CARLTON'S off-season "reset" could include a new captain and leadership structure, with rookie coach Brendon Bolton not guaranteeing the automatic reappointment of skipper Marc Murphy.

As the Blues move into a new era with 15 new players and a range of new coaches, they could also be led by a different player in 2016.

"I'm really open-minded at this stage," Bolton said on Monday, when asked if the captaincy was up for negotiation.

"It's a real reset. I want to be able to feel the leadership, look at it, view it, celebrate and analyse it.

"At the moment, I'm really open."

Bolton was honest it would take time for the club to adjust to the changes his coaching team brought in, with "not enough hours in the day at the moment" to solidify the new approach.

But he promised a "team that is united on and off the field", with a particular focus on the area of high performance to emerge from the off-season.

"It's a journey. At times we'll be going fast and straight and at times there will be some twists and turns," he said.

"It does feel like a new club. We've reset a lot of things - our standards on and off the field, we've got 15 new players and all our new coaches.

"I'm not reflecting on what happened before but we wanted to set standards in the high performance area, on how we are teaching so the players aren't just recipients of me speaking at the front, they're participants.

"They're thinking, they're learning, it's OK to be wrong and not understand, and work their way through it.

"A lot of the resetting and changes is around the methodology on how we're coaching, because we want our players to participate and think, and not just receive and coaches tell."

New coach Brendon Bolton faces the media on Monday. Picture: AFL Media



Bolton said there had been an element of bravery in some of the recent decisions the Blues had made that saw a harsh turnover of the list.

He made no apology for that, and said the new direction had been met with plenty of enthusiasm.

"To reset, you've got to turn things over," he said.

"We're a club in a hurry. The club finished on the bottom of the ladder, we needed to make some bold decisions and we have, and that's exciting.

"There's a lot of energy at the moment but the siren hasn't gone and ball hasn't been bounced yet and we know it's going to be a lot of hard work and we know we're a new club."

This year's top pick Jacob Weitering and father-son recruit Jack Silvagni are living under the same roof, with the defender moving in with the Silvagni family on the weekend to avoid a daily commute from Mount Martha.

The highly touted defender said he hadn't yet set himself any goals in regards to senior opportunities next season.

"It's been a real whirlwind the last few weeks and I can't worry about next year - I'm still trying to enjoy the moment and being at an AFL club," Weitering said.

"I'll just concentrate on what's ahead and getting to Christmas and making sure the body and mind are right and we'll go from there."

Meanwhile, Silvagni suffered a brief moment of nerves during last Tuesday's NAB AFL Draft when Essendon bid for his services at pick No.53.

The son of club legend and current list manager Stephen said it had been a "lifelong dream" to play for Carlton after spending so much time there as a youngster.

"I'd had a couple of chats to [Essendon recruiter] Adrian Dodoro so I think he was just playing games a bit there," Silvagni said.

"It was made pretty clear when I spoke to the Blues that after a certain pick they'd commit to me so it was Mum who was more worried than I was, but I'm just stoked to get here."

Silvagni, a tall forward, said he wasn't expecting to play in round one but had set his sights on a berth in the NAB Challenge and then had plans to make his way up from the VFL.

He also joked he would "share" the No.1 locker - the one his dad used for 17 years and 312 games - with current Blue Andrew Walker.

Bolton acknowledged the Blues' five draftees - all talls - could require patience but wouldn't put a ceiling on what they could achieve in their first season.

Carlton draftees Jack Silvagni and Jacob Weitering. Picture: AFL Media

