Twelve Carlton players will be in action for the Northern Bullants at Visy Park on Friday afternoon, March 20th. The twelve primary list Carlton players will be joined by rookie list players in a Bullants intra-club match commencing at 5:00pm.

The AFL has confirmed that the 12 Carlton players; Jordan Bannister, Adam Bentick, Steven Browne, Brad Fisher, Adam Hartlett, Setanta O'hAilpin, Rhys O'Keeffe, Mitch Robinson, Heath Scotland, Caleb Tiller, Andrew Walker, Chris Yarran have all been given permission to play in the match.

Carlton General Manager Football Operations, Steven Icke confirmed the Carlton players involvement in the intra-club match.

“Each of the players has missed one or more matches in the NAB pre-season competition and the extra game time today is important for their preparation for the 2009 season. The game time for each player will vary subject to their individual requirements,” Icke said.