Matty White [merged]

[bojangles17]

Jade Rawlings another good example , PA were kissed on the dick by a fairy how things have unfolded

[Mr Magic]

Yes it is unusual, tell me the last 27 yo that took 8 or so years to knock up 100 games go on and raise his game to another level, they invariably flop, be it form or fitness/injury, the footy graveyard is absolutely full of them. ,

Schulz.

[bojangles17]

Lol, there's a theme happening, I reckon they're two of 20 that have gone alright

[the claw]

what a bunch of chicken littles.
moaning because we hang onto far too many players for way too long and then bemoan letting players go who were nothing but chronic underachievers. scared to see players go because they may get better.
well people we cant have our cake and eat it too. sometimes in turning players over you will let the odd good one go.

heres a list of players from 03 onwards could not be bothered going back any further that have been traded out. gone in f/a or delisted and  have then been picked up.
torney, ben holland, fiora, OTTENS, zantuck, krakouer, meyer, jon, SCHULZ, pattison, raines, collins, tambling, morton, graham, derickx, mcguane, nahas, and white.
the only two i lament losing are the two in capital letters.
it really is in the main a list of mediocrity.

[Simonator]

Who cares, hes gone. thread should be closed.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

what a bunch of chicken littles.
moaning because we hang onto far too many players for way too long and then bemoan letting players go who were nothing but chronic underachievers. scared to see players go because they may get better.
well people we cant have our cake and eat it too. sometimes in turning players over you will let the odd good one go.

heres a list of players from 03 onwards could not be bothered going back any further that have been traded out. gone in f/a or delisted and  have then been picked up.
torney, ben holland, fiora, OTTENS, zantuck, krakouer, meyer, jon, SCHULZ, pattison, raines, collins, tambling, morton, graham, derickx, mcguane, nahas, and white.
the only two i lament losing are the two in capital letters.
it really is in the main a list of mediocrity.

To be fair, Krakouer had to leave to do time. He was a gun at Collingwood when he came back.

[bojangles17]

what a bunch of chicken littles.
moaning because we hang onto far too many players for way too long and then bemoan letting players go who were nothing but chronic underachievers. scared to see players go because they may get better.
well people we cant have our cake and eat it too. sometimes in turning players over you will let the odd good one go.

heres a list of players from 03 onwards could not be bothered going back any further that have been traded out. gone in f/a or delisted and  have then been picked up.
torney, ben holland, fiora, OTTENS, zantuck, krakouer, meyer, jon, SCHULZ, pattison, raines, collins, tambling, morton, graham, derickx, mcguane, nahas, and white.
the only two i lament losing are the two in capital letters.
it really is in the main a list of mediocrity.

that's it claw, dare I say it but you've pretty well underlined the theme of my point, 90% of the time it NEVER turns out for the better as we re experiencing with chris knights, similar profile , long time not many games at crows ...PA are lucky arseholes, no doubt

[YellowandBlackBlood]

If you look at many of the games last year, Matty White was instrumental in turning the game.  Those sort of players should never be released.

I think we should move on though as he is not coming back…...

[MintOnLamb]

If you look at many of the games last year, Matty White was instrumental in turning the game.  Those sort of players should never be released.

I think we should move on though as he is not coming back…...

Agree x 100 on both counts. maybe look at playing McBean and show the love. Nothing worse than being selected then thrown out after 2 games. No wonder these players have difficulty. Tom DX is going Ok and he is getting a game every week.

[TigerMonk]

If you look at many of the games last year, Matty White was instrumental in turning the game.  Those sort of players should never be released.

I think we should move on though as he is not coming back…...

Held back in his career cause he had dumb coaches like Wallace, Rawlings, Royal, & whoeva else l want to forget.
But he also must pay the price for not stepping up to the next level.
l agree 100% on what you say about him turning games with his burst of speed & some very timely goals
one that we should have kept & send Edwards home instead

[Willy]

It's obvious now that we should have kept Whitey, but to be fair, not many on here were complaining when we let him go. Hindsight...

[Chuck17]

It's obvious now that we should have kept Whitey, but to be fair, not many on here were complaining when we let him go. Hindsight...

Well like none

[the claw]

It's obvious now that we should have kept Whitey, but to be fair, not many on here were complaining when we let him go. Hindsight...

mate im still over the moon hes gone.
look at his time with us it was bloody pathetic.
good on him if he improves and plays well at port. for us he was a 8 yr failure. he did next to nothing for us and it was the right thing to offer him what we did.
people forget we offered him a contract based on what he had dished up over his 8 yrs any contract was a generous contract at that because he has struggled to demand he stays on the list yet alone a spot in the team.

ffs people we participate in a system where players leave thru f/a  get traded get delisted.  if players perform at other clubs we should not be moaning and groaning, that is a part of the process. you will have your wins and you will have your losses people just have to learn to accept that is the way of things.

[big tone]

It's obvious now that we should have kept Whitey, but to be fair, not many on here were complaining when we let him go. Hindsight...

mate im still over the moon hes gone.
look at his time with us it was bloody pathetic.
good on him if he improves and plays well at port. for us he was a 8 yr failure. he did next to nothing for us and it was the right thing to offer him what we did.
people forget we offered him a contract based on what he had dished up over his 8 yrs any contractwas a generous contract at that.

I agree, not that upset that he has left. Good luck to him though. I like the way Port are playing, I wish we could run and chase like they do. 
I remember when Rodan was going well over there too, but I didn't want him back. He was to unpredictable with the footy in his hands. Didn't end all that well for them.
We need to find better, players that will stand up in big games.

[yellowandback]

Port remind me a bit of the Bombers, start the season really well and taper of as the season progresses.
I wonder what will happen this year.
They do look good in April and May.