Lions coach Chris Fagan has sympathised with “conflicted” tv commentator Daisy Pearce, who has been banned from getting into Brisbane’s changerooms as a result of she’s additionally on Geelong’s teaching workers.
The Channel 7 commentator gained’t be allowed to enter the Lions’ “inside sanctum” to interview gamers after Brisbane’s match with the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Thursday evening.
“I’m not intentionally concentrating on Daisy, nevertheless it’s no totally different … if one among my assistant coaches labored within the media and wished to enter the rooms of one other membership, they usually wouldn’t essentially really feel all that snug with that since you do see issues and also you do hear issues,” Fagan stated.
“I feel you’re conflicted while you work as a coach and you’re employed within the media. I feel that’s a very tough factor to handle.”
The Lions are the second membership to ban Pearce from its changerooms, following within the footsteps of Richmond.
“The desire can be that we shouldn’t should make the selection – I feel that’s unfair on the golf equipment,” Fagan stated.
“It doesn’t make any sense to me, and … I don’t wish to have to fret about it.
“It’s your inside sanctum, the changeroom of a soccer membership, and who is aware of what she would possibly see or hear.
“I’d relatively not take that likelihood, and I don’t need our folks strolling round on eggshells simply because they’re anxious about what somebody might or might not see.
“I simply hope it doesn’t flip into a type of issues yearly … is Daisy being let in or is Daisy not being let in?”
Fagan stated the Pearce scenario was totally different to that of former Lions star Luke Hodge, who additionally labored at matches for Channel 7.
“Hodgey simply labored with us within the pre-season,” the Lions mentor stated.
“He by no means really labored with us in season, so he didn’t know what was occurring internally as soon as the pre-season was over, and even within the pre-season, he was a one-day-a-week man.
“It’s fairly totally different to the extra substantial function that Daisy’s taking part in at Geelong.”
