The fallout continues from the booing of Port Adelaide younger gun Jason Horne-Francis, with Chad Cornes saying he’s too younger for the abuse and has finished nothing flawed.
Cornes, an assistant coach at Port, revelled within the abuse from opposition followers when he performed for the Power.
But he stated on Monday there was an enormous distinction from coping with it at 19 to when Cornes was a villain to opposition followers in his mid-20s.
“I didn’t start revelling in that until I was a bit older – I was 24-25 before that real hate from the Crows fans came towards me,” he stated.
“The amount you learn from 19 to 24-25 is a lot.
“But I did love it.”
Port coach Ken Hinkley was fuming on the public remedy of the 19-year-old after Saturday evening’s tight win over the Western Bulldogs.
First Hinkley went to Horne-Francis for an animated dialog on the bottom instantly after the ultimate siren.
Then Hinkley blasted followers and media in his post-game press convention, saying some individuals needs to be embarrassed by their behaviour.
Horne-Francis, the 2021 No.1 draft choose, left North Melbourne after one season to hitch Port.
He has not solely been the subject of in depth media commentary however has additionally been focused by booing from followers, together with in Saturday’s recreation.
Cornes stated Horne-Francis gave the impression to be dealing with the eye, however like Hinkley was bemused by the general public deal with him and stated he hadn’t seen such a state of affairs earlier than.
“Where he is right now, he’s really resilient, it doesn’t seen to be bothering him. But again, I don’t understand it all,” Cornes stated.
He praised Hinkley’s very public and passionate defence of the teenager.
“I’ve seen that a little bit behind closed doors. When Ken speaks with real passion, I love it,” Cornes stated.
“He, like myself and like a lot of people, don’t understand why there’s so much attention on a 19-year-old kid who hasn’t done anything wrong except leave a club.”
Cornes’ youthful brother Kane, additionally a former Port participant and now a provocative AFL media commentator, has been strident in his defence of Horne-Francis.
Chad was requested on Monday if maybe Kane’s feedback had fuelled the fierceness of the talk round Horne-Francis.
“Kane has been really strong in his support of Jase and he’s gone quite hard at North Melbourne, so that obviously gets a bit of pushback from North Melbourne supporters,” Cornes stated.
“But there are a few other prominent media figures who are the ones driving it a bit more than Kane – although at times, Kane can go a little bit overboard with his support of it.
“No doubt that does fuel it.”
Chad was additionally requested if he had thought of asking his brother to tone down his public feedback about Horne-Francis.
“It’s not my place. All-in-all he does a great job in the media,” he stated.
Port have now scored two tight wins after their Showdown loss and Cornes described the final fortnight’s heroics as “gritty”.
“It showed a lot about the boys’ character and their want to win,” he stated.
“Previous to last year, we really prided ourselves on winning those close games, but last year, a lot happens when you’re 0-5 – it’s hard to come back from there.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
