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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1975)}}
{{for|the South African cricketer|Michael Voss (cricketer)}}
{{distinguish|Michael Vozzo}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Michael Voss
| image = File:Michael Voss 2018.1.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Voss in April 2018
| fullname = Michael Voss
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Traralgon, Victoria]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Morningside Australian Football Club|Morningside]] ([[AFLQ]])
| debutdate = Round 18 1992
| debutteam = {{AFL BB}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Fit}}
| debutstadium = [[Princes Park (stadium)|Princes Park]]
| height = 183&nbsp;cm
| weight = 88&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Midfielder]]
| statsend = 2006
| years1 = 1992–1996
| club1 = {{AFL BB}}
| years2 = 1997–2006
| club2 = {{AFL BL}}
| games_goals2 = 210 (173)
| games_goals1 = 79 (72)
| games_goalstotal = 289 (245)
| sooyears1 = 1992–1993
| sooteam1 = [[Queensland Australian rules football team|Queensland]]
| soogames_goals1 = 2 (0)
| sooyears2 = 1996
| sooteam2 = [[The Allies (Australian rules football)|Allies]]
| soogames_goals2 = 1 (0)
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 4 (0)
| coachyears1 = 2009–2013
| coachclub1 = {{AFL BL}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 109 (43–65–1)
| coachyears2 = 2022–
| coachclub2 = {{AFL Car}}
| coachgames_wins2 = 95 (49–45–1)
| coachgames_winstotal = 204 (92–110–2)
| coachstatsend = 2025 season
| careerhighlights = *3× [[Australian Football League|AFL]] [[List of Australian Football League premiers|Premiership]]: [[2001 AFL Grand Final|2001]], [[2002 AFL Grand Final|2002]], [[2003 AFL Grand Final|2003]]
*[[Brownlow Medal]]: 1996
*2× [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]]: 2002, 2003
*5× [[All-Australian team]]: 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
*3× [[Merrett–Murray Medal]]: 2000, 2001, 2003
*2× [[Brisbane Bears Club Champion]]: 1995, 1996
*[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
*4× [[AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain|AFLPA best captain]]: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
*[[AFL Players Association awards|AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award]]: 2001
*Brisbane Lions captain: 1997–2006
*[[Lou Richards Medal]]: 2001
}}

'''Michael Voss''' (born 7 July 1975) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]] player and current senior coach of [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders and captains of the modern era, his career is distinguished by both individual accolades and team success, primarily with the [[Brisbane Lions]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Voss|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|website=lions.com.au|date=2019-11-27|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en}}</ref> 

Voss was recruited by the [[Brisbane Bears]] from [[Morningside Australian Football Club|Morningside]] and played 289 games for the Bears and the Lions. He captained the Brisbane Lions to a run of three consecutive premierships from 2001 to 2003. He was the Lions' longest-serving captain, holding the role from 1997 to 2006. Voss won the [[Brownlow Medal]] in 1996 in a tie with [[James Hird]] and was the only Bears player in history to win the award. He won the [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] twice in 2002 and 2003 and was named in the [[All-Australian team]] five times (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003), including as captain in 2002 and 2003. He won a combined five club best-and-fairest awards across the two clubs: the [[Brisbane Bears Club Champion]] twice (1995, 1996) and the Brisbane Lions [[Merrett–Murray Medal|Merrett-Murray Medal]] three times (2000, 2001, 2003). 

Voss transitioned into coaching following his playing retirement, including two senior coaching roles separated by a lengthy period as an assistant. In 2009, Voss returned to his former club as senior coach, succeeding [[Leigh Matthews]]. In his first season, he led the Lions to their first finals campaign since 2004. His tenure ended in August 2013. After being an assistant coach at [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] from 2015 to 2021, Voss was appointed Carlton's senior coach in September 2021. He led the Blues to a preliminary final appearance in the 2023 season, ending a decade-long finals drought for the club.
==Early life==
Voss was born in [[Traralgon]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] and lived as a child in [[Orbost]] until the age of 11, when he moved with his family to [[Beenleigh]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-0&sID=56333&articleID=4885021&news_task=DETAIL |title=Football farewells a truly loyal servant |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=1 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001073822/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-0&sID=56333&articleID=4885021&news_task=DETAIL |url-status=live }}</ref> a northern suburb of the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] at the time.<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Beenleigh|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/beenleigh|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328233934/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/beenleigh|url-status=live}}</ref> Voss attended [[Trinity College, Beenleigh|Trinity College]] during his high-school years in Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-1&sID=56333&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12142527 |title=SPECIAL REWARD FOR BBC |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618172024/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-1&sID=56333&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12142527 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/OldBoys/The%20Ashgrovian%202013%20Edition%202.pdf |title=Sports Nominations |journal=The Ashgrovian |publisher=[[Marist College Ashgrove]] |volume=51 |number=2 |page=26 |year=2013 |access-date=18 June 2015 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618174301/http://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/OldBoys/The%20Ashgrovian%202013%20Edition%202.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> His younger brother [[Brett Voss|Brett]] also played for the Brisbane Lions before transferring to [[St Kilda Football Club]] to enhance his opportunities to play senior football.

Voss's football skills were excellent from an early age. He made his senior debut for [[Morningside Australian Football Club|Morningside]] in the [[Queensland Australian Football League|QAFL]] at the age of 15 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/faith-in-a-pride-of-lions-20110819-1j2ju.html |title=Faith in a pride of Lions |date=19 August 2011 |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020258/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/faith-in-a-pride-of-lions-20110819-1j2ju.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A year later, he kicked 14 goals for [[Queensland]] in a second-division under-17 representative match, going on to win the inaugural [[Hunter-Harrison Medal|Hunter Harrison Medal]] for the tournament.

Voss grew up supporting the [[Carlton Football Club]].

==Playing career==
===Brisbane Bears===
====Rise to stardom====
At 17 years and 11 days of age in 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-appoint-voss/story-e6frepf6-1111117371227 |title=Brisbane Lions release statement on Michael Voss |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020259/https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-appoint-voss/news-story/393f92f54bdb677e9ea2f36eafd3de8a?nk=738b25b95ead426764bcb885f8dd037d-1599271379 |url-status=live }}</ref> he debuted for the [[Brisbane Bears]] against [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] at [[Princes Park (stadium)|Princes Park]] in [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]] in [[1992 AFL season|Round 18, 1992]],  the youngest-ever player to play a senior game for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

Although highly skilled, he was also slight, but he worked to get the most out of his body. By 1996, he was one of the most accomplished players in the competition, and at the end of the season he shared the [[Brownlow Medal]], the game's highest individual honour, with [[James Hird]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> In doing so, Voss became the first Queenslander to win the Brownlow Medal in 1996.

===Brisbane Lions===
At the end of 1996, following the merger of the [[Fitzroy Football Club]] and the [[Brisbane Bears]], Voss and teammate [[Alastair Lynch]] were named as inaugural co-captains of the newly formed [[Brisbane Lions]]. In 2019, Kobe Howard described Voss as "one of the game's greatest players" in Australian football history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

In 1998, Voss suffered a catastrophic injury while contesting a mark at Subiaco Oval in Perth in a match against [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]. He collided with Fremantle's [[Shane Parker (footballer)|Shane Parker]] and broke his lower leg in half.  The subsequent operation was at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and it was a year before he was fit and in training to play again. This injury, along with the destabilisation caused by the merger of Fitzroy and the Bears, was a key factor in the Brisbane Lions finishing 16th ([[List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons|last]]) with a record of 5 wins, 16 losses, and 1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

====Premiership and captaincy success====
Voss captained the Brisbane Lions in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals, yielding three [[List of Australian Football League premiers|premierships]] (2001–2003).  His performance in the [[2002 AFL Grand Final|2002 Grand Final]] against [[Collingwood Football Club|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]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/28/1032734373223.html History will honour the brave, the unbeatable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020301/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/history-will-honour-the-brave-the-unbeatable-20020929-gdun26.html |date=5 September 2020 }} from theage.com.au.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

====Later career====
In early 2004, Voss kicked a career-best seven goals against a struggling Adelaide at [[Football Park|AAMI Stadium]] as coach [[Leigh Matthews]] looked to play him in the forward line during the latter part of his career. However, a heavy injury toll to the Lions meant that Voss continued his career in the midfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2005, Voss suffered a badly cut calf before Round 2 while renovating his home.<ref>[http://www.brisbanelionsfoundation.com.au/players/playerprofile/michaelvoss/tabid/5189/playerid/14026/category/past/season/2012/selected/bio/default.aspx Michael Voss | Brisbane lions website. Retrieved 14 August 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130814033806/http://www.brisbanelionsfoundation.com.au/players/playerprofile/michaelvoss/tabid/5189/playerid/14026/category/past/season/2012/selected/bio/default.aspx |date=14 August 2013 }}</ref> He recovered to play his 250th game the following week,<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-08/cousins-named-for-derby-clash/1548682 Cousins named for Derby clash] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126192520/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-08/cousins-named-for-derby-clash/1548682 |date=26 November 2014 }}, ''ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)'', 8 April 2005</ref> but the Lions suffered an embarrassing six-point loss to eventual premiers {{AFL Syd}} after they had led by 32 points at the final change.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/AFL/Swans-steal-home-from-the-Lions-lair/2005/04/09/1112997227517.html Swans steal home from the Lions' lair] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020303/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/swans-steal-home-from-the-lions-lair-20050410-gdl3my.html |date=5 September 2020 }}, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 10 April 2005</ref> Prior to this, Voss had suffered from [[Patellar tendinitis|tendinitis of the knee]] but had been able to curtail the problem. The calf injury affected his performances, with the four games after the injury yielding a high possession count of only 16. Voss later improved, and in Round 21 picked up 35 possessions against [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]].

Soon after the completion of the [[2006 AFL season|2006 season]], Voss announced his retirement from his playing career after 289 games and 15 years at the Brisbane Bears and Lions with three premierships and a Brownlow Medal to his name. He was subsequently employed as a sports journalist by [[Network 10|Channel 10]] in Brisbane. 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. Despite losing badly, the Lions received a long-standing ovation from a sold-out home crowd after the game for their prior premiership efforts as well as general farewell to several other players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/235040/honour-the-past-michael-voss|title=Honour the past: Michael Voss|date=3 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Michael%2BVoss/12987|title=MICHAEL VOSS|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/michael-voss-departs-with-pride-dignity-ng-1d99ac4e453650f2f88f4b2e7f47eef5|title=Michael Voss departs with pride, dignity|date=6 October 2006|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
When announcing his retirement at the end of Brisbane's [[2006 Brisbane Lions season|2006 season]], there was speculation that Voss would soon become a senior coach or join Leigh Matthews in the Brisbane Lions coaching team. Voss instead joined the Channel 10 sports commentary team.

Voss coached Australia's [[Australian Institute of Sport|AIS]] Under-17 squad to victory against the [[South African national Australian rules football team]] at [[North West Cricket Stadium]] in [[Potchefstroom]], [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20070418011543665 Aussie talent all class on African footy's big day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020335/http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20070418011543665 |date=5 September 2020 }} from worldfootynews.com</ref>

Voss was often mentioned as a candidate to coach the [[Melbourne Demons]] after the resignation of [[Neale Daniher]]. He was also linked to various other coaching positions, most notably Carlton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22143030-23211,00.html |title=Voss set to hold first talks – AFL – Fox Sports<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 July 2007 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020339/https://www.foxsports.com.au/?nk=bb609500f6461a5cd4028cb749a730ba-1599271419 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2008, Voss accepted a consultancy role with the newly established [[Gold Coast Suns|GC17]] bid team<ref>{{cite news|last=Smart|first=Nick|title=Count me in, Vossy tells GC17|url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/15/11122_sport.html|newspaper=goldcoast.com.au|date=15 May 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref name="AFL_2008Jul10_WCE_Voss_AssistantCoch">{{cite web|url=http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63086|title=Voss joins Eagles as assistant|date=10 July 2008|publisher=[[Australian Football League]] www.afl.com.au|access-date=10 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713112909/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=63086|archive-date=13 July 2008}}</ref>

===Brisbane Lions senior coach (2009–2013)===

When [[Leigh Matthews]], senior coach of the Brisbane Lions, resigned at the end of their [[2008 Brisbane Lions season|2008 season]], Eagles' chief executive Trevor Nisbett gave Voss permission to talk with his former club. The Lions later announced Voss as their new senior coach until the end of [[2011 AFL season|2011]].<ref name=FoxSportsAU_MichaelVoss_BrisLionsCoach>{{cite web
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Voss made his coaching debut in Brisbane's defeat of the West Coast Eagles in Round 1, 2009.

In Voss's first season as senior coach of the Brisbane Lions in the [[2009 AFL season|2009 season]], he guided the Brisbane Lions into their first finals campaign since 2004, including a comeback elimination final victory over [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] after trailing by 30 points early in the fourth quarter. However, the Lions under Voss were eliminated in the semi-finals by the [[Western Bulldogs]].

His next two years were not as successful on-field. After the club won its first four matches to be sitting on top of the ladder early in the [[2010 AFL season|2010 season]], the Lions under Voss would only win three more games, finishing 13th (out of 16) on the ladder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/brisbane-lions-coach-michael-voss-admits-his-record-stinks/news-story/8246cf219f38d3ebaead100ff8e49776|title=Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss admits his record stinks|date=6 March 2012|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> The Lions' [[2011 Brisbane Lions season|2011 Season]] was even worse, with the Lions under Voss finishing 15th (out of 17 teams), its worst placing since [[1998 Brisbane Lions season|1998]] when it won the wooden spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/brisbane-lions-coach-michael-voss-admits-his-record-stinks/news-story/8246cf219f38d3ebaead100ff8e49776|title=Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss admits his record stinks|date=6 March 2012|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> This continued in the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]], when the Lions under Voss finished 13th on the ladder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/brisbane-lions-coach-michael-voss-admits-his-record-stinks/news-story/8246cf219f38d3ebaead100ff8e49776|title=Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss admits his record stinks|date=6 March 2012|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> The Lions with Voss kept struggling in the [[2013 AFL season|2013 season]], where the Lions sat 12th on the ladder with eight wins and eleven losses after Round 19, 2013. 

On 13 August 2013, Voss was told that he would not be receiving a contract extension with the Lions for 2014. Voss then opted not to coach out his contract, which expired at the end of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-13/lions-dump-voss|title=Lions on hunt for new coach after dumping Michael Voss|work=AFL.com.au|date=13 August 2013|access-date=13 August 2013|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020406/https://www.afl.com.au/news/104605/lions-dump-voss|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-chasing-paul-roos-as-michael-voss-given-marching-orders/story-fnca0u4y-1226696615638 Brisbane Lions chasing Paul Roos as Michael Voss given marching orders | The Australian 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/voss-not-boss-20130813-2ru9b.html|title=Voss not boss|date=13 August 2013|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-13/voss-out-at-lions/4884556|title=Brisbane coach Michael Voss walks away from Lions after being told contract won't be renewed|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=13 August 2013|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/13/brisbane-lions-michael-voss-part-ways|title=Brisbane Lions part ways with coach Michael Voss|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=13 August 2013|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref> Voss was then replaced by assistant coach [[Mark Harvey]] as caretaker senior coach of the Brisbane Lions for the remainder of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-sack-coach-michael-voss-to-stop-player-walkout/news-story/1028468a2a74e295835a68e4a65f7beb|title=Brisbane Lions sack coach Michael Voss to stop player walkout|date=13 August 2013|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mark-harvey-quits-lions-schwab-joins-staff-20131003-2uxh3.html|title=Mark Harvey quits Lions, Schwab joins staff|date=3 October 2013|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/48908/coaches-throughout-history|title=Coaches throughout history|date=18 September 2013|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref> [[Justin Leppitsch]] was eventually appointed as the new senior coach of the Lions from [[2014 Brisbane Lions season|2014]] onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mark-harvey-quits-lions-schwab-joins-staff-20131003-2uxh3.html|title=Mark Harvey quits Lions, Schwab joins staff|date=3 October 2013|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>

Voss left the club having coached 109 games for the Lions, achieving 43 wins, 65 losses, and 1 draw, for a winning percentage of 39.91%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Michael_Voss.html |title=AFL Tables – Michael Voss – Coaching Record |access-date=15 August 2014 |archive-date=20 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720012258/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Michael_Voss.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/brisbane-lions-have-reportedly-decided-to-cut-ties-with-coach-michael-voss/news-story/7454ab14a9cff0ebc3f3de79a1b44bf8|title=Sacked Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss shocked by club's decision to end his tenure|date=13 August 2013 |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/101219/michael-voss|title=Michael Voss|date=27 November 2019|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

===Port Adelaide Football Club assistant coach (2015–2021)===

In October 2014, 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 (Australian footballer)|Phil Walsh]], who had joined the [[Adelaide Football Club]].<ref>[http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2014-10-14/voss-joins-power-as-midfield-manager Voss joins Power as midfield manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020341/https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/714571/voss-joins-power-as-midfield-manager |date=5 September 2020 }}, ''Port Adelaide Football Club official website'', 14 October 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-14/former-brisbane-coach-voss-joins-port-adelaide-as-assistant/5812394|title=Port Adelaide signs former Brisbane coach Michael Voss as midfield manager, replacing Phil Walsh|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=13 October 2014|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> One measure of his success at Port is the number of their midfielders selected for the [[All-Australian team]] [[Robbie Gray]] ([[2014 All-Australian team|2014]], [[2017 All-Australian team|2017]], [[2018 All-Australian team|2018]]) [[Chad Wingard]] ([[2015 All-Australian team|2015]]), [[Travis Boak]] ([[2020 All-Australian team|2020]]), [[Charlie Dixon (Australian footballer)|Charlie Dixon]] (2020), and [[2021 Brownlow Medal|2021 Brownlow medallist]] [[Ollie Wines]] (2021). Voss left the Port Adelaide Football club at the end of the [[2021 AFL season|2021 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1020298/voss-it-has-been-a-real-pleasure|title=Voss: It has been a real pleasure|date=24 September 2021|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

===Carlton Football Club senior coach (2022–)===
In September 2021, following seven years as an assistant with the Power, Voss officially returned to the AFL's senior coaching ranks after being appointed senior coach of the [[Carlton Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1019805/voss-appointed-senior-coach|title=Voss appointed Senior Coach|work=CarltonFC.com.au|date=23 September 2021|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/afl/story/_/id/32260460/afl-michael-voss-lands-carlton-blues-coaching-job|title=Voss the boss: Carlton unveil new senior coach|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/voss-named-carlton-coach-20210923-p58u4p.html|title='No stone unturned': Voss appointed Carlton coach|date=23 September 2021|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>  Voss replaced [[David Teague (footballer)|David Teague]] as Carlton's senior coach, after Teague was sacked at the end of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/carlton-announce-brisbane-legend-michael-voss-as-their-new-senior-coach/lw9pvj1r6m2g1ojd6py85lmgq|title=Carlton announce Brisbane legend Michael Voss as their new senior coach|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/carlton-confirms-afl-great-michael-voss-as-coach/100485468|title=Carlton confirms AFL great Michael Voss as coach|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date= 22 September 2021|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/michael-voss-carlton-set-to-meet-with-port-adelaide-assistant-coach/news-story/9ac28ba08eaca10fe200ed2a093677a4|title=Carlton coaching search: Blues appoint Michael Voss to the top job|date=23 September 2021|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-remaking-of-michael-voss-carlton-coach-20210923-p58uag.html|title=The remaking of Michael Voss, Carlton coach|date=23 September 2021|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> Carlton Football Club President [[Luke Sayers]] on the appointment of Voss as senior coach said in a statement: "After a thorough and considered selection process, Voss's credentials and vast experience in football made him the right person for the job."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-23/carlton-confirms-afl-great-michael-voss-as-coach/100485468|title=Carlton confirms AFL great Michael Voss as coach|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date= 22 September 2021|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

In the [[2022 AFL season|2022 season]], Voss took a leave of absence for one game in Round 2, 2022, against the [[Western Bulldogs]] after he tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/carlton-coach-michael-voss-test-positive-for-covid/100921944|title=Carlton coach Michael Voss, forward Jack Martin test positive for COVID day after win over Richmond|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=18 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-coach-michael-voss-tests-positive-to-covid-19-20220318-p5a5yo.html|title=Carlton coach Voss to miss round two after testing positive to COVID-19|date=18 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/afl-news-2022-michael-voss-covid-jack-martin-protocols-ash-hansen-to-coach-carlton-vs-western-bulldogs/news-story/7661d23c94eb9eb272491a62540e2cb4|title=Michael Voss one of four Blues figures to miss Dogs clash after entering protocols|date=18 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> Assistant coach [[Ashley Hansen]] filled in as caretaker interim senior coach in the absence of Voss, and Carlton won the game by 12 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2022-round-2-live-updates-carlton-blues-western-bulldogs-lose-stars-for-clash-aflw-to-play-prelim-at-mcg-20220324-p5a7ob.html|title=AFL 2022 round 2 as it happened: Carlton Blues defeat Western Bulldogs as Cripps dominates|date=24 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> Voss resumed his role as senior coach in Round 3, 2022, against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]], where Carlton won by a point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/celebrate-the-wins-voss-not-putting-a-lid-on-excited-fans-players-20220403-p5aagx.html|title='Celebrate the wins': Voss not putting a lid on excited fans, players|date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref> Carlton under Voss in his first year as senior coach, finished ninth with twelve wins and ten losses, just missing out of the finals, at the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/827839/blues-missing-finals-not-a-failure-for-michael-voss-pies-remarkable-run|title=Blues missing finals not a failure for Voss, Pies' 'remarkable' run|date=21 August 2022|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> 

Carlton under Voss in his second year as senior coach, finished fifth on the ladder with thirteen wins, nine losses and one draw, therefore making the finals at the end of the [[2023 AFL season|2023 season]], the Blues' first finals appearance in a decade, this included two finals win, which meant the team made a Preliminary Final for the first time in 23 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1418115/what-they-said-voss-blues-excited-by-whats-to-come|title=What they said: Voss, Blues excited by what's to come|date=27 August 2023|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Carlton under Voss were however eliminated by [[Brisbane Lions]] in the preliminary final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/afl-finals-news-2023-michael-voss-press-conference-after-carlton-blues-loss-to-brisbane-lions-in-preliminary-final/news-story/120fa7f9e838b86350f72ce1b16803ca|title='No better experience': Michael Voss reflects on brave loss after unlikely, incredible surge into a prelim|date=24 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Playing statistics===
:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Michael_Voss.html |title=Michael Voss' player profile at AFL Tables |access-date=9 June 2014 |archive-date=4 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604130229/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Michael_Voss.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Australian rules football statistics legend|p=y|b=y}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 56 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 61 || 58 || 119 || 22 || 11 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 10.2 || 9.7 || 19.8 || 3.7 || 1.8 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 3 || 16 || 7 || 1 || 141 || 116 || 257 || 65 || 22 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.8 || 7.3 || 16.1 || 4.1 || 1.4 || 1
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 3 || 12 || 10 || 2 || 105 || 63 || 168 || 34 || 13 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 8.8 || 5.3 || 14.0 || 2.8 || 1.1 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 3 || 21 || 30 || 15 || 285 || 207 || 492 || 88 || 30 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 13.6 || 9.9 || 23.4 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 13
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 3 || 24 || 23 || 12 || 336 || 236 || 572 || 87 || 55 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 14.0 || 9.8 || 23.8 || 3.6 || 2.3 || bgcolor="98FB98" | '''21'''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 17 || 9 || 12 || 185 || 152 || 337 || 40 || 21 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 10.9 || 8.9 || 19.8 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 11 || 4 || 5 || 117 || 122 || 239 || 31 || 22 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 10.6 || 11.1 || 21.7 || 2.8 || 2.0 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 21 || 23 || 13 || 248 || 145 || 393 || 63 || 34 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 11.8 || 6.9 || 18.7 || 3.0 || 1.6 || 10
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 23 || 14 || 16 || 318 || 232 || 550 || 103 || 64 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 13.8 || 10.1 || 23.9 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 16
|-
| scope="row" bgcolor="F0E68C" | '''[[2001 AFL season|2001]]'''<sup>#</sup>
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 ||25 || 21 || 19 || 363 || 240 || 603 || 98 || 67 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 14.5 || 9.6 || 24.1 || 3.9 || 2.7 || 19
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
| scope="row" bgcolor="F0E68C" | '''[[2002 AFL season|2002]]'''<sup>#</sup>
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 22 || 36 || 21 || 283 || 184 || 467 || 88 || 47 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 12.9 || 8.4 || 21.2 || 4.0 || 2.1 || 17
|-
| scope="row" bgcolor="F0E68C" | '''[[2003 AFL season|2003]]'''<sup>#</sup>
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 25 || 20 || 17 || 283 || 252 || 535 || 105 || 66 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 11.3 || 10.1 || 21.4 || 4.2 || 2.6 || 19
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 24 || 31 || 17 || 276 || 231 || 507 || 97 || 58 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 11.5 || 9.6 || 21.1 || 4.0 || 2.4 || 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 21 || 12 || 4 || 241 || 201 || 442 || 92 || 49 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 11.5 || 9.6 || 21.0 || 4.4 || 2.3 || 6
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 3 || 21 || 3 || 5 || 232 || 230 || 462 || 104 || 54 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 11.0 || 11.0 || 22.0 || 5.0 || 2.6 || 7
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 289
! 245
! 161
! 3474
! 2669
! 6143
! 1117
! 613
! 0.8
! 0.6
! 12.0
! 9.2
! 21.3
! 3.9
! 2.1
! 150
|}

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Home and Away Season !! colspan="4"|Finals
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Drew!! Win % !!Position!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2009 Brisbane Lions season|BRI]]||[[2009 AFL season|2009]]
||13||8||1||{{winperc|13|8|1}}||'''6th out of 16'''||1||1||{{winperc|1|1}}|| <small>'''Lost to [[2009 Western Bulldogs season|Western Bulldogs]] in [[2009 AFL finals series|Semi Final]]'''</small>
|-
![[2010 Brisbane Lions season|BRI]]||[[2010 AFL season|2010]]
||7||15||0||{{winperc|7|15|0}}||13th out of 16||—||—||—||—
|-
![[2011 Brisbane Lions season|BRI]]||[[2011 AFL season|2011]]
||4||18||0||{{winperc|4|18}}||15th out of 17||—||—||—||—
|-
![[2012 Brisbane Lions season|BRI]]||[[2012 AFL season|2012]]
||10||12||0||{{winperc|10|12}}||13th out of 18||—||—||—||—
|-
![[2013 Brisbane Lions season|BRI]]||[[2013 AFL season|2013]]
||8||11||0||{{winperc|8|11}}||12th out of 18||—||—||—||fired after round 20
|-
! colspan="2"|BRI Total||42||64||1||{{winperc|42|64|1}}|| ||1||1||{{winperc|1|1}}||
|-
![[2022 Carlton Football Club season|CARL]]||[[2022 AFL season|2022]]
||12||10||0||{{winperc|12|10}}||9th out of 18||—||—||—||—
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2023 Carlton Football Club season|CARL]]||[[2023 AFL season|2023]]
||13||9||1||{{winperc|13|9|1}}||'''5th out of 18'''||2||1||.667||<small>'''Lost to [[2023 Brisbane Lions season|Brisbane]] in [[2023 AFL finals series|Preliminary Final]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2024 Carlton Football Club season|CARL]]||[[2024 AFL season|2024]]
||13||10||0||{{winperc|13|10|0}}||'''8th out of 18'''||0||1||.000||<small>'''Lost to [[2024 Brisbane Lions season|Brisbane]] in [[2024 AFL finals series|Elimination Final]]'''</small>
|-
![[2024 Carlton Football Club season|CARL]]
![[2025 AFL season|2025]]
|9
|14
|0
|'''.391'''
|11th out of 18
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
! colspan="2" |CARL Total||47||43||1||.522|| ||2||2||{{winperc|2|2}}||
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||89||107||2||.455|| ||3||3||{{winperc|3|3}}||
|}

:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Michael_Voss.html|title=AFL Tables – Michael Voss – Coaching Record|website=Afltables.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px No. 000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[1992 Brownlow Medal|1992]]
| —
|-
| [[1993 Brownlow Medal|1993]]
| 1
|-
| [[1994 Brownlow Medal|1994]]
| —
|-
| [[1995 Brownlow Medal|1995]]
| 13
|-
|- style="background:#D9F9E9;"
| '''[[1996 Brownlow Medal|1996]]'''
| '''21'''
|-
| [[1997 Brownlow Medal|1997]]
| 4
|-
| [[1998 Brownlow Medal|1998]]
| 7
|-
| [[1999 Brownlow Medal|1999]]
| 10
|-
| [[2000 Brownlow Medal|2000]]
| 16
|-
| [[2001 Brownlow Medal|2001]]
| 19
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| 17
|-
| [[2003 Brownlow Medal|2003]]
| 19
|-
| [[2004 Brownlow Medal|2004]]
| 10
|-
| [[2005 Brownlow Medal|2005]]
| 6
|-
| [[2006 Brownlow Medal|2006]]
| 7
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''150'''
|-
| colspan=2| <small>Key:</small>
|- style="background:#d9f9e9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Green / '''Bold''' = [[List of Brownlow Medal winners|Won]]</small><!--
<br />* = joint winner</small>
|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Red / ''Italics'' = [[Brownlow Medal#Ineligibility|Ineligible]]</small>
-->
|}

*'''Team:'''
**'''[[AFL Premiership]] ([[Brisbane Lions]])''': [[2001 AFL Grand Final|2001]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), [[2002 AFL Grand Final|2002]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), [[2003 AFL Grand Final|2003]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
*'''Individual:'''
**'''[[Brownlow Medal]]''': [[1996 Brownlow Medal|1996]] (tied with [[James Hird]])
**'''[[Brisbane Bears Club Champion]]''': 1995, 1996
**'''[[Merrett–Murray Medal]] ([[Brisbane Lions]])''': 2000, 2001, 2003
**'''[[List of Brisbane Lions captains|Brisbane Lions Captain]]''': 1997–2006
**'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#1996|1996]], [[All-Australian team#1999|1999]], [[All-Australian team#2001|2001]], [[All-Australian team#2002|2002]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), [[All-Australian team#2003|2003]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
**'''[[Leigh Matthews Trophy|AFLPA Most Valuable Player Award (Leigh Matthews Trophy)]]''': 2002, 2003
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain|AFLPA Best Captain Award]]''': 2001, 2002 2003, 2004
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player|AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award]]''': 2001
**'''[[Herald Sun Player of the Year|Herald Sun Player of the Year Award]]''': 2003
**'''[[Lou Richards Medal]]''': 2001
**'''[[Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year|Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Award]]''': 2001

==Post-playing career==
Voss joined the [[Network Ten]] AFL commentary team in 2007 in a [[Color commentator|special comments]] role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Voss appointed Lions Senior Coach|url=http://www.lions.com.au/tabid/5085/default.aspx?newsid=66863|publisher=lions.com.au|access-date=11 July 2010|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716052400/http://www.lions.com.au/tabid/5085/default.aspx?newsid=66863|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also appointed as sports presenter on ''[[10 News First#10 News First Brisbane|10 News First Queensland]]'' and remained in the role for a year.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

In 2011, Voss was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="halloffame">{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/115911/default.aspx|title=Interview with Michael Voss|last=Whiting|first=Michael|date=9 June 2011|publisher=Australian Football League|access-date=9 June 2011|archive-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612132439/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/115911/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the 2024 pre-finals bye, Voss witnessed a stolen car crash and flip outside Barton Café in Hawthorn, Victoria. After a short foot chase, assisted by Barton Milk Bar owner James Laskie, Voss tackled the 16-year-old suspect that was in possession of a kitchen knife and held the suspect through a [[citizen's arrest]] until police arrived at the scene. An 18-year-old suspect evaded capture but was later arrested in connection to the theft. Michael Voss left the scene uninjured and collected his coffees from the café. Carlton player [[Sam Walsh (footballer)|Sam Walsh]] was eating breakfast in the same café during the incident.<ref>{{cite web|title= Vossy the hero: Blues coach detains teen fleeing from crashed car|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207058|publisher=afl.com.au|access-date=28 August 2024}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In 2007, 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-06-06|title=Black, Voss charged over Melbourne brawl|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-06/black-voss-charged-over-melbourne-brawl/61678|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020328/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-06/black-voss-charged-over-melbourne-brawl/61678|archive-date=5 September 2020|access-date=2020-09-05|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref> At the resulting trial, Voss agreed to enter a diversion program, and therefore no conviction was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-10-02|title=Lions players escape assault conviction|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-10-02/lions-players-escape-assault-conviction/687332|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020332/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-10-02/lions-players-escape-assault-conviction/687332|archive-date=5 September 2020|access-date=2020-09-05|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref>

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