Robert Walls criticised Patrick Dangerfield's media conference last week. Now, Danger has hit back at the veteran pundit and former player and coach.
After receiving criticism from Kane Cornes for exaggerating injuries, Dangerfield fronted the media last week with a bandage on his head, his arm in a sling and a hobbling on a crutch, in response to Cornes' comments.
Speaking on Fox Footy, Walls slammed Dangerfield's actions as selfish.
“As good as his week was last week, I reckon he let himself down this week and mainly off field,” Walls told Fox Sports News.
“He did that press conference where he came in with the moonboot and the crutches and the bandage around the head — that was a bit too much about me I thought.
“We’ve got a game which was first against second, which was the biggest game of the year and I think he let himself down, because it was more about himself.
“So I think that Pat just lost the plot for a week.”
Dangerfield responded this week, claiming it is Walls who has in fact lost the plot.
“You know what annoys me? It annoys me when you lose a game of footy — everyone loses once in a while — and a lot of club culture has been ‘well, you lost a game, you cannot smile for the next five days, you cannot seem to enjoy yourself, you’ve got to shut the shutters and not speak to anyone,’" Dangerfield said on KIIS radio this morning.
“I just get so sick of that sort of mentality. I like to have fun ... you’ve got to play the game with a smile on your face and I think that puts a few people off-side.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Robert, he’s a very astute commentator of the game. I think he might have lost the plot with a few of his comments there.
“I think if you watch me during a game, I try to smile as much as I can. Why wouldn’t you? You’re playing in front of incredible supporters ... if you’re not going to enjoy footy when you’re playing it, what the hell is the point of doing it?”
Walls also critised Dangerfield for flying over to Adelaide a day before his teammates for a luncheon, which he described as "individual".
But the 2016 Brownlow Medalist said Walls needed to get his facts straight.
“In terms of flying over early — we had about six players who flew over earlier," Dangerfield said.
"We do it every away trip. If you’re from Western Australia you can fly over a day early (before a game in Perth), because the day the team flies is actually our day off.
"I flew over to catch up with friends. I spent eight years in Adelaide.”
