ANALYSIS: Respect is the lesson from the Manly Pride jersey debacle
In the absence of anybody from Manly management fronting up it was the coach, Des Hasler, and captain who took it upon themselves to issue an apology for the club's "significant mistake" in mishandling a delicate situation.
It has been reported the players concerned won't be attending the match for fear of violent reprisals. His elation at hearing Manly would don a rainbow jersey this week subsided as the story unfolded, but speaking to the media he said he held no animosity towards the players who decided against wearing it, opting instead to sit out the match.
"You know, this is brutal language to hear but sometimes people need to hear this. There are kids in the suburbs killing themselves… they are the consequences we are talking about.Des Hasler and Ian Roberts were team mates at Manly in the 1990s.
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