"This is absolutely first class." | First Thoughts - St Kilda vs Carlton (10.08.26)
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What happened in Carlton’s 44‑point win over St Kilda?
And it was Sunday night footy where Carlton get it done pretty convincingly over a wounded St Kilda. Let's have a listen to perhaps the next coach of the Blues, Josh Fraser. He spoke after the game.
M my preference tonight is to not make it about me if possible. Um and the reason I say that is that it's a terrific night for our footy club. Um our AFLW girls got a win tonight and uh you see the work that they put in consistently and On field it was another step forward for our playing group. Um I do appreciate the questions around me, but I right now I feel um a lot of gratitude for the people that surround me and um incredible coaching staff and and people internally and I think a lot of the credit um around tonight's performance should be should be shared.
Flawless, flawless response. To what has been a flawless campaign.
How did Josh Fraser respond after the game and what does it mean for his coaching future?
Perfect, isn't it? Perfection.
It's actually a profound look look. It's look, I don't think I don't think they can give him the job considering he hasn't thought he's ready. Is this a shift?
Is this hang on?
No, no, but uh what I'm gonna say here is but it's gonna be a very courageous committee if they don't select him. Oh, hang on. Is what I'm saying. You can't have a both ways. No, because a view shifted the job done. No, no. My opinion is you just give it to the best candidate who thinks they're ready. And I think it's very difficult to give it to a coaching candidate who has said right throughout the process for the best part of ten weeks that I'm not ready. So that's No, uh
hasn't said I'm not ready.
I can go and find you 15 times. I asked him, Kingy, I asked him to his face the Sunday night game at the MCG earlier on in the year. I asked him, he said, Look, I'm not putting my hand up. I'm not ready. I'm not sure I'm not ready. I've heard it. You never know whether you're ready is is is the discussion. It's just my view, and I get the I get the counterview and
I think this has been this this is absolutely first class what he's done. So I agree with that. He's he's developed e it uh a game plan now that has more punish than Carlton's ever had. So they don't necessarily have to dominate clearance, they don't even have to dominate for intercept because when they do win the ball back, they get it on the scoreboard. And that that's I think uh the feature of the new age coaches. I look at Stephen King. And we'll get to that game later. They're very similar. The w the way that they um excite and explode and it works for everyone. Explode. So you'd so y I know you said it last week, but you'd give him the job. I'd give him the job this week. Uh well I still think it's wise to go through the process and make sure that he's got all um points of the compass covered and and work out what he where he's short and say, Okay, we think you're short here, maybe we need to f fatten the edges, get this this type of person into support, that type of person into support, and if he's happy with
that then you're rolling if he's not happy with that then you say, Well hang on, never got a problem. I'm sure it'll be fine. You just gotta get your hands on the wheel. I mean there's only eighteen avail uh jobs available in the country. He's How could you say no to it? How could you knock it back?
James Brayshaw brought up a good point to me uh last night off there. If if he didn't get the Carlton job, should Essennan be asking the question? Josh Fraser. Should they be should they be asking the question or is it too late for that?
Feels like it's too late. Feels like uh feels like he's in for this kick and this kick only. What about uh you I I couldn't help but think, you know, I mean Frankie Evans he had he had a pretty good nine for that. Frankie how many score involvements for Frankie? Uh Frankie had ten. Number one, I thought, oh, that's gonna get some feedback on the old SMS temper text.
Why are Kane and Kingy debating whether the next Blues coach should be appointed now?
Uh yeah, he's got always covered at the moment, doesn't he? Th the the the nonsense we'll get the wild card versus top eight discussion in a moment. But they're almost they're almost locked in. They're almost locked in.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What happened in Carlton’s 44‑point win over St Kilda?
0:00–0:52
2
How did Josh Fraser respond after the game and what does it mean for his coaching future?
0:52–3:37
3
Why are Kane and Kingy debating whether the next Blues coach should be appointed now?
3:37–7:28
4
Can the Carlton “wild‑card” squad really challenge for finals?
7:28–13:03