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7NEWS
21-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Kane Cornes takes credit for North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson moving Harry Sheezel forward
Channel 7 AFL expert Kane Cornes is taking credit for Harry Sheezel's move back into the forward line. Weeks after copping a ban from North Melbourne for infamously coining the term 'Sheezy Ball' — describing the type of possessions Sheezel was winning, and the lack of impact he was having with them — Cornes says the backlash was worth it because it has prompted a change. Shortly after Cornes' criticism of North Melbourne's misuse of Sheezel, among other things relating to the club, including the performance of Jy Simpkin, Roos footy boss Todd Viney declared Cornes unwelcome in their changerooms and in any interview with any player or staff member. 'The ban's been worth it because essentially, what the ban was about, was me calling for Harry Sheezel to play forward and not being behind the ball, getting the 'Sheezys' and the easy ones,' Cornes said on Tuesday night's episode of The Agenda Setters. 'So finally, Alastair Clarkson has made the move of putting Harry Sheezel forward. 'Honestly, I am happy that the ban has happened to get this outcome.' Luke Hodge, who was one of many who fired back at Cornes for his criticism to begin with, showed numbers to prove Sheezel had more impact when he played more behind the ball anyway. That didn't worry Cornes. 'I love him forward. It might take some time. You can't just click your fingers ... this is a long-term plan for one of their most talented players,' Cornes snapped back at Hodge. 'Would you rather him getting the football in the front half or the back half?' Hodge said the move had produced the opposite effect to what Cornes was asking for. 'He's getting more of the ball in the area where you wanted him to when he's playing half back,' Hodge said. Stream full episodes of The Agenda Setters, live or on-demand, anytime at 7plus Cornes' reply set the rest of his co-hosts off, sparking a heated disagreement. 'All I'm happy about is that me and Clarko finally (agree),' he said. Dale Thomas: 'You can't take credit for this — you cannot.' Cornes: 'No, I am.' Thomas: 'You are taking the absolute p15s if you think that you can take any credit for what Clarko's done.' Caroline Wilson: You are extraordinary. That is the greatest moment of egomaniacal behaviour I have ever seen.' Cornes: 'Caro and Daisy, be quiet for a moment. 'We've had the biggest argument between any individual at a club this year over where he's going to play, and finally, Clarko, and Harry himself, are agreeing with me and he's playing forward — which, I've got to say, I absolutely love,' he said. Hodge couldn't help but get in one final jab before they moved on. 'But he had more impact when he was at half back,' he said. Cornes concluded: 'Yeah, well let's see how that continues for the rest of the year and his career ongoing. I think I won that one, 6-0, 6-0.'
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
North Melbourne tipped to cop brutal punishment after banning Kane Cornes
Questions are being asked about how North Melbourne's ban on Kane Cornes will affect the coverage they receive moving forward, and how much their fans will be able to watch their team on free-to-air. The Kangaroos' football boss Todd Viney made a stunning statement on Wednesday that Cornes won't be welcomed by the team anymore and won't be allowed to interview their staff or players. Viney described Cornes' recent comments about Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel as "vindictive, bullying behaviour". The Channel 7 and SEN pundit accused young gun Sheezel of "stat-padding" and only winning easy ball, which he dubbed "Sheezy Ball". The former Port Adelaide player also took aim at Simpkin for "mouthing off" at former Kangaroo Jason Horne-Francis in North's loss to the Power last weekend. Ahead of a scheduled press conference with coach Alastair Clarkson on Wednesday, Viney announced the club was placing a ban on Cornes. Viney noted that Channel 7 had requested for Cornes and Luke Hodge to interview Clarkson ahead of Thursday's game against Essendon, but North made it clear "Kane isn't welcome". Viney said: "Over my short time at the club, over nearly two-and-a-half years, there's been some real personal attacks on the club, vindictive attacks that we feel have been unwarranted. We believe some of the commentary from Kane, and particularly earlier this week with a couple of our players in Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, overstepped the line. "Inappropriate, targeted, vindictive, bullying behaviour that we as a club won't stand for. We're open for a balanced critique of our performances, but when it starts to overstep the line and become personal, it's my responsibility and the club's responsibility to look after our people. "... Until we feel it's a more respectful conversation and dialogue from Kane around our people and our club, we won't be engaging with him on any of his media channels. So I just wanted to inform that and say we'll put a line in the sand on that and we'll look after our people and we won't be intimidated and bullied." View this post on Instagram A post shared by North Melbourne FC (@nmfcofficial) North are only black-listing Cornes, and will continue to deal with his Channel 7 colleagues. While Thursday's game will be broadcast on Seven, a number of prominent figures are predicting the free-to-air network will respond with a ban of its own. Scott Gullen of the Herald Sun wrote on Wednesday evening that the Kangaroos are unlikely to receive much love in the way of the schedule moving forward. Considering their lonely standing, it's rare for North to be given many high-profile time-slots at the best of times. RELATED: Jack Silvagni blow adds to sad situation with father Stephen Hird's sad truth for AFL fans after Paul Curtis tribunal uproar Gullen pointed out that North are "continually fighting for more relevancy, fighting for more spotlight," but won't get much over the next few months if Channel 7 have anything to do with it. He wrote: "Being the free-to-air broadcaster, Seven has a big say on where matches will fall over the last couple of months of the season. "So on top of the Roos most likely not being in finals contention come July, there will now be some Cornes media ban anger thrown into the equation when TV slots are being decided. We know who's going to win that battle. Get used to the Sunday afternoon graveyard shift Roos fans." Fellow journalist Jay Clark wrote on social media: "You'd think North Melbourne unlikely to get much fixture love from Channel 7 in talks with league in coming weeks. Rounds 16 + to be decided by AFL shortly." With all due respect JZ they haven't earned any — Steve (@stephenc24) April 30, 2025 NMelbourne haven't had any fixture love for years. So nothing will change — Anthony whellum (@WhellumAnthony) April 30, 2025 I don't think they were going to be getting any fixture love anyway regardless if the events of this week would've happened or not — Conor (@CH6708) May 1, 2025
Perth Now
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Cornes ban: North lash 'vindictive bullying' of stars
North Melbourne have gone in to bat for under-fire stars Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, insisting they won't stand for "vindictive, bullying behaviour". The Kangaroos will be without young gun George Wardlaw and suspended forward Paul Curtis on Thursday night, when they attempt to snap a five-game losing run. The clash with Essendon will be the club's first since it placed a media ban on Seven Network commentator Kane Cornes, having taken exception to criticism from the former Port Adelaide midfielder. Cornes accused young gun Sheezel of "stat-padding" and only winning easy ball, which he dubbed "Sheezy Ball", rather than having damaging possessions. He also took aim at Simpkin for "mouthing off" at former Kangaroo Jason Horne-Francis in North's loss to Port Adelaide. Football boss Todd Viney fired back ahead of coach Alastair Clarkson's press conference on Wednesday. Viney noted Seven had requested for Cornes and Luke Hodge to interview Clarkson ahead of Thursday's game, but North had made it clear "Kane isn't welcome". "Over my short time at the club, over nearly two-and-a-half years, there's been some real personal attacks on the club, vindictive attacks that we feel have been unwarranted," Viney said. "We believe some of the commentary from Kane, and particularly earlier this week with a couple of our players in Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, overstepped the line. "Inappropriate, targeted, vindictive, bullying behaviour that we as a club won't stand for. "We're open for a balanced critique of our performances, but when it starts to overstep the line and become personal, it's my responsibility and the club's responsibility to look after our people. "... Until we feel it's a more respectful conversation and dialogue from Kane around our people and our club, we won't be engaging with him on any of his media channels. "So I just wanted to inform that and say we'll put a line in the sand on that and we'll look after our people and we won't be intimidated and bullied." North aren't blacklisting Seven altogether, just Cornes. Viney wasn't expecting an apology from Cornes and understood North's decision would only create "more noise" around the issue - but the Kangaroos needed to stick up for their players. Luckless midfielder Wardlaw has been ruled out for the clash at Marvel Stadium with what Clarkson described as a "pretty savage corky" that left him unable to train. Forward Finnbar Maley will make his AFL debut after Curtis, who kicked 18 goals across seven games, was given a three-game ban for a tackle that concussed Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn. Viney said the club was "bitterly disappointed" Curtis's tribunal challenge had failed but North had "zero-to-no chance of winning" an appeal hearing which would have come too close to Thursday's game. "We're disappointed for our player that he's been tarnished with this," Viney said. "He had the best intentions of playing the game in the right spirit and not trying to hurt the player involved."
West Australian
30-04-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Cornes ban: North lash 'vindictive bullying' of stars
North Melbourne have gone in to bat for under-fire stars Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, insisting they won't stand for "vindictive, bullying behaviour". The Kangaroos will be without young gun George Wardlaw and suspended forward Paul Curtis on Thursday night, when they attempt to snap a five-game losing run. The clash with Essendon will be the club's first since it placed a media ban on Seven Network commentator Kane Cornes, having taken exception to criticism from the former Port Adelaide midfielder. Cornes accused young gun Sheezel of "stat-padding" and only winning easy ball, which he dubbed "Sheezy Ball", rather than having damaging possessions. He also took aim at Simpkin for "mouthing off" at former Kangaroo Jason Horne-Francis in North's loss to Port Adelaide. Football boss Todd Viney fired back ahead of coach Alastair Clarkson's press conference on Wednesday. Viney noted Seven had requested for Cornes and Luke Hodge to interview Clarkson ahead of Thursday's game, but North had made it clear "Kane isn't welcome". "Over my short time at the club, over nearly two-and-a-half years, there's been some real personal attacks on the club, vindictive attacks that we feel have been unwarranted," Viney said. "We believe some of the commentary from Kane, and particularly earlier this week with a couple of our players in Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, overstepped the line. "Inappropriate, targeted, vindictive, bullying behaviour that we as a club won't stand for. "We're open for a balanced critique of our performances, but when it starts to overstep the line and become personal, it's my responsibility and the club's responsibility to look after our people. "... Until we feel it's a more respectful conversation and dialogue from Kane around our people and our club, we won't be engaging with him on any of his media channels. "So I just wanted to inform that and say we'll put a line in the sand on that and we'll look after our people and we won't be intimidated and bullied." North aren't blacklisting Seven altogether, just Cornes. Viney wasn't expecting an apology from Cornes and understood North's decision would only create "more noise" around the issue - but the Kangaroos needed to stick up for their players. Luckless midfielder Wardlaw has been ruled out for the clash at Marvel Stadium with what Clarkson described as a "pretty savage corky" that left him unable to train. Forward Finnbar Maley will make his AFL debut after Curtis, who kicked 18 goals across seven games, was given a three-game ban for a tackle that concussed Port Adelaide's Josh Sinn. Viney said the club was "bitterly disappointed" Curtis's tribunal challenge had failed but North had "zero-to-no chance of winning" an appeal hearing which would have come too close to Thursday's game. "We're disappointed for our player that he's been tarnished with this," Viney said. "He had the best intentions of playing the game in the right spirit and not trying to hurt the player involved."
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Footy's most controversial commentator Kane Cornes is BANNED by AFL club for his repeated 'bullying' attacks on young star Harry Sheezel
Controversial Channel Seven star Kane Cornes has been slapped with a ban by North Melbourne after launching a series of what the club called 'personal and vindictive' attacks on their star Harry Sheezel. The Kangaroos have banned Cornes from conducting a pre-game interview with coach Alastair Clarkson ahead of the club's clash with Essendon on Thursday night and accused him of bullying the 20-year-old on TV. The club will also refuse to have anything to do with other media opportunities involving Cornes, who also works for SEN and has a big presence on social media. 'On the back of some commentary that we feel over my short time here, there's been some real personal attacks on the club, vindictive attacks that we feel that have been unwarranted,' Kangaroos general manager of football Todd Viney said on Wednesday. 'We believe some of the commentary from Kane, particularly early this week with a couple of our players, Jy Simpkin and Harry Sheezel, overstepped the line – [it] was inappropriate, targeted, vindictive bullying behaviour that we as a club won't stand for. 'We're open to balanced critique of our performances but when it starts to overstep the line and become personal it's my responsibility and the club's responsibility to look after our people. Cornes's remarks about Sheezel have been branded 'vindictive' and 'bullying' by the Kangaroos, with his fellow commentators including Luke Hodge (pictured right with Cornes) also saying he crossed a line 'Until we feel like there's a more respectful conversation and dialogue from Kane around our people and club we won't be engaging with him on any of his media channels.' Viney added that he's 'not holding my breath on an apology' from Cornes. The former Port Adelaide star has used his platform on Channel Seven to blast Sheezel for failing to have a big impact in games as the Roos sit second-last on the latter with just one win from seven matches so far this season. Cornes took North's best player to task for getting a lot of possessions during matches, but failing to turn those into scoring chances, dubbing his style of play 'Sheezy Ball' in remarks his Seven co-commentators and fellow footy great Luke Hodge and Dale Thomas hit back at recently. Hodge pointed out that North's struggles to score have more to do with the lack of talent in their forward line, which leaves the team unable to capitalise on the opportunities Sheezel creates. 'What you were saying last night was probably a bit harsh and it was more of a headline grab,' Hodge said on Seven's The Agenda Setters. 'It wasn't a bit harsh, it was ridiculous, it was over the top,' Thomas added. Cornes responded to the ban by criticising the club for failing to make the most of Sheezel's talents. Due to his remarks about Sheezel (pictured playing last weekend), Cornes is now banned from any media opportunities with the club 'What are my thoughts? Banned from the North Melbourne rooms because I had some comments on one of their gun players, Harry Sheezel, who I really rate,' he said on Instagram. 'They're not using him in the right way and I feel like he's stat-padding and getting his possessions in non-damaging areas, and North Melbourne have to challenge him to win his footy in better spots and be more impactful. 'It's strange that Clarko [Clarkson], with all his experience, wasn't able to answer some of those questions.' St Kilda great turned Seven commentator Nick Riewoldt also lashed out at Cornes over his take on the star. 'You're being way too harsh,' he said on Seven.
