Interim Essendon Coach Matthew Egan has commended Jake Carlisle for the way he has conducted himself in recent weeks.

Carlisle came within metres of being the hero for the Bombers last night as his last second snap went through for a behind in the side’s two-point loss to Gold Coast.

“As soon as (Tom) Lynch went behind the ball, he put himself one out of the square and just tried to make Lynch defend one on one,” Egan told 3AW today.

“He was actually out on the lead, I reckon he had five or six metres on the lead and the kick just went over his head.”

The match against the Suns came after a week where there were claims of discontent, but Egan said Carlisle has been excellent to work with.

“He was pretty upset when the article came out the other day,” he said.

“He was walking off the ground and he swore or something like that but it was nothing against the club.

“I used to sit on the bench at Geelong when I was development coach and I used to get yelled at by Joel Corey for sitting in his chair.

“Then I’d get yelled by (Jimmy) Bartel for putting the drink bottle in the wrong place.

“It’s what happens when you want to win and you get frustrated and I think that’s all that happened with Jake.”

Carlisle is out of contract at the end of the season and given his ability to play at either end of the ground, his services are likely to be highly sought after. 

But Egan said Carlisle's actions have been positive.

“I’ve been his line coach for the last four weeks and he’s been an absolute pleasure to coach,” he said. 

“He’s always in my office, he’s wanting to learn, he’s really engaged with the group. 

“If he was disengaged, if he didn’t want to talk with players I’d get that feeling (that he may leave) but he’s the opposite.

“After the loss last week (against Adelaide) we caught up as a group and he was probably the last to leave.  He’s in a really good frame of mind. 

“There is a fair bit going on at our club as well so I can understand it’s a big decision for him.

“His actions so far and what I’ve seen I can only speak pretty positively about him.”