Carlton reportedly sacks coach David Teague

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Carlton has reportedly sacked under-fire manager David Teague.

Just days aft the nine said it would instrumentality its clip to see Teague's future, The Age reports the 40-year-old has been shown the doorway by the Blues.

Teague took implicit midway done the 2019 season, with the nine finishing 11th past twelvemonth and 13th this season, with 8 wins and 14 losses. His wide grounds of 21 wins from 50 matches saw him terminated a twelvemonth earlier his declaration was owed to end.

His departure means the nine is connected the lookout for its 5th manager successful 9 years. Carlton past made the finals successful 2013.

It had been expected Teague would beryllium sacked earlier this week, nevertheless successful a bizarre crook of events, Carlton president Luke Sayers sent a missive to members saying immoderate determination would beryllium made connected a "timeframe that is successful the champion involvement of the club, not based connected outer expectations oregon pressure."

Just yesterday AFL large Leigh Matthews slammed the nine for its handling of the saga.

David Teague has been sacked by Carlton. (Getty)

"You wonderment who's moving the footy nine astatine Carlton," Matthews told 3AW.

"I indispensable say, from the outside, whoever's moving that shot nine has got nary thought however to tally a shot club."

Former St Kilda and Fremantle manager Ross Lyon is the favourite to instrumentality implicit the Blues, aft Alastair Clarkson yesterday confirmed he'd instrumentality a sabbatical successful 2022.

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