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CibbuanoWallace defends Newman
May 22nd 2009 03:13
RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace has defended skipper Chris Newman after a tumultous week at the club.
There were reports on Tuesday that Wallace had been sacked as coach – which were later denied by the Tigers.
Wallace refused to comment on whether Newman had asked Wallace to step aside following the Tigers' heartbreaking three-point loss to Port Adelaide last weekend but he did dismiss suggestions of a rift with his captain.
“Look, I think Chris has been hung out to dry in all this,” Wallace said.
“I think that's outrageous – he's been asked to step down on the background of private conversations he's had with me, and I'm sitting here saying I've taken no offence to anything that Chris Newman's spoken to me about."
“I think Chris Newman's been unfairly tainted in this situation - very unfairly tainted in this whole situation."
“I expect my captain to come in and see me under any circumstance."
“All I can say to you is that in a private conversation we had on Monday, there wasn't any slamming of doors or anything like that, the final thing that happened was that we shook hands.”
Wallace also said he won't walk away from the job.
"I will do the job I am asked to do, until I am no longer asked to do it," he said.
"I am not going to break my commitment to Richmond."
There were reports on Tuesday that Wallace had been sacked as coach – which were later denied by the Tigers.
Wallace refused to comment on whether Newman had asked Wallace to step aside following the Tigers' heartbreaking three-point loss to Port Adelaide last weekend but he did dismiss suggestions of a rift with his captain.
“Look, I think Chris has been hung out to dry in all this,” Wallace said.
“I think that's outrageous – he's been asked to step down on the background of private conversations he's had with me, and I'm sitting here saying I've taken no offence to anything that Chris Newman's spoken to me about."
“I think Chris Newman's been unfairly tainted in this situation - very unfairly tainted in this whole situation."
“I expect my captain to come in and see me under any circumstance."
“All I can say to you is that in a private conversation we had on Monday, there wasn't any slamming of doors or anything like that, the final thing that happened was that we shook hands.”
Wallace also said he won't walk away from the job.
"I will do the job I am asked to do, until I am no longer asked to do it," he said.
"I am not going to break my commitment to Richmond."
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