{"id":411830,"date":"2024-07-12T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411830"},"modified":"2024-07-12T23:06:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T23:06:50","slug":"lomax-denies-wing-refusal-despite-flanagan-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411830","title":{"rendered":"Lomax denies wing refusal despite Flanagan admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragons star Zac Lomax<\/a> has claimed he "never once said" he didn't want to play on the wing, despite coach Shane Flanagan<\/a> stating on Friday that he "didn't want to play there".<\/p>\n

Flanagan made the decision to shift Lomax to the wing despite his preference being at centre.<\/p>\n

Reports were rife that Lomax's release request was down to that decision with the Blues gun moving to the Eels next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to 9news Sydney from Blues camp, Lomax attempted to set the record straight on the rumours. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

"The funny thing is \ufeffI've never said that I'm not a winger. I've never said that I don't want to play wing. I've never once said that," he said.<\/p>\n

"I love playing footy wherever that is and that's what I've always said, I'm happy to play whatever position I can play and I've always said that. I just want to be the best teammate that I can be for my team."<\/p>\n

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However, Lomax's comments came on the same day Flanagan was asked about the 24-year-old's form and how it's justified his call.<\/p>\n

"I\ufeff knew his skillset suited playing on the wing and I convinced Zac that he was a winger," he told media.<\/p>\n

"At the start it wasn't going to happen, it didn't happen, we saw what happened.<\/p>\n

"If we had that conversation now, it'd be a lot easier. A lot, lot easier. Time heals a lot of wounds and that one there has definitely proven the coach's point."<\/p>\n

\"Flanagan<\/p>\n

F\ufefflanagan added "all the credit" should go to Lomax for his form on the wing before revealing more context around the back and forth he had with the Blues star.<\/p>\n

"He's the one that didn't want to play there\ufeff but he bit down on his mouthguard and played really well so I didn't have to force him to play or (say) you've got to do this," he said.<\/p>\n

"He just went out and did it so it's a credit to him."<\/p>\n

With the Dragons rapidly improving this season and sitting 10th, and the Eels currently 16th, reports have started that Lomax is considering backflip on his Parramatta deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winger put that to bed quickly. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"I've signed a deal. I've signed a deal at Parramatta, it's four years," he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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