Raging Dixon gets directly to point over flight
PORT Adelaide forward Charlie Dixon has taken aim at the Power’s longer than usual trip to Cairns, describing their scenario as a “bit of an absolute s--t show”.
The Power left Adelaide for their Saturday night clash against St Kilda at Cazalys Stadium on Thursday but didn’t arrive in Cairns until Friday evening.
The travelling squad had to spend Thursday night in Sydney and travelled straight to Cazalys Stadium for a captains run after arriving in Cairns.
The Saints have been in Cairns for two days and Dixon teed off at the situation. “Then we are back at the hotel at around 8pm or 8.30pm and have a bit of a feed,” Dixon said on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa.
“It’s bit of an absolute s--t show at the minute.”
The Power had to go via Sydney because AFL clubs travel with the league’s corporate partner Virgin, which does not have a direct flight from Adelaide to Cairns.
Rival Jetstar does have a direct flight and the injured Dixon, who was born in Cairns and played junior footy at Redlynch and Saints, asked why the Power weren’t on that one.
“We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do and cop what we’ve got to cop,” Dixon said.
“But it is a bit silly, there is a direct flight. I know we have a partnership with Virgin but to get people where they need to be straight away and keep us out of harm’s way you’d think they would put us on a Jetstar flight.
“We are up there, can get a proper training session in and the boys can relax.”
On Thursday Power coach Ken Hinkley said it was “an unusual flight plan”.
“But it is a plan that we can cope with,” he said.
Because of the prolonged trip the Power have taken 26 players to Cairns.