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BLUES SEEK NEW RECRUITING BOSS<\/p>\n
Carlton and national recruiting manager Mick Agresta have parted ways after eight years.<\/p>\n
First reported by the <\/a>Herald Sun<\/a>, Agresta, who has been at the club since 2018, departs just a month out from the start of the Blues\u2019 season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s another key move made under new Carlton football boss Chris Davies \u2013 who replaced Brad Lloyd \u2013 and under the watchful eye of chief executive Graham Wright.<\/p>\n \u201cMick\u2019s had nearly eight years here, he finishes on Friday,\u201d Wright told Carlton members at the club\u2019s AGM on Wednesday night, per the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was open minded and keen to explore what that looked like outside of Carlton.<\/p>\n \u201cWe won\u2019t look to replace that role straight away but we will look to restructure that department.\u201d<\/p>\n Assistant coach Aaron Hamill, coaching performance guru Aaron Greaves, talent manager Tom Lonergan and VFL coach Luke Power have all departed.<\/p>\n Michael Agresta has left Carlton. Picture: Dylan Burns\/AFL PhotosSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n Former West Coast coach and Fox Footy analyst Adam Simpson was one of the names brought in at Princes Park in a part-time mentoring role.<\/p>\n And while Agresta is gone, list boss Nick Austin remains \u2013 having helped orchestrate last October\u2019s blockbuster Charlie Curnow-to-Sydney trade, with Will Hayward, Ollie Florent and Ben Ainsworth the Blues\u2019 key incoming names.<\/p>\n Campbell Chesser and Liam Reidy also joined in smaller-scale deals, while Harry Dean was the big top-10 draft addition as Carlton attempts to rebound from a disappointing 9-14 campaign.<\/p>\n Coach Michael Voss retained his position despite immense pressure at the back end of last year, but a poor start in 2026 will only see more heat put on the 50-year-old.<\/p>\n BULLDOGS BOLTERS <\/p>\n At the Bulldogs, a 26-year-old prospect is reportedly firming for an SSP spot.<\/p>\n Per AFL Media\u2019s Cal Twomey, Footscray VFL\u2019s Will Lewis \u201cis shaping as a strong contender\u201d for an official train-on opportunity at the Dogs, having trained with the AFL group over summer.<\/p>\n Lewis, a 194-centimetre utility, booted 43.24 across 24 VFL games last year.<\/p>\n The Dogs in previous years haven\u2019t been afraid to draft from within, recruiting the likes of Anthony Scott, Will Hayes and Robbie McComb out of Footscray\u2019s program as mature-age recruits.<\/p>\n The Dogs have a vacant list spot following the pre-season retirement of premiership forward James Harmes.<\/p>\n Will Lewis celebrates kicking a goal for Footscray during the 2025 VFL Grand Final. Picture: Daniel Pockett\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n YOUNG DEE RETURNS HOME, DOGS\u2019 SSP BOLTER<\/p>\n Melbourne youngster Kalani White has reportedly taken leave from the Demons as he deals with illness.<\/p>\n According to Seven\u2019s Mitch Cleary, the uncapped 18-year-old has returned home to Queensland to recover from glandular fever, with the ruck-forward set to return to the fray in \u201ccoming weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n The 201-centimetre White, the son of former Melbourne ruckman Jeff White, joined the Dees last year as a pre-listed rookie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlton\u2019s off-season off-field shake-up has continued, while illness has sidelined a recent father-son Demons recruit. 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