But Carlton blamed growing difficulties around Silvagni’s sons Jack and Ben playing for the club.Silvagni’s departure is particularly sensitive for Carlton because his family is Blues royalty, with three generations of players at the club.“The difficult decision to not enter into a new contract with Silvagni ... centred around the increasing complexity of having two sons on the playing list,” the Blues said in a statement.“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.“Having the most senior list management staff member unable to participate in an increasing number of discussions and decisions relating to both list management and match committee is a situation that is not in the best interests of Carlton.“While the decision to not renew his contract was an extremely difficult one to make, ultimately tough decisions need to be made that are in the best interests of the entire football club.”Jack and Ben Silvagni joined the Blues as father-son recruits. The Blues are expected to replace Silvagni with a new list and strategy boss, with list manager Mick Agresta not expected to be elevated to a … The Blues confirmed on Wednesday night that Silvagni's five-year tenure as their list manager was over. "The difficult decision to not enter into a new contract with Silvagni as GM [general manager] list management and strategy centred around the increasing complexity of having two sons on the playing list," the Blues said in a statement. "Having the most senior list management staff member unable to participate in an increasing number of discussions and decisions relating to both list management and match committee is a situation that is not in the best interests of the Carlton Football Club. The Blues confirmed on Wednesday night that Silvagni’s five-year tenure as their list manager is over.There had been speculation for several weeks that he was out the door, with reports of tensions between Silvagni and chief executive Cain Liddle. Crucially, the Blues cited Silvagni's family conflict of interest - two of his sons, Ben and Jack Silvagni, are on Carlton's list - as a key reason behind the decision. "While the decision to not renew his contract was an extremely difficult one to make, ultimately tough decisions need to be made that are in the best interests of the entire football club. Carlton confirmed the news on Wednesday night, crediting 312-gamer Silvagni for putting together a "playing list that is now well placed to earn success moving forward". Jack has played 60 games for Carlton and Ben is yet to make his senior debut after being drafted last year.Their father twice declined to comment on his future when asked last week at the national draft.Liddle praised Silvagni for his role as the Blues try to return to power.“Stephen has left no stone unturned in striving to help bring this football club back to where we need to be and that is something every Carlton person is grateful for,” Liddle said.Silvagni’s nickname is SOS - Son Of Serge - with his father playing 239 games for the Blues.Stephen played 312 games for Carlton and was named full-back in the AFL’s 1996 team of the century.He was an assistant coach at several clubs and list manager at GWS before returning to Carlton in 2015.A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. "Silvagni's five-year tenure at the club where his father Sergio Silvagni was also a famous player earned plaudits from club president Mark LoGiudice. "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.