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Sloane "disappointed" by Crows' contract comments, says Vince
Melbourne defender and former Adelaide player Bernie Vince revealed Rory Sloane wasn’t happy with the Crows’ comments about his contract situation earlier in the season.
Sloane is out of contract at the end of the season and is weighing up whether to return to Victoria. The Crows said the situation was close to resolved in the first month of the season, but according to Vince, that comment was incorrect.
“There’s been a bit of talk and I think he was a little disappointed when Adelaide came out and said at once stage the deal was nearly done because it was a fair way off from being done,” Vince told SEN’s KB and the Doc. Vince believes the longer into the season this goes, the higher the likelihood his good friend leaves the Crows.
“The longer it goes, you tend to see players move clubs so I think first and foremost he’s got to get his body right for the rest of the season,” he said. Sloane has missed most of the season with a foot injury and Vince said the 28-year-old will need to get back to his best to reassure clubs his issues won’t linger. “He’s got to get back in and prove to himself and to club suitors his body’s up to it,” he said. “I reckon there’ll be a few clubs sitting back to see how his second half of the season goes before making any calls.”
Adelaide captain Taylor Walker is Vince’s best friend and the Melbourne defender said if Sloane joins the Demons, he might cop a talking to from Tex. “I might just turn the phone off for a few years!” he said.
Melbourne defender and former Adelaide player Bernie Vince revealed Rory Sloane wasn’t happy with the Crows’ comments about his contract situation earlier in the season.
Sloane is out of contract at the end of the season and is weighing up whether to return to Victoria. The Crows said the situation was close to resolved in the first month of the season, but according to Vince, that comment was incorrect.
“There’s been a bit of talk and I think he was a little disappointed when Adelaide came out and said at once stage the deal was nearly done because it was a fair way off from being done,” Vince told SEN’s KB and the Doc. Vince believes the longer into the season this goes, the higher the likelihood his good friend leaves the Crows.
“The longer it goes, you tend to see players move clubs so I think first and foremost he’s got to get his body right for the rest of the season,” he said. Sloane has missed most of the season with a foot injury and Vince said the 28-year-old will need to get back to his best to reassure clubs his issues won’t linger. “He’s got to get back in and prove to himself and to club suitors his body’s up to it,” he said. “I reckon there’ll be a few clubs sitting back to see how his second half of the season goes before making any calls.”
Adelaide captain Taylor Walker is Vince’s best friend and the Melbourne defender said if Sloane joins the Demons, he might cop a talking to from Tex. “I might just turn the phone off for a few years!” he said.

