“I agree with what Chris Scott said partly,” McGuire told Footy Classified. “He hears from Steve Hocking, who’s a very close friend of him, they work together. His brother (Brad Scott) works at the organisation. But that’s at that area.
If anyone doubts where the standing on the mark rule came from I rest my case.
SHockings position is untenable if he is taking advice from an AFL coach that is motivated to beat the Richmond game plan after we've dumped those pricks from the finals 3 out of the last 4 years.
Well-done for highlighting this here, KK. Watched and heard it myself and still waiting for the media reaction - shock, disturbed ... outraged!?
I believe Eddie put his foot in his mouth again but has confirmed what many on here have suspected continually. Eddie has actually dropped a bomb here for the AFL. But, what a surprise! Has hardly created a ripple.
This cannot be allowed to go ignored. It's completely unacceptable for a current coach to be having constant private communication with Hocking.
[The fact his recent $10K fine was suspended I would cite as proof of questionable influence. Note that his offence was far more provocative than Dimma's and could have sparked a brawl, not to mention his continual undermining of the umpires by his coache's box histrionics.
Note that CCJ and Stack, stupid as they were, did not cop any leniency for their offence as very young, not best-22 players up in the GC hub. Instead copped by far the harshest of fines.]