Caroline Wilson has revealed Essendon ruckman Sam Draper will not appear as a guest on the podcast 200+ for a month, after he landed in hot water for comments surrounding Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
Draper spoke on the 200+ podcast, hinting that if Beveridge was to stay on as Bulldogs' coach beyond next season, some of his players would seek to be traded out of Whitten Oval.
The comments were deleted, but Draper was still reprimanded at the time.
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He suspected that Bailey Dale and Jack Macrae, as well as Caleb Daniel, could be out the door when he was asked on the podcast.
"I've got a big call about the Doggies," Draper said on the 200+ podcast.
"If Bevo's (Beveridge) still there, there'll be some players requesting trades."
The Bulldogs were also angered by Draper's comments, with Essendon officials working to apologise at the time.
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Now, Wilson says the Bombers big man will sit out for four weeks of the podcast to avoid any further issues arising.
"Sam Draper wanted to keep doing the podcast, Essendon didn't. His management Michael Doughty intervened and said he can have a four-week spell," Wilson said on Nine's Footy Classified on Monday night.
"There's a feeling from Essendon that they were the scourge of the footy world for a long time, and it's a bit early for them to be having a whack at another club."
Wilson said that Draper's comments took a while to sink in, with the 25-year-old not understanding how detrimental his words were to the Dogs.
"I think the penny did take a while to drop with Sam Draper and he had to be told several times that it wasn't funny," she said.
The reason why the comments were so detrimental however, is because there are suggestions they do hold some weight at the Bulldogs.
"The elephant in the room for Essendon, is that what he'd been saying is what a lot of people think (about Beveridge)," Wilson said.
"So had he said something completely outrageous about another club, I don't think Brad Scott and Essendon would have been as angry."
It comes as Beveridge's coaching career hangs in the balance after a dismal eight-point loss to Hawthorn in round eight.
Wilson indicated that the 2016 premiership leader could get the axe if he doesn't' guide the Dogs to the finals this season.
"They need to make finals. If they don't make finals, I don't think Luke Beveridge will be there next year," she said.
"He knows, the club knows it."
The Dogs sit in 11th on the ladder with a 3-5 record.
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