Time is quick operating out for Carlton coach Michael Voss to salvage his struggling facet’s AFL season after a seventh loss in eight video games.
The Blues have been belted in clearances and contested possession on Friday evening as they posted their lowest rating of the 12 months in an 8.13 (61) to six.8 (44) defeat to Melbourne.
It leaves them dealing with an uphill battle to finish a decade-long finals forward of video games towards Essendon and Gold Coast previous to the mid-season bye.
“It’s fast closing,” Voss stated.
“We’re not good enough at the moment. That’s the brutal facts.
“We have to simply accept that we’re not. We’ve performed towards actually good opposition and that is the suggestions we have.”
Voss praised his facet’s “battle” but highlighted ongoing areas of concern after the Blues managed just 39 forward entries against Melbourne.
“We’re properly and actually into that technique of getting after what we want to have the ability to do however simply all of it hasn’t transferred but,” Voss stated.
“Every week I’ve walked in right here and thought that is the week that it should switch and it hasn’t fairly gone to plan.
“But every week we’ve been in the fight and every week we’ve been pretty close on the scoreboard at least but we’re three or four goals shy.”
Voss was happy for key ahead Harry McKay, who took a small step in the direction of overcoming his goal-kicking yips with 3.2 however was wayward late within the match.
“Everyone has been having a view on his goal-kicking technique and what he should or shouldn’t do but he’s been able to process that, put it in its place and go to work on it,” Voss stated.
“For him to be able to come out today and have to work through all those things, I’m sure he’ll find out at the back end of it that he’ll be a better player because of it.
“He’s needed to work via some challenges and right this moment definitely felt like he made various breakthroughs in that space.”
Tall utility Jack Silvagni shall be assessed over the weekend after he was substituted at halftime with a hip damage.
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