Interim Carlton coach Josh Fraser has expressed ambition about becoming a senior coach.
Following Michael Voss' resignation as coach on Tuesday morning, Fraser is set to take the helm until a full-time coach is appointed.
While the early expectation is the Blues will look elsewhere for their next coach, Fraser said on the Dyl And Friends podcast last year he is keen to pursue a senior coaching role.
"I'm ambitious. I believe I could do it and I think there's a lot of capable coaches out there that could do it," Fraser said.
"I'm also realistic around this, sometimes you need an opportunity to get in front of a club and do it. My thing has been to continue to develop myself the whole way through and if an opportunity came up to present for a job, be ready to do that.
"That's the space I'm in at the moment. I think having coached your own side, that sets you up better than anything else to be a senior coach."
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Fraser has been a state league head coach for seven seasons, two at each Gold Coast's NEAFL side and the now defunct Northern Bullants and three at Collingwood.
A former Pick 1 who retired in 2012, Fraser has been in the coaching landscape since 2014, with his first stint at Carlton from 2016 to 2020 and returned ahead of this year as an assistant coach after three years involved at the Pies, including the 2023 premiership campaign.
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"I think it comes back to the experiences you've had around that, what type of coach you are and being a really strong leader and the right type of leader for whatever club is looking for a senior coach," Fraser added.
"Is it something I want to invest the next 20 years of my life in to be? Probably not. But there's a window of time where I think 'this is something I want to pursue'."
Fraser deliberately sought to build his coaching resume through development and coaching his own side, which has given him a sound understanding about the importance of leadership.
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"You've got to have a leader who is really clear on the direction of the club. You've got to have a leader who has a healthy ego but not one that's overbearing so you can give autonomy to your people to do their jobs and do them well and support them. It's having clear alignment and everyone buying in," he said.
