Furious footy fan vandalises Carlton AFL team's headquarters with a message that has a surprising twist
It seems the supporter in question - who Victoria Police would like to speak to following the 1am public protest - doesn't believe coach Michael Voss is the problem.
The blunt message at IKON Park in Melbourne read: 'Sack the board, sack (Nick) Austin and (Brad) Lloyd. Keep (Michael) Voss. TDK (Tom de Koning) yes or no?'
Austin is the club's list manager and Lloyd is the football manager, while de Koning is the young-gun ruckman whose future with the team is up in the air.
The Blues sit 11th on the ladder following Thursday's 50-point defeat - and could drop further by the end of round 16.
Voss' men need to win six of their remaining eight games to qualify for finals - but after a pedestrian performance against the Power, that is highly unlikely.
'We just didn't come with an appetite to the contest,' Voss said post game.
'What I feel right now as a leader is, I feel really disappointed for our people - we feel like we're creating a great environment but we're not getting the results we're after.
'We're enormously disappointed... but it's time to come together, not isolate.'
AFL great Jason Dunstall was scathing in his assessment, labelling the playing group 'devoid of hope.'
'I'm really disappointed with the effort from the Blues,' he said on Fox Footy.
'It really was an insipid performance. 'They are devoid of confidence, they looked to be devoid of hope.
'It's like the football world has just caved in on top of them and they don't know what to do.
'The weight of pressure, they've just collapsed underneath it.'
The Blues sit 11th on the ladder following Thursday's 50-point defeat - and could drop further by the end of round 16 (pictured, Carlton star Patrick Cripps leaving the field)
The Blues' alarming lack of early fight will trigger fresh debate after Port booted the initial eight goals of a lopsided encounter.
'We just didn't come with an appetite to the contest,' Voss said.
'What I feel right now as a leader is, I feel really disappointed for our people - we feel like we're creating a great environment but we're not getting the results we're after.'
Carlton, who next meet ladder leaders Collingwood and then reigning premiers the Brisbane Lions, slipped to 11th on the ladder with six wins and nine losses.
The Blues, who will likely be three wins outside the top eight by round's end, also lost creative backman Adam Saad to concussion.
Saad was felled by a shoulder bump from Port ruckman Dante Visentini which sparked a prolonged push-and-shove between a mass of players at halftime.
Saad's injury came during Carlton's horror opening half - and instead of a steely response to last week's shock 11-point loss to North Melbourne, the Blues didn't offer a yelp.
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