'Disappointing' Suns star grilled after benching

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AFL large Kane Cornes has voiced his vexation astatine Ben King's one-disposal effort during Gold Coast's 33-point nonaccomplishment to Port Adelaide connected Saturday.

After failing to marque an interaction connected the match, King was subbed retired during the 3rd 4th by embattled Suns manager Stuart Dew.

The bold determination comes aft a hard week for the club wherever starring AFL writer Caroline Wilson claimed Dew's days were "numbered".

"You would person wanted a effect from the players who told america they were aggravated with the scrutiny of Stuart Dew this week and the study from Caroline Wilson connected Monday that helium was nether pressure," Cornes told Nine's AFL Sunday Footy Show.

Ben King was subbed retired of the Suns' circular 17 nonaccomplishment to the Power. (Nine)

"So, to not get a effect from 1 of your leaders astatine the footy club, Ben, is disappointing considering (opposition subordinate Trent) McKenzie was besides disconnected truthful determination was (an) accidental there."

Speaking post-match, Dew explained wherefore helium dragged his prima forward, who a fig of Victorian clubs are attempting to pry retired of the Gold Coast.

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"He really got his hands connected a fewer aboriginal and helium was frustrated, he's been presenting truly well. I don't deliberation he's had galore nights similar this that haven't been his night," helium said.

"It was a elemental connection to him that said, 'Look we are going to spell a small spot smaller'. Levi (Casboult) was looking unsafe and Jack (Lukosius) was moving up and down the crushed truthful it was purely tactical."

Major interest for McKenzie

Both Cornes and ex-Bulldogs and Tigers prima Nathan Brown endorsed Dew's decision, claiming it would nonstop a connection to the competition.

"That's bully from the manager ... It's not thing we've seen before," Brown said.

"I don't caput it," Cornes added.

"[But] it shows a level of frustration. It's disappointing from the players, that connected the backmost of the week that they had, they weren't capable to basal up, and (King) was 1 of a mates (of players).

"To concede 9 goals successful the 3rd quarter conscionable says that the nine is nether superior pressure."

It was besides a fearfulness nighttime for King's duplicate brother, St Kilda guardant Max, who volition miss the remainder of the play aft suffering a enarthrosis wounded that volition necessitate surgery.

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