AFL 2021: The latest on David Teague’s coaching tenure at Carlton
Michael Warner
A report on Monday morning suggested Carlton coach David Teague had been sacked. But the Blues have fired back. So did the Sunday night meeting really happen?
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Carlton went into damage control on Monday morning amid reports coach David Teague had been sacked.
Top-rating 3AW morning host Neil Mitchell reported that Teague had been told at a meeting on Sunday that he would not be coaching the Blues next year.
David Teague has been sacked by the Blues. Picture: Michael Klein
“I just got a tip from a reasonable source, so it’s a red hot tip unconfirmed, that the coach of Carlton (David) Teague has been told, was told yesterday in fact, that his tenure will finish at the end of the year,” Mitchell said.
“So Teague is out and there will be other changes as well - other people within the club will be no longer required.
“That’s unconfirmed but it would seem to make sense.”
The Blues reacted angrily, telling Mitchell no such meeting had taken place.
“Carlton footy club have been in touch, they say there was no meeting with David Teague yesterday …” Mitchell said.
“Look, if it hasn’t happened yet, it will happen …”
Carlton were soundly beaten by the lowly Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium on Saturday.
The under-fire Blues board, facing the threat of an extraordinary general meeting from disgruntled members, is awaiting the findings of an independent review into its football department operations.
Teague, 40, is contracted for next year.