Enright speaks on ongoing connection to Blues coaching gig

St Kilda assistant coach Corey Enright remains one of the frontrunners to succeed Michael Voss as the Blues’ next head coach, however, he remains solely focused on his role at the Saints.

After Voss made the decision to step down from his pole at the club earlier this week, a number of AFL assistant coaches have heard their names thrown into the mix, matching Blues CEO Graham Wright’s philosophy surrounding first-time coaches.

With that in mind, the highly rated Saints assistant is certainly expected to hear from the Blues in the coming months.

That said, Enright is yet to receive the call.

“No, I haven’t,” Enright told AFL Nation.

“Obviously, it’s something that has been quite topical this week.

“It’s something that you know is going on in the background, but I’m quite focused on trying to get the St Kilda footy club to where we want to get to, and that’s ultimately playing more consistent football and winning more games.

“I have been coaching for quite a while now, and I feel like I’m continually learning and improving myself as a coach.

“It’s really important that I continue to focus on what I need to do, and that is making the St Kilda Football Club into a better place.

“We’ve done a lot of work. This is my fifth year at St Kilda, I’ve seen a lot of change and a lot of improvement and progression, and I want to see that continue on.”

St Kilda is said to view Enright as the ideal successor for Ross Lyon, with the club determined to hold onto him.

Having worked with some of the game’s best coaches, Enright expressed his desire to take elements from all of his current and former leaders – particularly his premiership teammate currently heading the Dees.

“(Copying) Steven King at the moment would be good!” Enright said.

“He seems like he’s doing a pretty good job. It’s obviously pleasing to see one of your mates go so well and it’s exciting for them as a football club to see what they’re doing.

“Obviously, I take an interest in all of the senior coaches around the league and the clubs, and that’s our industry at the moment – how closely everyone is connected.

“For me, it’s trying to take a little bit of everyone. Obviously, (there are) some really good coaches that I’ve played under and coached alongside with.

“You’re ultimately trying to build your philosophy out and take a little bit of all of those things that you’ve been fortunate enough to see along the way.”