Three-time All-Australian Nick Dal Santo says Carlton should consider a move for retired defender Brendon Goddard to replace the injured Sam Docherty.

Docherty, 25, will miss the entire 2019 campaign after sustaining his second ACL injury at pre-season training on Monday.

Dal Santo thinks Goddard’s skill-set makes him a suitable replacement for the luckless Blue.

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“I think it makes sense,” Dal Santo told SEN Breakfast.

“You think of the style that Docherty plays and you think of the style that Goddard plays, I’m thinking more ball-in-hand, skilful and makes good decisions.

“The question with Goddard will be brought up about speed and whether the game is too fast for him, but I think his name needs to be raised or looked at from a Carlton perspective.

“Stephen Silvagni was at St Kilda as an assistant coach for at least three years under Ross Lyon and would have worked closely with Brendon Goddard as a defender, so he knows him very well.

“I think his name needs to be raised.”

Carlton have until the eve of the 2019 season to seek a replacement for Docherty under a new AFL rule that allows clubs to sign previously listed players as Category A rookies

Goddard, 33, announced his retirement last week after playing 334 games for St Kilda and Essendon.