Carlton director Chris Judd has said the club is not looking to "slash and burn" following the axing of senior coach Brendon Bolton on Monday afternoon.
Bolton was relieved of his duties after notching just one win in 11 games so far this season, with Judd and the club citing the paltry record of just four wins in the clubs last 43 games.
Speaking on Footy Classified, Judd explained that the dispiriting nature of the clubs loss to Essendon on Sunday was the final nail in Boltons coffin.
"Things were starting to get challenging for the board to look past wins and losses and we needed to see some results before the bye," he said.
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"To have another loss, but not just the loss, a loss where the energy seemed completely void from the group, and to kick only four goals meant that we were worried that the pressure of having a coach under so much scrutiny was starting to weigh the players down, and it made sense to act now in the interests of the club."
Judd said the club had not begun the process of selecting the next full-time coach, with Boltons assistant David Teague handed the interim role, but did hint that the Blues were after an experienced coach.
"This is not a case where the club slashes and burns and goes back to square one," he said.
"Were not going back feeling like we need to trade out older players and get in more youth or anything like that.
"The strategy is still wanting senior talent on our list after going to the draft for three years, and stability is still important.
"Regardless of the age, its not a period of our football club where we go lower than where we are to go back up.
"We need someone to pick up where Brendon left off. There was a lot of things that have developed at Brendons time at the club and we need a coach thats going to have an immediate impact."
Judd, an ardent supporter of Boltons and a member of the committee that initially hand-picked him to coach the club back in 2015, has come under fire for his performance in his own role at the club, particularly from Blues legend Mark Maclure.
In response, Judd said that he felt he could help the club, but would gladly move on from his post if the members wanted him gone.
"I think I can make a valuable contribution to this footy club and I think Ive got a skill set that it needs," he said.
"But on the same hand, we are underperforming and its not acceptable and we all need to work out ways to improve and get our club where it needs to be.
"Ultimately, Im answerable to the members, if they want to move me on then so be it. If the other directors think theres someone better suited to the job then so be it.
"In the meantime, my job is to focus on what I need to do to help our club move back up the ladder."
Despite the fact that Bolton left the Blues with an unenviable win-loss record, Judd praised the impact that the former coach had on the playing group.
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