The Blues missed the finals in the cruellest manner imaginable,blowing a 25-point lead in the last quarterto lose to arch rival Collingwood by a point on the final day of the home and away season and miss September by 0.6 per cent having sat in the eight for 22 of the 23 rounds.
“This time of year brings with it the obvious question;‘What is the expectation for next season?’” Voss said.
“For us,the answer is simple – We are not limiting ourselves. We control what we can achieve in 2023. Why put a limit or a label on what the end result might be?”
Emboldened by the arrival of champion Chris Judd,Carlton infamously delivered the slogans “They know we’re coming” and “Can you smell what the Blues are cooking?” for the 2009-10 seasons. They bowed out in the first week of finals in each of those years and ultimately progressed no further than the semis in the Judd era.
Active in previous trade periods,the Blues were quiet this off-season,in a sign of the confidence they have the list capable of attaining their first finals appearance since 2013 and contending to end a premiership drought extending to 1995.
The Blues’ first to fourth year players formally start preseason on Monday but many senior stars are expected to join in,even though they are expected back for another fortnight. Players have already been training in an unofficial capacity at Ikon Park.