Former Carlton list manager Stephen Silvagni.Credit:Chris Hopkins
Silvagni left Carlton after last year's trade period,following a falling out with the club's management,including Liddle as well as president – and former close friend – Mark LoGiudice.
Speaking publicly for the first time since departing,Silvagni admitted it was a"messy"situation.
"What hurt me the most … probably when your president has a chat to you and he says I've fought for you,that the CEO felt as though I would sabotage the trade and draft period,"Silvagni said.
"I hate talking about myself,but when you've played for a club for 17 years and you put your body on the line and supported the club all your life,for a person to say you'll sabotage the trade and draft period,and for me,an outsider that's come into the club and doesn't know a lot about the club or me,that was probably the most disappointing out of everything that happened."
At the time of his departure,the club released a media statement claiming there was a conflict with Silvagni managing the list given two of his sons – Jack and Ben – were at the club.
"The difficult decision to not enter into a new contract with Silvagni as GM list management and strategy centred around the increasing complexity of having two sons on the playing list,"the club a statement said at the time.
"The situation is not only a conflict for the club's GM list management and strategy,but equally for those who work in and around him in the football department."