Michael Voss could be Carlton coach however he’ll endlessly be a Brisbane Lions legend.
The three-time Lions premiership captain flew as much as his house state of Queensland for Sunday’s AFLW grand remaining between the Lions and Melbourne because the membership opened the oval named in his honour.
Even although he is embarking on his second pre-season as Blues coach, Voss was not going to overlook the disclosing of the Lions’ new state-of-the-art advanced.
After years of coaching on the outdated Gabba amenities and momentary coaching grounds round Brisbane, the Lions have lastly moved out to suburban Springfield.
“Being a former Queenslander and growing up and seeing the expansion of the game, this takes on an even bigger meaning,” Voss informed the Seven Network.
“I might be Carlton coach right now, but I’ve been an ambassador for Queensland football for a long period of time, so to see the growth of the game has been pretty significant.”
Voss is undeniably the largest determine in Queensland’s Australian Rules soccer historical past, having performed 289 video games for the Bears and Lions between 1992 and 2006.
The Hall-of-Fame midfielder led the Lions to a premiership three-peat in 2001-03 and gained the Brownlow Medal in 1996.
Voss coached the Lions from 2009-13, beginning aged simply 33, earlier than spending seven years as an assistant at Port Adelaide.
The 47-year-old was lastly given a second alternative within the senior AFL teaching ranks when he was appointed Carlton boss forward of the 2022 season.
