‘He did not need to apologise’: Leigh Matthews fires back at Craig McRae criticism

AFL coaching great Leigh Matthews has launched a strong defence of Craig McRae amid recent criticism.

Caroline Wilson called out the the Collingwood coach for not acknowledging St Kilda in his post-match press conference on Thursday night, with McRae apologising for the oversite on Tuesday.

But Leigh can’t understand why the current premiership coach felt the need to apologise.

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“He did not need to apologise,” he told Wide World of Sports.

“Like seriously…you’re there (at a post-match) press conference to talk about your team.”

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