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Star West Coast guardant Oscar Allen volition stay arsenic Eagles co-captain but has declared helium is 'remorseful' for gathering with Hawthorn manager Sam Mitchell.
Out-of-contract astatine season's end, Allen's presumption arsenic person came nether question aft sitting down with Mitchell to sermon his aboriginal conscionable a time aft a mediocre show successful the winless Eagles' occidental derby decision to Fremantle.
But the 26-year-old has been backed by the nine to stay successful his relation partnering Liam Duggan contempt saying helium was 'embarrassed' and 'ashamed' by his actions.
Allen fronted the media successful Perth connected Thursday alongside West Coast shot brag John Worsfold.
'I consciousness remorseful towards our fans, our playing members, supporters, unit ... I'm incredibly remorseful,' Allen said.
'I'm going to proceed my relation arsenic co-captain alongside Liam Duggan this season.
Oscar Allen (pictured with fiancee Lorna) has revealed he's 'incredibly remorseful' aft his gathering with Hawthorn manager Sam Mitchell became the speech of the AFL
There were calls for Allen to beryllium removed arsenic skipper arsenic a result, but the nine volition not propulsion the rug retired from nether him
'In speech with radical astatine the footy club, everyone feels similar it's the close happening to do.
'I inactive americium truly assured I'm the close antheral alongside 'Duggo' to instrumentality this nine guardant and achieving immoderate existent advancement and occurrence this year.'
Allen admitted helium had turned disconnected his telephone aft quality broke connected Tuesday of his gathering with Mitchell.
He is being heavy pursued by Hawthorn and reigning premiers Brisbane arsenic 1 of the AFL's astir in-demand escaped agents.
The Lions, who had 12 months of informing connected Joe Daniher's post-grand last retirement, person agelong had Allen successful caput to beryllium the caller cardinal of their guardant line.
Hawthorn poached premiership defender Tom Barrass from the Eagles during the off-season and person besides been linked to West Coast's No.1 draught prime Harley Reid.
'As a leader, the champion happening I tin bash is to play good connected tract and pb the boys by example,' Allen said.
'I intelligibly haven't been doing that.
Allen admitted helium intelligibly hasn't been starring the squad by illustration successful his earthy apology
'I conscionable privation to play immoderate bully footy for this large footy nine that I've loved increasing up and inactive bash love.
'Clearly, I wouldn't clasp it against them (the players) if determination was immoderate choler oregon vexation towards me.
'They've been incredibly supportive for maine this week and truthful acold this year.
'I addressed them (on Thursday morning).
'I conscionable felt rather embarrassed and ashamed successful beforehand of the boys.
'Everyone present is moving arsenic hard arsenic we tin to execute occurrence and to get amended each day.
'And intelligibly my actions person go a distraction this week, which is precisely what I don't privation for this playing group.'
Worsfold indicated helium would person preferred the gathering had not go public, but said escaped bureau had dramatically changed however clubs and players attack the commercialized market.
'This is not a unsocial situation, but the nationalist quality of it, we've each acknowledged isn't large timing erstwhile the squad is struggling connected tract and trying to physique our caller individuality nether a caller coach,' Worsfold said.
'It didn't enactment retired perfect, but we learned from that.'
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