Adelaide skipper Jordan Dawson says he will talk to the club's CEO about the decision to apologise to Sydney for Wayne Milera's 'rabble' comment.
Controversy was sparked after the Crows' 91-point against the Swans last weekend, when Milera described Sydney's performance as a 'rabble' during a post-match interview.
"You could sort of feel it as a group … they were sort of a bit of a rabble, just hearing them on the ground," Milera told the ABC post-match.
The comment caused uproar - mainly from the media - which saw Crows CEO Tim Silvers reach out to Sydney counterpart Tom Harley to apologise for Milera's statement.
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When Dawson was asked why Adelaide's hierarchy felt the need to say sorry, the Crows leader said he would be seeking answers.
"That’s a good question. I’m sure I’ll chat to Tim (Silvers) about it today," Dawson said on SEN.
"I can’t really comment on that at the moment."
Dawson also explained his feelings on the reaction to Milera's comment, suggesting there was no ill-feeling behind his team-mates words.
"I think it got taken out of context a little bit," he said.
"Obviously, I know Wayne really well, and he’s the most polite, genuine, caring guy probably in the team. So, he didn’t mean any malice behind it.
"I think it was more around a reflection of how we were playing, and obviously as a team, you want to disrupt the opposition — and I think that’s kind of where he was coming from was our ability to put enough pressure on to make them feel like they’re second-guessing what they’re doing. I think that’s where he was coming from.
"Obviously, quotes can be taken, and you can spin them however you want, but I know for a fact — I actually haven’t spoken to ‘Junior’ about it, I don’t feel like I need to because I know his intentions were all pure and he’s a great human being.
"I hope Sydney wouldn’t take it as if we would think that they were a rabble of a club, because that’s definitely not how we feel as a group."