{"id":850509,"date":"2026-08-10T17:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850509\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:58:23","slug":"afl-2026-kane-cornes-launches-impassioned-rant-amid-ongoing-geelong-cats-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850509\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL 2026: Kane Cornes launches impassioned rant amid ongoing Geelong Cats saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kane Cornes has hit out at some sections of the media over their coverage of Geelong Cats\u2019s waiver scandal involving Jake Kolodjashnij.<\/p>\n

The pundit dismissed claims the saga takes top spot in terms of worst scandals to hit the AFL.<\/p>\n

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Some have suggested Geelong\u2019s behaviour rivals the salary cap cheating or Essendon\u2019s drug-cheating saga.<\/p>\n

Cornes feels many are guilty of overreacting with their response, labelling it \u201cridiculous\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s been a race to who can be the most outraged,\u201d he said on Channel 7\u2019s The Agenda Setters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems to have got more severe as the days have gone on…it\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly don\u2019t link it to the Essendon drug saga. I certainly don\u2019t link it to salary cap cheating.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo no, I don\u2019t compare it to Essendon and I don\u2019t compare minor issues to salary cap cheating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked which outrage he was speaking about, Cornes said: \u201cThe whole thing.<\/p>\n

\"AFL<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s sack everyone – who can sack someone first because of a minor issue that they didn\u2019t lodge with the AFL that the player was happy to sign.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s compare it to drug taking and link it to massive salary cap cheating scandals – what are we doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornes\u2019 rant comes after details of Geelong\u2019s controversial contract with Kolodjashnij were leaked by Channel 7.<\/p>\n

It was revealed it contained a \u201cdirect replica of the approved clause used for another player\u2019s return\u201d to a state league back in 2021.<\/p>\n

The report claims the letter Geelong sent had \u201cnear-identical wording\u201d to the contract approved by the AFL five years ago.<\/p>\n

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