On his left ankle, Michael Voss sports a tattoo commemorating his three Lions premierships. Asked if he’d ink a new Blues tattoo should his team go all the way, he grinned.
Michael Voss was in a deep hole. It was 2011 and the Brisbane Lions, the team he had captained to three premierships, had lost the first seven games. He was coaching the club, and pressure was mounting ahead of a game against fellow strugglers, North Melbourne, then coached by former teammate Brad Scott.
That’s all water under the bridge. “I think it’s a lot of what other people talk about it,” he said at the Gabba on Friday. “I haven’t spoken about it at all; I haven’t shared my story with the players at all because we’re busy forging our own and what version we want to be for the Carlton Football Club. We’ve got such a great story to tell, and we get to lean into that.”
Voss’ combination of skill, hardness and leadership means he remains a revered figure at the Lions, despite the brutal nature of his exit a decade ago. It wasn’t just the three premierships, either. Voss’ career began with the “Bad News” Bears in 1992, when they were still based on the Gold Coast. He transformed them from a punchline into a powerhouse.
“I actually went back and watched the media conferences that Vossy did after those games, and saw how defeated and down he was,” he said. “You could see what a tough spot he was in. And then they won [against Gold Coast in round 14], and he was like, wow, what happened there? It was lovely seeing the growth in him and the team after that.”The rollercoaster Voss was riding brought back memories of his sacking in 2013.
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