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<\/p>\nCarlton reportedly \u2018brutally blindsided\u2019 its ex-list manager in a situation that could get messy. Plus Peter Daicos has addressed Nick\u2019s potential Tasmania move and leaving the Copeland Trophy early.<\/p>\n
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Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n EX-BLUES LIST BOSS \u2018BRUTALLY BLINDED\u2019 BY EXIT MEETING<\/p>\n Carlton\u2019s former list manager is reportedly considering legal options after he was \u201cbrutally blindsided\u201d by his exit from the club. <\/p>\n Seven\u2019s Tom Morris revealed that ex-Blues list boss Nick Austin was taken aback by a brief meeting he had with club bosses when he was told of his departure.<\/p>\n On the same day Michael Voss resigned as senior coach, the Blues in a statement said Austin \u201cmade the decision to move on from his position in order to allow the club to continue through its current period of transition\u201d following \u201cdiscussions with the club late this afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n However Austin, who\u2019d headed up Carlton\u2019s list for five years, was believed to have been left stunned by the move.<\/p>\n Blues to put faith in young guns? | 02:54<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a brutal blindside,\u201d journalist Tom Morris said on Seven\u2019s Agenda Setters on Wednesday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNick Austin walked into work yesterday morning, not knowing that Michael Voss would also be leaving his job, but also not knowing that he would lose his job.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had a meeting for five or ten minutes with the hierarchy at Carlton, and he was brutally told that he no longer worked at the Blues.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd my understanding is he\u2019s considering his legal options tonight and whether he can take it further.\u201d<\/p>\n Austin replaced Stephen Silvagni as Carlton\u2019s list manager ahead of the 2020 AFL season.<\/p>\n Austin\u2019s departure followed the Blues\u2019 decision to part ways with national recruiting manager Michael Agresta on the eve of the season. <\/p>\n It leaves Carlton footy boss Chris Davies to assume list management responsibilities.<\/p>\n PETER DAICOS ON NICK\u2019S FUTURE, LEAVING B&F EARLY<\/p>\n Peter Daicos says speculation around Nick\u2019s future has been over overblown by media amid ongoing links to Tasmania. <\/p>\n The son of a gun got tongues wagging during a recent family trip to Tasmania on the same weekend the club played its first VFL game.<\/p>\n It followed reports the Devils are set to make bold recruiting push for the Pies ace ahead of the 19th side\u2019s entry into the competition in 2028.<\/p>\n Daicos, contracted at Collingwood until 2029 on a deal signed in August 2023, told Fox Footy\u2019s AFL 360 earlier this year he\u2019d \u201cnever been happier at the club<\/a>\u201d and downplayed a photo of he, Josh and Peter with Devils board director Roger Curtis during their trip to the Apple Isle. <\/p>\n Pies urged not to rush stars back | 01:05<\/p>\n And Magpies legend Peter also dismissed the noise surrounding his superstar son.<\/p>\n