Carlton’s Matthew Wright has announced his retirement and will return to the Adelaide Crows as a development coach.
Wright played at Adelaide from 2010 to 2015 before moving to Carlton.
Wright has told Carltonfc.com.au:
“Clearly I’ve loved my time at Carlton and the passion is still there to play senior footy, but ultimately my desire to pursue my coaching ambitions became too strong and I believe the time is now right to follow that.
“My wife and I are expecting our first child next year and when the opportunity presented to return back to our home state, there was a lot to weigh up but we feel it is the right decision.
“I will always be incredibly grateful to Carlton for the opportunity to have continued my AFL career when it looked like it was over — it’s been so enjoyable working with a young and talented group. The Club is clearly on the right path under ‘Bolts’ and I wish the group nothing but the best for 2019 and beyond.”
Thank you, Wrighty!@11Mwright has announced his retirement from AFL football after 159 games – 65 of those in navy blue.#BoundByBlue
— Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) September 25, 2018
