Kane Cornes vs Matthew Richardson: Nine and Seven stars get into war of words over the Footy Show as AFL greats clash over ‘p**s take’ that ‘went too far’

What was intended as light-hearted sledding has earned Kane Cornes a fierce rebuke from AFL great Matthew Richardson, who criticized the media personality for mocking the commentary skills of Richmond champion Trent Cotchin.

Cornes played 300 games for Port Adelaide, winning a flag in 2004, but is now more known for his sharp recordings as a radio broadcaster and co-host of Channel Nine’s The Sunday Footy Show.

He has regularly courted controversy and has been taken to task again for mocking what he sees as Cotchin’s wooden performance in his new role as AFL analyst.

Now working for Channel Seven, Cotchin is on a learning curve in front of the camera – which was evident during a segment posted to the network’s TikTok channel.

Cornes mocked not only Cotchin’s appearance and performance, but also the production value of the footage that frequently saw the Richmond champion’s arm cropped out of the shot.

But Cornes showed the media rookie no respect in a segment on Nine on Sunday, poking fun at Cotchin’s performance and the segment’s production values ​​in a sharp display.

“Hey guys, Kane Cornes here, I wanted to show you what’s not working for Hawthorn right now,” Cornes said in a monotone voice meant to mimic Cotchin’s piece.

“So let’s look at the vision. In this example you see James Sicily with the football and he kicks it to his teammate and marks it. His teammate isn’t sure what to do, so he decides to kick the ball to his teammate, who also marks him.

Matthew Richardson went to bat for his Seven colleague and fellow Richmond champion Trent Cotchin after Cornes’ takedown

“His teammate then kicks the ball and his teammate marks the ball and they continue playing and then he kicks it and there’s another mark. And then Hawthorn kicks it back and then there’s another mark,” Cornes continued.

“So as you can see there, it’s a groundbreaking vision. For more of this analysis, stay tuned next week.”

While Cornes, his colleagues and many viewers found the bonding hilarious, former Richmond star Richardson was not amused.

He slammed Cornes for the parody and also pointed out the media personality had targeted Geelong champion and Channel Seven analyst Joel Selwood.

‘Making fun of two AFL premiership captains. The bar keeps getting lower,” Richardson wrote on social media.

Cotchin is finding his footing as a media personality after cementing himself as a great of the game by winning three premierships with the Tigers

Richardson said Cotchin (pictured) should have been given more respect by Cornes, but the Sunday Footy Show personality fired back that he needed to ‘cheer up’.

But Cornes did not back down on his radio show SEN Breakfast when confronted with Richardson’s comment.

‘We have fun on the Sunday Football Show. We take the mickey out of ourselves more than we take the mickey out of anyone else. I think Richo is a little sensitive there,” he said.

‘If you watch the Front Bar on Channel Seven, their whole show takes the focus out of people.

“So I hoped it would be taken the right way and I think 98 percent of people were okay with it.”

Cornes said it would be “fine” if Cotchin attacked him.

“Surely we’re big enough to be able to accept a little light-hearted fun,” he said.

“So Richo, lighten up.”