Michael Voss angered with Melbourne final Brisbane coach Michael Voss reckons the Lions were controlled in using the ball during their NAB Cup win against Collingwood. BRISBANE coach Michael Voss blasted the AFL over the decision to the play the pre-season final in Melbourne. The league decided to hold Friday night's NAB Cup final between the Lions and Carlton at Etihad Stadium, rather than Metricon Stadium, because of the likely crowd. The Gabba is unavailable next weekend because of cricket. Brisbane are the only unbeaten team after three rounds of the NAB Cup and qualified for the final on Saturday night with a 34-point win over Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. Voss said the AFL had lost an opportunity to grow the game against Queensland's dominant rugby league code. "That leaves me quite angry, because I've been up there for 20-plus years," he said. The captain has made the call, so we move on, but I just think we've lost a terrific opportunity. We're trying to grow our own supporter base. Any opportunity you get to do that, why wouldn't we be doing that? Voss also wondered aloud whether the match would be in Melbourne if it was expansion team Gold Coast, rather than Brisbane, who had made the final. He added the Lions were happy to play away and cater for their strong Melbourne supporter base. But he noted the NRL season is now underway and the AFL's two Queensland teams were away this weekend. "Clearly, it's not acceptable," he said of the final being held in Melbourne. But the league is adamant Etihad Stadium will feature a bigger crowd. "The largest possible crowd would be drawn at Etihad Stadium ahead of any potential game at Metricon Stadium," the AFL said in a statement. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley was stunned when told the final would be in Melbourne. "Where is it?," he asked in amazement. Vossy has every reason to be disappointed. Meanwhile, Buckley has expressed his disappointment about Dane Swan's unauthorised television interview. Collingwood fined Swan for the Footy Show interview, where he denied he had an illicit drug problem. "Our players know the rules and Dane and his management didn't follow the rules - it's pretty simple," Buckley said. It was a no-brainer. If you don't follow the expectations and needs and demands of the footy club, you cop your whack and you move on. It's not a huge issue, but five grand is not a sniff of money. I dare say Swanny would understand he couldn't do it the same way the next time. But Buckley said it did not detract from Swan's strong pre-season. Swan was rested from Saturday's match and Buckley said the side for the Brisbane game was picked three weeks ago. "It doesn't take away (from) any of the positives we're seeing from a football perspective (with Swan)," Buckley said.