Carlton Blues coach Michael Voss to turn to youth ahead of Collingwood Magpies match

The Blues are expected to turn to youth and will make at least three changes to the side that was blown apart by Port last week.

Defender Jordan Boyd was not at the Blues’ captain’s run on Thursday, along with injured backmen Jack Silvagni and Adam Saad.

Defender Lachie Cowan, 20, and teenagers Harry O’Farrell and Matt Carroll are poised for recalls, while second-season forward Ashton Moir is also pushing hard for a senior game.

Their inclusions would freshen up a 23 that was the oldest team the Blues have fielded since 1944.

“For us, it’s now we get on with business and it’s about performance and how we start to turn the form on the field around,” Voss said.

“And there’s exciting things to look forward to. We’ve got some youth that that will be playing. Some big games over the last seven, eight weeks of the season. We want to energise that.

“What’s really important to us is that we connect into our supporters. They are very important to us.

“We understand that there’s a there’s a style of football that we want to play that they can be proud of and we can be proud of and that they can connect to and we’re all in this together.”

Voss said there was still plenty for the Blues to play for in the final eight rounds of the season.

“I think it’s to be stated that for us this season’s live, there’s a lot to get out of this year,” Voss said. “There’s nothing parked here. There’s nothing to say, there’s nothing to protect. And we’re going after it.”

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