Footy star breaks his silence on brutal 'mother' sledge that left his rival in tears

The Footy star breaks his silence on the brutal ‘mother’ sledding that left his rival crying in the field, and claims it was PROVOKED

  • Dayne Zorko has claimed that he was provoked before his brutal sledding on Friday.
  • Brisbane Lions captain made a comment about Harrison Petty’s family
  • The sled left Petty in tears and has been the talk of the AFL this week.
  • However, Zorko insists that the Melbourne stars provoked him beforehand.

Dayne Zorko has claimed that he was provoked in the preparation of his brutal sledding which left Harrison Petty in tears.

AFL fans were up in arms this week when neither the league nor the Brisbane Lions decided to punish Zorko after he made a comment related to the Melbourne star’s family during their loss at the Gabba on Friday.

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However, while acknowledging he had ‘crossed the line’, the 33-year-old insisted he was provoked during the fight in Queensland.

Dayne Zorko has claimed he was provoked by Melbourne players during Friday's blockbuster.

Dayne Zorko has claimed he was provoked by Melbourne players during Friday’s blockbuster.

A brutal bobsled made by Zorko left Melbourne star Harrison Petty in tears on the Gabba

A brutal bobsled made by Zorko left Melbourne star Harrison Petty in tears on the Gabba

“Obviously I apologized to Harrison at the final siren and obviously that apology still stands,” Zorko told SEN.

I guess my remorse still stands. Certainly, if he could get it back, there is no doubt that he would.

“For me, I want to convey that it was an intense game and that from the first rebound there was a back and forth from both sides of the fence, players from all over the field were probably approaching the line throughout the game.”

‘I recognize that I certainly crossed that. I guess it’s really important to me that Lions fans and fans in general understand that it wasn’t just an unprovoked sled and it wasn’t said in isolation.

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“Like I said, there was back and forth for most of the game and I regretfully accept that I overdid it and thought it was really important that I go out there and say something and that people understand it. ‘

Asked if comments made by the Melbourne players had also crossed the line, Zorko replied ‘potentially’, although he was unwilling to reveal what had been said.

“I need to acknowledge that what I said clearly crossed that line and I fully and completely understand that through the heat of battle words are spoken and for me, in this case, I overdid it,” he added.

The Brisbane captain, however, insists he was provoked during the fight.

The Brisbane captain, however, insists he was provoked during the fight.

“Going forward, I need to learn from this, and potentially from the entire industry, that we can learn from this and move forward and understand that sledding can have serious effects on people and we need to be extremely careful in how we do it.

“I’m not sure the sled is ever going to go away from the game, but certainly the worlds you choose to use certainly need (to be) used more intelligently.

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“It’s really important that you don’t cross that line like I did.”

There have been increasing calls for Zorko to be stripped of the Lions captaincy following the incident, but the 33-year-old insists he takes his leadership duties “extremely seriously”.

The 33-year-old says he takes his role as Lions captain

The 33-year-old says he takes his role as Lions captain “extremely seriously”

“I have had extremely long conversations with our top management at the club. They have heard both sides of the story,” Zorko said.

‘It should be known that I take my role as captain very seriously and have done so since I took over five years ago.

‘So I think on that matter, the captaincy has always been a decision that has been made by the players and our playing group. That’s something that ‘Fages’ (coach Chris Fagan) and the administration have said: ‘Whoever is the captain will be chosen by his players and his teammates.’

“I guess for me, until that’s decided again, I’ll respect what the players choose to do when that happens, but that’s all we touch on it.”

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