Geelong legend Billy Brownless reportedly ruffled some feathers following his reside interview with Cats midfielder Max Holmes after Saturday afternoon’s AFL grand closing triumph.
Holmes was dominated out of the season finale on the MCG after he was unable to show he had recovered from a hamstring harm sustained in the course of the earlier weekend’s preliminary closing in opposition to the Brisbane Lions.
It was a merciless setback for a younger footballer who had performed 18 video games for Geelong this 12 months.
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“I simply don’t suppose you may take that likelihood,” former Melbourne footballer Nathan Jones stated on Channel 7 on Saturday.
“It’s completely gut-wrenching for him.”
Geelong comprehensively defeated the Sydney Swans 20.13 to eight.4 (52) to safe its tenth premiership, however Holmes didn’t obtain a premiership medal.
Talking on his “Roving Billy” section on Channel 9’s Sunday Footy Present the next morning, Brownless approached Holmes on the household day breakfast and poked enjoyable on the 20-year-old’s harm setback.
“C’mon Maxy, performed all 12 months, cherished the way in which you went about it, may in all probability have a haircut,” Brownless began.
“How had been you feeling, mate?”
Holmes replied: “Yeah it was win. Good to look at and win it.”
Brownless continued: What about you, simply sitting there watching it mate?”
Holmes laughed: “Nah, that’s a nasty query.”
Brownless: “I simply wished to understand how you are feeling, I really feel for ya.”
Holmes: “Nah I’m alright.”
Brownless: “Nah you weren’t pleased with Gryan (Miers) getting a medal, he received a medal and also you didn’t.
Holmes: “Nah, I’m very pleased for him.
Brownless: “Nah, you’re cranky and having a go at him.”
Based on The Herald Solar, the Geelong media staff was “a bit of bit upset” with Brownless’ interview, however the Cats legend acknowledged his mistake.
“On the time I simply wished to acknowledge him as a result of he’s an awesome child and an awesome participant,” Brownless, who performed 198 video games and kicked 441 targets for Geelong, instructed the Information Corp publication.
“He in all probability felt uncomfortable with my query however I didn’t imply to do this. All I wished to do was acknowledge him as being a part of all the things.”
In the meantime, Geelong gamers had been accused of leaving previous soccer followers “demoralised” in a unprecedented response to the membership’s Mad Monday celebrations.
Cats gamers assembled at a Geelong watering gap on Monday the place their premiership celebrations stretched into a 3rd day.
Footy followers broadly applauded the staff’s over-the-top costumes, which had been headlined by a dozen gamers, together with captain Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield, arriving in a retirement village bus dressed as aged folks.
These gamers delivered a not-so-subtle reminder to all of the critics who wrote them off this 12 months.
Dangerfield spoke briefly to reporters on Monday morning and confirmed the gimmick was designed to stay it to the commentators that labelled the staff too previous and too gradual to win a premiership.
The criticism has clearly been a theme inside the soccer membership this 12 months — as was proven within the membership’s social media put up following the ultimate siren of their 81-point thrashing of the Swans on the MCG.
The Cats performed the ultimate with the oldest staff to ever win a VFL/AFL premiership.
The gamers clearly loved reminding everybody of that reality.
Led by Dangerfield, a celebration of Cats gamers limped out of the bus in entrance of TV cameras dressed as senior residents.
Norm Smith Medallist Isaac Smith additionally pretended to fall to the bottom as he received off the bus earlier than he was helped again to his toes by Dangerfield.
However the stunt took a twist on Monday afternoon with public discussions suggesting the gamers could have been out of line “belittling” the aged.
Initially revealed as Geelong media staff bristle at Billy Brownless’ reside interview with younger gun Max Holmes