Trade deadline: Craig McRae Head Coach of Collingwood Accepted Contract worth $172.8million With Brisbane Lions As there new HC…see..more McRae later conceded he had overstepped the mark in his post-match assessment but refused to be drawn into a war of words with Longmire.
On Thursday, McRae said he had reflected on the saga over the past few days.
“I reflect really heavily on everything I do and I’m disappointed that I went into a frustration mode versus a disappointed mode,” he said.
“I’m allowed to be disappointed, because who wouldn’t be? That shows that I care.
“But to be frustrated I think was a bit selfish, so I reflect on those things.
“But I don’t want to retract on things that I’ve done because they’re all good lessons for us, and for me in particular.”
Longmire laughed on Monday when quizzed on McRae’s comments and took multiple verbal shots at his Collingwood counterpart, highlighting some advantages the Magpies enjoy in the fixture.
Longmire also pointed out Collingwood got the rub of the green when two of their players were not penalised for overstepping the mark during a tight finish against North MelbCollingwood coach Craig McRae concedes he was “selfish” in allowing his frustration to get the better of him during in his contentious post-match commentary about umpires.
McRae was cautioned by the AFL this week over the comments, which came after the Magpies’ finals hopes took a huge hit in a tense three-point defeat to Sydney last Friday night.
The 50-year-old said a 50-metre penalty to Dan McStay, which went unpaid when Swans defender Tom McCartin stepped across the mark in the dying stages at the SCG, “would’ve been paid at the MCG”.ourne in June.
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