Michael Voss
Josh Fraser says he is not ready to coach. A Carlton great disagrees
Jacob Weitering feels guilty, Patrick Cripps acknowledges Voss’s groundwork, but a club champion thinks Fraser could be the man for the Carlton coaching job.
- Danny Russell
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- Four Points
- AFL 2026
The crucial Clarkson decision that triggered North’s incredible comeback
The Kangaroos delivered their second biggest come from behind win in the club’s history. They did it playing unshackled football that exploited the Suns’ inertia. What was the coach’s key tactic?
- Michael Gleeson
- Updated
- AFL 2026
Intrigue grows around Blues role as Longmire, Simpson and Hinkley refuse to rule themselves out
Premiership coaches John Longmire and Adam Simpson, as well as Ken Hinkley and Justin Longmuir, were all asked directly about the Carlton coaching role.
- Greg Dundas, Jon Pierik and Scott Spits
- Analysis
- AFL 2026
Keep, trade or axe: The Blues are in a hole. We examine their list to see how they can climb out
Blues CEO Graham Wright said the club wants more selections in this year’s draft, the last uncompromised one before Tasmania’s entry, but how can they find their way out of the hole they’re in?
- Andrew Wu
- Opinion
- AFL 2026
Voss passionately defended his club. He did not have the same support from his bosses
The former Brisbane Lions champion spent much of his coaching career looking over his shoulder.
- Caroline Wilson
- Analysis
- AFL 2026
Blues players expected their coach to tear strips off them. What followed stunned them
Among the moments that contributed to rising frustration at Carlton was a meeting after an embarrassing defeat that didn’t pan out as expected.
- Sam McClure
‘We are not going to take it from anyone’: The Blues are 1-8, but there are signs of light ahead
One moment typified the Blues’ resolve. It was late in the final term and they were down by 22 points, but they refused to be pushed around any longer.
- Roy Ward
- Opinion
- AFL 2026
Carlton’s fadeouts will bury Voss. But the Blues and Cripps are chained to each other
The game has moved past the dual Brownlow medallist. The Blues should, at least, remove the burden of captaincy from him for 2027.
- Jake Niall
‘You can only have one:’ Ex-Blues footy boss on why Carlton shouldn’t trade Cripps
The Blues captain, who is 31 and contracted until the end of next year, won only 14 disposals and had four turnovers against the Saints, ranking as his worst performance of the season based on Champion Data’s AFL player ratings.
- Marc McGowan
- Four Points
- AFL 2026
Don’t blame them, you left it there. Lions are dead wrong about #whiteboardgate
When a member of the tax-paying public that paid for nearly half the place you work walks around the “community facility” and sees something interesting they photograph it. Don’t blame them.
- Michael Gleeson