Retired Trent West (2014-2016)

[Haso]

 

[jackess]

Not the most upbeat person. Hopefully like me he suffers from bad hayfever and that's the reason he looks like he's been up all night crying.

 

[Elixuh]

It doesn't inspire great confidence. We'll wait and see next season.

 

[Crimso]

It doesn't inspire great confidence. We'll wait and see next season.

To me he sounds like a guy that's not sure of his place in the pecking order yet & doesn't want to step on any toes.

 

[notting18]

Pretty poor decision to have him front the media IMO. He is clearly a guy that needs some time to settle in, meet the guys, understand his role, etc.

If they'd waited until he was more informed, post-Arizona I'm guessing he'd be more excited.

 

[MacMum]

Even the most upbeat person would be a bit daunted by it all under the circumstances....and as the geelong poster wrote, Trent is a shy young man as well....it will all be so strange for a while.



...and that really is a crap polo.

 

[irel]

What he wanted to say;
I'm homesick already. I've f*****g made the wrong decision here, how long's my contract, I just don't want to be here. Where are the players, has this club even got them, or yeah half the list was traded for s**t picks maybe I can get my self delisted and enter the PSD and get back to Geelong where I realy wanna be.

 

[Ironmonger]

I feel privileged he's chosen to come and play for Brisbane when he could so easily have retired to a lucrative public speaking career.

 

[Grimreepah]

What he wanted to say;
I'm homesick already. I've f*****g made the wrong decision here, how long's my contract, I just don't want to be here. Where are the players, has this club even got them, or yeah half the list was traded for s**t picks maybe I can get my self delisted and enter the PSD and get back to Geelong where I realy wanna be.

What he wanted to say was "I'll probably be taking Stef Martin's spot" but he couldn't really say that. Mike and Hammo didn't ask him anything that he could really talk freely about. Better to boring than say something stupid, so Westy did fine imo.

 

[Balony_pony16]

So pretty much his thoughts on Berger is.... "I Shotgun going forward"??

 

[SizeMatters]

One of the most amateurish journo interviews I have ever seen in my life...feel for West after having to answer the same question ten times

 

[JasRulz63]

New numbers for Lions
December 3, 2013
Sam Lord

#13 – Trent West

Previous number/s12 (at Geelong)

Notable #13’s at the Lions
Kevin Wright (1952-61)
Bernie Harris (1987-90)
Martin Pike (29001-2005)

 

[Harris Specter]

New numbers for Lions
December 3, 2013
Sam Lord

Martin Pike (29001-2005)

Gee, no pressure on West or anything, but I'd be expecting him to at least go back in time. Forget about the 26,000 years.

 

[POBT]

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2014-02-03/lions-set-for-changes

Geelong recruit Trent West is likely to play deep in attack and back up Matthew Leuenberger in the ruck, leaving the likes of Jordan Lisle, Stefan Martin, Luke McGuane and young cubs Marco Paparone and Michael Close fighting for a game as a third tall.

 

[POBT]

Former Geelong premiership ruckman Trent West, set to play alongside Jonathan Brown in the forward line this season, is among the handful of experienced troops selected for the opening hit-out.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...bs-for-cubs-20140211-32f9w.html#ixzz2szSazbiX

 

[POBT]

Former Geelong ruckman Trent West was probably beaten in the second half but ended with 25 hit-outs.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-13/nab-challenge-match-report-hawthorn-v-brisbane-lions

 

[POBT]

A little surprised by that hit-out count. I thought he was getting slaughtered in the tap work but that's an OK output.

 

[POBT]

Brisbane Lions Vice-Captain Tom Rockliff shared his thoughts on Thursday night's NAB Challenge practice match against Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium.

Rockliff, who was rested from the Lions' side, took control of the Brisbane Lions’ official Twitter account (@brisbanelions) during the second quarter of the match to provide a unique match commentary for fans.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/th...ound-1-with-west/story-fndv8os9-1226827087250

 

[POBT]

5. THE forward line remains Leppitsch’s great headache.

Trent West has first dibs on a position alongside Jonathan Brown and he must become a marking target to add value to this side.

He can ruck in bursts but was asked to shoulder the load in Matthew Leuenberger’s absence last night and was well beaten.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/yo...t-etihad-stadium/story-fndv8d6r-1226826583102

 

[dlanod]

A little surprised by that hit-out count. I thought he was getting slaughtered in the tap work but that's an OK output.

There's probably a fair margin between his taps and his taps to advantage last night, not necessarily through any fault of his own.

 

[chopperduck]

Yeah, its one thing to ruck and get the tap, but you need the mids to finish the work, and the mids were worlds apart. Was up against a very good number 1 ruck as well, West is a clear number 2.

 

[POBT]

Trent West: The Geelong premiership ruckman has been traded in to help ease the load on Leuenberger. Leppitsch wants to play two genuine ruckmen so West will play a vital role.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-15/engine-room-part-one

 

[Davemonkey]

Inside Football Player Rating - BLvGCS - NAB Challenge 2.
2/10 – Former Cat thrown in during second half and didn't impact as he would have liked.

-- Ben Casanella, Inside Football Thursday, February 27, 2014, Match Review BLvGCS

 

[POBT]

The recruitment of Trent West could prove critical for the Brisbane Lions’ fortunes this season, with the former Geelong premiership ruckman displaying a level of versatility that would have pleased Justin Leppitsch and his coaching staff.

West was recruited first and foremost to support Matthew Leuenberger in the ruck, but also understood that he may be required to pinch-hit up forward on occasion - even though prior to joining the Lions, he had kicked just 23 goals from 54 games with the Cats (an average of 0.4 goals per game).

But against reigning premiers Hawthorn last Saturday, West produced a career-high hail of three goals – two of which came during a purple patch in the third term which narrowed the margin to just two points.

He also had five clearances – the most of any ruckman on the ground – collected 12 disposals, and effected 15 hitouts.

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2014-03-24/wests-forward-thinking

 

[POBT]

5 clearances - that is a pleasant surprise.