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“Up to him”: Blues want Fraser to pursue coaching job
Andrew Slevison • July 30th, 2026 9:41 am
Carlton has asked Josh Fraser to go through the process as they continue to hunt for their next senior coach.
The club’s GM of footy, Chris Davies, has confirmed that they’d love for the current caretaker coach to put his hat in the ring for the full-time gig.
Fraser has a remarkable 8-2 record with the Blues since stepping into the vacancy left by Michael Voss’ departure in May.
The former Collingwood and Gold Coast ruck/forward has previously said he’s not ready to become a senior coach, but the Blues have implored him to step into the mix.
“From the start Josh has done a great job with the group since he’s come in,” Davies said on SEN Breakfast.
“In the last period of time we’ve moved into the second phase of our process and we’ve now asked Josh to be part of that.
“I think it’s fair and reasonable to say that after 10 weeks that he should have a better understanding of where he’s at.
“I’ve had a conversation with him throughout this week to say that we think he should put his hand up.”
Davies says Fraser will soon decide whether he will pursue the role beyond 2026.
“We’ve given him the next week or so to think about that,” he added.
“That will be interesting to see in itself. It will be his decision as to whether he wants to be a part of it. Of course there are ramifications of that either way.”
Davies’ experience in the game suggests to him that Fraser will make a great senior coach, but is right now unsure if that will be at Carlton or elsewhere in the future.
“I’ve had the fortunate aspect over my time in footy, I worked for a long time with Kenny Hinkley. I was able to see Matthew Nicks as an assistant coach, I worked with Michael Voss as an assistant coach and then as a senior coach. I was part of the group that put Josh Carr into the senior coaching role at Port Adelaide,” he said further.
“From my experience I think Josh Fraser is going to be an outstanding senior coach one day. Whether that’s with Carlton or another club into the future remains to be seen.
“I think he’s got the capability. It’s up to him now whether he puts his hand up or not.”
The likes of Corey Enright, James Kelly and Jaymie Graham are believed to the other key candidates for the Carlton job.
