Adam Kingsley isn’t certain “roughing up” Collingwood younger gun Nick Daicos like Sydney did will probably be one thing Greater Western Sydney copies this week.
But the Giants coach couldn’t rule it out both.
A call on whether or not Toby Greene, who missed final week with an ankle difficulty, takes on the Magpies on the MCG will probably be made later this week, however Kingsley mentioned “if he trains, he plays” in what looms as a vital resolution.
Daicos, the Brownlow Medal favorite, was the topic of serious bodily consideration from the Swans final weekend in a bid to curb his affect, however it solely resulted in a loss and hundreds of {dollars} in fines for each groups from the resultant melees.
Kingsley is aware of he wants a plan to cease Daicos however was weighing up the price of a tough tag, in addition to the worth of being overtly bodily, which he’ll go away as much as his gamers to determine.
“It’s not something that I’ve given our players a directive to do,” he mentioned on Wednesday.
“It‘s not reflective of the way I think it should be done. It’s more important to be physical when the ball is live and the player has the chance to win the ball.
“The players might have a different view, though, and if so that’s their responsibility, I won’t stand in their way.
“I’m not sure which way we’ll go. Whether that’s a full-blown tag, whether it’s trying to rough him up, I’m not sure that that necessarily works either.”
Kingsley additionally mentioned he’d not thought concerning the potential for Greene, must be play, to be booed by Collingwood followers after the outcry over their booing of Swans celebrity Lance Franklin final week.
“I’m not sure of the value of it. All you had to do was look at Darcy Moore at the end of the game and see how it made him feel, the captain of the club … you’re making the players feel really uncomfortable,” he mentioned.
While he waits for the inexperienced mild to select Greene, Kingsley will probably be locking in key defender Jack Buckley, who has additionally re-signed with the membership for an additional three years, including to considered one of 2023’s feel-good tales.
Buckley has turn out to be the No.1-ranked defender within the AFL, lifting within the absence of All-Australian Sam Taylor and having battled his method again from a 623-day absence following a critical knee harm in 2021 to play each recreation this season.
The 25-year-old, who began his AFL journey as a class B rookie and made his debut in 2020, mentioned the lengthy lay-off made him a greater participant and a greater particular person.
“Definitely a really hard time of my life, for sure, but it’s probably helped me in coming back this year, just how grateful I am to be back out there, and you can’t take it for granted at all,” he mentioned.
“I’ve learnt a lot about resilience and how to keep my body right to be out there this year.
“To be in a position to sign a three-year deal is massive for me and my family and just being able to stay at this club and play here for the next three years and hopefully more beyond that.
“I’m just grateful to be able to give back to the club.”
Originally revealed as GWS coach received’t cease gamers in the event that they wish to tough up Collingwood’s Nick Daicos
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
