“I am actually acutely aware of the actual fact you’ll be able to’t label an AFL participant obese now for the backlash that can include that, however I used to be watching Elliot Yeo’s efficiency on the weekend and his lack of impression within the recreation,” Cornes advised 9’s Footy Categorised.

“His requirements have slipped at West Coast … I reckon throughout the board requirements have slipped and he should not be taking part in if he presents like that.”

Cornes insisted the membership was turning a blind eye to poor physique composition, noting that the membership’s health requirements had plummeted.

“That may very well be one of many causes West Coast are within the place they’re in,” he mentioned.

“I feel some gamers can current as full-time athletes when their physique is their one software, higher than they’ve … (Yeo) regarded off form to me.

“We used to name it ‘fats membership’ (at Port Adelaide) when you’re above 60 pores and skin folds. When you get into the AFL system your physique is your solely weapon. You must maintain your self to elite requirements.”

Cornes slams ‘off form’ Eagles star

The Cornes feedback have been labelled “irrelevant” and “ridiculous” from West Coast insiders on the time.

However now it appears the Eagles have conceded he was on the cash.

Cornes labelled the membership’s preliminary rejection of his assertion “disgraceful” after senior coach Adam Simpson and captain Luke Shuey declared athleticism was now a precedence.

“They’re in all probability as match as I’ve seen them in order that’s an enormous tick for us,” Simpson mentioned.

Shuey added, “Look, when there’s smoke, there’s fireplace”.

“Lots of people externally have been calling us unfit final 12 months – they usually in all probability weren’t fully off the mark with that suggestion.

“However internally we have been at all times going to determine as soon as we reviewed the season what we wanted to get higher at – and you’ll’t do something except you are match on this recreation anymore.

“So our first step over the low season was ensuring we got here again in good condition.”

Cornes was lower than impressed by the backflip.

“You say, ‘We made some errors’ – it is the way in which you phrase it,” he mentioned on SEN WA.

“[Simpson should have said] ‘we made some errors in our pre-season, I do not assume the gamers have been as hungry as I’d have preferred them to have been’.

“Yep, there’s been mitigating components round that – a part of that’s some accidents they’d, however that does not excuse them for having a poor food regimen and letting themselves placed on weight and get off form.

“There are lots of workouts you are able to do which are non-weight bearing that may preserve your health up.

“In fact, they will phrase it in a manner quite than come out and say, ‘Nah, Kane Cornes is a shock jock as a result of he is referred to as us unfit’ – that was a disgraceful response from Adam Simpson and (ex-AFL recruiter) Trevor Nisbett when it was clear for everybody to see that Elliot Yeo was obese, Nic Naitanui was obese, Tim Kelly was off form.

“Everybody may see it besides them – or they may see it however they weren’t ready to place their hand up and say they made a mistake.”

Final week, Cornes grilled Essendon ahead Jake Stringer over his substandard health this pre-season.

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