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BLUES NARROW COACHING SEARCH<\/p>\n
Carlton has cut its list of coaching candidates down to just a handful of assistants, while leaving the door open for interim boss Josh Fraser to apply.<\/p>\n
The Age reported<\/a> St Kilda\u2019s Corey Enright, Geelong\u2019s James Kelly and Fremantle\u2019s Jaymie Graham had advanced to the next stage of the search.<\/p>\n The Blues are also allowing Fraser to enter the process at this stage, according to the Herald Sun<\/a>, who reported the list would be cut to four or five by the end of the week.<\/p>\n Other names mentioned were Hayden Skipworth (Collingwood), Daniel Giansiracusa (Hawthorn), and Brendon Lade and Daniel Pratt (Western Bulldogs).<\/p>\n Fraser has consistently said he doesn\u2019t feel he\u2019s ready for the senior coaching role and is yet to put his hand up.<\/p>\n But Jay Clark reported \u201cit would come as a major surprise if he turned down an opportunity to present for the job\u201d.<\/p>\n Josh Fraser and Adem Yze.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n TIGERS GREAT BACKS YZE… FOR NOW<\/p>\n A question mark hangs over the future of Richmond coach Adem Yze, with club great Jack Riewoldt fearing the fallout if the last-placed side loses to West Coast in a fortnight\u2019s time.<\/p>\n Yze is on track to claim a second wooden spoon in three years, after Essendon\u2019s upset win over GWS on the weekend, leaving his side 18th with five games remaining.<\/p>\n His career record of 10 wins and 55 losses is the worst by any coach in history after 65 games.<\/p>\n With the pressure building, Richmond CEO Shane Dunne threw his full support behind Yze on the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t address that media speculation,\u201d Dunne told SEN\u2019s Crunch Time.<\/p>\n \u201cAdem is an experienced professional, and he understands that there\u2019s going to be speculation. There\u2019s speculation on all of us at different times as there should be; it\u2019s a high-performance game.<\/p>\n \u201cWe give Adem feedback regularly. We have open dialogue between myself, even the board and our executive general managers of football \u2013 there\u2019s an open, honest dialogue there.<\/p>\n \u201cWe give feedback regularly and we\u2019re seeing great signs with Adem.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is an experienced coach who is now two and a half year into his head coaching role, a great tactician and he has built an incredible rapport with our playing group.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are seeing our players develop under him, we\u2019re seeing him continue to develop and that\u2019s what we\u2019re focused on right now.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no issues with Adem, we think he is doing an outstanding job as a coach.\u201d<\/p>\n GWS CEO blasted for ‘arrogant’ comments | 02:24<\/p>\n Yze is contracted until the end of 2028 but Riewoldt said there are have been persistent rumblings about the coach\u2019s future.<\/p>\n He put them to bed – for now, at least – while questioning Dunne’s claims around the Tigers\u2019 development.<\/p>\n \u201cHe (Dunne) spoke about that they were happy with their development of their players under Adem Yze, and they were satisfied with the coach,\u201d Riewoldt said on Fox Footy\u2019s On the Couch.<\/p>\n \u201cSpeaking to Richmond people today, and high up Richmond people – Adem Yze will be coaching Richmond in Round 1 next year. There\u2019s rumblings that potentially his job was on the line, but the Tigers are sticking fat, as they did with Damien Hardwick.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was starting to be murmurings about the Tigers, and rightly so. Shane Dunne spoke about the fact you\u2019d have to be living under a rock to think Adem Yze wasn\u2019t under pressure, and the club wasn\u2019t under pressure. They\u2019re steadfast Adem Yze is their man.<\/p>\n \u201cInjuries are a massive issue for them, they haven\u2019t been able to get their best players out on the park, but I would challenge the development piece. I think there\u2019s maybe three players that have developed.\u201d<\/p>\n Riewoldt cited Seth Campbell, Jack Ross and Ben Miller as the three improvers under Yze\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n He pointed out the runner-up in the search that saw Yze get the job, Andrew McQualter, will lead West Coast into the Tigers\u2019 most winnable remaining game.<\/p>\n \u201cIf they lose to West Coast at the \u2018G … you\u2019d have to be asking the question, did they pick the right man for the job?\u201d Riewoldt asked.<\/p>\n Hinkley discusses desire to coach again | 02:14<\/p>\n UNSIGHTED PIE\u2019S AFL FUTURE ENTERS FURTHER UNCERTAINTY<\/p>\n Collingwood\u2019s 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner Bobby Hill has in all likelihood played his last game for the club. <\/p>\n Seven\u2019s Mitch Cleary reports \u201cconversations have commenced\u201d between the 2023 Norm Smith medallist\u2019s management and the Pies \u201cto finalise his departure\u201d.<\/p>\n Hill\u2019s contract – a five-year deal signed last year, thought to be worth $750,000 per year – is set to come to an end in the ensuing weeks. <\/p>\n The 26-year-old hasn\u2019t played a senior game since Round 21 last year, when he was the substitute in the loss to Brisbane. His last full game was on June 21, 2025. <\/p>\n The livewire forward has made three VFL appearances this year in attempts to return to the top level under Craig McRae, but amid complex personal challenges, such a reality has not eventuated. <\/p>\n Cleary also reports that Hill has \u201cexpressed a desire to those close to him about continuing his career at a Queensland-based club\u201d.<\/p>\n He suggested Port Adelaide was also a possibility, given the club\u2019s healthy Indigenous contingent. <\/p>\n MORE COVERAGE:<\/p>\n TALKING PTS: How unlikely hero is saving \u2018all-sorts\u2019 Pies; \u2018selfish\u2019 Saints problem as huge comeback looms<\/a><\/p>\n THE RUN HOME: Top-two race blown wide open by Swan dive as Bombers boilover shakes up wildcard<\/a><\/p>\n