Grand Final Sprint / Matty White the winner

[one-eyed]

Just a reminder that Matty White will be running in the GF Sprint at half-time tomorrow 

[Jacosh]

Go for it Matty, run the rest of the Pr-boys into the ground.

[mightytiges]

Matty from scratch with everyone else starting 2m in front and he wins. On ya Whitey   

3 wins in 4 years 

[Infamy]

3 wins in 4 years 

And should have been 4 from 4 with Fevola's ridiculous 10m handicap getting him over the line by about 1m from Foley

[Ekto]

Whitey only plays one game for Coburg and gets the 3 Liston Votes.

He only runs one, one hundred metre sprint for the year and gets the 3 votes.

Put him in the only Grand Final for 2009....and.... the TIGERS WILL KILL THEM.

Don't you love being a Tiger.

[TFL]

Dave Gourdis will win it next year by 5 metres.

[mightytiges]

Put him in the only Grand Final for 2009....and.... the TIGERS WILL KILL THEM.

Yep let's hope the next time we see a Tiger win on GF day he has 21 teammates out there with him  .

[one-eyed]

Found this youtube clip of then Tiger Geoff Ablett in a photo finish in the 1984 GF sprint for those interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypom-M4HQA

[one-eyed]

Matthew White's a hot sprinter
Ken Piesse | September 28, 2008

RICHMOND'S Matthew White is the fastest man in football.

He yesterday won the Grand Final sprint on the line from Fremantle's Garrick Ibbotson, despite starting from scratch, two metres behind the field.

Third was Geelong's Nathan Djerrkura.

"I was nowhere near the lead at the halfway mark," White said. "I just kept going for it."

White had impressed in the heats. Bulldog Jason Akermanis and Hawthorn's Zac Dawson were among those to make it through to the final, as was Melbourne's Stefan Martin.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24412305-19742,00.html

[Tazzytiger]

There I was watching the GF in my richmond colours and I had a little cheer.
At least we won something.
Only problem is come GF sprint time we've usually got a full list to chose from.
 

[peggles]

Matthew White's a hot sprinter
Ken Piesse | September 28, 2008

RICHMOND'S Matthew White is the fastest man in football.

He yesterday won the Grand Final sprint on the line from Fremantle's Garrick Ibbotson, despite starting from scratch, two metres behind the field.

Third was Geelong's Nathan Djerrkura.

"I was nowhere near the lead at the halfway mark," White said. "I just kept going for it."

White had impressed in the heats. Bulldog Jason Akermanis and Hawthorn's Zac Dawson were among those to make it through to the final, as was Melbourne's Stefan Martin.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24412305-19742,00.html

man this is some crap reporting....wonder if the reporter actually watched the race....2nd place was stefan martin, not ibbotson

[one-eyed]

Here's the youtube of Matty kicking behind 

Heat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF-F-Lb9t1E&NR=1

Final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVmdL5-6kqc