![]() “We’re certainly aware of what’s in front of us and the rivalry that exists.”Ĭan the Blues stop the red-hot Pies in a Friday night blockbuster? | #AFLPiesBlues /kezskLZJmBĮssendon star Jake Stringer is set for a stint on the sidelines after being grounded by a foot injury, while Melbourne forward Ben Brown has paid the price for his goalless display against Adelaide. “Just to be able to be in that environment often and to get that exposure to these particular games … they do take on that little bit of extra meaning. “Some of the noises at the end of last year were some of the loudest I’ve ever heard,” Voss said. Voss is seeking to steer Carlton to their first finals appearance since 2013.Ĭollingwood ruined the Blues’ finals chances last year with a famous one-point comeback win in the last round of the home-and-away season. “We’ve got to make sure that we get after the game itself. “(Collingwood) is an arch-rival for our football club, so we understand the night and the occasion, but we can’t play the occasion,” Voss said. ![]() The sense of occasion is not lost on Voss, who was a boyhood Carlton fan before forging his name as a star player and premiership-winning captain in Brisbane. “What you make of it, you can write about it … but it’s (nothing more than) an important moment for us to be able to play against a really good opposition.”Ī crowd of up to 90,000 has been tipped for the contest – a designated Collingwood home game – as Carlton seek their first win over the Magpies in Voss’s tenure as coach. It was initially expected that Barrass and Jeremy McGovern (concussion) would be fit to return for that match.įull details: /AZatUaeEWg West Coast face fellow strugglers North Melbourne (2-16) at Optus Stadium on Sunday.Ī big loss to the Kangaroos would heap further pressure on Simpson, but a win would give the Eagles hope of avoiding the wooden spoon. “Some guests at the function have also been wrongly identified in photographs as being club directors.” “The leadership luncheon is an annual event. “Some of the club’s executives and directors are engaged in a leaders lunch in a club function room with senior management of our corporate partners. “The West Coast Eagles wish to clarify an erroneous media report suggesting that a crisis meeting of the board is being held at Mineral Resources Park today,” the statement said. ![]() The Eagles have backed Simpson to stay on as coach and they released a statement denying the function at the club was a crisis meeting. West Coast (1-17) are mired to the bottom of the ladder on the back of a club-record 16-match losing run, with a growing amount of fans calling for change. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty Images) ![]()
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