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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 3587619, member: 1808"] Corey Oates on last season and Arthars: Oates didn’t tiptoe around the fact it was “hard to cop” but after four months to reflect, he has no ill-feeling towards Walters or Arthars. In fact, he knows it was the “right decision” and credited Arthars for earning the promotion. “What happened at the end of the year, it was definitely deserved for Jesse to have the spot. He played unreal and my body had just been through a hell of a year,” Oates conceded. “It was hard when I got told — probably the hardest thing to ever cop. “But when I look back — and even through it — the first week was really tough, I didn’t really think too much about why... “When I was a young kid it was all about taking opportunities, when an older player got injured you had to take it because you don’t get many chances in this game. It’s a credit to Jesse that he took his opportunity and he played really good footy — I thought he was one of our best players in the finals series. “While it’s very hard to cop and deal with, at the end of the day I feel like it was the right decision for the team. [/QUOTE]

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