Richmond and assistant coach David Teague have parted ways despite there still being four rounds left in the season.
Teague, who was senior coach at Carlton for 50 games, departed the club after Sunday’s loss to Collingwood.
The 43-year-old joined Richmond ahead of the 2022 season, but was not going to be offered a new contract for next season.
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Assistant coaches are generally signed by the start of the August and with no future at the club, Teague decided to leave immediately.
Teague said he was open to more opportunities at another club.
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“Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Richmond Football Club for reaching out after my time at Carlton and offering me an opportunity to join the Tiger family,” he said.
“I am very grateful to have been given this chance, as I learned so much about the attributes of a premiership team and why this club is so great.
“I love all areas of the game and will look to continue contributing to football across the coming years.”
Richmond general manager of football Tim Livingstone said the club will promote a development coach to take charge of the forwards.
“As he turns his attention to the next chapter of his career in football, one of our development coaches will be given a chance to step into the line coaching role and begin working with our forwards as they look to finish the year with some momentum that will carry into 2025,” he said.
“We thank David and his family for their commitment to Richmond across the past three years and wish them well for the future.”
Teague has been a coach for the past 17 years, including stints as an assistant at West Coast, St Kilda, Adelaide and Carlton.
He was appointed interim coach at the Blues after Brendon Bolton’s sacking in 2019 and won the full-time role after leading the club to six wins from the remaining 11 games.
But he only lasted two seasons before he was sacked at the end of 2021.