The AFL announced its plans to put a second team in Queensland three years ago and Gold Coast has been gradually building towards its entry into the competition in 2011 ever since.
The Suns rounded out their list for next season on Thursday night, adding another 10 young players, including top-10 picks David Swallow, Harley Bennell, Sam Day, Josh Caddy, Dion Prestia and Daniel Gorringe, to their already talented group.
The club's draftees were presented on stage alongside boom recruits Gary Ablett Jr, Campbell Brown and Nathan Bock for the first time following the draft and Voss said the moment had made Gold Coast's imminent entry to the AFL a reality.
"It becomes more real now…it's really official," Voss said on Friday.
"I know they've received the licence and there's been talk about them quite a fair bit, but once you've got your list locked away that's when it starts to become really real for you.
"Seeing them stand up on stage for the first time and present themselves in front of a national audience for the first time it's all become a bit more real for them."
The Lions, who have enjoyed the benefits of being in a one-team town for the best part of two decades, will now have to compete with Gold Coast for fans, media coverage and corporate sponsorship.
Voss welcomed the extra pressure the Suns' presence would put on his club and said the rivalry between the two teams would be a fierce one.
"We'll never be on good terms with Gold Coast…let's make that pretty clear," Voss said.
"I think Queensland has been waiting for this to happen for a period of time. I went out to Carrara Stadium the other day. In 1992, I left that place and I never thought in a million years that I'd be back there having AFL football on the Coast.
"It goes to show the publicity the Brisbane Lions have been able to generate in the last 20 years and as a result we've been able to get another team on the Coast. It's good for footy and [especially] for someone who grew up in Queensland."
