Past #17: Jasper Pittard - delisted after 33 NM games/5 NM goals - thanks Jasper

[hilly]

yep lol how goods picking up spuds

gold

Would it kill you to start a sentence with a capital letter? C'mon old mate.

 

[Groin guru]

My name is Jasper Inigo Pittardo.

I am elite at the Rebounda 50s.

Prepare to die.

Laughed way too loud and long on 'rebounda'. Well done!

 

[Benno_900]

I suppose we need to keep up our whipping boy quota.

Utter spud - do not rate.

 

[Roozee]

Do you remember the post I made of a Pittard lookalike in the Kerridge thread? Hope Jasper is not on bigfooty

Yes. What cannot be unseen!

 

[Roozee]

I like to pretend they are flames coming from the ground because he's running so fast.

Hmmm...before he burns the ball??

 

[SMaturin]

I'll only feel comfortable about this one when SMaturin delivers the respect verdict on JPs haircut.
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The Jed Anderson ruling.

 

[Bigeasy]

Let's hope EVW recovers well to keep s**t together back there. It could be frightening against pressure.

 

[cretinboy]

All the best at the Kangas Jasper. My favourite personality off field and never a dull moment on field. Thanks for your contribution during your time at Port.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Ahem...............he did make the AA squad in 2016 folks.

 

[giantroo]

"The Power will pay 200k of Pittard's salary as part of the deal" - Ch7 Adelaide

 

[GarnerSmash]

"The Power will pay 200k of Pittard's salary as part of the deal" - Ch7 Adelaide

For the next two years?

 

[Groin guru]

"The Power will pay 200k of Pittard's salary as part of the deal" - Ch7 Adelaide

lol. Deal just keeps getting better and better!

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

It's come out that Hinkley wanted the team playing very defensive. That's one way to blunt Pittard's effectiveness.

If we want the best out of him, we'll have to come to terms with the fact that he will * things up occasionally. Let him play his natural game.

 

[Keith Ape]

Not sold on him. But I was also concerned about Waite, Higgins, Marley and Jed. Sooo, prove me wrong Jasper.

Also, Jasper is a pretty cool name.

 

[ohh_v]

Didn't get much change out of pick #11.

Pittard to me is just a list clogger.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Pittard, Polec and Hall at the Dome

 

[Rod Stroker]

Those highlights are sensational. Handball a bit iffy in places but the boy can kick a football. Has real potential.

What struck me though was that all those highlights were against s**t teams.. Saints, Freo, Lions.

Jury is well and truly out for me on this one. Definitely our new whipping boy though.

 

[tiltraise]

Initially was pretty disappointed with Jasper's addition to the Polec trade however has shown some potential albeit a few years back and if Port are paying a portion of his salary well I guess its not a total disaster.

Hopefully he does well.

 

[RooBoyz24]

Welcome Jasper lets see what you can do.

 

[R00StaR]

Yep, the clippers must come out.

We allowed Jed to have a man bun this year which seemed to agree with him. Im afraid the flood gates for bad taste could be opening.

 

[Waussie]

Yep, the clippers must come out.

Another man bun!

 

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

Kanga-lotto much needed!

 

[TheFVK]

Thought I'd come over to add my genuine best wishes for Jasp at North.

As you're probably aware he was very much maligned at Port. This was because his greatest strength is also his greatest weakness; back when we were s**t(ter) in ~2011 he was the only one courageous enough to take the play on from half back, rather than playing kick to kick in a stagnant back half like the rest of our defenders did. His composure got the better of him often but he worked on reducing his errors and improved to the point he was obviously named in the AA squad in 2016.

Infuriatingly at the time the "JUST KICK IT!" brigade was still vitriolic in their criticism, since his errors were so glaring due to the amount of time he typically held onto the ball prior and the audaciousness of some of the acts he tried to bite off. I always felt this was very unfair and uneducated. Unfortunately in the last year, his negatives started outweighing his positives and other more consistent guys went past him, at which point he lost the support of the more logical supporters and the coaches. Some talk on the Port board he was playing through injury, but overall I think the weight of criticism coupled with the soul-sapping defensive gameplan just got too much for him and he dropped his head.

Pretty sad it came to this as he loved our club and showed a lot of loyalty last year when he re-signed for less. Genuinely hope this is the fresh start he needs and you can manage him in a role where his strengths can shine through, you certainly won't be shy of run. All the best JP

 

[BlueRoos]

Welcome Jasper. I think he is worth the look for the run and carry he will bring, just needs to keep things simple.

 

[tazaa]

What struck me though was that all those highlights were against s**t teams.. Saints, Freo, Lions.

Jury is well and truly out for me on this one. Definitely our new whipping boy though.

Sadly I noticed that too