Jeff White

[cooko 124]

Not sure if any of you even care.. but a mate of mine is playing with him up in QLD and apparently he is still playing good footy!

http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi...sectionID=60069

apparently its one of queenslands 'vfl' type clubs

if only we still had a young jeff white on offer!!

[Freak 100]

lol. of course he is still playing well. He was only cut because of our youth policy. He would still embarrass the likes of jamar, spencer and paul johnson if he came back now.

[Sir Why You Little 37,134]

Not sure if any of you even care.. but a mate of mine is playing with him up in QLD and apparently he is still playing good footy!

http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi...sectionID=60069

apparently its one of queenslands 'vfl' type clubs

if only we still had a young jeff white on offer!!

I wish him all the best. Pity he has to wear an Essendon Jumper though. Looks Hideous!!!!

[cooko 124]

lol. of course he is still playing well. He was only cut because of our youth policy. He would still embarrass the likes of jamar, spencer and paul johnson if he came back now.

:lol: so true!!

[DemonDave 1,092]

Now that Stef Martin wears the #34 guernsey, at times I'd swear it was White running around out there...

[45HG 1,559]

The way in which White finished his career, the only person he would embarrass would be himself.

[Deeoldfart 8,065]

lol. of course he is still playing well. He was only cut because of our youth policy. He would still embarrass the likes of jamar, spencer and paul johnson if he came back now.

Absolute nonsence! The game at AFL level had well and truely passed Jeff by when he received a tap on the shoulder at Melbourne. He played a good part of his last season at Sandringham, and was no more than a solid contributor at VFL level. If he still had it in him, he would have been drafted by another club!!

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

Thought he was going to dedicate himself to playing golf when he retired from the AFL

[montasaurus 0]

Absolute nonsence! The game at AFL level had well and truely passed Jeff by when he received a tap on the shoulder at Melbourne. He played a good part of his last season at Sandringham, and was no more than a solid contributor at VFL level. If he still had it in him, he would have been drafted by another club!!

Totally agree, if he was up to it there would have been 15 other clubs queing up for him at the end of last year. how many tried to draft him again?

[MadAsHell 4,215]

Wish him all the best also. While it was well and truely time to go at the end of last year I would have liked to see him play out the year in Melbourne's team at FF. Robbo was injued and thought he could have done some nice work down there. Hopefully Meesen and Spencer will develop into a solid combination in the coming years.

[Doggo 32]

The way in which White finished his career, the only person he would embarrass would be himself.

Too true.

All the best to him though, was a great servant to the club for many years, but his time was up...

[FC Melbourne 108]

Thought he was going to dedicate himself to playing golf when he retired from the AFL

His brother plays at Redlands. He is playing / working at a course down the coast whilst having a kick with his bro on the weekends.

Good on him I say.

[1858 285]

One aspect of White's game that I still miss was the fact that he was usually a reliable go-to marking option for our kick outs down the guts when we needed an outlet. Of our current ruck stock I don't see any that have put their hand up for that role. Hopefully things will change as apects of our game plan grow and our rucks grow in confidence and ability.

[diesel 420]

The way in which White finished his career, the only person he would embarrass would be himself.

Jeff never tore apart a game of footy and didn't last year either. Fact was Bails was ready to move him on and that meant making way for inferior talent to develop. His speech at Olympic Park post last years round 22 game showed he has admirable character. Would have been a good example for you, but you probably weren't there?

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Jeff never tore apart a game of footy and didn't last year either.

How we forget?

Jeff demolished a number of opposition rucks and had substantial impacts on games rucking singlehanded in 2004 when he was AA. He was brilliant that year up to Rd 18 or so when the season took its toll on him. He was also pivotal in 2000 and 2002 when we made serious pushes up the ladder.

However, the laws changed, the game evolved and overtime White's performances diminished. He really struggled in his final year and it was no surprised he was eventually replaced by those expected to continue in MFC colours for 2009.

The Club gave him a fair send off for long service (11 years). In the last four years there was an unreasonable reliance by ND on him to be our No 1 ruck. He faltered during that period and MFC are still trying to address the rucking issue.

Good luck to him. Nice bloke and good golfer apparently