‘Says more about the crowd than it does about Isaac’: Pendlebury speaks out on Crows fans booing Quaynor
We’re all big boys and we’ll get around Isaac, but he’ll be fine.”Related ArticleAFL 2026The Craig McRae coaching masterclass that inspired a stunning Magpies comeback victoryVictorious Collingwood coach Craig McRae brought his daughter Charlie to the post-match press conference. He used the opportunity to speak about the values he has instilled in his family around not booing sportspeople while questioning why Quaynor was being treated as though he had done something wrong.“I’ve got my little daughter in the room – she’s 10,” McRae said.“I teach her [that] we don’t boo. That’s all I can control.Advertisement“It’s a fascinating narrative around why they would boo him.“My understanding is he was the victim of a homophobic slur, and he’s getting booed for that?
- ▪We’re all big boys and we’ll get around Isaac, but he’ll be fine.”Related ArticleAFL 2026The Craig McRae coaching masterclass that inspired a stunning Magpies comeback victoryVictorious Collingwood coach Craig McRae brought his daughter Cha
- ▪He used the opportunity to speak about the values he has instilled in his family around not booing sportspeople while questioning why Quaynor was being treated as though he had done something wrong.“I’ve got my little daughter in the room –
- ▪That’s all I can control.Advertisement“It’s a fascinating narrative around why they would boo him.“My understanding is he was the victim of a homophobic slur, and he’s getting booed for that?
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