Carlton's season endured the following disruptions and special arrangements:  Carlton, along with all AFL clubs, were forced to find significant cost savings to cover the loss of revenue, which in Carlton's case included gate and broadcast revenue from closed and cancelled games, as well as gaming revenue as a result of non-essential venue closures across the country; the club is also expected to suffer financially as a result of joint major sponsor Virgin Australia being placed into administration, itself severely affected by travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic, although the club's partnership with Virgin will continue as long as the airline operates. Among the cost saving decisions, Carlton ended its 18-year association with its , the Northern Blues, in late March; the club had been investing significant money in building up the club as a development ground for its reserves and a senior development pathway for the northern suburbs; but with money tight, opted to end the affiliation and adopt a lower-cost strategy of re-establishing a stand-alone reserves team, which would contest the VFL at the next opportunity. The Northern Blues club, which was entirely dependent on Carlton's financial support to remain viable as an entity, was immediately wound up. As with all other clubs, most of the club's workforce was stood down during the height of the pandemic. Mark LoGiudice continued as club president, a role he has held since June 2014. David Teague entered his first full season as the appointed senior coach of the club, having served as caretaker during the second half of 2019 after Brendon Bolton was sacked. Teague was appointed senior coach on a three-year contract with two rounds remaining in the 2019 season. To the coaching panel over the preseason were added: assistant coach Henry Playfair, who became head of coaching performance; AFL Academy manager Luke Power, who became head of development; and Geelong Falcons coach Daniel O'Keefe in a development coaching role. Power replaced Shane Watson, who departed after four years with the club. Following the trade and draft periods, general manager of List Management and Strategy Stephen Silvagni departed the club after five years in the role. The financial pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the termination of the affiliation with the Northern Blues, resulted in Northern coach Josh Fraser being terminated. Patrick Cripps and Sam Docherty continued in their roles as joint captains for the second consecutive season. The following is Carlton's squad for the 2020 season. "Statistics are correct as of end of 2019 season." "Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football."