Player Watch #35: Matt "The Swingman" Whitlock! - set to debut R4 vs Swans

[Kangaroos4eva]

Don’t think he that bad, had a few howlers but generally looked composed with ball in hand.

He has been fantastic in the first few weeks of the VFL but I think it was unnecessary to debut him so early. Should’ve just continued on taking them up and building confidence in the twos.

I suspect they knew FOS was going to be a late out and wanted some composure down back. It didn’t work out that way, but I get it.

 

[roo blitz]

10 more possessions than Larkey on debut. Work in progress, but I was encouraged enough to know we have a player here. I think he may well be worthy of us giving up our first round pick especially as we dont need another midfielder next year. Time will tell. I would be happy to give him another game next week to build on this one. Its not like we are going to win anytime soon.

 

[Possession]

Hope he's not too beat up by how shit it all went. For a tall lanky kid on debut in round 4 of his first season, I thought he showed some serious signs. Going into the game though I was pretty concerned about bringing all of him, Logue and Hardeman into the side at the same time. Was just too much change for mine.

 

[Luke72]

10 more possessions than Larkey on debut. Work in progress, but I was encouraged enough to know we have a player here. I think he may well be worthy of us giving up our first round pick especially as we dont need another midfielder next year. Time will tell. I would be happy to give him another game next week to build on this one. Its not like we are going to win anytime soon.

I’m not sure we don’t need another midfielder. Our much vaunted midfield has been soundly beaten 3 out of 4 weeks

 

[Makeshift Park]

I’m not sure we don’t need another midfielder. Our much vaunted midfield has been soundly beaten 3 out of 4 weeks

Its hard to make a proper assessment of where our midfields at with Wardlaw still out, given the missing ingredient seems to have been a great defensive midfielder.

 

[Passmore]

Yeah it was probably too early to debut him I guess, but who else has even looked like it in the 2's?

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[Chadwiko]

Yeah it was probably too early to debut him I guess, but who else has even looked like it in the 2's?

But that's just the thing right?
Whitlock didn't exactly earn himself a call up from VFL level either. He exclusively plays a loose defender type role in the VFL which clearly wasn't going to translate at the AFL level with his body size and speed.

 

[kool kangas]

If we are getting thrashed why sub the guy off. Send a message to the other players and sub of someone of experience who isnt playing well...

 

[shintemaster]

Its hard to make a proper assessment of where our midfields at with Wardlaw still out, given the missing ingredient seems to have been a great defensive midfielder.

It's not that hard. You can't have a midfield based around the availability of one player that chases and tackles. If it's not good enough without Wardlaw it's not good enough to challenge for finals.