New Sydney midfielder Taylor Adams expects he will never “fully get over” the pain of missing out as his Collingwood teammates won a flag in September.
Adams, who was the Magpies’ vice-captain before he pursued a move to the Swans, said he bore no hard feelings towards his former club but remained devastated by how his season ended.
The 30-year-old clarified the steps he took to leave Collingwood, insisting he had not committed to leaving until the days after his side won the grand final.
He said the support from the club had been “absolutely amazing” as he suffered a hamstring strain in the lead up to the preliminary final and desperately tried to recover in time for the decider, but acknowledged missing selection had helped cement his decision to leave.
“It’s been a really difficult eight weeks, it certainly played...
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