Matt Thomas [merged]

[Chuck17]

If BJ rates him that is good enough for me

Welcome to RFC Thommo ya gun 

[one-eyed]

Matt Thomas has been delisted by Port Adelaide today.

Thomas played 87 games for the Power and was known for his hard-at-it, in-and-under style.
 
The 26-year-old played four senior games this season but has been dominant for Norwood and is one of the favourites for Tuesday night's Magarey Medal.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-16/seven-cut-from-port-adelaides-list

[bojangles17]

Would be a shrewd pick up by the tigers, Magarey medal fav, no reason at all this guy can't be a Barlow type with the right opportunities

[dwaino]

So if we were still into him (who only knows why) we just pick him up for nothing as a delisted free agent?

[Penelope]

rookie spot would be more appropriate

[gerkin greg]

With all the possum poo already cleaned up I can't find a role for Thomas at Richmond

Could maybe paint the old scoreboard?

[TigerLand]

Who

[Loui Tufga]

Straight swap for Lonergan. I don't have an issue with picking him up as long as we get him for nothing.

[the claw]

geez another sam lonergan how many slow poorly skilled cant find the ball players do we want.
geez and posters on this site have the gall to have a go at me about upgrades perhaps they should be asking the club.

[big tone]

geez another sam lonergan how many slow poorly skilled cant find the ball players do we want.
geez and posters on this site have the gall to have a go at me about upgrades perhaps they should be asking the club.

Lets be honest Claw, you wouldn't know the first thing about Matt Thomas. You struggle with our lot. YOU THINK RANCE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! 

[Yeahright]

He doesn't watch players outside WA

[YellowandBlackBlood]

geez another sam lonergan how many slow poorly skilled cant find the ball players do we want.
geez and posters on this site have the gall to have a go at me about upgrades perhaps they should be asking the club.

So slow poorly skilled players who can't find the ball become favourites to win the Magarey Medal?  Wow! I wonder how bad the rest must be in the SANFL????

[Penelope]

i still remember when sam lonegan was the lock in to get upgraded when he was still in the rehab group, and the churlish response when the notion was queried.

[Andyy]

DELISTED Port Adelaide player Matt Thomas has boosted his chances of being gifted a second chance at AFL level by winning the SANFL's Magarey Medal.

It's the second year in a row that a freshly delisted AFL player has won the award, after former Adelaide player Brad Symes won it while playing for Central District in 2012.

Thomas enjoyed a sensational season for Norwood, winning the prestigious individual honour with 26 votes ahead of Port Adelaide small forward Sam Gray with 21.

He is the 11th Norwood player to win the award and the first since Andrew Jarman in 1997.

The 26-year-old played four games for the Power this year, but was one of seven players delisted on Monday.

He likened the low of losing his place at the Power and then the high of Tuesday night's medal win to an amusement park ride.

"I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment – it's been a rollercoaster 24 hours," Thomas said.

"To have a sweetener like that heading into a really important month of footy is just really great.

"To be alongside those [previous winners] is something that I'll obviously hold pretty special and dear to my heart."

Finding himself eight votes behind Redlegs teammate and Crows-listed Mitch Grigg after round 14, Thomas admitted he thought he was too far back to win.

"My girlfriend Stacy and I said at round 14 we thought we'd probably done our dash, then all of a sudden some of the votes started rolling through.

"I'm still so surprised."

Norwood will play West Adelaide in the second semi-final on Sunday, with a grand final place at stake.

"I haven't played finals at Norwood, I haven't played finals in Adelaide so my attention turns to that and it's pretty exciting to think of the possibilities," Thomas said.

"We've had such an outstanding year as a team and I'm looking to giving them some love on the weekend and hopefully coming away with some wins."

Thomas attracted interest during last season's trade period from Richmond but remained with Port Adelaide, the club he debuted with in 2006.

Meanwhile East Fremantle midfielder Rory O'Brien streeted the field to win Monday night's Sandover Medal for the WAFL's best and fairest player after polling 55 votes.

Of interest to AFL draft watchers was the performance of the Swan Districts forward Dayle Garlett, who polled 24 votes to finish in the top 10.

The talented Garlett was overlooked in last year's NAB AFL Draft because of perceived off-field issues, and also missed selection in the NAB AFL Pre-season Draft despite training with Essendon over the summer.

He remains of interest to AFL clubs, with several clubs meeting the 19-year-old during the year.

Twitter: @AFL_Harry

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-18/thomas-on-top

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[gerkin greg]

I remember when the Magarey used to be won by good players