 In the six seasons between 2002 and 2007, Carlton finished last three times, and five times in the bottom two.It was not until 2009 that the club had rebuilt its list sufficiently to return to the finals.Off the field, the club had already posted an operating loss of $500,000 in 2002, and its decision to invest in the upgrade of Princes Park was inopportune and ultimately extremely unprofitable, as the AFL increasingly moved games away from the stadium.