MICHAEL Voss has bristled at suggestions Jonathan Brown may face scrutiny from the Match Review Panel after an incident against the Suns on Saturday night.
A lazy left arm from Brown appeared to collect Gold Coast midfielder David Swallow high and is expected to be assessed by the MRP on Monday.
"Oh, please. That's my response. Seriously, have you seen the incident?" Voss asked when questioned about Brown.
Brown was suspended for two weeks – after the Lions unsuccessfully fought the charge – following a round nine hit on Blues defender Michael Jamison.
Voss said he had bigger things to worry about, including losing the free-kick count for the fourth straight match – and the ninth time in 14 this season.
Gold Coast won the count 21-15 in the Lions' 33-point win and Voss said he would again seek clarification from umpire's boss Jeff Gieschen.
The Lions' coach was most concerned about not getting "the rub of the green" from the umpires during matches, and said he had to get to the bottom of it.
The Lions have the third worst free kick differential in the competition (minus 2.2 per game), with only Carlton (-2.3) and St Kilda (-4.6) worse off.
They concede the second most free kicks (20.4 per game) in the League.
"There's some really obvious things that are happening that don't seem to be getting adjudicated exactly the same way for both sides," he said.
"This has been happening over a long period of time. This is no isolated weekend.
"I don't know if we can be that unlucky over that long period of time. There's clearly things we're doing but there's clearly things we need clarification on as well."
The Lions play rejuvenated North Melbourne at the Gabba on Saturday, and Voss said they had learnt plenty from a 63-point hiding suffered in round four.
Brent Moloney (calf) and Mitch Golby (bruised lung) will get scanned on Monday to assess the severity of their injuries.
Michael Whiting is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_mikewhiting
