Amidst the speculation surrounding his position at the Club, Senior Coach Michael Voss says his only focus was concentrating on his team, starting with next Saturday's fixture against Essendon at Etihad Stadium.

"People can talk about those things and cast whatever they want, but I'm not here to save my job, I'm here to do my job. It's that simple for me," he said.

"That's a world (speculation) you guys live in. I don't live in that world. We live in the performance space.

"That means you'll cast forward, that's not my job. My job it to try and get this team ready, look at what we had and didn't achieve this week, get the most out of the players and go about doing it next week.

"That's what we'll continue to do."

Voss said the Lions started to show glimpses of their best against the Eagles, trailing by just one point inside the final 10 minutes.

He said the character and performance of the group was closer to what he expected on a weekly basis.

Following Essendon, the Lions face Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn and Geelong.

"We're playing some good opposition sides, but that's not daunting, it's a nice challenge to have and we have to work our way through that," Voss said.

Simon Black played his first match of the year after off-season knee surgery and started as the sub, coming on late in the third quarter.

Voss said the triple premiership player had been ill for three days and was "touch and go" after missing Friday's training.

Michael Whiting covers Brisbane Lions for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_mikewhiting