CARLTON players and coaches had lost trust in Jeff Garlett and Mitch Robinson by the end of last season, leaving the club with no alternative but to part company with the talented pair, Blues skipper Marc Murphy says.
Garlett and Robinson's time at Visy Park effectively came to an end last August when they were involved in a street brawl in the city, with Robinson compounding his indiscretion by initially trying to cover up his involvement.
The incident was the latest in a series of disciplinary lapses by the pair and the Blues responded by trading Garlett to Melbourne for an exchange of late draft picks and delisting Robinson after a suitable trade could not be done.
Robinson was subsequently picked up by the Brisbane Lions as a delisted free agent.
Murphy said on Tuesday the Blues' playing group and coaches had "certainly had enough" of Garlett and Robinson's behaviour.
The skipper said the squad could no longer trust the pair.
"We tried to help those two guys enormously over the journey. It's just, how many chances do you keep on giving certain individuals?" Murphy said.
Murphy said Carlton had set an example by playing Garlett in the VFL for an extended period last season even though he was "probably in [the club's] top 10 or 15 most talented players".
"He wasn't doing the team things and let himself down off the field as well," Murphy said.
"We didn't want to set an example of playing guys like that, especially for other young guys at the club doing everything right and not being played. (Setting that example) was a cultural thing as well.
"I think it was a good lesson learnt by the whole list about individuals aren't going to be bigger than the team."
