Carlton have recorded a league-best five Rising Star nominees this season and have one of the most promising young lists in the competition. They have the potential to become the AFL’s next powerhouse, but must harness their talent.

And Maclure, a Carlton legend and dual Premiership player, believes they must develop a leadership system to ensure they build from here.

“They need to develop a young leaders type organisation. Their leaders at the moment are Kade Simpson, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs, Sam Docherty. If one or two of those don’t play well, that’s it, the kids can’t do it," Maclure told Inside Sport.

“The biggest issue for mine is fast tracking those kids on their leadership and seeing how they stand up for 23 weeks.

“They’re playing five, six, seven games, they think, geez it’s pretty quick, it’s harder, I gotta get bigger, I gotta get stronger. They realise they have to be at a level."

Since taking over as senior coach of Carlton at the start of the 2016 season, Brendon Bolton has transformed the club and its culture, driving a youth policy.