Player Watch #35: Matt "The Swingman" Whitlock! - Extends contract to 3 years.

[Passmore]

Misses training one night as he is getting a haircut.
Never seen at a Tuesday night training.
Does the clearance deadline shuffle every year, depending on how the team he is playing for is travelling.
Wins the last man standing, which is rigged for paying him player payments outside the cap.
Old ducks in the canteen love him, and he even puts in a shift in there as canteen duty, which is him taking 3 orders, whilst eating dimmies standing at the back of the canteen talking s**t with committee members.
Calls everyone Chief as he couldn’t be f**ked remembering their names.
Also king of making up nicknames for teammates.
How good is country footy.

I could I imagine him calling everyone “knackers “

 

[pupstar]

I could I imagine him calling everyone “knackers “

One for you here mate when i was living in vic i used to attend training at least once a week that was from 93 to 98 i lived there much longer but only attended training in between those years. Back then we where very successful obviously but watching us train or not train i should really say as you barley ever saw Carey Sholl Longmire rock Shwatta and quite a few more do stuff all at training have a quick kick run a lap and not much more really I am not sure if you attended then but how does it compare back then to now.

 

[nelroo]

Yeh good we're keeping expectations in line with reality.

To my eyes he was like a taller Wayne Carey but with higher take-off pace.

The “need” is because of what we gave up to get him

 

[Gasometer]

One for you here mate when i was living in vic i used to attend training at least once a week that was from 93 to 98 i lived there much longer but only attended training in between those years. Back then we where very successful obviously but watching us train or not train i should really say as you barley ever saw Carey Sholl Longmire rock Shwatta and quite a few more do stuff all at training have a quick kick run a lap and not much more really I am not sure if you attended then but how does it compare back then to now.

The Training runs in the Finals were short and sweet.

Enough time to tell Jose your not playing for instance

 

[Passmore]

One for you here mate when i was living in vic i used to attend training at least once a week that was from 93 to 98 i lived there much longer but only attended training in between those years. Back then we where very successful obviously but watching us train or not train i should really say as you barley ever saw Carey Sholl Longmire rock Shwatta and quite a few more do stuff all at training have a quick kick run a lap and not much more really I am not sure if you attended then but how does it compare back then to now.

I went to a few preseason sessions back in '95 as it was close to where I was living. Clubs train harder then than they do in season obviously.

To be honest, I've nothing to compare against as I don't go to watch other teams train.

Some weeks are better than others. I thought they were pretty sharp before Geelong. Didn't quite translate. They were a bit lacklustre early this week then got it together.

 

[r_boy]

Fingers crossed he can put on some size similar to how Shannon Neale has.

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You forget that Geelong actually invest in building players bodies up, we don't have a weights coach according to Larkey

 

[Lomas]

You forget that Geelong actually invest in building players bodies up, we don't have a weights coach according to Larkey

So we should get the Weapon?

 

[BrownPaperBag]

So we should get the Weapon?

At least Essendon looked good for a little while there, even their suspended era is comparable to where we are at

 

[giantroo]

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Another 2 goals today.

 

[innercircle]

Jack Whitlock didn’t even play Ruck in his days back at Shepp Bears

 

[Roosurgence]

Jack Whitlock didn’t even play Ruck in his days back at Shepp Bears

Surely we get in the brothers ear and get him to tell Port he wants out.

Do a reverse Ice Baths.

 

[Only Forwards]

If Larkey is out and I suspect he will be does Matlock get a run?

 

[koshari]

If Larkey is out and I suspect he will be does Matlock get a run?

I dont because our selection is dogshit

 

[Lomas]

I dont because our selection is dogshit

For a team with an extended list we don’t make many changes.

 

[koshari]

For a team with an extended list we don’t make many changes.

All dead rubbers and have been for weeks yet we still pick players that wont be part of the future

 

[scottywiper]

All dead rubbers and have been for weeks yet we still pick players that wont be part of the future

We have about 18 dead rubbers a year.

 

[Flawed Genius]

2.3 from 13 touches and 6 marks. Also had five score involvements. Might be a live one

 

[Roos29]

2.3 from 13 touches and 6 marks. Also had five score involvements. Might be a live one

The 5 score involvements are probably his 5 scoring shots haha

 

[Flawed Genius]

The 5 score involvements are probably his 5 scoring shots haha

Yeah sure. That'll do me for the day

 

[giantroo]

 

[pupstar]

Hence why we did what we did and took no chances of missing out on him. Tracking beautifully. Club would be very happy.

 

[Only Forwards]

Play him instead of Teakle.

 

[ansonholt]

Hence why we did what we did and took no chances of missing out on him. Tracking beautifully. Club would be very happy.

In two seasons' time he'll still be only 21. Plenty of upside.

 

[koshari]