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Not sure if any of you heard the Fev on radio on Sunday - after the game he took a swipe and labelled the Dogs as unaccountable - Eade this morning on SEN had a go back and Ratten then threw in his 10 cents...
Fev's Dog call off the beam: Ratten
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By Jason Phelan
Wed 30 July, 2008
CARLTON coach Brett Ratten has moved to diffuse a potential rift between his club and the Western Bulldogs after Brendan Fevola described Rodney Eade’s side as unaccountable following Sunday’s win.
"I didn’t hear Brendan’s comments, but I think the Bulldogs have been pretty accountable in their games and they’ve played some outstanding footy," Ratten said from Princes Park on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs’ coach fired back when he suggested, tongue in cheek, in a radio interview on Wednesday morning that Fev might not possess the greatest football brain; a summation Ratten didn’t agree with.
"I probably don’t think Brendan’s comments were right about the Bulldogs being unaccountable, but then Rodney’s comments about Brendan not knowing his stuff; he’s pretty smart on the footy side of things," he said.
"We didn’t speak about that in the rooms, but on the flip side I’d like Rodney to maybe have a chat to Brendan and see his footy brain because he’s very articulate in his football and what he knows about the game and his understanding of the game.
"I’d rather Brendan probably not comment on the Bulldogs though."
Ratten saw the good and the bad of his enigmatic full-forward at Telstra Dome against the Dogs.
His six-goal effort was a key factor in the win, but it came after he kicked just one major in a first half in which he had a certain goal taken off him thanks to a free kick paid to Brian Lake for a push.
"I would have rather he ran around him, kicked the goal and then maybe had a laugh," Ratten said.
"If he does something that’s not quite perfect we focus on it, replay and speak about it. Hopefully during that game we’d focus on all the good things he’s done. He had 11 shots on goal, he gave one off and when he’s on song he’s a very talented player.
"It’s a part of his character. He’s an extrovert and he plays with flair; do we want to restrict that? No. we just want to make sure that he’s focused on the team aspect of the game.
"What we saw in the second half of footy is a player that was nearly unstoppable."
Fev's Dog call off the beam: Ratten
AFL Com
By Jason Phelan
Wed 30 July, 2008
CARLTON coach Brett Ratten has moved to diffuse a potential rift between his club and the Western Bulldogs after Brendan Fevola described Rodney Eade’s side as unaccountable following Sunday’s win.
"I didn’t hear Brendan’s comments, but I think the Bulldogs have been pretty accountable in their games and they’ve played some outstanding footy," Ratten said from Princes Park on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs’ coach fired back when he suggested, tongue in cheek, in a radio interview on Wednesday morning that Fev might not possess the greatest football brain; a summation Ratten didn’t agree with.
"I probably don’t think Brendan’s comments were right about the Bulldogs being unaccountable, but then Rodney’s comments about Brendan not knowing his stuff; he’s pretty smart on the footy side of things," he said.
"We didn’t speak about that in the rooms, but on the flip side I’d like Rodney to maybe have a chat to Brendan and see his footy brain because he’s very articulate in his football and what he knows about the game and his understanding of the game.
"I’d rather Brendan probably not comment on the Bulldogs though."
Ratten saw the good and the bad of his enigmatic full-forward at Telstra Dome against the Dogs.
His six-goal effort was a key factor in the win, but it came after he kicked just one major in a first half in which he had a certain goal taken off him thanks to a free kick paid to Brian Lake for a push.
"I would have rather he ran around him, kicked the goal and then maybe had a laugh," Ratten said.
"If he does something that’s not quite perfect we focus on it, replay and speak about it. Hopefully during that game we’d focus on all the good things he’s done. He had 11 shots on goal, he gave one off and when he’s on song he’s a very talented player.
"It’s a part of his character. He’s an extrovert and he plays with flair; do we want to restrict that? No. we just want to make sure that he’s focused on the team aspect of the game.
"What we saw in the second half of footy is a player that was nearly unstoppable."
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