The Two Blues dropped a bombshell this week by parting ways with Jackson just five games into his two-year deal with the club.

Barellan, last season's wooden spooners, are winless after the opening six rounds and club president Jeff Mickan cited the poor start to the year as the reason behind the decision.

“We weren’t winning games of footy, that’s the main reason,” Mickan said.

“I think we both came to the realisation that he won’t be able to find the time to put into what’s needed to rectify the losing streak.

“We're not under the illusion that getting rid of the coach is suddenly going to fix everything but we’ve got a slight commitment issue with the players, whether that’s born from the coach or built into the players, we’ll see, but there is potential there to improve with a bit more motivation and we’re hoping a change of coach will do that.”

Barellan have appointed locals Dave Curran and Matt Irvin as co-coaches for the remainder of the year.

Mickan rang Jackson on Tuesday morning to inform him of the club’s decision and claimed the two parties split on good terms.

“From my point of view, there is no bad blood or bitterness. It was an amicable decision,” Mickan said.

“He’s a bloody good fella to work with, we just had to act on what we were hearing. We didn’t really want to do it, we didn’t want to have to go down this road but hopefully we get a response.

“We can’t be seen to do nothing and it’s a lot easier to change coach than it is a playing list.”

Jackson arrived at Barellan this season after two years at Northern Jets, where he guided the club within a kick of a grand final appearance in 2016.

Barellan recruits four footballers from Canberra over the off-season and entered this season with high hopes of improving up the ladder.

It is understood Jackson was unable to win over the entire playing group at Barellan, and that, along with the winless start to the season, led to his demise. 

Curran, a non-playing coach, and Irvin will have their first game in charge against Temora on Saturday.

“They were a little reluctant early but they’re embracing it as time goes on,” Mickan said.

Jackson was unable to be reached for comment.