Player Watch #35: Matt "The Swingman" Whitlock!!!!! - selected with Pick 27 in the 2024 ND - Welcome to North Melbourne Matty

[King Hansen]

I think the Sydney recruiter said on Gettable a few weeks ago the players that get picked in the 20s this year could have been picked in the teens in any other year.

So that could make pick 27 is 17. If you take out the FS and academy picks, the trade could be see as pick 3 for pick 17 and 19. So essentially a 6 or 7 pick slide back for MWhitlock.

 

[BrownPaperBag]

****ing whingers

 

[speedy]

Can we get over trying to justify the pick swap?

No one would have been happy with it prior to the draft. A rally would have formed to get Brady sacked. We could be massive losers, we won’t know for about 3 years.

If Matt finishes top 10-12 in this draft class, nothing else will matter.

 

[The Nostradamus]

M whitlock v J whitlock v shanahan v gerreyn v kpf at our f1 next year

no pressure

 

[speedy]

M.Whitlock, W.Dawson and T.Goad.
We have gone for some deep projection boom or bust types with our talls.
A lot is riding on Whitlock and Dawson in particular.

 

[the big lebowski]

M.Whitlock, W.Dawson and T.Goad.
We have gone for some deep projection boom or bust types with our talls.
A lot is riding on Whitlock and Dawson in particular.

You can add Finnbar to that

 

[CarnTheKANGAS]

who's to say he plays KPF.. to me seems like Comben mk.II who has the potential to switch up when needed.

This year we wanted Comben fwd - but it was like Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now it wont be.

 

[DunderHead]

who's to say he plays KPF.. to me seems like Comben mk.II who has the potential to switch up when needed.

This year we wanted Comben fwd - but it was like Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now it wont be.

I don’t think we know who is going to play where long term with Comben and Dawson. we’re obviously adding another to that mix in Whitlock. It’s interesting that we obviously value the versatile tall above the more dominant forward / defender only.

Is this a smart list strategy in general or just important to our list given those two talls don’t have their end of the ground etched in stone?

 

[Sphynx]

who's to say he plays KPF.. to me seems like Comben mk.II who has the potential to switch up when needed.

This year we wanted Comben fwd - but it was like Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now it wont be.

I agree.

If the club genuinely want Comben forward, then Matt is the obviously replacement long term.

 

[The Nostradamus]

who's to say he plays KPF.. to me seems like Comben mk.II who has the potential to switch up when needed.

This year we wanted Comben fwd - but it was like Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now it wont be.

yeah i think it seems we were more keen on a KPD

there were rumours we were into Mraz who went a few picks later

 

[DesertRoo]

What pick are you guys thinking when he wants to join his brother and JHF at Port?

When Kenny signs up for 4 more years?

 

[chubbspeterson]

Yeh well.. I think we have picked the wrong blokes for best part of 20 years.. so why not continue the *ing tradition!!! … in hindsight, I think we should have picked Lindsay! The campaigner can actually kick a footy. Not sure why the * we went with anyone else.

After stewing on all of this. FOS cant kick, he’s a horrendous kick of the footy.. why didn’t we grab Lindsay? Immediately fixes huge issues from half back? Anyway..

Good luck son. WELCOME TO HELL

I liked Lindsay but you'd probably be calling him a twig-sized soft (he's not imo) campaigner in 12 months time.
Him and Oliver looked very much like Clarko left footers though.

 

[Gasometer]

If you make Fridees Shepp News back page you know you’ve made it!

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

You can add Finnbar to that

Cost us nothing in comparison.

 

[Shagga is all Class]

Could be wrong but this pick appears to be our original end of 1st round priority pick.

We traded it to the Gold Coast for pick 18 which I think we may have used on Hardeman.

 

[Farthers]

So are we getting Majak Whitlock memes everytime one of them misses a game against the other?

 

[DuckYeah]

Could be wrong but this pick appears to be our original end of 1st round priority pick.

We traded it to the Gold Coast for pick 18 which I think we may have used on Hardeman.

 

[giantroo]

 

[JUST NORTH]

What pick are you guys thinking when he wants to join his brother and JHF at Port?

hey toe rag listen here,last time i checked the home state of the twins is Victoria and not mutant town

 

[Makeshift Park]

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Matt 100% looks happier than Jack in all those photos

 

[Horace]

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And apparently will be a prospect himself in the next year or two.

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[giantroo]

 

[Pravda Roo]

What pick are you guys thinking when he wants to join his brother and JHF at Port?

Win a final m8 lol

 

[Possession]

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Attitude is A+. I'm a believer.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Good banter guys.

Where does Matt likely play for you guys?

His brother will obviously play forward for us.

Will be intriguing to see how both their careers progress. Much like the kings in that regard