Carlton coach Michael Voss is “comfortable” with the place talks sit with Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni because the uncontracted pair prepares to steer the Blues within the ruck in opposition to Fremantle.
De Koning might want to show his health at coaching on Friday earlier than he’s ticked off to fly to Perth, the place a battle looms with Dockers duo Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson that would considerably alter his market worth in both course.
Silvagni was named on the prolonged bench for the conflict, however Voss declared him a sure starter following his stellar efficiency as a forward-ruck in opposition to Hawthorn during which he gathered 17 disposals, 12 hit-outs and a purpose.
Voss refused to say whether or not the 25-year-old was a part of his future plans however insisted he was “comfortable” with how talks have been progressing with the father-son choice and De Koning.
“I’m not going to talk about the list today … it’s something that gets dealt with in the background – I’ll focus on coaching the team and trying to get the best out of them,” Voss stated.
“We’re comfortable with where things sit currently in terms of where the guys are contracted and talks.
“I guess we let list management play that out, but right now we’re just really happy with the performance he’s delivered on the weekend and some of the other boys with the way they’re playing.”
The Blues coach stated first-choice ruckman Marc Pittonet was an opportunity to face the Power in spherical 18 after his knee harm was examined earlier within the week, whereas he stated luckless defender Caleb Marchbank had pulled up nicely after his long-awaited VFL return.
Voss stated Blake Acres had supplied some helpful tactical perception because the wingman ready for his first sport in opposition to his former membership and anticipated the 27-year-old to deal with the opposition consideration nicely after already having the expertise when he left St Kilda on the finish of 2019.
Voss stated the Blues’ kind over the previous two video games had been “really pleasing”, crediting a trio of half-forward inclusions in Lachlan Fogarty and injury-ravaged duo David Cuningham and Jack Martin with a number of the enchancment within the ahead half.
“They’ve been the three that have come in and just changed what our forward line looked like, and they’ve all had an impact, which is really pleasing to see,” Voss stated.
“Particularly with Cunners and Jack, they’ve had some challenges with their bodies to get them to where they needed to be, but to see how they’ve translated that to the difference they’ve made to us in the front half has been pretty significant.”
Originally printed as Michael Voss ‘comfortable’ with talks on Tom De Koning, Jack Silvagni
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
