Michael Voss remains Carlton coach after a lengthy board meeting at Ikon Park where his job was on the agenda.
A day after Melbourne sacked premiership coach Simon Goodwin, the Blues board met for a scheduled meeting on Wednesday that lasted almost five hours.
Voss left Carlton’s headquarters at 5.30pm, driving past a waiting media pack while the board continued talking inside.
When entering Ikon Park for the meeting, Carlton vice-president Patty Kinnersly gave a brief comment.
“Every day is important for a football coach,” she told the Seven Network when asked about Voss.
Legendary Carlton player Greg Williams, who is now the club’s football director, left the meeting alongside Kinnersly but declined to comment when approached.
Voss was already under immense pressure following a horror season that will see them miss finals for the first time since 2022.
But with the Demons to almost certainly sound out premiership coaches Adam Simpson and John Longmire, it could prompt Carlton to act quicker than expected.
Blues president Robert Priestley six weeks ago declared Voss would coach out the rest of this season, but would not guarantee he would see out the end of his contract in 2026.
After making a preliminary final in 2023, then an elimination final last year, Carlton had high hopes of ending a 30-year premiership drought.
Instead, their fortunes have crumbled and they sit 13th with a 7-13 record.
Third-generation Blue Jack Silvagni has met with Carlton’s two biggest rivals – Collingwood and Essendon – about a move in the off-season.
Star forward Charlie Curnow has toyed with the idea of playing elsewhere but his bumper contract until the end of 2029 would make it extremely difficult to leave.
Carlton host finals-bound Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night, with Voss to give his weekly media conference on Friday.
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Michael Voss looks despondent during Carlton’s loss to North Melbourne. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Third club enters race for Silvagni
Carlton’s bid to hold onto father-son Jack Silvagni has grown even more difficult, with a third rival club entering the race for the in-demand defender’s signature.
Silvagni, who has played just 13 games in 2025 but shown promise in a new role in defence, was already being courted by Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs, with the Pies reportedly offering a four-year deal – equal to the contract currently on the table at the Blues.
They have been joined by Essendon, according to 7 News Melbourne reporter Mitch Cleary, with the 27-year old meeting with Bombers coach Brad Scott in the last week.
A move to either the Magpies or Dons would be a bitter blow for Blues supporters, with Silvagni one of the club’s most famous names.
A third-generation Blue, father Stephen was named at full back in the AFL’s Team of the Century, while grandfather Sergio played 239 games for the club between 1958 and 1971, including two premierships.
However, relations between the youngest Silvagni and the club have reportedly soured in 2025, with the defender now expected to strongly consider a move as a free agent at season’s end.
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