PORT ADELAIDE assistant coach Michael Voss says enjoying his job, working with Ken Hinkley and a sense of unfinished business were key to his decision to recommit to the club.
Voss has signed on for another two years after initially moving to Alberton in 2015 as midfield coach.
Along with Voss, Chad Cornes, who enjoyed a decorated playing career at the Power and coached the Magpies in the SANFL in 2016 and 2017, will continue in his development role.
But the Power has announced fellow assistant coaches Aaron Greaves and Matthew Nicks will depart the club at the end of the season.
Voss told Adelaide radio program Sportsday SA he had to weigh up both personal and professional considerations in making the decision to stay.
“It’s always an important process to go through, both the club and as an individual, where you think you’re at with your coaching and is it the right place for you and from both sides,” he said.
“I still feel like there’s a big job in front of us and still a lot more to do.
“A lot goes into
“Plus, the club has to weigh their side of things, but certainly very happy here, I’ve really enjoyed my experience at Port.”
The former Brisbane Lions premiership player and coach said there would be a different feel to the coaching group without Greaves and Nicks, but that wasn’t always a bad thing.
“It’s always changing and evolving and it’s probably what we’ve had over the last few of years,” he said.
“We’ve had different people come in with different ideas about the way they see the game and how the program should run and that’s a really important part of the process.”
The 1996 Brownlow Medallist brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from his 289 AFL games, three premierships and five years of coaching Brisbane.
He also spent time coaching at the Australian Institute of Sport.
The news of Voss recommitting to the club was a positive to come out of a weekend where the Power suffered a nail-biting loss to cross-town rival Adelaide.
“The midfield didn’t go so great on the weekend so it might not be as well received as what it would have
“I think I’m still growing as a coach and Ken’s a really great teacher and has been a really good mentor for me.
“I still feel like as a midfield group we’re still developing as a group and we’ve got a lot of
The Power faces a tough final three weeks of the regular season with games against West Coast, Collingwood
Such is the closeness of the competition that Port could finish in the top four, or miss the top eight completely.
Voss says destiny is in the club’s hands.
“They’re really big challenges for us,” he conceded.
“But, whether that’s now or you make finals and you face them there, the challenge is right in front of us.
“This is a time to step up, not step back so that’s what we’re asking our group to do, not just as a team but as a club.”
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