AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says the League will work with Carlton as much as needed to ensure the club's next coach is a successful appointment.
The Blues, who have had four new coaches since their last premiership in 1995, have committed to using a largely independent sub-committee to recommend Mick Malthouse's permanent replacement.
McLachlan backed the Carlton board to pull the club out of its current slump, but said the AFL would provide as much support as necessary to help the Blues in their recovery – including the search for a new coach.
"(President) Mark Logiudice has come in with a very singular purpose and he's been clear about the deficiencies of the past and the way Carlton may have gone about certain things," McLachlan to 3AW.
"He's been very clear about the process and the systems he's trying to bring in there.
"They've made some decisions on people and their coach is going to be another one where they're going to bring in their person.
"We're working as closely as they want us to work with them and I've got great confidence they'll get there."
The AFL this year launched its Level Four Senior Coach program, which had an initial intake of nine assistants, based partly on who clubs viewed as the next wave of senior candidates.
Brendon Bolton (Hawthorn), Stuart Dew (Sydney Swans) and Matthew Nicks (Port Adelaide) headlined the first intake, which also included Carlton's interim senior coach John Barker and future Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin.
Rounding out the group were Blake Caracella (Geelong), Robert Harvey (Collingwood), Adam Kingsley (St Kilda) and Simon Lloyd (Fremantle).
