Former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has been contacted by Carlton as they begin their coaching search, while Ross Lyon has contacted the club for clarity on the next steps in the process.
Caroline Wilson is reporting that head of football Brad Lloyd has sounded out Scott.
“I understand that Brad Scott has been contacted by the Carlton Football Club … Brad Lloyd contacted Brad Scott in recent days,” Wilson told Footy Classified.
“This is not ‘the Carlton Football Club is appointing Ross Lyon’, which is the way we felt Luke Sayers was leaning.
“I don’t know whether Brad Scott is going to be part of this process, but I know there has been some interest from Carlton.
“We know about Alastair Clarkson in the past, people keep saying he’s in, I don’t think he is, he’s been pretty clear that he’s out. They’re the only two names (Scott and Lyon) that I know about.”
Lyon appeared the likely successor to David Teague at Carlton once Clarkson pulled out of the race, but as Wilson reports, the club is set to go through a process that could take up to a month.
The former St Kilda and Fremantle coach called new Blues president Luke Sayers on Wednesday for an update on where things sit.
“I reached out to Luke today and we connected and I said ‘I just want some clarity’,” Lyon said.
“They’ve put the panel together, but everyone says the word process … what is it? Anyone can run a process, it’s about your quality of process and what sits within that.
“As I sit here now, I just said ‘look, I need some clarity’ and Luke was terrific. He said they were putting some finishing touches on, which they’ve clearly done with the panel.
“And the other part of that is what the process looks like, because it’s just a word. Everyone’s got a process, but what sits within that, the mechanics, what needs to be delivered?”
When asked if he would be willing to go through a lengthy process, Lyon said he felt his resumé spoke for itself.
“That’s what I’m unaware of and when that is put to me, and hopefully that comes tomorrow because they’re tidying up their end … then you sit down. I’m interested in the process, but I’ve got to make sure I fit that process,” Lyon added.
“Conversations occurred. I said ‘I’m interested in the process, I’ll listen, let the river flow, see what comes out’ and I’m still waiting to see what it is’.
“At St Kilda I went through a massive process, contrary to some people’s opinion … I was headhunted to Fremantle and I’ve had 13 years of auditions and a lot of backgrounding has occurred.
“The only reason I know that was because media journalists were coming to me and saying ‘they’re backgrounding with that person and that person, or they’re backgrounding and we can’t tell you who’, and I was like ‘really?’. I don’t know why.”
Lyon added that he would be hypothetically interested in a conversation with outgoing Collingwood caretaker coach Robert Harvey about joining Carlton, if he was appointed.
Carlton yesterday announced their coaching subcommittee, led by former Blues coach David Parkin and new football director Greg Williams.
Board members Tim Lincoln and Patty Kinnersly will join CEO Cain Liddle and Lloyd on the panel.