Eddie McGuire says it was “good to see” Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge in a pre-game mud up with controversial commentator Kane Cornes.
The coach and the previous Port Adelaide premiership participant are recognized to have a long-running feud, with Cornes banned from getting into the Bulldogs’ sheds on recreation days.
Their rocky relationship took one other attention-grabbing twist on Thursday evening when the pair exchanged phrases on the boundary line earlier than the Bulldogs took on Geelong.
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Cornes – who was beforehand employed by 9 – was working in his position as a Channel Seven commentator.
Former Collingwood boss McGuire may see the lighter facet of the incident.
“It is the banter, that is what occurs,” McGuire instructed 9’s In the present day.
“Soccer media is a contact sport, it is so simple as that. It is vitally a lot an opinion-based enterprise.
“It is good to see the coaches are having a bit of a fireplace again.
Eddie McGuire reacts to the Kane Cornes v Luke Beveridge mud up. 9
“Luke Beveridge was very powerful as a footballer, very single minded, and he will get in and takes care of his patch.”
Cornes has a behavior of ruffling feathers and was additionally just lately banned from getting into North Melbourne’s sheds.
On his SEN radio present on Friday morning, he additional defined what occurred on Thursday evening.
“I used to be staring out blankly into area to the gamers warming up and simply out of the nook of my eye Luke Beveridge and the crew began strolling in the direction of me. I assumed, ‘Oh OK, that is going to be attention-grabbing, how do I play this?’,” Cornes stated.
“So I simply stood there and regarded out and as he got here nearer to me he was observing me strongly with a powerful look on his face. That was from 10 or so metres away and as he received a bit bit nearer I regarded again and I simply stated, ‘Bevo’, and nodded my head.
Luke Beveridge turns round to have a go at Kane Cornes. Twitter
“The response was the response that you simply noticed. I do not know if it is for me to share what he stated. I am completely satisfied to inform you precisely my half on this – apart from to say ‘Bevo’, and nodded my head – it wasn’t acquired properly.
“It was one thing alongside the traces of, ‘You’ve got received the nerve to say that’, and I simply stated, ‘What, I can not say hi there?’. Then he circled once more and began to go once more and that is when he was dragged away.
“Nevertheless it’s OK, it is nice. He is combative, he protects his membership, I’ve received no situation with it. We will have a little bit of amusing about it, I believe.”
Footage of the incident exhibits Beveridge making his means off the bottom pre-match when he has a run-in with Cornes, who was on commentary duties.
A Bulldogs staffer was then seen having a short phrase with Cornes.
Talking post-match, Beveridge refused to “chunk” when requested in regards to the occasion.
“What incident?” he instructed media.
“In the end, once we are available in right here, we speak in regards to the recreation. That is in all probability all we’re after, is not it?
“When you’re attempting to drum up any controversy, I do not suppose there was any, so I’ve actually received nothing to say.”
When requested about his pre-match conflict with Kane Cornes, Luke Beveridge refused to chunk. AFL.com.au
Geelong held its nerve to win by 14 factors in an arm wrestle.
Cats key ahead Jeremy Cameron opened the scoring, enjoying on from a mark inside 50 and kicking across the physique to catch the Bulldogs napping.
Nevertheless, Ed Richards quickly responded for the guests with a kick that missed everybody on its means by the purpose posts.
Similar to the build-up to the match, Smith was the centre of consideration within the opening time period as his involvement was met with each boos and cheers from the gang.
Regardless of a good first time period, a three-goal burst from Cameron within the second noticed the Cats kick away forward at half-time.
Bailey Smith of the Cats is tackled by Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs. Michael Willson/AFL Pictures by way of Getty Photographs
Main 11.4 (70) to six.9 (45) on the predominant break, the Cats kicked 51 factors from turnovers to place strain firmly on the Bulldogs.
However the match turned within the third time period because the Canine piled on seven objectives to path by simply 10 factors on the closing change.
Cameron completed with six objectives, whereas teammate Shannon Neale kicked a career-high 5 majors.
Smith had an equal game-high 33 disposals.
