Yeah or Neah: 35. Matthew White?

[one-eyed]

Next up is Whitey.

22 y.o Matty played 16 games this season for a total of 54 since debuting in 2006. Best performance for the year was in our win over North in round 5 where he had 24 disposals, 6 tackles and a goal.

         Games   Disposals  Marks  Tackles   G.B     In50    Re50     1%ers   Errors
2006:    11          11.0       3.8       2.7       2.2
2007:      7           8.6        3.7       2.1      1.0
2008:    20          13.4       4.3       3.2     11.7      2.5       1.2       4.4      4.9
2009:    16          14.7       2.9       3.9      7.4       2.8       0.9       4.6      1.1

http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1739&SeasonID=ALL
http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/player_profile?pid=2006148

So Keep or Trade?

[camboon]

35 , do you know more  or are your feeding the rabids - again

[Infamy]

Definitely keep

[mat073]

In 2008 I thought White looked fantastic as an impact player comming off the bench.

Even though his stats look better in 2009 I thought he struggled a little this year.

Next year is his 5th year so he's not a kid anymore.

Keep....but not sure if he will start 2010 in our best 22.

[Go Richo 12]

Trade! Has one thing as an asset and that is pace but he seems to get caught all the time!

[Gigantor]

Maybe he  and others got caught all the time because of that absurd handball game that has dominated the Richmond style of play these past few years.
Handballs at point blank range to  almost stationary targets results in almost comical displays of skills

[Go Richo 12]

Maybe he  and others got caught all the time because of that absurd handball game that has dominated the Richmond style of play these past few years.
Handballs at point blank range to  almost stationary targets results in almost comical displays of skills

No i mean gets caught trynig to take them on! It doesnt seem to happen to lids much, foley etc just Matty White!

[Jackstar is back]

A no brainer.
He wouldnt get a game with a top 8 team, trade

[Jackstar is back]

Definitely keep

I have to ask, why on earth would you keep him ?
He wouldnt get a game with any of the finals teams, so why keep him 

[Go Richo 12]

Definitely keep

I have to ask, why on earth would you keep him ?
He wouldnt get a game with any of the finals teams, so why keep him 

Thats true Jack, but who else would? We cant delist everyone, or trade! We have to hang to some, but for me Whitey goes!

[Jackstar is back]

one of the many reasons we aint any good as well hold onto players who arent up too it..
Liked we redrafted Howat for 3 years in a row,

[TigerTimeII]

i cant believe anyone wants to keep white

he is a dead set crapola player, wouldnt even get a game in melbourne let  alone a top 8 team

i have said from his very first nab cup game that he is an overrated twerp  and just cos he has fast little legs does not
mean he can play at this level

just delist him not even worth a trade no one will trade pick 1000 for him

[1965]

A new coach and mostly new assistants will give the fringe players like Matthew a chance to show if they can make it given the right training and direction.

Give him another 12 months and if he doesn't make it then delist him.

We can't delist them all in one year.

Matthew's speed alone is not enough but imagine the upside if Hardwick can getting him playing well.

A keep for me.

 

[Infamy]

He's massively improved his disposal this year, his disposal efficiency (not shown here) is ip and errors are massively reduced.
He is encouraged to try and take the game on with his pace but given lack of support from team mates to shepard he will get caught more than he should.
Has played more of a midfield role this year instead of playing closer to goals last year, a sign he's getting fitter
One of the few players who will always do the 1%ers

Not saying he's perfect, but he appears to be very coachable and I would bet on him being one who flourishes under Hardwick. One of the players on our list who can genuinely break the lines and kicks goals too. Far too soon to write him off, he'd want to have a good year next year, however I think he safely has another two years left to prove himself. Is contracted for 2010 anyway.

[Jackstar is back]

White = Howat, no thanks