Beleaguered Carlton coach Michael Voss has some sympathy from his Port Adelaide counterpart Ken Hinkley.
Voss and his Blues are enduring per week underneath a harsh highlight forward of Thursday night time’s Adelaide Oval fixture towards the Energy.
Carlton’s last-start loss to North Melbourne has put the proverbial blowtorch on Voss, who was an assistant coach to Hinkley on the Energy from 2015 to 2021.
Requested if he had sympathy for Voss, Hinkley replied: “Yeah, I’ve.”
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“Michael is aware of what the business is like,” Hinkley informed reporters.
“I would not be telling Michael something greater than he is aware of.
“And we each know, and everybody who’s on this recreation is aware of, that you’ve got your time when you’ve got simply obtained to face up and you’ve got simply obtained to do your job.
“And it is arduous to not get distracted however you’ll be able to’t let that occur.
“And Michael is a high-quality one who will lead his membership nicely.”
The Tenth-placed Blues and Twelfth-paced Port each sit two wins outdoors the highest eight, with Thursday night time’s conflict looming as an elimination ultimate in June.
“There’s so many golf equipment who’re within the bracket that we’re each in,” Hinkley stated.
“We have not had probably the most constant season .. and we proceed to struggle with the challenges.
“We aren’t any completely different to Carlton and I am positive they’re making an attempt to focus themselves on getting on a run, like we’re making an attempt to do.
“It is a rattling powerful competitors. You aren’t getting to do it completely on a regular basis.”
Port’s key defender Aliir Aliir will return from a one-game absence due to a knee harm.
Hinkley additionally confirmed veteran Travis Boak can be summoned however Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines (knee) would miss one other recreation.
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