Tom Browne told Triple M Hot Breakfast this morning that Stephen Silvagni's time as Carlton's list manager could be over within the next month.

โ€œStephen Silvagni, SOS, a key architect in their resurgence, heโ€™s been their (Carltonโ€™s) list manager during this period where thereโ€™s pretty optimistic views on their list, in one regard I guess heโ€™s done the hard yards,โ€ Browne said.

โ€œI think within the next month is highly likely now heโ€™ll step away from the clubโ€ฆ at the moment Cain Liddle, whoโ€™s the CEO, a very competent CEO, has been restructuring the football department with some of his own key appointments."

Browne also told the Hot Breakfast that some of the changes the club has made over the past 12 months have limited the former Blues champion's influence.

โ€œSOS is one of the most powerful people at Carlton, at least he was up until 12 months ago.

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โ€œBut over the last 12 months thereโ€™s been a football manager appointed, Brad Lloyd, thereโ€™s also been a different list manager, Mick Agresta, appointed, and thereโ€™s a view that some of the powerโ€™s gone away from SOS, but thereโ€™s also some key power brokers that still support SOS.โ€

Browne also reported that if Silvagni were to actually move on then Sydney's recruiting and list manager, Kinnear Beatson will be the man the Blues will want to replace Silvagni with.

"There is a suggestion they are informally...according to my sources sounding out some alternative people.

โ€œI think theyโ€™re interested in Sydneyโ€™s recruiting manager if it came to thatโ€ฆ Kinnear Beatson,โ€ he said.

Carlton have denied the report.