Nic Naitanui may have brushed off Reilly O'Brien’s inadvertent tweet during last season, but a forthcoming documentary has revealed more details about the interaction and how it really took place behind the scenes.
Ahead of Adelaide’s clash against West Coast in Round 6, the Crows ruckman accidently sent a tweet leaking his pre-game notes on Naitanui, calling him “lazy and unfit”.
In a clip promoting the new Amazon Prime documentary Making Their Mark, more details around the incident have now been revealed.
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks was shown to be laughing with some players after revealing the contents of O’Brien's tweet.
Naintaui’s inner sanctum reaction was also depicted, with the Eagles star saying that he “can’t wait to bash this kid” after being made aware of O’Brien’s tweet.
“Eddie Betts messaged me saying ‘please don’t hurt him too much’," he said.
“You’ve made your bed so you can lay in it now.
"I can't wait to bash this kid on Saturday, I'm sorry to say that.”
O'Brien also gave his version of events, saying it was a bit of a "horror show" how his notes were made public.
“My phone broke the night before," he said in the documentary.
“I didn’t even know you could share notes through Twitter.”
“It was a bit of a horror show, it’s interesting as I’ve put a bit of pressure on myself.”
Making Their Mark will be released on March 12, with cameras following the likes of Rory Sloane, Stuart Dew, Eddie Betts, Nic Naitanui and Stephen Coniglio throughout the 2020 season.