News Thank you Bolts
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Dear Aphrodite,
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
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Great guy, certainly made long term decisions that hurt him in the end. I wish him nothing but the best.
You're always welcome in me shed ya little bugger
We can get out 4b2 and smash some s**t together
We can get out 4b2 and smash some s**t together
Never heard a bad word about Bolts. Even his detractors said everyone knows he's a wonderful man. Maybe wasn't the coach to get us up the ladder but I'm sure he's made all players on our list better people.
He managed to turn the club from how Malthouse left it to a happy and inclusive place for the players. In as dire a time as it was he played a big role in turning us around off the field. It's a shame he couldn't get the on field results to match.
Fair well, Brendon.
He managed to turn the club from how Malthouse left it to a happy and inclusive place for the players. In as dire a time as it was he played a big role in turning us around off the field. It's a shame he couldn't get the on field results to match.
Fair well, Brendon.
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He was the best thing to happen to our club in a long time and it saddens me to see him gone.
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Hoping we don't regret this.
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Although a huge amount of work remains to be done, I genuinely believe that Bolts has left our club in a state that is far stronger than when he arrived. Imo, he has run his extremely challenging legs of our rebuild journey to the best of his ability, and shown persistence and real class throughout, and it is now up to others at the club to ensure that the coaching baton is handed over to the right person to take us to the next level. It’s hugely disappointing that things have ended this way, but imo we’d reached a point where something had to give.
All the best Bolts in your future endeavours, and sincere thanks for your contribution to the Blues. As other posters have said, imo you can claim a significant part of any success that we enjoy in the future.
All the best Bolts in your future endeavours, and sincere thanks for your contribution to the Blues. As other posters have said, imo you can claim a significant part of any success that we enjoy in the future.
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He was the best thing to happen to our club in a long time and it saddens me to see him gone.
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Tough presser. He seems like a really fine, genuine man. It’s just not the job for him maybe.
Even though it's the right decision it's hard not to feel awful for Bolts during his farewell speech
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