Sports broadcaster Brad Hardie has not held back in his opinion of Hayden Ballantyne, a day after the Fremantle Dockers forward accused him of ‘fabricating’ stories.

“Is this the same bloke who runs around and pretends to be a footballer at Fremantle? A cardboard cutout would give more output than him,” he told TAB Radio this morning.

“Is this the guy who, if you went on a trip to the back of his mind, it’s not a long journey?

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“I’ll leave you with this. If I, or anyone, has to take advice from him, please...shoot me.”

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The Dockers veteran told the Brownlow medallist to “have a good look at himself” after he claimed the whole team was banned from drinking in the wake of the Jesse Hogan bombshell.

Hardie remained steadfast in his stance about the drinking ban.

“It’s been agreed upon by all and sundry that no one is to drink in public until further notice,” he told TAB Radio this morning.

Camera Icon Hayden Ballantyne, who accused Brad Hardie of ‘fabricating’ stories. Credit: The West Australian

On Wednesday, Hayden Ballantyne described Hardie’s comments about Fremantle’s drinking ban as “a complete fabrication”.

The club announced on Monday that Hogan would not be available for selection as he manages anxiety, which in turn led to him “making poor decisions around alcohol consumption” last Saturday night and caused him to miss a training session the following morning.

“That’s a complete fabrication,” Ballantyne told TAB Radio.

“I don’t know where Brad Hardie gets all his absolute garbage from but he has to have a good look at himself I think.

“He’s having a crack at players and all sorts of sports people around Australia… I think he needs to have a good look at himself and be ashamed of some of the garbage that he puts out in these forums.”

Ballantyne, who is a likely starter for Fremantle’s round one clash against North Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Sunday, shed light on the club’s drinking policy.

“There’s no drinking on short turnarounds, so when there’s six-day breaks between games, and no drinking when injured unless it’s a longer-term injury,” he said.

“It’s a pretty standard policy, do the right thing and focus on your footy which most of the guys adhere to all-year round.”

Hardie also noted that Fremantle had pulled the word ‘clinical’ from the commentary when referring to Hogan’s anxiety issues that were revealed earlier this week.

The West Australian reported that ‘clinical’ will not be used by the football club after criticism from medical professionals that such a condition did not exist.