CARLTON will honour its traditional home this weekend, with the Blues unveiling a new jumper to be worn during the club’s Round 3 clash with rivals Essendon on Sunday.

Labelled the ‘Blueout’ guernsey, the Blues will pay homage to the streets of Carlton such as Lygon St, Rathdowne St and Drummond St, which are all paved with bluestone.

“As players, it is important for us to find ways to acknowledge our members and supporters and this guernsey is a nod to our origins in Carlton as a suburb in which the club was formed back in 1864,” Blues youngster Jacob Weitering told the club website.

“Our supporters right across the country continue to give so much to us as a playing group. It’s only fitting that we will debut the guernsey at a game with such a historic and passionate rivalry against Essendon.”

Round 18

It will be the first time in Carlton’s long and illustrious history that the club’s logo will be coloured blue on a home guernsey.