Voss’s message to those who have doubts: “Ladder doesn’t lie”

After the MCG demolition of Essendon solidified the Blues’ premiership credentials, Carlton coach Michael Voss declared that the “ladder doesn’t lie” and insisted that his club is the second best in the AFL.

Important forward Harry McKay, who faced his twin, Bomber Ben, for the first time in their AFL careers, returned late in the 26-point victory with his shoulder taped, but Voss was unable to determine the severity of the injury.

However, that was the only problem to arise for the Blues, who overtook the Bombers to claim the second spot on the ladder. This prompted Voss to assert that his team had earned its standing as the competition’s second-best team.

“The ladder doesn’t lie; we are where we ought to be, and we had to do it with some challenges,” Voss said.

“It hasn’t been smooth sailing. We’ve been facing these top teams week after week after week and we’ve had some challenges, but with that’s come opportunity as well.

“We’ve taken that as an opportunity to be able to try a few things and see where we can grow next.

“As it’s turned out there’s been a couple of roles that have emerged they’ve just helped us out a little bit.”

Voss said his team, which pulled away from the Bombers in the final term, had shown themselves to a four-quarter-team, a crucial plank of any premiership side.

“So to beat us, you have to go four quarters, and that’s something we’ve had to develop as a football team over the past little while,” he said.

“It hasn’t just arrived, it’s been something we’ve been working on for a while.”

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