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“Epitome of perfection”: Flawless Fraser’s perfect response
SEN • August 10th, 2026 9:57 am
Josh Fraser’s dream run as Carlton caretaker coach continued on Sunday night with a thumping 44-point win over St Kilda.
The victory pretty much sewed up a wildcard slot for the Blues and further enhanced Fraser’s credentials as the potential full-time senior coach.
Fraser, who is yet to officially throw his hat in the ring for the job, was again asked about his coaching plans post-match.
“My preference tonight is to not make it about me if possible,” Fraser said. “And the reason I say that is it's a terrific night for our footy club.
“Our AFLW girls got a win tonight and you see the work that they put in consistently, and on-field it was another step forward for our playing group.
“I do appreciate the questions around me, but right now I feel a lot of gratitude for the people that surround me and an incredible coaching staff and people internally. I think a lot of the credit around tonight's performance should be shared.”
That response according to SEN Fireball pair Kane Cornes and David King, was absolute perfection.
Cornes: “Flawless response to what has been a flawless campaign.”
King: “Perfect, isn't it? It is the epitome of perfection.”
Cornes: “It's actual perfection.”
Despite a 10-2 beginning, and with suggestions he will go for the job, Cornes still isn’t fully convinced.
Cornes: “I don't think they can give him the job considering he hasn't thought he's ready.
“But it's going to be a very courageous committee if they don't select him.”
But King has other ideas, prompting the pair to debate the situation.
King: “Hang on, you can't have it both ways. Do you think he should get the job now?”
Cornes: “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 10 weeks that I'm not ready.
“I asked him to his face at 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 ready’. I've heard it.”
King: “He hasn’t said he’s not ready. You never know whether you're ready is the discussion.”
Cornes: “It's just my view and I get the counter view.”
King: “This is absolutely first-class what he's doing.
“He's developed 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's I think the feature of the new age coaches.
“I look at Steven King and the Demons. They're very similar. The way that they are excite and explode and it works for everyone.”
Cornes: “I know you said it last week, but you'd give him the job this week?”
King: “I still think it's wise to go through the process and make sure that he's got all points of the compass covered and work out where he's short, and say, ‘Ok, we think you're short here, maybe we need to fatten the edges, get 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, now we've got a problem’. I'm sure it'll be fine, you just got to get your hands on the wheel.
“There's only 18 jobs available in the country. How could you say no to it? How could you knock it back?”
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