Josh Fraser is now in the running to be the full-time coach of Carlton. (Getty Images: Quinn Rooney)
Josh Fraser has officially announced that he is in the running to be Carlton's next full-time coach.
Fraser has been interim coach since May and led the Blues to 10 wins from 12 matches.
Fraser will pitch to the Blues' coaching panel to be the full-time coach on Wednesday.
Josh Fraser has presented to the Carlton hierarchy after officially entering the club's process to find its full-time coach.
After a stunning run of 10 wins from 12 matches since becoming interim coach when Michael Voss left the club in May, Fraser has Carlton on the cusp of the most unlikely finals appearance.
Although he has delivered a perfect on-the-job audition, Fraser was still required to pitch to the Blues' coaching panel on Wednesday.
Untried assistants Jaymie Graham (Fremantle), Corey Enright (St Kilda) and James Kelly (Geelong) have been through the process, with Fraser only formally putting his hand up this week.
"A fortnight ago, the club came to me and asked me to be a part of this coaching process," Fraser said today.
"Then this week, I was in a position to go back to the club and accept that offer to go through the process.
At his first press conference when taking over from Voss, Fraser was adamant he was not interested in being Carlton's coach beyond this season.
But after a wildly successful 12 weeks in charge, buoyed by enthusiastic fans, Fraser could not turn down the opportunity.
"I have said, previously, that I've been ambitious to be a senior coach," Fraser said.
"I've been fortunate to be able to sit in the chair and consolidate some of my thinking; get some opportunity exposure to the role that otherwise you wouldn't normally get.
"It's been something that's been crystallising in my mind and my thoughts.
