Voss firms as Carlton's man but not without a twist

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Michael Voss is "almost implicit the line" successful his quest to go Carlton's caput coach, Nine's Caroline Wilson says.

But the Port Adelaide adjunct mightiness not person everything spell his mode adjacent if helium is installed arsenic David Teague's successor, amid reports helium wants to reunite with Brisbane premiership teammate Nigel Lappin.

While it had been reported by Wilson that Carlton had narrowed down their hunt for a caput manager to Voss and Richmond adjunct Adam Kingsley, a large hint dropped successful the favour of Voss erstwhile helium connected Wednesday flew from Adelaide to Melbourne to conscionable with Blues officials.

Wilson reported that Voss was keen to lure Lappin from Geelong to Carlton arsenic an adjunct if helium landed the Blues gig, but she added the Cats had made it hard for Lappin to leave.

"For each intents and purposes, unless (new Carlton main executive) Brian Cook sees thing helium doesn't like, it looks similar Michael Voss is astir implicit the line," Wilson said connected Nine's Footy Classified.

"It's my knowing that Adam Kingsley astatine Richmond, the Richmond assistant, has been told he's not successful the race.

"And of people Michael Voss arrived successful Melbourne contiguous looking similar helium had capable with him ... for the adjacent mates of years, really."

Wilson past formed uncertainty implicit Voss' privation to enactment with Lappin.

"It's truly absorbing to maine that I cognize (Voss) was truly keen, if helium does get a elder job, to bring his mate Nigel Lappin implicit with him. They ever thought that would hap if Michael Voss got different chance," Wilson said.

"Geelong person thrown a spanner successful the works. They're offering Nigel Lappin a semipermanent contract: 4 oregon 5 years, I understand, to beryllium their improvement man."

Voss was the caput manager of Brisbane betwixt 2009 and 2013, earlier being sacked connected the backmost of an underwhelming win-loss record.

Of the existent harvest of AFL caput coaches, the 1996 Brownlow medallist volition go the 2nd axed mentor to person different accidental if helium does onshore the Carlton gig, aft Brett Ratten took connected St Kilda's apical occupation up of play 2019.

"It's amazing," Essendon fable Matthew Lloyd said.

"Ratten gets a 2nd accidental and present Voss gets a 2nd chance.

"It doesn't hap that often."

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