{"id":386548,"date":"2024-04-20T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=386548"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:03:57","slug":"lions-star-slams-controversial-las-vegas-trip-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=386548","title":{"rendered":"Lions star slams controversial Las Vegas trip critics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brisbane Lions<\/a> midfielder Cam Rayner<\/a> has slammed the reporting of his side's off-season Las Vegas trip<\/a>\ufeff that reportedly caused personal issues between players.<\/p>\n

The trip, which Lions GM of footy Danny Daly<\/a> confirmed took place across October and November last year, reportedly led to players and partners splitting after WhatsApp messages made their way back to Australia.<\/p>\n

The situation hit the headlines after Brisbane slumped to a 0-3 season start.<\/p>\n

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Daly said he had a phone call with co-captains Lachie Neale and Harris Andrews, who told him there were "no issues in the playing group".\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I will again strongly say today there is no divide in our playing group," Daly said at the start of April.<\/p>\n

\"Lions<\/p>\n

Since that miserable start on field, the Lions have managed to claw their way back, with two wins against North Melbourne and the Demons.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Now, Rayner has\ufeff had his say on the situation that caused his club to consider boycotting the Herald Sun and 3AW Radio for their reporting on the issues.<\/p>\n

"It's been blown out of proportion," Rayner told Brisbane radio show Stav, Abby & Matt<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Cam<\/p>\n

"As a group \u2026 it's brought us closer if anything and you know, I feel like we've responded really well."<\/p>\n

The Lions turned their 0-3 start around, now sitting 2-3 ahead of their clash with the Cats.<\/p>\n

Rayner, who collected 25 touches in their win over the Demons at the MCG last week, noted how the pressure has alleviated now that the Lions have had a couple of wins.<\/p>\n

"Everything goes quiet when you're playing good footy, so we just need to keep doing that," he said.<\/p>\n

But he did have one final message for his side's naysayers.<\/p>\n

"We get to do whatever we want in our off time, so we shouldn't have to respond to critics or respond to anyone over there," Rayner said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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