Port Adelaide ruck Ivan Soldo has hit again at criticism surrounding his non-attendance on the membership’s best-and-fairest awards operate.
Soldo stated he didn’t attend as a result of he was at his finest good friend’s wedding ceremony.
Kane Cornes and Nathan Buckley had been amongst those that criticised Soldo for not attending the operate.
Soldo took to social media to reply to the criticism.
“I am truthfully fed up with this ridiculous narrative that appears to not cease circulating,” Soldo wrote on Instagram.
“Let’s simply clear some issues up. The one cause I did not attend the PAFC finest and fairest was as a result of it was on the identical night time as my finest good friend’s wedding ceremony that I used to be the perfect man for.
“The membership totally supported me to attend.”
Soldo has endured a topsy-turvy commerce interval, together with his proposed transfer to St Kilda falling by after the Saints expressed issues in regards to the situation of his knee.
The 28-year-old is now resigned to staying on the Energy, regardless of enjoying simply eight matches this 12 months after falling behind Jordon Candy within the ruck pecking order.
“Regarding the commerce (that fell by at St Kilda), this occurs yearly and it is simply part of the job,” Soldo wrote.
“I am nonetheless contracted with Port and don’t have any intentions of leaving.”
Port Adelaide soccer common supervisor Chris Davies stated Soldo was but to completely adapt to life in Adelaide.
“I believe Ivan hasn’t settled in Adelaide the way in which he and perhaps we’ve not favored and we’ve got a component to play in that as effectively,” Davies instructed AFL Commerce Radio.
“So we have to attempt to assist him into the longer term and settle into the town slightly bit extra. And if he cannot do this, we’ll most likely be on this state of affairs once more subsequent 12 months.”
Soldo gained a premiership at Richmond in 2019 and is contracted to the Energy till the tip of 2026.
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