, the Baggers still have some areas that they need to strengthen going into 2021 - but they have the salary cap space to add the necessary talent.
After missing out on some of the game's bigger names over the past few years, the Blues have room in their cap for a big fish. There is no better time to strike the player market now that list sizes and expected to be cut and salary cups shrunk.
But where do they shift their focus? This year's free agency crop isn't as strong as it has been in recent years, so the Carlton hierarchy will need to be creative. They have their eyes still firmly set on Swans star Tom Papley after missing out on him last year.
But with the Swans likely play hard ball again, the Blues will need to have half an eye on other potential recruits.
Carlton has been known to bring in big fish on big money, but those deals haven't always proven fruitful. They need to be wise with their spending at the end of 2020.
Here are 10 players the Blues should target in the off-season.
2. Josh Kelly (GWS)
Carlton went hard for Kelly in 2017 and just missed...just. He then signed a two-year deal with GWS with an eight-year trigger should he wish to. Those first two years are about to expire and there is a belief that the silky left-footer is gettable.
Carlton once again have the means to bring him in. He would be unbelievably well served next to Cripps and would be everything Blues fans have been dreaming of. He wouldn't come cheap, but the Blues should be willing to spend big for Kelly.
