AFL Daily: David Teague confirmed as Carlton caretaker coach after Brendon Bolton's sacking
Carlton has announced 2004 best-and-fairest winner David Teague as the club's caretaker coach following its decision to sack Brendon Bolton as players and fans react to the dramatic news. RECAP WHAT HAPPENED
Chris Cavanagh
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June 3, 2019 - 5:43PM
David Teague played only three seasons with Carlton but made his presence felt.
After crossing from North Melbourne at the end of the 2003 season, the defender won the Blues’ best-and-fairest the very next year.
Known for his courage as a player — highlighted by winning the 2004 AFL Players' Association Robert Rose Award as the most courageous player in the league — the Blues will be hoping that translates to Teague being a courageous and fearless leader as caretaker coach across the second half of the season.
The 38-year-old, who has served as forwards coach for the past two seasons, was selected for the role ahead of fellow assistants John Barker, Cameron Bruce and Dale Amos.
Teague coached his own side in VFL outfit Northern Bullants from 2008-10, going on to hold assistant roles with West Coast (2011-13), St Kilda (2014) and Adelaide (2015-17) before returning to Carlton.
Blues chief executive Cain Liddle said Teague has been chosen as caretaker on the recommendation of football boss Brad Lloyd.
“Teaguey’s been a John Nicholls medallist here at Carlton. He’s also coached his own team in his own right,” Carlton chief executive Cain Liddle said.
“He’s now been in the system for the best part of 10 years so Brad’s recommendation was David Teague and we supported thatand he gets his opportunity over the next 12 games.”
Asked it Teague was a contender for the coaching role beyond this season, Liddle was short and sharp.
“We wouldn’t rule anyone in or out at this point,” he said.
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Updates
Players 'disappointed' to see Bolton leave
Tim Michell
Chris Cavanagh reports…
Carlton co-captain Sam Docherty says the playing group was “pretty shattered” by the sudden departure of coach Brendon Bolton, but is backing the club to make decisions that lead to a “good future ahead”. Speaking less than two hours after Bolton broke the news to his playing group that he had been sacked yesterday, Docherty said it had been a “tough day for the club”. “We’re pretty disappointed as players,” Docherty said. “We care for Bolts as a person as much as a coach and he’s obviously got stung by the win-loss record. We’re not where we want to be as a club at the moment and I completely understand the decision the club’s made to move forward and move on Bolts.
“The hard thing about coaching these days is it is a win-loss caper and unfortunately we didn’t win enough games and they (the Carlton board) made the decision based off that and we back the club in, for what it’s worth, and we look forward to moving on.” Fellow co-captain Patrick Cripps said Bolton had a profound impact on him. “He’s been a massive part of our development not only as a player but as a leader and as a person and one thing Bolts really taught me was the work ethic it takes to succeed in life and his work ethic is second to none,” Cripps said. “I’ve never seen anyone work as tirelessly as he has. So I was disappointed. I had a strong connection with Bolts. He was a good mentor.”
'He had to go': Fans react to Bolton exit
Tim Michell
Chris Cavanagh reports…
There was something in the air as the rain fell down on a gloomy Monday morning in Melbourne. Staked out behind Carlton president Mark LoGiudice’s office in Lonsdale Street, one television reporter recalled the last time he was in that alley way was May 26, 2015. That was the day Mick Malthouse was sacked by the Blues. Within hours, Brendon Bolton arrived at Carlton’s Princes Park headquarters with his manager Tom Petroro, whisked inside through a side entrance. It was not long after that a number of reports began flooding in that Bolton had indeed coached his last game with the Blues. A lady in a VW Golf driving through the car park calls out to a waiting media pack, “Is he gone, is he?”. A nod her way confirms the news and her reaction is to madly clap her hands in elation.
It is business as usual in the Carlton merchandise store as the registers continue to tick over. Blues fan Paul is holding a bag as he walks out, inside it a new jumper for his 10-year-old son who had endured the pain of a 41-point loss to Essendon the previous day. “I was looking at him yesterday and thinking, ‘I’m surprised you haven’t swapped teams,” Paul said of his son. As for the move on Bolton? “I feel sorry for him,” Paul said. “He seems like a good guy, but he had to go.” Another disgruntled fan walking by questions whether Bolton is just the first domino, turning the heat on list manager Stephen Silvagni. “If Bolton goes, Silvagni has to go as well,” the fan says.
AFL concedes another review blunder
Tim Michell
The AFL has conceded a second goal review mistake took place during Round 11 after the error which cost Collingwood against Fremantle.
In a statement released this afternoon, the AFL said a goal awarded to West Coast forward Oscar Allen had been touched by Western Bulldogs midfielder Marcus Bontempelli.
However, the review only focused on a potential touch in the goal square and did not take into account Bontempelli's touch off the boot.
"The AFL acknowledges that had the score review official followed the correct process, there was vision available to show a touch off the boot by Western Bulldogs player Marcus Bontempelli," a league statement read.
"The AFL will continue to educate all score review officials to maximise the effectiveness of the score review system."
Match review: Hawkins, Sicily fined
Al Paton
Tom Hawkins and James Sicily have been hit with fines but are free to play in their club's next matches.
Match review officer Michael Christian has issued his verdict on the weekend's matches, charging Hawkins with striking Sydney's Jordan Dawson.
The incident was assessed careless, low impact and high contact.
Hawkins collected Dawson with a clumsy forearm to the head after the Swans defender took a mark on Saturday.
The fine for a second offence is $5000 but he can accept a $3000 fine with an early guilty plea.
Sicily can pay $2000 for his jab to the body of Brisbane's Lincoln McCarthy after the incident was assessed as intentional conduct with low impact and body contact.
Magpie Adam Treloar can also accept a $1500 fine for striking Docker Reece Conca and Bulldog Aaron Naughton has been fined $2000 for sriking Eagle Will Schofield.
Match-day reports against Fremantle's Ethan Hughes and Gold Coast's David Swallow were thrown out.
Al Paton
Thoughts Blues fans?!
Al Paton
The coach walks out for the last time
Al Paton
Bolts hasn't lost any friends. Tough gig.
Brendon Bolton sadly didn’t have enough wins on game day, but he clearly won that press conference. Class act in very difficult circumstances.
Ken Hinkley asked his side pre-game, why not us? The answer was shown on the field at the SCG, which is as simple as they’re not good enough to take that last step, writes Matt Turner.
