More trouble on horizon for Voss After slivers of a new dawn after upsetting Essendon, the lights went out against Carlton at the Gabba. And there could be more pain for the Brisbane Lions as they mop up from their 13-point defeat at the hands of the Blues. Ruckman Matthew Leuenberger was taken to hospital with a badly dislocated thumb and Jonathan Brown will come under scrutiny for a high shot on Carlton's Michael Jamison in the third quarter. With Daniel Merrett still to serve a further two-week suspension, the Lions could host Collingwood on Friday night without their ruckman, gun forward and best defender. It adds up to a very long week for coach Michael Voss and his squad. Brisbane shows flashes of intent against Carlton last night and the 24,000-strong crowd was on its feet about a blistering second quarter, when the Lions rattled off six-straight goals to erase a 32-point deficit and lead by three at the long break. Carlton returned to take the game by the scruff of the neck and it was only their ordinary conversion rate - they kicked one goal seven in the final term, all from set shots - that kept the Lions within reach. Josh Green's goal on the break provided the "what if?" moment but the late run never really eventuated, with the Blues closing it out 13-20-98 to 12-13-85. I don't know whether it was one that got away. Carlton probably deserved their victory. It would have been the one we stole. For three quarters, at the very least, they seemed to get on top in most areas," Voss said. We played four quarters last week. We probably played about a quarter and a half. It was Carlton that was giving us the chances. In the end, we weren't good enough to finish it off. The draw doesn't get any easier, particularly with the potential outs for the Lions. There was scant information about Leuenberger late last night but he went to hospital with a serious thumb injury. Brown could find himself in strife on Monday when the match review panel goes through the tapes. His contact with Jamison appeared high and could land him in hot water. Voss said he didn't get a good look at the incident. He did see Joel Patfull's tough night at the office though, in which he struggled to contain Jarrad Waite. Travis Cloke will be his assignment on Friday night. Joel lost his individual contest. Joel has been so fantastic the way has defended over a long period of time," Voss said. He's lost his contest today and next week he's got a bigger contest again. After victory over Essendon, the Lions had hoped to double up at home against Carlton. But the gulf in class was evident in the end, while Voss was left short-handed with both Merrett and Justin Clarke both suspended. While much has been laid at the coach's feet this season, there was little he could do against the Blues. He may have even less chips to play when the Magpies come to town.