Why would he leave a top 2 team to head over to a bottom 2 team?
Player Watch #35: Matt "The Swingman" Whitlock!!!!! - selected with Pick 27 in the 2024 ND - Welcome to North Melbourne Matty
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Why would he leave a top 2 team to head over to a bottom 2 team?
To tuck or not to tuck
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Just watched the highlights, and saw him slotting one from 50, intercept marking and then quickly switching it into the corridor, roving out the back, running past for a handball receive, picking it up off his toes and dishing it out, taking a mark full pace on the lead …
In 2-3 years the biggest complaints will be about which end of the ground we are playing him.
The kid has already stopped talking to his brother he hates Poorta that much.
I suspect forward, but I think genuine swingman. In part that'll depend on what they do with Comben, who I suspect also plays both ends in 2025 depending on opposition and needs. Will Dawson I think will develop in defence so makes sense for Mattlock to be developed more as a forward.
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You have to feel for the parents. They'll never get to see both sons play in the same game without traveling to Adelaide.
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Just traveling to Adelaide period is bad enough
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The kid looked like he might tear up he was so happy.
No flight risk with Matt - now Jack on other hand ...
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In a couple years time we’ll have Chom , Wawson and Mitlock who we can move back n forward as we want.
Will be a great Pod for our side if they aren’t performing in one area
Will be a great Pod for our side if they aren’t performing in one area
On draft night his mum said one twin was in the Batman camp and the other was in the Spider-Man camp.
If he’s not the Spider-Man twin delist.
If he’s not the Spider-Man twin delist.
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For years as a little tacker I would spend my pocket money on Spidey comics, but it has to be said that Alan Moore's and Frank Miller's Batmans beat a heap of the Spidey narrative arcs.
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John Longmire at 19 kicked 98 in a season
No pressure
No pressure
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Youngsters don’t have that sort of ambition or drive nowadays …
Not many of them kick 82 goals as a 16 yo in the O&M seniors….
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Whitlock did this?
That sort of thinking strays into Nobles territory for mine. I'd rather have a second key forward (and defender) who we can rely on absolutely. Not a collection of utilities who do both forward and defensive duties to an ok/reasonable degree. Years too early to judge, but I was shocked that for that price, we didn't even pick up a bona fide key forward. His brother was right there.
How many elite key position players get swung around regularly at the whims of the coach in this league? None, I reckon. I hope to God he settles as a forward. He has the talent but there are always dilemmas with these sorts of players, whether you're robbing so and so to pay the other so and so.
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Horse.
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Didn’t know that. That’s an amazing effort.
W. Dawson looked totally lost playing forward in the VFL. Small sample size though.
Of the three people I have spoken to this past week who have had contact with him have said he’s a great bloke. Not sure about the football side but that is a good start
rickety
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Didn't he end up kicking like 1 goal 5 against the pies the day Brett Allison stood on Crosiscas bonce?
Whitlocks be lucky to get a kick in O&M series as a 16 year old
