Trent Cotchin says he nonetheless hasn’t seen Kane Cornes’ notorious critique of his media efficiency and he let the controversial pundit’s brutal takedown “fall on deaf ears”.
Cornes precipitated a stir when he made enjoyable of Cotchin’s occasional dry moments in entrance of the digital camera.
Cornes parodied a video shared on the 7Sport TikTok web page the place Cotchin spoke excessive of imaginative and prescient grabbed from Collingwood’s loss to Sydney in Spherical 1.
Cotchin offered his professional evaluation on the place it was going fallacious for Collingwood in making an attempt to maneuver the ball ahead in opposition to the Swans — however Cornes feasted upon the phase whereas making gentle of Cotchin’s considerably stiff presentation type.
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Cornes’ imitation had the Footy Present panel of Nathan Brown, Matthew Lloyd, Tony Jones and Damian Barrett in stitches.
Cornes later stated: “Take it in the proper approach. We take the mickey out of ourselves.”
Co-host Tony Jones responded to at least one quip by saying: “You’ve simply character assassinated Trent Cotchin.”
The phase didn’t sit effectively with Matthew Richardson and Luke Darcy, who known as Cornes’ type “nasty” and “imply spirited” in an icy radio alternate.
Cotchin, who captained Richmond to 3 premierships, was requested in regards to the saga by Mark Howard on The Howie Video games podcast.
“Effectively I didn’t even find out about it initially,” Cotchin started.
“Clearly the folks it did impression contacted me to see how I used to be. I used to be like ‘it’s what it’s’.
“Kane at all times has heaps to say in regards to the Tigers and particularly me, all through the time he’s been in commentary. And that’s nice. (He’s) a type of folks the place … it form of falls on deaf ears for me.”
Cotchin defined he was extra involved in regards to the manufacturing workers who helped make the video
“The aim was for TikTok, it was meant to be form of makeshift,” he stated.
“It wasn’t meant to be prefer it was proven on a TV present. They usually acknowledged that it in all probability wanted to look a bit higher after the actual fact. For me, it was the younger man who really put all of it collectively.”
Howard requested: “Was he shattered?”
Cotchin replied: “Shattered. Completely gutted. Felt like he’d let me down.”
Cotchin stated his recommendation was: “One, don’t take any discover of it. The very fact persons are seeing it’s suggesting you’re performing some great things anyway. The truth is that is the world we reside in.
“I nonetheless haven’t seen the precise — is a phase known as ‘Media-ocre’ or one thing like that? — yeah I haven’t even seen it.
“If I let different folks’s opinion of me, or something that I’m concerned in, impression me on a everyday viewpoint, I’d reside a reasonably sad life.”
Cotchin has joined Channel 7’s AFL protection this yr and seems on the Speaking Footy panel present alongside Geelong champion Joel Selwood.
The Richmond legend stated detrimental suggestions geared toward media personalities was usually made below the guise of “tried humour”.
“We had a visitor on (Speaking Footy) final week and also you take a look at among the social media feedback and a lot of it’s optimistic however they nonetheless have to depart some type of negativity,” Cotchin stated.
“Whether or not it’s ‘Has a head for radio’. And it’s like what’s the necessity? I’ll in all probability by no means perceive the motivations behind folks. I believe it’s tried humour and it’s typically the Aussie approach.”
Cotchin did reveal he had acquired some requests from the AFL cohort to roast Cornes for his loss to fellow former participant and pundit Nathan Brown of their boxing battle in Adelaide.
“I did have plenty of present AFL gamers attain out on social although saying, ‘Possibly you need to evaluate Kane Cornes’ combating efficiency’,” Cotchin stated.
“It’s not simply me, there’s lots of people on the market which can be out to get him,” he laughed.
