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The āimpossible situationā facing Carlton coach Michael Voss
Andrew SlevisonĀ ā¢ Ā July 7th, 2025 10:59 am
Under-siege Carlton coach Michael Voss is facing an āimpossible situationā.
The Blues are in free-fall after losing to Collingwood by 56 points at the MCG on Friday night which was their third defeat in a row.
Their current situation has them sitting 12th on the ladder with a 6-10 record and at risk of a wasted season.
SENās Kane Cornes, who has been in Vossā corner, now admits he is getting nervous for the Brisbane Lions champion who is in his fourth season at the helm at Ikon Park.
āI have both been really supportive of Vossy. I feel like that was three or so weeks ago and things have shifted slightly off the back of their performance and a lack of response,ā Cornes said on SENās Fireball.
āIām starting to get nervous and hearing this from Vossy after the game is not a great sign.ā
Voss said post-match: āMy job is to look at what worked and what didnāt work and we put our eyes in on that on Sunday.
āItās clear that we need to be able to have some pretty important conversations.
āWe let our club down tonight. We want our supporters to be proud of us and we didnāt do that tonight.ā
Cornes continued: āFor the second week in a row as well.ā
Cornes admits this is a tricky situation for Voss.
He has incoming CEO Graham Wright hovering over his shoulder and according to Cornes has been acting āstrangelyā on game day.
āItās an impossible situation for him to be in. We keep speaking about Graham Wright and the camera shots going to him in the stands,ā he said further.
āYou look at things and you analyse them. Why is Michael Voss sitting on the steps of the coaches box? Iām going, āWhat are you doing?ā
āThe week before that he was in the box but he was at the back of the bench with the magnet board not even watching the game.
āAll eyes are on him, he must feel that every move he makesā¦ weāre lip-reading him when he speaks to the leaders and you can see exactly what he has said at three-quarter time.
āThe pressure it almost too much. But he is acting a little bit strangely. To start the game sitting on the steps of the coaches to then move to the back, hands in pockets, doesnāt really look engaged.ā
Co-host David King chimed in: āWeāre not overassessing are we?ā
Cornes added: āAbsolutely we are.ā
King dug deep into Carltonās game style, suggesting that under Voss they have turned way too defensive which is negatively impacting all others facts of their game.
āTheyāve overcorrected on being too aggressive, theyāve gone too far with the defensive side of the game,ā King said.
āThis is what annoys me with clubs that donāt trust their players. It always starts with not trusting the back six. This is the problem why teams defend with the footy which is the fakest profile of all time.
āI see North Melbourne doing it, I see Essendon doing it, I see Fremantle doing it, I saw Richmond doing it when they were just an average team before they scrapped it. I saw Geelong doing it when there were a good team but were getting to finals and losing.
āI think Vossy had gone too far. Should that get him sacked? Well, in the end itās wins and losses that get you sacked in this game. Thereās no hiding from that.
āI do think heās got some credits on the board over the last couple of years. But heās got a big seven weeks in front of him.
āThe margins in the end matter. If he has a 100-pointer, theyāll come from everywhere. If he can get through with some solid performances I think heāll be ok.ā
The task ahead for the Blues gets even more daunting when they meet the Lions at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night.
They currently sit 16 points and percentage out of the top eight and just one win and percentage above the bottom four.
Carlton plays the Lions (MS), Melbourne (MCG), Hawthorn (MCG), Fremantle (OS), Gold Coast (MS), Port Adelaide (MS) and Essendon (MCG) in the remaining seven rounds.
