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Continuing on from allowing players to play the game how they wanted, Ennis recalls a conversation with Flanagan that underpinned that sentiment.
“I came out of a Bulldogs system where under Des there was a real type of game plan that I had to play to,” Ennis said.
“When I got to Cronulla, I said to Shane, ‘How do you want me to play?’
“He said ‘I want you to play the way you love playing. I want you to love the game, I want you to turn up every Saturday and look forward to playing.’
“I felt I played my best football under him.”