Triple-premiership coach Damien Hardwick told Teague to stay strong and hope that the Blues back him as the Tigers supported Hardwick at the end of 2016.
“I am really hopeful that our club back me in and have the courage to stick to the course and to finish what we started,” Teague said.
Teague’s future will be decided by a board that contains incoming president Luke Sayers,who was on the board during Mick Malthouse and Brendon Bolton’s time as coach,Mark LoGiudice,who removed Malthouse and Bolton,David Campbell,who was involved in selecting Bolton as coach,and Jeanne Pratt,who has been on the board since 2011.
Teague,who is contracted until the end of 2022,said he was comfortable with the relationships he has with the players,although he conceded he has needed to have challenging conversations with them at times.
The 40-year-old said that when he took over as coach the Blues had won four of their previous 43 matches. They have won 21 of the 48 games he has coached. He conceded consistency of performance was a problem,but the group was on a learning curve that was trending upwards.
“I have said all along I am comfortable with where it is going. It is challenging now. To perform at your best you need a psychologically safe environment and right now that is a challenge for us with everything going on,” Teague said.