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Find your frequency hereWhy new Carlton CEO Wright stuck by Voss
Andrew Slevison • August 12th, 2025 1:19 pm
New Carlton CEO Graham Wright has explained the club’s commitment to senior coach Michael Voss.
The Blues publicly backed under-siege coach Voss last week, committing to him for the 2026 season after a tumultuous and ultimately unsuccessful 2025 campaign in charge.
Wright, who officially takes charge on August 15, joined Gerard Whateley on SEN to discuss all things Carlton and how they reached the decision on the future of Voss.
“Across the last six or seven weeks having a number of conversations with a whole range of different people in footy, looking at everything around our game and the way we play and what we value,” said Wright on SEN’s Whateley.
“So going across the board with our player leadership group and some other players as well around where we’re going and how we’re going to get there, it was pretty unanimous that this is a collective, not just Michael, that we’re looking at and needing to improve.
“Once we’d got all of that information and all the data, I put forward a recommendation to the board last week that we stay with Michael. In essence he’s contracted for next year so it wasn’t like we were making anything outrageous in relation to decision-making.
“It’s what was the right decision for the footy club and how do we go forward and get better, and Vossy is our man. He’ll lead us into next year.”
Does Voss still have the hearts and minds of the playing group?
“Absolutely, yeah,” he replied.
“There was no issue there. It’s always interesting when you’re asking questions but it was across the board, I think everyone admires Vossy the way he led us in a really tough year.
“With these coaches it’s frightening. They’re up twice a week with press conferences and answering into all sorts of questions whether they be about the performance of the team or individuals, or the football club itself. They do an amazing job.
“So he’s led us really well and we are 100 per cent behind him pushing forward into next year and the remainder (of this year) with two games to go.”
