New twist in AFL podcast saga after Blues great removed from Round 1 function — AFL Daily

Carlton has reportedly taken a stand against Sam Docherty after he unleashed a scathing attack on the club following its Opening Round loss.

Former captain Docherty, 32, labelled Carlton a “f***king s***tshow” in an expletive-laden tirade about the club’s game-style after the Blues’ 63-point fade-out loss to Sydney last Thursday night.

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Outspoken content creator Daniel Gorringe aired Docherty’s voice message on his podcast, Dan Does Footy, without the retired gun’s knowledge — with Docherty later apologising for his profanity but standing by his footy take.

“Exactly what happened again (on Thursday night) is the same s**t that happens in every other game,” Docherty said in the now-viral message.

“When the game’s hot and contested and pressurised, Carlton is good in that environment. But as soon as some team can do somewhat good in the contest, the rest of the game just f***ing falls to pieces.

“They start losing contests, they get under pressure, they can’t get a hold of the ball, and they’re just an absolute f***ing s***tshow.

“Essentially, because the game gets somewhat slower and there’s more open brand footy, that’s when Carlton is f***ing horrible … Basically, you smack our mids again this year, and we’ll be f***ed, going off (Thursday night).”

Now, Carlton has moved to scrap Docherty from a club function he was due to appear at this Thursday night ahead of its Round 2 bout with Richmond.

“He has been contacted by the club and told he will not be appearing at that particular function,” Nine’s Damian Barrett told Footy Classified on Monday night.

“It’s certainly a temporary cooling-off between the two parties – he will be included in future club functions, but it is a direct result of the comments made on that podcast.”

In a statement to Footy Classified on Monday, Blues CEO Graham Wright said: “We made a decision based off supporting our own people internally.”

Docherty, a 184-gamer, departed Carlton at the end of last year after retiring.