The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton |
The days of sacking coaches in April or May should be gone – even for Carlton
April 4, 2026 — 7:57pm
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Michael Voss’ position as Carlton coach is guaranteed for at least another week, in a season in which the club’s stated aspiration was to make the expanded version of finals, the top 10.
It was a goal that bespoke realism and a recognition of the limitations of their playing list, which had lost Charlie Curnow, Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni and finished 11th in 2025.
At this point, the Blues are performing like a bottom-six side. If it is debatable whether they’re bottom four, 14th or 13th, the form line is consistent: they build leads against teams in their weight division, only to be overrun thereafter.
The Blues were saved from ignominy by the profligacy of Richmond’s Tom Lynch in round one, blew a 43-point lead against the Demons and were then outworked and outrun by the younger Kangaroos late on Good Friday. The disparity in leg speed........