I feel sad that it’s come to this. Have been a big believer in Bolts and was convinced he was moving this club in the right direction.

The past 18 mths have been challenging and I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt. But sadly, somethings not quite right and things have to change.

I think he’s been a fantastic role model for our youngsters. Maybe that wasn’t allowing him to be as authoritative as he should.

Let’s hope we get someone that can move this club forward, and start developing our players and get us excited once again.

Jeebus knows we could all do with that.

Dear Donstuie,

The Club met with Brendon Bolton this morning where he was informed that a change in the senior coaching position was in the best interests of the Carlton Football Club.

Poor on-field performances and results over a sustained period of time have reached the point where the Club was left with no choice but to make the difficult decision it has today.

Quite simply the lack of wins has fallen short of what our football club expects at this stage of its development. There was an expectation this season that we would start to see the benefits of that development however to this point that has not occurred to the level we expected and Carlton cannot afford to sit back and wait any longer.

While winning does not solely rely on one individual, the ultimate accountability sits with the senior coach.

Brendon has been an outstanding person for our football Club over the last three-and-a-half seasons.

There is no question he gave his heart and soul to the Navy Blue during that time. His care and commitment to Carlton is a testament to Brendon’s qualities not only as a coach but as a person.

We do have a responsibility to our members, fans and all stakeholders to do everything we can to improve on-field performance.

Assistant coach David Teague will take on the role of caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2019 season.

The Club will commence its search for a new senior coach, which will be done with a focus of continuing the progression of the Club’s overall strategy.

Having acquired four years’ worth of elite draft talent, development of that talent must now translate into significant on-field improvement and winning for the Carlton Football Club.

To be clear, our strategy does not change. Today is a measured step we needed to take as a football club in order to keep moving forward and will allow us to build on the work done over recent seasons.

While decisions such as today’s are difficult, they are necessary so that we can continue to progress towards our ultimate goal of winning premierships for our football club.

Regards,

Mark LoGiudice
President, Carlton Football Club
Member ID: 12010170

That Essendon** delivered the coup de grace makes it all the more galling.

Sounds like Cain Liddle drove this

And if anyone has doubts about Cain Liddle. Today should dispel them. Ultra impressive.

And if anyone has doubts about Cain Liddle. Today should dispel them. Ultra impressive.

I don’t think this is all doom and gloom, I’ll try and be half glass full (as a surprise to many here) and say that this has the potential to be like the Brendan Macartney / Luke Beveridge transition at the Western Bulldogs.