Callipygian
Team Player
- May 18, 2021
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- AFL Club
- Sydney
yes! i might not agree with everything he says but i think he mostly talks sense
i've found myself making a point of watching the round so far on the afl website because of cornes, and i get the impression he doesn't take himself too seriously, either ... and i don't mind riley beveridge either, he and cornes are a good combination
certainly, of all the ex-players crowding into the media over the years, cornes is pretty much the most worthwhile ...
i don't see or hear much of matthew lloyd but i think he's another, like cornes, who shows no bias towards his former team ... nick riewoldt was the same, and i think he was a loss to the commentary landscape
and i'm even warming to nathan buckley, as much i wince at saying so
at least that lot don't seem to harp on their own careers, as the likes of brereton still do
There are numerous former players that provide worthwhile analysis (Davis is good, Buckley is good, Hodge is good) but Cornes is more entertaining than most. He's doesn't sit on the fence. He has opinions, sometimes provocative ones, but he backs them up and he cops it when he's wrong. I've never had anything to do with him but he seems like an impressive fellow with his discipline, hard work, and efforts for charity etc.