GO again.

Carlton AFL Senior Coach Michael Voss has said his team will once again have to be on their game when it takes on its second undefeated opponent in two weeks.

With Geelong at the MCG another big task for Carlton, this is what Voss had to say.

On his confidence that Jacob Weitering and Zac Williams would feature:

"I am, yeah. They’ve had a pretty reasonable week.

"They both did a little bit yesterday, they’ve done enough of what was needed. We had a look at them this morning, they’re ready to go."

On what Weitering's presence provides for the team:

"He’s a very good player for us, he’s our vice captain, he brings something a bit different to the table. We’re a better team with him out there, he’ll play an important role.

"They’ve obviously got two big guys up front that pose some problems for teams, they certainly have in the past. We’re aware of the challenge in front of us: the great thing about our back six or seven is they’ve gelled really well as a unit. Geelong is a very high-scoring team with a lot of threats on every line.

"There’ll be lots of questions asked, but the boys will be up for it."

On the comparisons to last time the two sides met:

"If you just look at some of the individual circumstances, Geelong was in a slightly different place to now. They’ve clearly got a team that has played together a fair bit over the course of the pre-season and early in the season. Their level has been consistently impressive.

"You don’t get that way, being undefeated — they’ve had consistency in their personnel and durability in their personnel. As a result, they’re probably a bit settled and they know what they need to be able to get done."

On his reaction to the Collingwood-Essendon game, and debate around extra time:

"I didn’t have the luxury of watching a lot of the game unfortunately, I probably watched the last six minutes and by the sounds of it got the best six minutes. Extra time, I don’t have a strong view on whether we need it or not, I almost hand that over to the supporters to see where they’d like to go with that and what the future looks like.

"There are higher demands if you choose to go down that path, that’s the only consideration: if it happens a few weeks in a row, that makes things interesting. I can see why there’s an argument for is and I can also see why there’s an argument against: I traditionally like it the way it is, but I’d be happy to lean on others for the final call."

On the interchange cap/sub rule debate:

"I’ve had a long view on this that we should just play the five, the rotation cap takes care of the load of the players. If anything, the players miss out on a few minutes on the field, that’s the only thing that costs us.

"What it does do is it takes the decision away at the end of games, taking the decision away on whether a player is available and unavailable. I see no reason why we can’t go to the five."

On the two-ruck model going forward:

"Keep playing like that, and it’s a pretty strong case! They had a really good game, both boys. ‘Pitto’ came in and played one of the better games he’s played for us in more recent times, it’s nice to see him fit and healthy and aggressive in the way that he plays. Likewise, Tom’s impact up forward and then being able to come into the ruck.

"While that mix is working that way, it’s a real strength for us as a team. Time gives us that decision: we’re more than comfortable to have the strength and flexibility of what it gives us, but it’s not something that we say in 10 weeks’ time, that’s where we’ll sit. The result we got from last week was really positive."

On what playing two rucks provides over the course of the year:

"It’s a long year. Even in Tom’s case, we’ve got to understand that there’s the game to be played, but there’s also the season to be played as well. We’re asking our players to play 23 games of high-level football.

"Seeing how close the competition is right now, it’s asking a lot for a lot of teams every single week. That’s the demand: our job is to look at the game, but it’s also to look at the season and how we manage our players through the year. Like I said, form still dictates a lot of things."

On ANZAC Day discussion:

"We’ve spoken about it, like what most teams do. Being able to acknowledge it is critically important and acknowledge the story in behind it. There’s clearly the country element, understanding our history and our background, and for us it’s also about understanding our own story, the history of Carlton, our jumper and the players that have served.

"It’s a chance to be able to tell some of that story and buy into our past, what’s important about Carlton and what makes up us. There’s the version we want to bring to the Carlton Football Club, but also the acknowledgment of the past at this football club and the people that have served."

On Tom De Koning versus Sam De Koning:

"I’m not sure! I’ve always find that brotherly conversation interesting, having played against my brother a few times. You can handle that in different ways, but I certainly hope he treats it like another jumper — it’s hard not to with the emotional buy-in there.

"I’m not sure how Tom went in the backyard against Sam, I’m not sure who won most of the dust-ups. But I’m hoping he gets the upper hand this weekend at the very least."

On his own battles with his brother:

"Nah, I tried to bash him as much as I could! Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.

"It’s always a nice, interesting byplay. It was always a tough conversation with Mum on the Monday, more than anything else. When I saw Mum’s number come up on the mobile phone, I was a little bit scared about what she was going to say.

"In some ways, Tom’s brothers this week are the players he’s playing with, that’s all he needs to know."