‘I’m not a coward’: Energy coach admits ‘mistake’ enjoying injured captain

And Fox Footy greats have debated whether or not it was the fitting name within the first place to play the famous person midfielder.

Rozee appeared bothered throughout the third quarter, spending a prolonged interval off the bottom and being examined, then coming again on briefly earlier than being subbed out on the closing change.

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Talking post-match, a candid Hinkley took accountability for the “mistake” of enjoying his skipper.

“I made a mistake enjoying Connor Rozee tonight,” Hinkley informed reporters on Thursday night.

“That was clear. It was apparent.

“All of the testing that we’d executed, all of the medical assist we might get, all the knowledge I might get was (telling us that) ‘Connor was in a position to (play)’.

“I’d seen it with my very own eyes — he was in a position to run as quick as he wanted to, kick so long as he wanted to — however as soon as fatigue set in tonight, it was clear.

“I can attempt to disguise behind it, however I’m not. I’m not a coward in relation to proudly owning a mistake, and that was what it was.

“(It was) my name.”

Hinkley was adamant Rozee didn’t worsen his ailment by enjoying on Thursday.

“No worse. It’s no worse, but it surely’s the identical situation, which suggests to me that if he had the week off, he’d be higher subsequent week.

“I let Connor down by letting him play. And that will affect anybody.

“He thought he was completely proper to play, and as I mentioned, in case you watched him … he was flat out two days in a row, no issues in any respect. Kicked the ball from 60 metres, had photographs at objective.

“I’d seen all of the stuff you wanted to see. (However) I ought to’ve (thought-about) historical past. I ought to’ve identified that was maybe going to occur, and I set Connor as much as fail as a participant by the best way he needed to carry out on the market.”

He added: “He’ll have one other scan, we’ll ensure there’s no further harm.”

“As a result of it was little or no harm on the scan final time, that’s why it was difficult.”

Responding to Hinkley’s feedback, Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall mentioned it was “completely good” from the Energy coach for proudly owning the choice.

“He sat there and recognised that is going to be an enormous situation. He mentioned: ‘Put it on me, we had all the knowledge. I’m in cost and I made the choice. I apologise, I bought it flawed, we will’t do a lot about it. We transfer on’,” Dunstall mentioned on Fox Footy.

“I like what he did.”

Nonetheless taking a look at it from an even bigger image, twin premiership Kangaroo David King was important of the decision to danger such an essential participant.

King feared Rozee would miss the subsequent few weeks, suggesting he was close to sure to take a seat out subsequent Friday night time’s conflict towards the ladder-leading Cats at GMHBA Stadium.

“There are gamers you can also make errors with and gamers you possibly can’t,” King mentioned.

“It’s an enormous gamble with Connor Rozee to be taking. There was one thing there. This man is marquee, if there’s one thing there, why would you’re taking the chance?

“He doesn’t play for 2 or three weeks now, does he? He’s simply conceded he’s made a mistake and there’s a problem there, there’s no approach he’s enjoying subsequent Friday.”

Twin All-Australian Leigh Montagna in the meantime believes some onus ought to be placed on Rozee for placing his hand as much as play.

“There are a variety of senior gamers that play all year long with points and niggles you talk about with the coaches and medical employees – what you play by means of and don’t. Connor feels like a participant who’s by no means had any comfortable tissue points earlier than,” Montagana mentioned.

“So he perhaps couldn’t give them the proper data that they wanted, he wasn’t positive himself. He would’ve declared he felt proper and in the long run it was partly his fault as effectively for saying he was proper when he clearly wasn’t.”

Dunstall and King then clashed over whether or not Hinkley ought to’ve taken the chance pre-game, with Dunstall arguing all indicators pointed to it being the fitting transfer.

“Put your self in Ken Hinkley’s footwear. Rozee trains the home down and says he’s proper to go. The medical folks tick it off and say he’s proper to go. And also you’re saying: ‘Not enjoying him, can’t take the chance’,” Dunstall posed.

“You’ll be able to’t begin leaping at shadows. It’s simply as essential to win that recreation. Hindsight is a beautiful luxurious to have.”

To which King responded: “He’s so essential to the aspirations of this soccer membership this 12 months. If there is a matter there, which pre-game (there was).

“Don’t bounce at (shadows) and find yourself within the place you’re in now.”

Montagna agreed with Dunstall, including: “I’d’ve performed him. All the knowledge Ken Hinkley had been given from Connor Rozee and the medical employees, you decide him.

“Gamers play by means of harm dangers on a regular basis.”

Initially revealed as ‘I’m not a coward’: Energy coach admits ‘mistake’ enjoying injured captain