“And that’s been communicated to us by all sorts of people,including the players,” Cook told this masthead.
Cook said Voss’s contract and position was never questioned at board level. “It[the contract] was always going to be honoured. It was never even discussed at board level.”
Voss was under enormous external pressure in the middle of a six-game losing streak that had the Blues,at one point,down the ladder in 15th with only four wins and a draw and eight losses.
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Sayers guaranteed that Voss would coach next year – fulfilling the three-year contract he arrived at the club on – after the club’s 28-point loss to Collingwood in round 10,when the team’s confidence and performance were in freefall.
The Blues have won their past six games,including wins over premiership contenders Port Adelaideand Collingwood.
Five of those victories have been by more than eight goals as they’ve moved into seventh position on the ladder,now with potential to climb higher in the final four rounds.