Passionate Wodonga coach Bob Jackson has no regrets about delivering a withering spray moments after Sunday's thrilling preliminary final loss to Lavington.
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A highly emotional Jackson later spoke on a group chat site - which is available only to players - declaring he wouldn't apologise for his outburst, but if any player had an issue, they could speak to him.
Jackson said yesterday no players had made contact and was quizzed if he had any regrets.
"No, hell no, hell no," he said.
"A lot of the people in the room said it was warranted."
Wodonga bowed out on the premiership race following the frenetic two-wicket loss to Lavington, which had lost only one game in its past 31.
"We had a chance to beat a team which is near impossible to beat and we had them in the net and we shot ourselves in the foot," he said.
Wodonga opener Tom Johnson struck an unbeaten 98 as Lavington's all-star attack conceded a 200-plus total (204) for only the third time this season.
The underdogs, who had lost the three previous games, were on the brink of causing the season's biggest upset with the home side struggling at 6-110, before the middle and lower order guided the premiers to a third-last ball win.
"I'm not taking anything away from Brad Dalbosco and Matty Tom (who shared a 66-run stand), but we didn't help ourselves," he said.
"We bowled 20 wides and we don't bowl any during the two hours of training every Tuesday and Thursday, so there's something that doesn't allow us to execute under the pressure of a game.
"We didn't win the big moments.
"It's enormously frustrating knowing that we had the game there and we cocked it up.
"That's probably the most disappointed I've been, hence the reaction."
Lavington and North now meet in the grand final series, meaning the long-time powerhouse will have claimed just one of the last five premierships.
In four big games, Wodonga has failed to reach 155.
It's enormously frustrating knowing that we had the game there and we cocked it up. That's probably the most disappointed I've been, hence the reaction.
- Bob Jackson
The forty-three-year-old, who now prefers Bob after being called Robbie, is still keen to coach and play.
"If the clubs still wants me, I will," he said.
"I got sledged by a good mate, (Belvoir's) Drew Cameron said, 'you're probably closer to death than retirement'."
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