• Cornes continues to savage Darcy Moore’s inconsistent form
  •  Moore has failed his stamp his presence on the 2024 season
  •  Cornes defended his comments, saying he’s just speaking facts

AFL pundit and former Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has doubled down on his recent criticism of Collingwood captain Darcy Moore, insisting that he’s “just speaking facts.”

The defending premiers were defeated by the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon, maintaining the Suns’ perfect home record in 2024.

Cornes specifically singled out Moore for criticism, highlighting his inconsistency.

“I reckon he plays one good game in every six,” Cornes told Nine’s Sunday Footy Show. “I know that sounds harsh, but as a leader of this footy club… I just see it far too often. Darcy Moore disappoints me. I’ve got to be honest about Darcy Moore, the premiership skipper.”

Sports journalist Sam McClure questioned Cornes’ perspective while appearing on Nine’s Footy Classified on Monday night. “I think that’s incredibly disrespectful to a premiership captain,” McClure explained.

Cornes fired back at McClure.

“Well, I’m just speaking facts here,” Cornes said.

Cornes went on to highlight Moore’s shortcomings this season. “How many coaches votes do you think Darcy Moore has this year?” Cornes asked McClure. “He’s had four (coaches votes). He had one vote in round seven, he had 45 (coaches votes) last year. He’s not the player that you think he was.”

“I don’t just say things for the sake of it. His timing is off, as I said. He doesn’t impact offensively.”

“What’s that press there? That’s not a player who is captain of a premiership team, who probably gets paid $900,000 for the year. These are the facts, Sam,” Cornes continued.

The Pies are set to clash with Essendon on Friday night at the MCG in round 17.