Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has hit again at David King, questioning the load of the analyst’s opinions given the North Melbourne nice has by no means put collectively a recreation plan, checklist or tradition.
Within the wake of Fremantle’s 11-point loss to Sydney on Sunday, King declared Longmuir should information the Dockers to finals motion this 12 months to point out he’s “the person” to steer the membership ahead.
“Is he the man to take all of them the best way to a premiership? Sixth 12 months, I’ve my doubts. I’ve had my doubts for some time,” King mentioned on Fox Footy’s First Crack throughout his prolonged critique of Longmuir.
The Dockers had gained six video games in a row earlier than falling to Sydney.
Though that defeat dropped Fremantle to ninth on the ladder, their 10-6 file means they’re only a win and share adrift of the highest 4 forward of Saturday night time’s crunch house conflict with Hawthorn.
Longmuir is now in his sixth 12 months as Fremantle coach, however their solely finals look to this point got here in 2022.
King has taken common pot photographs at Longmuir over time, particularly for components of his type just like the Dockers’ sluggish ball motion, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
“If I had a greenback for each time somebody requested me what I’ve executed to David King, I’d be a wealthy man,” Longmuir mentioned on Thursday.
“I’d in all probability be within the Bahamas, guts up, relatively than doing this job.
“However ultimately, everybody wants to grasp that it’s simply David’s opinion.
“I don’t wish to be disrespectful in direction of anybody, however I don’t assume David’s put collectively a recreation plan, put collectively an inventory, put collectively a tradition.
“It’s simply an opinion, and that’s what I take it as.”
Justin Longmuir. (Picture by Jono Searle/AFL Photographs/through Getty Pictures )
Longmuir has guided Fremantle to 63 wins, 58 losses and two attracts in his tenure.
However their dramatic fall from grace on the tail-end of final 12 months – they misplaced their final 4 video games to crash from the highest 4 to tenth on the ladder – raised the stress on Longmuir heading into this season.
When requested how he felt concerning the severity of criticism levelled at him regardless of solely being a win out of the highest 4, Longmuir replied: “It appears a bit bit excessive, however it appears to be his manner with me.”
On Fox Footy‘s protection of Brisbane’s Thursday night time win over Carlton, King responded to Longmuir’s feedback, saying the Dockers coach was ‘entitled’ to a proper of reply.
That’s the sport – we are saying what we expect, they are saying what they do. I’ve received no downside with that in any respect,” he mentioned.
Co-host Jason Dunstall agreed, saying Longmuir ‘hit the nail on the top’.
“We’re within the opinion enterprise, which is what we do,” he mentioned.
“His opinion doesn’t should agree with anyone else’s – it doesn’t agree with David’s, yours doesn’t agree with him, and that’s okay.”
King cheekily added: “I hope he wins the flag!”
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Beams’ brutal return serve at Cornes amid social media feud
Former Collingwood star Dayne Beams has hit out as soon as once more at Kane Cornes, saying the controversial former participant turned media pundit was ‘one of many best gamers I performed on’.
Beams, who retired in 2019 after 177 video games for the Magpies and Brisbane, took umbrage to Cornes’ criticism of Richmond’s Noah Balta’s sizeable contract earlier within the week, sparking an Instagram feedback feud.
The 35-year previous took the chance to hit again even tougher in an look on the Dutchy and Swoop podcast, hosted by Magpies fan ‘Swoop Luke’ and former Pie Brodie Holland, whereas additional explaining his opposition to Cornes’ antagonistic AFL commentary.
“I’ve received nothing in opposition to Kane personally, it’s simply typically I feel he crosses a line,” Beams mentioned.
“There appears to be an undertone to what Kane says, it appears to be fairly private … he simply frustrates me at instances.
“As somebody that’s performed and understands how a few of these feedback can have an affect over your individual psychological state, and in the end your efficiency … for me, an outsider wanting in, I feel it’s simply all about holding this fame because the villain.
“He clearly makes a dwelling off the again of that, which is completely tremendous, he’s received a household to feed, however on the similar time, everybody else is entitled to their opinions and it’s my opinion that at instances he crosses a line, and I’m not afraid to name it out.
“I feel plenty of gamers would share the identical ideas round Kane, but when they had been to say one thing like I did, it will be even larger information. As a result of I’m faraway from the sport now, I’ve no problem in saying stuff.”
As he did on social media, Beams was additionally scathing of Cornes’ enjoying days, saying he ‘ran rings round’ the previous Port Adelaide tagger throughout a match close to the top of his profession in 2015, throughout which Beams amassed 32 disposals and earned three Brownlow Medal votes.
“It in all probability got here on the again of my remark concerning the time he tried to tag me as soon as, and I ran rings round him,” Beams laughed.
“He was really one of many best gamers I performed on.
“To his defence, he was in all probability on the finish of his profession.”
