Richmond star Tim Taranto is the primary to concede he’s not an awesome kick however has hit again at “disappointing” ranges of non-public criticism from former Port Adelaide star Kane Cornes, declaring he was shocked by the give attention to him.
Last week, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick known as Cornes, a premiership teammate, to voice his frustration with continued assaults on Taranto, who Cornes stated was not within the prime 150 gamers within the league.
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Hardwick then went public along with his assault, declaring Cornes, who works in varied media roles on radio and TV, was solely over-analysing Taranto, who crossed to Richmond from GWS on a seven-year deal, for “clicks”.
On Wednesday, Taranto, who’s fourth within the AFL for disposals in 2023 and prime 10 for contested possessions, clearances and tackles, declared he was shocked by the extent of non-public criticism, having performed his first six seasons in Sydney.
He stated Cornes had a “narrative” he was attempting to push as a part of his varied roles, and whereas Taranto conceded he had issues to work on, he discovered the give attention to him disappointing.
“It’s been a bit of a shock … it seems like it’s coming week by week now and I’ve kind of gotten used to Kane’s comments,” Taranto stated.
“He’s got a narrative and he’s going hard at it. Now he’s going to analyse and find thing to back up his points, which he is allowed to do, he’s allowed to have an opinion and allowed to read stats and whatnot.
“Good on him and I’m sure his boss is very happy with him and I can’t argue with what he’s saying. Just let him say what he wants.”
Taranto stated Cornes and different media pundits may use stats and imaginative and prescient “to make anyone look good or bad”, and the assist of Hardwick and his teammates, and back-to-back Richmond wins, made Cornes’ assaults much less potent.
“I mean, what he‘s saying is not entirely wrong. Like I’m not a very good kick. I’m not gonna try and say I am. It’s definitely a part of my game I need to work on, there’s no doubt about that,” he instructed RSN.
“But it’s disappointing. I feel like I’m doing some other things pretty well.
“And I guess you know, you can find numbers and you can find narratives and things on certain players to make anyone look good or anyone look bad. It’s not very hard to do.
“I understand what he’s saying. It’s just disappointing that that’s all that’s been focused on.
“I’ve been backed out really well from Dimma and the midfield coaches and boys as well. They’ve gotten around me really hard and supported me. It’s not like it’s a tough time or anything, what Kane has been saying, because I haven’t really experienced that type of criticism before.
“Everyone’s gonna have lovers and haters. It’s just part of the game and something I’ve accepted and just gotta get through.”
Source: www.news.com.au
