Carlton coach Michael Voss has warned his facet in opposition to being “mesmerised” by Darcy Moore’s aerial dominance.
The Collingwood captain was a sizzling matter when Voss fronted the media for his weekly press convention forward of Friday night time’s blockbuster on the MCG.
One of the sport’s premier interceptors, Moore was the key impediment for the Blues’ assault final time the perimeters met.
His excellent show helped steer the Magpies to a 28-point victory over their conventional foes again in spherical 10.
“He’s a pretty important player to them and I’m sure the forwards will go to work on that, but I don’t think we should be mesmerised by all that,” Voss stated.
“I think we just get on with what we need to be able to do. The forwards know the task that they’ve got ahead of them.
“It will likely be onerous to attain, they have a very robust system they usually’ve received some good gamers behind the ball.
“But it’s not just about Moore; it’s about their defensive system and how they support one another.”
Voss took an identical stance on Nick Daicos, the boyhood Carlton fan and son of a Collingwood gun who has quickly grow to be the Magpies’ most influential playmaker.
The 20-year-old is spending extra time within the midfield because the season progresses and has additional enhanced his Brownlow Medal prospects.
“He’s a good player. He’s an obvious threat, they’ve got plenty of them, that’s why they’re top of the ladder,” Voss stated.
“We’ve got to be conscious that by taking one away there’s a few others that do step up.”
Ninth-placed Carlton can take an enormous leap in the direction of a breakthrough finals look with an upset of Collingwood.
Equally, a loss may very well be an enormous blow to the Blues’ top-eight possibilities.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
