1. Michael Voss was born on 7 July 1975 and is a former professional Australian rules football player with the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions, and current senior coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
39 Facts About Michael Voss
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Michael Voss was the first Brisbane player to win the Brownlow Medal, which is considered the game's most prestigious individual award; won the Leigh Matthews Trophy twice, which is awarded annually to the league's most valued player; and has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Michael Voss was born in Traralgon, Victoria and lived as a child in Orbost until the age of 11, when he moved with his family to Beenleigh, a northern suburb of the Gold Coast at the time.
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Michael Voss attended Trinity College during his high-school years in Queensland.
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Michael Voss made his senior debut for Morningside in the QAFL at the age of 15 years.
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In 1998, Michael Voss suffered a catastrophic injury while contesting a mark at Subiaco Oval in Perth in a match against Fremantle.
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Michael Voss collided with Fremantle's Shane Parker and broke his lower leg in half.
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Michael Voss captained the Brisbane Lions in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals, yielding three premierships.
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Michael Voss's performance in the 2002 Grand Final against Collingwood was an outstanding example of courage, skill and leadership, only narrowly conceding the Norm Smith Medal to opposing captain and former Bears teammate Nathan Buckley.
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In early 2004, Michael Voss kicked a career-best seven goals against a struggling Adelaide at AAMI Stadium as coach Leigh Matthews looked to play him in the forward line during the latter part of his career.
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However, a heavy injury toll to the Lions meant that Michael Voss continued his career in the midfield.
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In 2005, Michael Voss suffered a badly cut calf before Round 2 while renovating his home.
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Michael Voss recovered to play his 250th game the following week, but the Lions suffered an embarrassing six-point loss to eventual premiers Sydney after they had led by 32 points at the final change.
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Michael Voss later improved, and in Round 21 picked up 35 possessions against Port Adelaide.
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Michael Voss was employed as a sports journalist by Channel 10 in Brisbane.
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Michael Voss said farewell in what turned out to be his last game, at the Gabba in Round 22 against St Kilda, gathering 34 possessions and two Brownlow Medal votes as a struggling Brisbane Lions team went down by 50 points to finals-bound St Kilda, who won on Brisbane's turf for the first time in a decade.
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Michael Voss coached Australia's AIS Under-17 squad to victory against the South African national Australian rules football team at North West Cricket Stadium in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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Michael Voss was often mentioned as a candidate to coach the Melbourne Demons after the resignation of Neale Daniher.
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Michael Voss was linked to various other coaching positions, most notably Carlton.
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In May 2008, Michael Voss accepted a consultancy role with the newly established GC17 bid team and was seen by many to be the likely inaugural coach of the Gold Coast side, but he instead signed a two-year deal with the West Coast Eagles as an assistant coach, which formally removed him from the running for the vacant Gold Coast senior coaching position.
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Michael Voss made his coaching debut in Brisbane's defeat of the West Coast Eagles in Round 1,2009.
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However, the Lions under Michael Voss were eliminated in the semi-finals by the Western Bulldogs.
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The Lions' 2011 Season was even worse, with the Lions under Michael Voss finishing 15th, its worst placing since 1998 when it won the wooden spoon.
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The Lions with Michael Voss kept struggling in the 2013 season, where the Lions sat 12th on the ladder with eight wins and eleven losses after Round 19,2013.
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On 13 August 2013, Michael Voss was told that he would not be receiving a contract extension with the Lions for 2014.
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Michael Voss then opted not to coach out his contract, which expired at the end of the 2013 season.
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Michael Voss was then replaced by assistant coach Mark Harvey as caretaker senior coach of the Brisbane Lions for the remainder of the 2013 season.
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In October 2014, Michael Voss joined the Port Adelaide Football Club as an assistant coach under senior coach Ken Hinkley in the position of midfield manager, replacing Phil Walsh, who had joined the Adelaide Football Club.
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Michael Voss left the Port Adelaide Football club at the end of the 2021 season.
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In September 2021, following seven years as an assistant with the Power, Michael Voss officially returned to the AFL's senior coaching ranks after being appointed senior coach of the Carlton Football Club.
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Michael Voss replaced David Teague as Carlton's senior coach, after Teague was sacked at the end of the 2021 season.
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Michael Voss resumed his role as senior coach in Round 3,2022, against Hawthorn, where Carlton won by a point.
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Carlton under Michael Voss were however eliminated by Brisbane Lions in the preliminary final.
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Michael Voss joined the Network Ten AFL commentary team in 2007 in a special comments role.
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Michael Voss was appointed the role of sports anchor on 10 News First Queensland.
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In 2011, Michael Voss was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Michael Voss left the scene uninjured and collected his coffees from the cafe.
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In 2007, Michael Voss was charged for his role in a melee with Simon Black, Fraser Gehrig and three other high-profile AFL players at a Melbourne nightclub.
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At the resulting trial, Michael Voss agreed to enter a diversion program, and therefore no conviction was recorded.