Great blasts 'unthinkable' AFL 'embarrassment'

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AFL fable Garry Lyon has taken Gold Coast to task for the latest "embarrassment" that has reinstated the Suns arsenic the competition's laughing stock.

The confederate Queensland nine is being slammed from pillar to station for a dumfounding mistake that tin champion beryllium described arsenic laughable.

The Suns delisted prima subordinate Hugh Greenwood, contempt the information helium inactive had a unrecorded declaration with them. It was lone meant to beryllium a impermanent measurement truthful the nine had capable database spots disposable nether the rules up of the AFL draft.

But successful the abstraction of 48 hours, Greenwood was approached by rival nine North Melbourne, and was enticed to motion a two-year woody with the Kangaroos arsenic a delisted escaped agent.

In trying to manipulate the draught rules to their ain advantage, the Suns mislaid 1 of their champion players.

"How bash you get connected the information that Hugh Greenwood, of each the players connected your list, is the 1 that mightiness get passed on?" Lyon asked SEN radio.

"I cognize he's had a genu injury, but Hugh Greenwood is everything the Gold Coast Suns aspire to beryllium and ne'er person been successful their abbreviated play of existence.

"He is hard working, helium is consistent, helium is uncompromising, his standards don't change from week to week. He's tough, helium wins contested ball, helium tackles, helium plays his guts retired each azygous clip helium takes the tract and he's the 1 subordinate they deliberation nary 1 other is going to privation to bid on?

"It is conscionable unthinkable connected each level. It's an embarrassment connected this footy club."

The Suns person lacked enactment connected the tract and Lyon says that's what 29-year-old Greenwood brought for the club, which the Suns present lose.

"His enactment was unbelievable and I'm reasoning for each the different problems this shot nine has got, astatine slightest they've got this bloke who looks to beryllium a bosom and psyche player," Lyon said.

"He is everything they aspire to beryllium and they fto him locomotion retired the door. Not lone did they fto him locomotion retired the door, they facilitated him walking retired the door.

"Clearly they were trying to beryllium excessively smart... you don't unfastened the doorway to having the cloth of your nine ripped successful half. He's a cloth player."

Since entering the contention successful 2011 the Suns person ne'er played finals, and haven't finished a play higher than 12th connected the ladder.

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