Voss has backing of Lions chairman

Lions coach Michael Voss isn't surprised some are calling for his head.

Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss has the full support of his chairman Angus Johnson despite the team's poor start to 2013. Source: Getty Images

BRISBANE chairman Angus Johnson says the Lions have lost respect in the AFL after their poor start to 2013 and has challenged the players to make amends on Sunday.

Johnson has also thrown his full support behind senior coach Michael Voss ahead of the must-win match against Melbourne at the Gabba.

Brisbane is 1-3 after four rounds, but the way the Lions all but surrendered to the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne has rendered the undefeated NAB Cup campaign irrelevant and placed the club under the microscope for all the wrong reasons.

"Talk is cheap. The only way that the team will undo the lack of respect that the first month has brought about will be by performing on the field and it starts this Sunday against Melbourne," Johnson told The Courier-Mail.

"Our (Brisbane's board) take on the start to the season is no different to that of our members, supporters, sponsors, players and all stakeholders in the Lions ... it has quite clearly been very disappointing.

"The board is of the view that we are four rounds into what is a long season and the players now have an opportunity to show the football community that they are better than that."

Johnson said Voss had the full backing of the board.

Triple premiership captain Voss is off-contract at the end of 2013 and negotiations have been put-off until the end of the season.

Brisbane won 10 games in 2012 and Voss needs to pilot the Lions to at least that mark if he is to keep his job.

The Lions take on seven of last year's top eight as well as Essendon and Carlton in the next 10 weeks.

"We are all very confident that Michael is the right man to lead this club," Johnson said.

"We are not going to give a running commentary on the coach. We said a month ago that we will be reviewing Vossy's contract at the end of the year and nothing has changed."

A defiant Voss said yesterday that he did not feel under any extra pressure to keep his job.

"Based on past experience, I'm not surprised at all (that I'm under pressure)," Voss said.

"The only way I can explain that is, a coach is not what I am, it's what I do."

Voss said for the Lions players this week was about "righting some wrongs".

Brisbane has resisted the temptation to rush veteran midfielder Simon Black into the senior side after a successful comeback from a knee injury in the NEAFL last week.

He will play for the Lions reserves against the Gold Coast in Mackay today.

Irishman Niall McKeever is set to be dropped from the seniors with rookie elevation Justin Clarke poised to take his place and make his senior debut.
 

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