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News.com.au
08-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Serious threat towards Carlton coach Michael Voss investigated by AFL integrity unit
Under-siege Carlton coach Michael Voss has been the target of a 'heinous and inappropriate' threat. Code Sports reports the shocking message is understood to reference a brutal end to his life, but is not being treated as a credible death threat. The details of the threat have been sent to the AFL with league headquarters now investigating. Voss, who has coached the Blues since 2022, has been under intense pressure following Carlton's dramatic drop in form. This time last year the Blues were in second spot on the AFL ladder and were in the box seat to make a run at the club's 17th premiership. Fast forward 12 months and Carlton is paying $101 with the TAB just to make the finals and $1001 to win the premiership. The latest incident comes a fortnight after Carlton's Ikon Park headquarters were targeted by vandals after the club's horror loss to Port Adelaide.
News.com.au
27-06-2025
- Sport
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Graffiti on walls at Carlton make fan frustration clear as coach Michael Voss calls for calm after horror loss
Besieged Carlton coach Michael Voss called for unity after the lacklustre Blues slumped to a horror 50-point loss against Port Adelaide that will turn the blowtorch up on his coaching tenure. But the supporters are already restless and have left a clear message in graffiti, with 'sack the board' and 'keep Voss' painted on the walls of the club's Ikon Park headquarters on Friday morning. Cleaners were hard at work from 7am trying to remove the graffiti that showed a clear displeasure among a supporter base angry after the club slipped to a 6-9 record, with finals chances extinguished in Adelaide. Both teams went into the Adelaide Oval clash with just six wins and off the back of disappointing losses, but Ken Hinkley's men responded in fine fashion to keep their slim finals hopes alive, while Voss's charges crumbled under the pressure. The embattled coach was asked what his message to Carlton's frustrated fans was after the limp display. 'We're absolutely disappointed, but the way through this is not to isolate … it's coming together,' he replied. 'If there's one thing I know about working through really tough times, it's how we connect, and what we won't do, you will not see us do, is pass blame on anyone. 'So, what we'll do is sit here and we'll say, 'What's my role in this?' and we'll get to work hard on that, but we need everyone on board with this, and so that's the way we'll approach it. 'We'll approach that as a group of coaches, a group of players, the amazing support staff … 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. 'So, we're enormously disappointed, we're not where we want to be, but it's time to come together, not isolate.' With so much at stake after a week of intense criticism, the basic effort required to compete was absent from the Blues, who managed just one goal in the first half and trailed by 68 points in the final term before kicking late consolation goals. Despite the ineptitude of the display, Voss wasn't swayed in his belief that he is the right man for the job. 'I think when you look at a body of work, it's going to be hard to probably understand this, but when you look at the results and the shift we've had in our game style this year, there's been a genuine shift in our numbers, and in a really good way,' he said. 'We move the ball end-to-end as one of the best teams in the competition … I could rattle off a lot. 'Clearance-wise, we don't get scored against at stoppage yet, all those things today, we weren't able to stop. 'They scored from stoppages, we gave away marks, we couldn't build the contest and the pressure around the ball. 'So, we had to find other ways to be able to try and score, but that doesn't leave me in any doubt, any doubt whatsoever, about what we're trying to create here.' Mitch Georgiades finished with five goals and got the better of Jacob Weitering before the fullback was moved away, but Voss denied he was struggling with an ankle injury. At the other end of the ground, Charlie Curnow was kept goalless by Esava Ratugolea, but Voss leapt to the defence of the under-fire star. 'I thought Charlie competed really hard today,' he said. 'He's had some form struggles, and I understand that he's probably copped some attention because of it, but I tell you what, that bloke absolutely tried his backside off today. 'I don't think we gave him too many favours, but at the same time, that comes back to the collective stuff. 'But no, I'm not walking away from that game and saying that Charlie didn't compete … he competed as hard as he possibly could.'
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Sport
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AFLW 2025: Carlton leaders Mimi Hill and Harriet Cordner on the Blues' history
The history of Princes Park entices Carlton leaders Mimi Hill and Harriet Cordner. The stories that shaped the place and those that remain unwritten. Much like the empty cabinets at the end of the Blues' 16-cup premiership walk inside the club, Hill and Cordner see 'Prinny Park' as a storeyed canvas ready to be recaptured. 'I love that there's room for more (premiership cups), I would love to add an AFLW cup there too because we don't have one yet and that would be pretty sick,' Hill said. 'But I just love the history of Prinny Park, the whole park. I think about back in the day where everyone would flood from everywhere just to get to games. 'That's what I want for the AFLW, people in the area going 'there's a game on, let's get there'. 'I want us to be packing it out with a big crowd … you hear older fans saying 'oh, we always used to come here' – we want to bring them back.' With the men hosting their home games at the MCG or Marvel Stadium, Cordner says the building Blues have a chance to 'bring that history back'. 'That's what's cool about the men not playing here anymore, we can kind of bring that history back to Prinny Park, back to Ikon Park,' she said. 'We've got an opportunity to do that.' So, how do the Blues bring the sleeping giant, the once heartbeat of Melbourne's inner north, back to life? Play fun, fast and exciting football, of course. 'I am excited for this year, I think we're going to play a really fun brand, an exciting brand to watch,' Hill said. 'Hopefully, that translates to wins, but if we can play really fun footy that people enjoy watching – I think that's how you get people back. 'The AFL says the stats are if somebody comes to one game, they're a very high percentage to come to another because they love it.' The bums-on-seats brand is not just an approach the Blues feel they must take to lure supporters. They've seen the evolution of sides like Hawthorn and North Melbourne and know it's 'where the success lies'. 'Over the years we've seen the AFLW transition from a stock-standard one-on-one win or half the contest and not sure what you do off the back of that,' Cordner said. 'Really good teams over the past couple of years, it's been the way they move the ball and get scores off turnover. 'It's what's exciting to watch first of all, but that's where the success lies.' Hill is backing Carlton to bring the energy, based on what she's seeing on the track in a strong start to pre-season. 'I don't want to give away too many of our secrets, but I think we're going after speed – speed with the ball, speed without the ball,' she said. 'Just how can we challenge teams, some trades in and our draft picks have some speed about them. 'Then (Erone) Fitzpatrick has come back from an ACL and she's quick as lightning, so through players and the way we're going to move the ball.' Hill and Cordner are important pieces to Carlton's leadership group. Hill, 22, will vice-captain the side behind Abbie McKay while Cordner, 32, will continue her strong leadership behind the ball. Cordner says she's a 'do it and come along with me' type leader. The defender tries to set a strong example, particularly in the gym, after learning the importance of preparation through early injuries. 'I think I have learned over my career how important investing in the holistic approach to footy is,' Cordner said. 'I came across to footy, I was a rookie when I came to Melbourne, I hadn't played the sport before and had to dive into everything. 'I have always just understood my body is my weapon, that is what has made me good at what I do. 'Whether it's footy or whatever sport I have played … from the start I have understood that's my vehicle for success and have done whatever I can to make that as top notch as I can. 'I think it has probably rubbed off on the young girls. I get a lot of questions about what I eat and what I lift in the gym.' Hill admits she's still learning the caper as a leader. Studying a science-physiology degree outside of football, she jokes there's no classes in leadership. 'I feel very driven from within, from my running to the gym. It doesn't take someone else to say 'get it done', I just want to get better,' Hill said. 'The other layer to that is that I genuinely love footy and love the people, so it is not work, it's just what I get to do. 'You're never finished getting better, there's always room for growth as a leader – you look back on leadership and think it's got better, but there's still more to learn.' Hill has slowly grown her list of accomplishments since her 2021 debut, winning the Blues' best first-year player, best and fairest and a Rising Star. While joining Carlton's decorated list of captains is a goal she would be honoured to collect, Hill is happy to soak up that 'Prinny Park' experience when she fills in. 'Yeah, definitely, I do hope it happens – the opportunity doesn't come around that often,' she said. 'You kind of have to be at the right place at the right time, so we'll just see what happens I guess. 'It has been an honour to step up as captain in games when 'Kez' (Kerryn Peterson) wasn't playing and, like I said earlier, it's a real learning opportunity. 'Stepping out to the middle of the ground to do the coin toss, having a look around, it's a pretty cool experience. 'Hopefully, one day – but this is a good learning curve for me.'
News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Brendan Fevola's huge real estate play pays off
Brendan Fevola jumping on the bed has helped sell a Parkville apartment to a devoted Blues fan. The Carlton forward from 1999-2009 also played a season with the Brisbane Lions in a 204-game career that included two NAB Cup premierships, two Coleman Medals and three pics for the All-Australian Team — as well as being inducted into the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame. Now a successful breakfast radio host for Fox FM alongside Fifi Box and Nick Cody, Fevola was earlier this year asked to help promote a Parkville apartment that had lingered on the market for 148 days in 2024. T he double-storey address high above The Avenue was then taken over by OBrien Real Estate's John Rombotis, who played AFL with the Fitzroy Lions, Port Adelaide and Richmond. At the same time as relaunching the home for sale in March, Rombotis arranged a video with Fevola promoting the home for sale. In a bizarre twist, the eventual buyer had inspected the property during its previous stint on the market but, being a devoted Blues fan, after hearing Fevola talking about the experience of doing a video for it on the radio and seeing the clip which included Fevola jumping on the bed, renewed their interest in the home. Rombotis said negotiations for the four-bedroom apartment with a view out to Ikon Park in the park opposite had started low, but ended in a deal within the home's $2.9m-$3.2m advertised price guide at the end of its planned sales campaign. The property features Miele and Gaggenau cooking appliances, a stainless-steel kitchen with a butler's pantry, an expansive balcony with CBD skyline views, and a spa bath in the main bedroom's ensuite.
