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CibbuanoKerr punishment to stay in-house
July 16th 2008 07:17
WEST COAST John Worsfold has refused to reveal what punishment, if any, was given to star midfielder Daniel Kerr following his latest suspension.
Kerr was given a three-match ban for striking Richmond's Matthew White during the third quarter of the Eagles' 77-point loss to Richmond at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
Speaking at his weekly press conference, Worsfold said any decision reached by the leadership group would remain private.
"The leadership group have met with Daniel and had a good discussion about all issues regarding his suspension," Worsfold said.
"[But] I'm not going to comment on what they've decided."
However, Worsfold did admit that Kerr's poor on-field record – he has now been suspended for 11 matches in his 155-game career – was having a negative impact on the club as it attempts to rebuild.
"He needs to avoid being suspended because he's too good a player to be [unavailable] to play," he said.
"The two suspensions he's had this season you would say were avoidable.
"We'll have to talk to him about it. I've spoken to him in the past about different strategies to avoid being suspended.
"On field, obviously we're performing well below the way we would like to perform. Now to come out of that rut we need our best team up and going.
"Having players suspended makes it even tougher for us. So we do feel as though we've been let down in terms of wanting to regain some respect that we've lost over the last month or so."
Kerr was given a three-match ban for striking Richmond's Matthew White during the third quarter of the Eagles' 77-point loss to Richmond at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
Speaking at his weekly press conference, Worsfold said any decision reached by the leadership group would remain private.
"The leadership group have met with Daniel and had a good discussion about all issues regarding his suspension," Worsfold said.
"[But] I'm not going to comment on what they've decided."
However, Worsfold did admit that Kerr's poor on-field record – he has now been suspended for 11 matches in his 155-game career – was having a negative impact on the club as it attempts to rebuild.
"He needs to avoid being suspended because he's too good a player to be [unavailable] to play," he said.
"The two suspensions he's had this season you would say were avoidable.
"We'll have to talk to him about it. I've spoken to him in the past about different strategies to avoid being suspended.
"On field, obviously we're performing well below the way we would like to perform. Now to come out of that rut we need our best team up and going.
"Having players suspended makes it even tougher for us. So we do feel as though we've been let down in terms of wanting to regain some respect that we've lost over the last month or so."
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