Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has welcomed the booing that’s anticipated to be directed in the direction of former Fremantle ahead Rory Lobb when he confronts his ex-teammates for the primary time on Friday evening.
Lobb was underneath contract when he sought a commerce from the Dockers and the transfer left Fremantle with out an vital key ahead.
Port Adelaide coach Ken HInkley defended quantity on draft decide Jason Horne-Francis final week after he was once more booed throughout a sport this season.
But Beveridge mentioned Lobb was a special case and he expects Lobb to get a fierce response from Dockers fabs.
“Booing is ingrained in our game. From when we were all kids, spectators have always tried to get the upper hand and help their team by booing opposition players,” Beveridge mentioned.
“If there’s something sinister and nasty about it, I don’t think any of us condone it. It’s a natural phenomenon as far as I’m concerned.
“Rory is expecting it and we’ll help him deal with it and help him play as well as he can. I don’t think the booing of Rory Lobb is going to be an issue.
“It’s definitely topical when it comes to other players at different times. We just need to welcome it and the hostile environment that we’re going to walk into.”
Lobb has kicked three objectives from his 4 video games for the Dogs and likewise missed one match with an ankle damage.
He booted 36 objectives for Fremantle final season. The Dockers had a picture of Lobb and Hayden Young on the scoreboard at Optus Stadium which is a part of their promotion for the match.
Beveridge mentioned Lobb was one of a giant group of gamers who was adjusting to life at a brand new membership.
“Lobby is no different to Dunks when Brisbane played us the other week and the publicity around Josh playing his old team,” Beveridge mentioned.
“Lobby understands there’s a lot of noise, some layers and some conversation. He’s not the only one. Griffin Logue and a few others moved on from the Dockers.
“Making adjustments from losing good players, as teams we all experience from year. Sometimes it takes a while to instigate and implement different things when you lose important role players.
“One of the things Lobby has done over a period of time is he plays long periods of the game, he’s out there for a long time so he helps others to play well.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
