Lance Franklin kickstarts his new career with a sensational statement that will make some AFL figures furious

Lance Franklin has put a rocket booster under his new career as a footy commentator by making a sensational call for Carlton coach Michael Voss to be sacked.

Franklin made the head-turning statement on his podcast with former Hawthorn teammate Shane Crawford after the Blues were slammed by fans and experts after their shocking 11-point loss to North Melbourne on Saturday.

'I'm going to put this out there, I know this is a big call, I don't think he sees out the year,' Franklin said on Monday's instalment of The Buddy & Shane Show.

'I think they've got a pretty good list, I do. I think the issue is the messaging is not getting through to the players.

'I think there needs to be change and we've said it before, we're all about the players and coaches, but I think this is a change that needs to happen, and it needs to happen ASAP.

'All of the Carlton supporters would probably say the same. I'm probably speaking on behalf of them.

'I think there needs to be a change and it'll probably happen in the next few weeks, is my tip.'

Franklin's take is sure to rankle figures at Blues headquarters, with the club and captain Patrick Cripps publicly backing the coach in the wake of the defeat.

Voss, who was seen yelling at his stars at three-quarter time, deflected questions about his future in his post-match press conference.

Just 64 days after smashing North by 82 points on Good Friday, the Blues went goal-less from midway through the first quarter until 10 minutes into the third term on Saturday.

During that period, the Kangaroos produced some of their best football in Alastair Clarkson's three-year tenure to set up the 13.6 (84) to 10.13 (73) victory in front of 56,236 fans.

Voss gave a stern three-quarter-time address to his under-performing midfield group when they trailed by 46 points.

The spray from the coach worked as the Blues kicked 5.5 to 0.0 in the final quarter, but it was too late for Carlton.

Trailing by nine points at quarter-time, the Kangaroos surged in the second term with 6.2 to 0.1, prompting sections of the pro-Carlton crowd to boo their team off at halftime.

Fans again jeered the team at three-quarter time, and again coming from the field post-match.

'It's not time to isolate, it's time to come together,' Voss said of the booing.

'We love coming to the ground and having the supporter base we have and the passion that our supporters have, but we share in their disappointment.'

Voss's animated huddle spray looked targeted at the midfield group, but he insisted it was to the whole team.

'That's not acceptable the way that we played through that period of time ... it just didn't sit with the mids,' he said.

'North Melbourne were much too good around the contest for us.

'I felt like for a middle patch there, they probably bullied us.'

Asked if he was coaching for his future over the next two months, Voss simply put the focus on Carlton's next game against Port Adelaide on Thursday night.

'It's more about staying present to where we're at ... the competitor in me is about getting better tomorrow,' he said.