Former Brisbane champion Michael Voss has admitted his desire to once again take on a head coaching role at AFL level.
Across the last few weeks, Brendon Bolton and Brad Scott have left Carlton and North Melbourne respectively, and the hunt has been on for new head coaches at both clubs.
One of those names being mentioned as a possible candidate is Voss, who won three premierships as a player at the Lions between 2001 and 2003.
He was also the head coach of Brisbane from 2009 until 2013, where he was sacked by the Lions board.
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Currently, Voss is an assistant coach at Port Adelaide, and told reporters on Tuesday that he believes he is better equipped for the top job than when he was at Brisbane.
"More my name won me me first role. I'm hoping that skill sets win me my second," Voss responded when asked about his time at Brisbane.
"There's no doubt that clearly my name was an influencing factor the last time around.
"The time [since] has been spent to try and... make yourself better at what you do and hopefully it's for different purposes this time."
The 43-year-old has yet to be approached by North or Carlton, but he believes he is now better equipped to deal with a head coaching role.
"Of course you think that you are going to be better," he said.
"I am pleased that there is a conversation in the industry right now around experience and the benefit of what that looks like... I don't think we have had that conversation for a very long time.
"I frame it a little bit like you're a 19-year-old player, and at 200 games you're different.
"You know more, you have learnt more, you learn more leadership, you learn more what you value and what you don't, it is gained over a period of time.
"It's a very hard one to say, 'What are those specifics' because we're looking at 10 years of time that has passed from the time that I stepped in to where I am now."