Jeff White PSD?

[nut]

No it means Melbourne don't have any good backup ruckman, or at least a No.2 ruckman to provide good enough relief.White was dropped for poor form, I know that much.

I suppose his poor form also helped him getting into the squad of 40 for Victoria earlier in the year.

 

[Ando_4]

If we get Jeff White and he is fit he will be our No1 Ruck...

If he's fit we'd be mad not to take him as a low cost option.

 

[HBK619]

I suppose his poor form also helped him getting into the squad of 40 for Victoria earlier in the year.

Simmo made it into the side, but regardless, White was dropped for poor form in the worst side in the league, that plus being 31 years old = No go zone!

 

[1980GFVideo]

Also came out and said that he will always be Melbourne

I dont blame him for that as when its all said and done thats where his identity will lie.

Nothing suggests that a bloke doesnt give his all for the remainder of his career at a club that will never be his preferred club at the end of his career, but history has some evidence that is doesnt work.

Something about successful clubs that thier players really have a feel for the club and dont have too many players seeing it as just a vehicle for thier careers.

 

[the ranger]

If we get Jeff White and he is fit he will be our No1 Ruck...

If that's going to be the case then I am 100% against getting him. As cheap and experienced insurance, he'd be great. As a player filling an important role, he'd help us in the short term but would just be another guy we'd need to replace before our premiership window.

 

[Crumden]

I can think of worse decisions, like calling Ben Marsh or Trent Knobel out of retirement. Actually, those are the only worse decisions I can think of that we could make. You guys just don't get it. Its not a shortage of undersized ruckment that is our problem. What we are lacking is an experienced 200cm+ ruckman. White doesn't address a single deficiency we have and would just compound a weakness. On top of that, he relies on athleticism and his jump, which he has pretty much lost because his body is shot. We would also have 6 30+year olds on the list, in a team that relies on pace as its main weapon. We already should have retired 1 or 2 of Johnson and Bowden. Recruiting White would rank up there with getting a broken down Strawbs O'Dwyer from Melbourne.

 

[one eyedtiger]

No. Don't get him. He's not the answer to our Ruck problems. I would rather develop Patto and Gus and see if they have what it takes to make it.

 

[coke_zero]

No. Don't get him. He's not the answer to our Ruck problems. I would rather develop Patto and Gus and see if they have what it takes to make it.