Slater was quite taken aback by Munster’s comments in the post-match press conference, showing a deeper side to one of the game’s biggest larrikins.
Despite the criticism he has received over the past week, Slater said he was comfortable in his own shoes and reflected on the Queensland spirit that saw his players rally around him.
Billy Slater sitting next to Cameron Munster at the press conference where he returned serve against Aaron Woods.Credit: Getty Images
“Yeah that’s the nicest thing he’s ever said to me,” Slater said about Munster’s comments.
“Look, I know the game. I’m in the game. I understand it. Sometimes things get pushed to the boundary, but it hasn’t influenced how I look at myself and I who I am as a person. I’m very comfortable with who I am, I know who I am.
“I know who these guys are and there’s been a real togetherness about the group. Everyone’s a member of this footy team, and that’s what Queenslanders do. They do it together, and I’m not talking disrespectful to any other states, but when something happens they all pull together and look after each other. Whether it’s a flood or a cyclone or a bushfire, they all pull together and help each other out.”
Munster took over the captaincy from Daly Cherry-Evans on Wednesday night, putting a five-star performance to repay the faith shown in him by his former Melbourne Storm teammate.
He admitted he didn’t feel the need to speak to his players about Slater because they all knew that their coach needed him to have his back.
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“The boys would have seen it on their phones or in the media,” Munster said.
“Whatever it was, at the end of the day, when someone’s having a jab at someone from your own backyard, you stand up off your back and want to get up and fight. We were backs against the wall.
“No one gave us a chance and when you have guys nitpicking and jabbing at your coach, it’s not him. It’s the players who go out there. He’s given us a great game plan and we didn’t execute that in game one. We did it tonight in the first half.”
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Slater was quite taken aback by Munster’s comments in the post-match press conference, showing a deeper side to one of the game’s biggest larrikins.
Despite the criticism he has received over the past week, Slater said he was comfortable in his own shoes and reflected on the Queensland spirit that saw his players rally around him.
Billy Slater sitting next to Cameron Munster at the press conference where he returned serve against Aaron Woods.Credit: Getty Images
“Yeah that’s the nicest thing he’s ever said to me,” Slater said about Munster’s comments.
“Look, I know the game. I’m in the game. I understand it. Sometimes things get pushed to the boundary, but it hasn’t influenced how I look at myself and I who I am as a person. I’m very comfortable with who I am, I know who I am.
“I know who these guys are and there’s been a real togetherness about the group. Everyone’s a member of this footy team, and that’s what Queenslanders do. They do it together, and I’m not talking disrespectful to any other states, but when something happens they all pull together and look after each other. Whether it’s a flood or a cyclone or a bushfire, they all pull together and help each other out.”
Munster took over the captaincy from Daly Cherry-Evans on Wednesday night, putting a five-star performance to repay the faith shown in him by his former Melbourne Storm teammate.
He admitted he didn’t feel the need to speak to his players about Slater because they all knew that their coach needed him to have his back.
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“The boys would have seen it on their phones or in the media,” Munster said.
“Whatever it was, at the end of the day, when someone’s having a jab at someone from your own backyard, you stand up off your back and want to get up and fight. We were backs against the wall.
“No one gave us a chance and when you have guys nitpicking and jabbing at your coach, it’s not him. It’s the players who go out there. He’s given us a great game plan and we didn’t execute that in game one. We did it tonight in the first half.”
Michael Chammas and Andrew “Joey” Johns dissect the upcoming NRL round, plus the latest footy news, results and analysis. Sign up for the Sin Bin newsletter.
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