Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says he doesn’t pay attention to commentary over his ability, despite a recent call for Carlton to make him their No. 1 target.

“I don’t get too caught up in what the external say, whether they’re bagging me or patting me on the back,” Longmuir said.

“I get my feedback from my bosses and people around me.”

Longmuir’s name was thrown in the ring by Channel Seven expert Kane Cornes to fill the vacancy following Michael Voss’s departure at Carlton.

Cornes said Longmuir was “the best available coach right now.”

“Go and at least try to get him. Try and give him a five-year deal at $6 million,” Cornes told The Agenda Setters on Monday night.

Longmuir is in his seventh season as coach of the Dockers, who have adopted the name Walyalup for Sir Doug Nicholls round.

He said he felt he was coaching better than ever.

“I’d hope so. I’d hope I’m learning from all experiences, just like I’m asking the players to get better all the time,” he said.

“We all should be growing and getting better, assistant coaches, fitness staff, we all should be better than what we were last year.

“I haven’t felt like I’ve necessarily changed a lot.

“I’ve been able to grow with this group and help this group learn from their experiences.

“We’re maturing as a team. A lot of the games I’ve coached have probably with the younger side versus our opposition, and now we’re getting into a territory where we are the older side at times.

“That means that maturity and experiences that we’ve learned from holding us in really good stead.”

Longmuir has an ongoing employment agreement at Fremantle, which gives both him and the club flexibility to negotiate his position at any time.

“It’s a non-story from my point of view, I wouldn’t consider a phone call from Carlton,” Longmuir told Wednesday night’s episode of The Agenda Setters.

“I understand the noise around it and what it looks like externally without diving into the facts, but it’s just like all contracts aren’t the same, not all employment agreements are the same, and I’m comfortable with the level of security it gives my family and me, and where it sits with the club.

“I’m very comfortable coaching Freo, I’m very comfortable with the contract I’ve got at the moment.”