'Do your job': Kochie takes live TV swipe at own coach
Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has issued a pointed message to Power assistant coach Michael Voss.
It was reported on Thursday that Voss had interviewed for the vacant head coaching job with Carlton.
The former Brisbane Lions champion also said he was interested in the open jobs at St Kilda and North Melbourne as well.
Despite Voss having the approval of Power head coach Ken Hinkley, it appears Koch isn’t on the same page.
After Voss’ meeting with Carlton was reported on Sunrise, which Koch co-hosts, he was asked what he thought - and he didn’t hold back.
“Look, people go for better jobs, that’s great,” Koch said on Sunrise.
“Do it at the end of the season, focus on the job at hand. We’re paying you at the moment.
“Do your job. Get back to work, we’ve got a game to focus on tomorrow”.
"We're paying you at the moment.. do your job"@Kochie_Online on @PAFC Assistant Coach Michael Voss meeting with other clubs. #AFL pic.twitter.com/rYupPHXuDW
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) July 18, 2019
Unfortunately for the Port Adelaide chairman, he didn’t find much support online for his stance.
It’s ok for your club to poach others during the season but when it happens the other way around you cry foul. #Hypocrite
— sarcasmqueen 🇦🇺🇭🇷 (@LudaGal1) July 19, 2019
You'd want to hope that Port have never approached any coaches/assistants/players during the season with a high horse like that.
So he's supposed to hold off until the position is most likely already filled?
Maybe keep it in-house and talk to him direct instead of flexing on TV.— Peter Keating (@peterk0578) July 19, 2019
Ratten open to AFL coaching return
Michael Voss’ coaching ambitions for next season haven’t been the only talking point among assistant coaches.
St Kilda caretaker Brett Ratten has made his pitch to return to senior AFL coaching ranks, acknowledging his opportunity to audition for the vacant top job at the Saints while also refusing to rule out a potential return to Carlton.
Ratten, who coached the Blues from 2007 to 2012, will lead the Saints for the remainder of the season after the club parted ways with Alan Richardson.
The 48-year-old is yet to be approached by Carlton but says he would consider interviewing for their vacant senior coaching role.
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Plenty has changed for Ratten since he last sat in the hot seat.
The highly-rated mentor played a key role in Hawthorn's 2013-15 premiership trifecta as an assistant coach under Alastair Clarkson.
He also experienced tragedy off the field when his teenage son Cooper died in a car accident in 2015.
"I'm probably not as emotional," Ratten told reporters on Thursday when asked how he had changed since coaching at Carlton.
"When you're a younger coach - and probably sometimes being at the club that you played for, I probably got caught up a little bit in being there as well.
"I've had a lot go on in my life since that period and maybe I look at life a lot different too. I have a laugh and enjoy it because there's some things that you can change and there's some things that you actually can't change.
"When you're in a senior coaching role you're probably trying to do the right thing by fixing everything but sometimes, you just can't do that."
While a strong performance in the remaining six weeks would surely help Ratten's chances of leading the Saints beyond this season, there is strong speculation that former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is in the box seat.
The Saints insist they will undergo a rigorous search but there is added intrigue with Ratten's declaration that he is open to interviewing at Carlton.
"I'd consider it," Ratten said.
WITH AAP