It was a heartbreaking loss for the Blues, but the coach found solace in the performance of his gritty youngsters, and then, a couple of hours later, the Carlton faithful had their hopes for 2024 resurrected.
A heartbroken Michael Voss on Sunday night rued Jack Higgins’ late match-winner that stole victory off Carlton and almost cost them a finals berth.
There was also the drama of a Brodie Kemp set-shot miss from 30 metres out with two minutes to go – and Carlton leading by four points – before Mattaes Phillipou misfired at the other end. However, Voss insisted his disappointment in defeat owed simply to the manner of the way they lost rather than the bigger picture.“I don’t feel like we lost that game on heart, that’s for sure. We lost it in moments, and we probably didn’t take all the ones we needed, to be able to get the job done.
Carlton had struggled to kick goals up until that point but suddenly came alive with three of the last four into three-quarter-time to slash the deficit to only nine points.
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