Matty Robbins

[longsuffreosupp]

Just wondering what the go is with him retiring? From an opposition pov, I havent seen too much of him lately, but from what I've seen, he is a reliable forward and doesn't seem to be on the last legs.

 

[borgy]

He was getting limited opportunity. Even though he kicked 50 last season Higgins replaced his role in the forward line.

It was sad to see him go, i shed a tear. He was my favorite player.

 

[Gooka]

Just wondering what the go is with him retiring? From an opposition pov, I havent seen too much of him lately, but from what I've seen, he is a reliable forward and doesn't seem to be on the last legs.

IMO he got pushed. Pure and simple. He's a bit one dimensional so guys like Aker and Higgins were in front of him for game time, but he'd still be a handy player but obviously Eade wanted the extra spot on the list and maybe the extra $ to go around too.

 

[cammo78]

He was getting limited opportunity. Even though he kicked 50 last season Higgins replaced his role in the forward line.

It was sad to see him go, i shed a tear. He was my favorite player.

mine too...

 

[boydsno1]

same here. we would have been a better side with him in the line up this year.

 

[scooter600x]

IMO he got pushed. Pure and simple. He's a bit one dimensional so guys like Aker and Higgins were in front of him for game time, but he'd still be a handy player but obviously Eade wanted the extra spot on the list and maybe the extra $ to go around too.

At the Selector's Table Thursday night Robbins said that he told Eade after round 8 that he'd had enough and it would be his last year.

 

[Gooka]

At the Selector's Table Thursday night Robbins said that he told Eade after round 8 that he'd had enough and it would be his last year.

Really, that's a surprise. He looked to enjoy it all so much last year.

Fair enough then... and explains why he didn't get many games this year and proabably why his intensity dropped off a fair bit.

 

[Aquamarinejewel]

At the Selector's Table Thursday night Robbins said that he told Eade after round 8 that he'd had enough and it would be his last year.

That doesn't surprise me, about 4-5 weeks ago Robbins was also on at the Selectors Table - he didn't seem very happy and kept on talking about not being happy with his form etc and I detected that something was not right - I remember telling my cousin after the Selectors Table finished that Robbo would not be there next season.