{"id":448450,"date":"2025-04-28T21:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=448450"},"modified":"2025-04-28T23:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:13:32","slug":"eagles-rinsed-for-response-to-disrespectful-hawks-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=448450","title":{"rendered":"Eagles rinsed for response to 'disrespectful' Hawks move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did Hawthorn<\/a> disrespect their opponents by throwing Tom Barrass forward in the final quarter of big their win over his former team West Coast<\/a>\ufeff?<\/p>\n

Matthew Lloyd<\/a>and Jimmy Bartel<\/a> have differing views.<\/p>\n

With the game well and truly over, Barrass was thrown forward in the fourth term, with his teammates actively looking to get him the ball and potentially a second career goal.<\/p>\n

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The star defender made the big move from the Eagles to the Hawks in the trade period, despite having a lengthy contract to run at his former club.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Things have been testy between the two clubs over the move, and coach Sam Mitchell's \ufeffsubsequent trips to Perth amid public conversations with Harley Reid<\/a> and Oscar Allen have poured fuel on the fire.<\/p>\n

\"Matthew<\/p>\n

Eagles coach Andrew McQualter was asked in his post-game press conference whether he thought the decision to throw Barrass forward was disrespectful, which led to a long pause and a wry smile before he eventually answered. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI probably shouldn't say it, because I don't know what was going on in their team to be honest, but that's their prerogative I suppose," McQualter said post match.<\/p>\n

"I haven't seen Tom Barrass play forward too often in his career."<\/p>\n

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Essendon<\/a> great Lloyd respected McQualter's honesty and feels there might be some truth to his comments.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

"I love the honesty that he potentially found it disrespectful\ufeff that a man who has kicked one career goal, in Tom Barrass, was thrown forward," Lloyd told Nine's Footy Classified.<\/p>\n

"He's got bigger issues (McQualter), but usually it's James Sicily who goes forward, so maybe they were just taking the mickey out of them, but that's where (the Eages are) at."<\/p>\n

Geelong<\/a> champion Bartel believes the Eagles should simply move on and focus on their own internal issues, given they are once again languishing in the bottom four.<\/p>\n

"Who cares (whether it's disrespectful)? It's none of your business. \ufeffIf they want to play junior football and play backs as forwards for a quarter, you take that and go after them," Bartel said.<\/p>\n

"I think they've got bigger issues than where Tom Barrass\ufeff and the opposition's key backs are playing."<\/p>\n

\"West<\/p>\n

\ufeffFormer West Coast coach Adam Simpson<\/a> hopes Mitchell and the Hawks had no "malice" behind their decision.<\/p>\n

"I think that was a great way to answer the question without having to answer it," Simpson told SEN of McQualter's comments.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffFor McQualter to say that, he wasn't happy about it. Sometimes you think, who cares, but obviously they weren't happy.<\/p>\n

"I wouldn't overthink it. What would be interesting is if the game was on the line in a final, I don't think we would've seen Barrass forward.<\/p>\n

"It's to scratch an itch.\ufeff They were 10 goals up. I just hope it wasn't deeper than 'let's try this'. I hope there wasn't any malice behind it."<\/p>\n

Barrass' lone career goal in his 157-game career came in round one of 2022 against Gold Coast<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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