You can't use someone else actions as a defence of your own Hard News...
"yeah I made some racial slurs, but he said a whole lot more than I did" wouldn't stand up in society nor should that excuse on a footy pitch.
The truth is, by all accounts Durante is a top bloke, but on the field he is a poor role model for young players when talking about respecting referees and their decisions
Captain and coach of a professional team have a responsibility to talk with the ref. As long as it stays tactical. But yeh know what you mean and still think much like News- comparatively he's level headed.
The judgement is of his captaincy not how nice he is.