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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Carlton registered an equal-most-all-time 16 individual goalkickers at Marvel Stadium as it romped to the destructive win, which also saw its highest score \u2014 24.10 (154) \u2014 in 14 years. <\/p>\n The Blues were merciless in attack, moving the footy with a freedom seldom seen in recent memory, as Fraser collected his ninth win from 11 games as interim coach. <\/p>\n The result moves Carlton into outright 10th spot on the ladder with three games remaining, including an all-important bout with St Kilda next weekend. <\/p>\n Post-game, Fraser was asked if the win put him in the \u2018box seat\u2019 to win the job on a permanent basis. <\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t put my hand up for the job yet, or to go through the process,\u201d Fraser began by telling reporters with a wry smile. <\/p>\n \u201cI spoke about this at the press conference during the week that I\u2019ll take a little bit of time. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m mindful that I\u2019ve said that previously, and that decision is getting closer, but post that press conference, my sole focus has been tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n After taking a moment to \u201cshout out\u201d his wider coaching staff for their role in Carlton\u2019s revival, Fraser was then asked when he\u2019d come to a final call on his coaching intentions. <\/p>\n \u201cThis week I\u2019ll come to a decision,\u201d Fraser confirmed. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really enjoying the opportunity. My aim at the start of this was to help the club move forward, and I feel like in this process I\u2019m learning so much about myself. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m almost convinced that you\u2019re never a finished product in terms of being ready, but I\u2019m open-minded about how I keep getting better with this. <\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019ll have to make a decision soon.\u201d<\/p>\n Dean risks missing rising star award | 00:34<\/p>\n Two-time North Melbourne premiership player David King called Saturday night\u2019s win the \u201cultimate\u201d job pitch from Fraser. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be incredibly difficult to deny Josh Fraser this opportunity now,\u201d King said in the final quarter on Fox Footy. <\/p>\n \u201cThey are playing football like we haven\u2019t seen. It\u2019s the complete model, right now. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s presentations, and then there\u2019s presentations. This is the ultimate presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n But Fraser was quick to swat away the prospect that Saturday night\u2019s result in isolation could have an impact on his thinking. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd I\u2019d love to think that the win-loss column doesn\u2019t determine anything anyway,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to think it\u2019s more about process and what we\u2019re doing. <\/p>\n \u201cWins are great, but we\u2019ve got work in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n The stand-in coach was asked to reflect on his 11-game interim stint, and whether he could have done anything more than he has. <\/p>\n \u201cThere are things I could have done better, of course,\u201d said Fraser. <\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely. And that\u2019s part of this opportunity; I\u2019m really grateful to have it. <\/p>\n \u201cBecause you do get a chance to sit in the chair and reflect a little bit, and I\u2019ll be better-placed at the end of this opportunity, but we\u2019ve still got work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlton denied by the same post TWICE | 00:26<\/p>\n Asked if Saturday night exhibited the \u2018ideal Carlton\u2019 from a ball movement and brand perspective, Fraser said: \u201cYeah, potentially. <\/p>\n \u201cWe understand that you don\u2019t have the game on your terms for four quarters, and Brisbane challenged us in different ways tonight. The scoreboard maybe doesn\u2019t reflect that, but they did. <\/p>\n \u201cIt put stress on our system at times, but the importance of being able to play our way and potentially play slightly differently when the game demands it \u2026 but each week looks different. <\/p>\n \u201cTeams are trying to take things away from you; you have to adapt. <\/p>\n \u201cTonight\u2019s result is pleasing from a scoreboard perspective and the way we played, but I sit here going, \u2018We still have things to get better at\u2019. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re far from a finished product in terms of the way we want to play, but hopefully our supporters are starting to see an identity. <\/p>\n \u201cNot just around the way we move the ball, but around the way we pressure and turn up at contest and how connected we are with each other and celebrating, those sorts of things. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s getting there; we\u2019ve got work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Fraser has revealed when he\u2019ll make a call on whether he\u2019ll officially go into the running to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":838108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-838107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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