Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick has railed against “laughable” and “downright disrespectful”claims that interstate clubs aren’t disadvantaged by regular travel amid suggestions special allocations help them out.
“Those 12 business class seats make an enormous difference … seriously, that comment is laughable,” Hardwick said on Wednesday.“I’ve played in Victoria, I’ve played interstate and I’ve coached now up here. We’re up against it. There’s no question about that. “And then we travel every second week so sometimes we’re on a bus to Ballarat for an hour after our flight,” he said in reference to the round 2 clash against the Western Bulldogs.