‘Having a little bit of enjoyable’: McRae reveals what he mentioned to Kingsley in boundary alternate
Higher Western Sydney coach Adam Kingsley and Collingwood counterpart Craig McRae have performed down a fiery alternate on the boundary line throughout their sides’ AFL season opener.
Kingsley’s Giants have been convincing 15.14 (104) to six.16 (52) winners at Engie Stadium on Sunday in energy-sapping situations, with Magpies celebrity Nick Daicos amongst many gamers affected by cramp.
Nevertheless it was a heated off-field interplay between the previous Richmond teaching colleagues earlier than halftime that turned a serious speaking level.
McRae appeared to fireside a remark in direction of Toby Bedford when the Giants tagger gifted Collingwood’s Brody Mihocek a objective by making a gift of a 50-metre penalty off the ball, and Kingsley took exception.
“That may’ve been correct, yeah,” Kingsley confirmed post-match.
Footage of the alternate was proven on the tv broadcast however no audio was performed.
Kingsley labored alongside McRae as assistants to Richmond coach Damien Hardwick in the course of the Tigers’ 2019-2020 premiership campaigns.
He was fast to pour chilly water on the previous colleagues’ conflict in entrance of the benches.
“I don’t know if it was that confrontational. We have been simply having a chat in regards to the recreation basically,” Kingsley mentioned.
“He’s a superb man, Fly (McRae). He’s a very good man and he’s a superb mate of mine.
“We have been simply having a dialogue.”
McRae additionally downplayed the incident, which got here with coaches within the highlight over interactions with opposition gamers following Port Adelaide mentor Ken Hinkley’s taunting of Hawthorn ahead Jack Ginnivan in final yr’s finals sequence.
Hinkley was fined $20,000 for conduct unbecoming and later apologised for his actions.
“I used to be having a little bit of enjoyable with Kingers, an previous mate of mine,” McRae mentioned.
“I used to be simply stirring. I simply mentioned, ‘We’re coming’, and he simply had a little bit of enjoyable.
“He’s a bit fierier than me. I’m a bit extra humorous.
“There was nothing to it. If you wish to make it a narrative, it’s a nothing story.
“We’re previous colleagues and I used to be simply having a little bit of enjoyable with him.
“If it’s greater than that, we shake palms on the finish of the sport and I mentioned, ‘We’ll see you subsequent time we play you’.”
Kingsley, now in his third season as coach of GWS, boasts a 2-1 head-to-head file with McRae after his facet’s convincing 15.14 (104) to six.16 (52) win.
He was additionally a part of the Port Adelaide workforce that beat McRae’s Brisbane Lions within the 2004 grand closing.
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