As Carlton goes into caretaker mode, it is worth remembering the appointment of a caretaker coach to the main gig is fraught with danger.
AFL clubs have no choice in appointing an interim coach when a vacancy arises during the season, but they do make the decision to keep them in the hot seat? You win some, you lose some in this instance!
Historically, Paul Roos at Sydney and Neil Craig at Adelaide are the exceptions, not the rule.
In the wake of Michael Voss departing Carlton, Josh Fraser has stepped in as caretaker, but will he survive the upcoming 14 weeks to become the Blues' 36th coach?
I look into the biggest backfires of clubs promoting caretakers. It is easy to be seduced by early results and clearly it doesn't always work out.
Here are the five least successful promoted interim coaches since 2000.
2Rhyce Shaw, North Melbourne Kangaroos (2019)
After being with the club since 2010, Brad Scott and the Kangaroos mutually agreed to part ways in Round 10 of 2019, which is when Rhyce Shaw was appointed interim head coach for the rest of the season.
North Melbourne started the year with a record of three wins and seven losses. After Shaw took over, he led them to a winning record of seven wins and five losses to finish 12th on the ladder.
The Kangaroos decided to appoint him for the 2020 season, which was a poor year where they won three games out of 17, finishing second last because of percentage.
Shaw wasn't a sure thing, and he eventually departed.
