Andrew McKay and Carlton to part ways at end of year
Carlton are set to part ways with their head of football Andrew McKay as they continue to make significant changes as part of their full rebuild.
McKay, who began in the position in 2011, is understood to be comfortable with the decision for him to finish up at the end of the season and was set to inform the players on Tuesday.
The respected Blues premiership defender played 244 games for the club between 1993-2003 and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
He was a critical player in the 1995 premiership triumph after crossing from South Australia and won a club best and fairest in his final season with the Blues.
After a successful stint in the AFL's football operations department he has overseen a period of transition at Carlton, as the club appointed Mick Malthouse to replace Brett Ratten as coach in 2012.
When the Blues moved on Malthouse at the end of 2015, they appointed Brendon Bolton as coach in 2016 and embarked on a full rebuild of their playing list, turning over 42 players in the past three seasons.
The Blues have won just two of their past 23 games but have stuck firm to their strategy of drafting young talent in the past three seasons and put in an improved performance against Collingwood on Sunday.
They re-signed star forward Charlie Curnow last week, locking him in until the end of 2023 and remain confident gun midfielder and captain-in-waiting Patrick Cripps will also extend soon.
They remain in negotiations to retain skipper Marc Murphy, who is a free agent.
Public in their desire to land a free agent at the end of this season they have an open mind to trading their first pick for a player or more picks.
McKay was a candidate for the AFL football operations position that was filled by Steve Hocking in October and is a respected administrator as well as a qualified vet.
The Blues lost Sam Power from their recruiting department before Christmas when he joined the Western Bulldogs and appointed Cain Liddle as CEO after the departure of Steven Trigg last year.