Carlton CEO Cain Liddle has responded to Stephen Silvagni’s criticism of the way his exit was handled by the club.
Silvagni departed the Blues at the end of 2019 after serving as list boss for five years where the club’s list underwent an extensive rebuild.
Carlton cited “the increasing complexity of having two sons on the playing list” as the reason for parting ways with the 312-game Blues great.
Silvagni claimed that Liddle thought he would “sabotage” the trade and draft period if he remained in his role as list manager.
Speaking on SEN Mornings, the Blues chief denied ever making those comments.
“Our structure at Carlton is set up so there’s nobody that could sabotage anything because no one individual has complete control, given we’ve got a strong list management committee,” Liddle said.
“No, that comment was never made.”
Silvagni also accused Liddle of interfering with list management decisions.
“There are a whole lot of situations that were thrown up that involved players at our club now and players that we may or may not have spoken to,” Liddle said.
“Those discussions are for list management. They occur behind closed doors and that’s exactly where they’ll stay.”