The Blues will unveil a new-look defence when they play Richmond in Thursday night's traditional round-one blockbuster at the MCG.
Silvagni made his name as a forward before last season was ruined by an ACL tear, but he was shifted back over the last few weeks as part of Voss's overhaul of that part of the ground.
A cursory look at last year's ladder shows why - only four more teams conceded more points.
It was a big reason why the Blues backed up from their 2023 preliminary final appearance by bombing out in an elimination final, despite being in the top four as late as round 21.
"Our ability to advance as a football team is how we can defend better, and we've gone after that pretty hard. It's meant we've had to shift a couple of the magnets," Voss said.
"SOS (Silvagni) has been one over the last month that has probably been the final piece in terms of being there, coming off the ACL.
"That group is different. Just taking note of the personnel, there are points of difference everywhere. There's some genuine change."
Ollie Hollands is also spending more time across half-back, while former GWS defender Nick Haynes will make his Carlton debut.
Haynes will be among six newcomers in the two teams, with former Geelong and Port Adelaide forward Francis Evans also picked after signing with Carlton last month.
Father-son recruit Lucas Camporeale will make his AFL debut, joining Silvagni in the team as two of Carlton's most famous names.
Last year's No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor will also make his AFL debut, joining fellow Richmond first-round draftees Luke Trainor and Harry Armstrong as Tigers newcomers.
While key forward Tom Lynch returns from concussion, Dion Prestia leads a long list of Richmond injuries.
Likewise, Blues star Charlie Curnow is sidelined with a knee injury, but midfielder Sam Walsh is back from a hamstring injury.
Carlton forward Elijah Hollands took leave from the club this week for personal reasons.
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