Carlton football director Chris Judd says his comments about the club's next coach were taken out of context and didn't refer to David Teague.
The 2010 Brownlow Medal winner has copped some flak since the comments, which said the Blues were targetting an experienced coach for the job.
"We're pretty clear on the attributes we want from our next coach and which attributes are more of a priority than others," Judd said on Footy Classified on Monday night.
"We want an experienced coach that can takes us to the next step, we don't want someone with training wheels on.
"He's (Teague) getting some really good experience now… in effect he coaches his own team, but it's not really the same as being an actual senior coach of a football team with the pressure that comes with that."
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Teague has coached the Blues to three wins in his five games since taking over following the sacking of Brendon Bolton, with two losses coming by less than a goal.
With each week passing week the support for Teague to be given the full-time position is growing, though Judd's comments during the week appeared to pour cold water on that idea.
Now, speaking on Triple M, the 35-year-old attempted to clarify the comments, saying he wasn't referring to Teague.
"I didn't say David Teague's got training wheels on, he's got 12 years of coaching experience, he's been at four clubs, he's coached his own VFL side, he's now coaching his own AFL side, that would qualify as not having training wheels," Judd said.
"I didn't make those comments about David Teague.
"The context got changed and all of a sudden those comments were directed at David Teague - which they weren't.
"It was mischievous that the context was changed and that people have taken it and run with it but that's life."
Judd finished by saying Teague was still in the running, but reiterated that Carlton were looking for someone who was ready to lead the club from the get-go.
"To be clear, neither me nor anyone else at the club is ruling him, or anyone else, in or out of this process," Judd said.
"Whoever comes in, needs to be a competent coach from day one, not a coach that's not competent yet with a heap of potential and will be competent in the future.
"That's not what we're looking for."
