Richmond's White reaches AFL tonMelissa Woods
AAP
July 16, 2013, 8:30 pmRichmond super-sub Matt White will mark a milestone against Fremantle on Sunday which not long ago he thought was out of reach.
The lifelong Tigers fan will play his 100th AFL game against the Dockers at the MCG, seven years after making his senior debut.
Last year the midfielder managed only seven senior matches.
But he has blossomed - predominantly in the sub's role - in 2013, playing 10 senior games including the last eight in succession.
The former champion cross-country runner's speed and endurance make him ideally suited to impacting matches when opponents are tiring in the closing stages.
"Coming from a Richmond family I'm pretty happy to be playing 100 games," the 26-year-old said on Tuesday.
"For a while there it didn't look like I was going to get there and a lot of hard work over the last 18 months cemented a spot in there so it's nice to be getting to that milestone."
White said a stint with Richmond's VFL affiliate Coburg last season had reignited his love of the game.
"It brought me back into the midfield and I was able to run my own race down there and it gave me a lot of confidence to play the way I've been playing with a lot of run and carry and shots from outside 50."
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