Talking about a change in tune from Ralph in the Herald Sun, I liked reading this
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Carlton fans are already considering the impact new coach Michael Voss might have on their emerging players with Paddy Dow one who surely will benefit from mentoring from one of footy’s greatest midfielders.
Dow played his best footy from Rounds 12-20 with contested possession counts of 10, 9, 7, 13, 9, 9 10 and 6 during that time before a quieter finish to the season.
Speculation Richmond might be interested in Dow was quickly shut down this week, with the No.3 overall pick contracted for next year and fully committed to the Blues.
But with George Hewett, and likely Adam Cerra, playing in the Blues midfield alongside Patty Cripps, Sam Walsh, Matt Kennedy, Will Setterfield and Lachie Fogarty, there will be massive competition for spots.
Michael Voss hopes to speak to Sam Petrevski-Seton about his imminent departure next week, but the Blues can’t hope for much in return from West Coast.
Competition for spots in the midfield group with no mention of other players recruited as mids on our list... Ed, Fisher, Stocker, Docherty, Williams, OBrien and new kids on the block in Philp, Kemp, Carroll, Ramsay...hey even Martin goes through then, and Vossy talking to SPS ... there's a lot of competition for spots, and frankly I can't see Fogarty in the midfield group other than to play an Ed role for his defensive strengths. But I think you're going to have to be the a one trick pony in the Vossy era.
Cripps Hewett Kennedy are the real big bodies, Walsh Dow Cerra can also play an inside and outside role, Stocker too. Williams has something to prove as a mid and they can all play hard like Fogarty, but they can kick for goal from further out than Fogarty, making them dangerous when they around the 50m arc.
Plenty of support for Voss from the scribes in the media which proves to me they were a huge part in Teague's character assassination, and the negative press they were able to use to smear the Carlton brand.