A hamstring in the blues game. Will not play next week. 149 games.

Congratulations on a great career. In the top 10 demons of the 2000s "Neitz" era.

Great memories of kicking the odd running goal out of defence. And the great Hird bump.

Sorry to see him go.

The Wrecker sure was cursed, but a true demon.

Should have played closer to 300 games, but he wasn't allowed as his body let him down with bad luck.

I Hope Matty always stays connected to the club, a great mentor he would be, particularly for our future indigenous recruits.

Love Your Work Matty 45 Whelan....

45

Congratulations to Wheels on a great career ... sad to see it end this way.

The Wrecker sure was cursed, but a true demon.

Should have played closer to 300 games, but he wasn't allowed as his body let him down with bad luck.

I Hope Matty always stays connected to the club, a great mentor he would be, particularly for our future indigenous recruits.

Love Your Work Matty 45 Whelan....

hear hear !!

bugger that luck Wrecker

good luck

A terribly undeserved way to go out.

Well done Wheels on a fantastic career!

Such a shame for him to end his career with another injury, though I guess it sums it up for him.

He has been a good player for us, and in our finals years, he was a key player and general in the backline.

Best of luck to him, and I hope he stays involved with the club in some way

Well done to Wrecker on a committed career for the Demons.

Along with Laurie Fowler, one of my favourite Back Pocket Players.

#$% this is [censored]

bails on the radio said he might get up for next week. heres hoping

Bloody unlucky, just one more game dammit,

Well done wheels!! Great career.

We are tanking we could just play him. :D

Well done wrecker!!!

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A fantastic little general of our back line.

#$% this is [censored]

I really feel for you 45, that's just a [censored] way for your favourite player to go out. I'd be devastated if it was Robbo

Hopefully he gets up. The club played him today when he was clearly not at full fitness, so they are committed to giving him a farewell game. If they think he's at about 80% I'd say he'll play. Fingers crossed!

A hamstring in the blues game. Will not play next week. 149 games.

Congratulations on a great career. In the top 10 demons of the 2000s "Neitz" era.

Great memories of kicking the odd running goal out of defence. And the great Hird bump.

Sorry to see him go.

Play him next week anyway, on the bench.

Play him next week anyway, on the bench.

might have to.,.... running out of players

Put him on the Bench Bails next week.

Rest him in the goal square

150.....do it!

might have to.,.... running out of players

Strap his hammy up tightly, start him for the first 5 Mins, then to the bench, my friend.

Bring in bennell.

Bloody distraught.

If he doesn't play next week I'll just lose it.

Massively disappointing, although as someone said it probably does sum up his career.

If Stevens could play after he did his cork we can carry Wheels. It's not like we have that many fit players anyway

Deserves his 150. Great career.

If not for his soft tissue injurues he would have deserved his 200 games.

Hope he gets up for his send off.

Well done wheels!

How many games do you have to play for your son to be eligible for Father/Son..?

I could think of nothing better than a little Whelan jr.

How many games do you have to play for your son to be eligible for Father/Son..?

I could think of nothing better than a little Whelan jr.

100.

bails on the radio said he might get up for next week. heres hoping

If that's the case, then apologies for the presumptuous thread. Doc Larkins said it was pretty severe on the radio, and claimed that was it, pretty much without any possibility for next week. But I guess he can be prone to a bit of exaggeration at times.

Play him next week anyway, on the bench.

:D I tell you what, not a bad plan!

How many games do you have to play for your son to be eligible for Father/Son..?

I could think of nothing better than a little Whelan jr.

100. Thank goodness. The only problem, the AFL can change that rule as it pleases them.

It would be almost fitting to miss his own sendoff through injury really. In my opinion he is one player we never saw the best of thanks to his body letting him down.

Really hope he's able to get up for next week. Like so many others have already said, I'll be terribly disappointed if he misses the 150 milestone.

Wheels MUST play next week - no question. He deserves his 150. It sounds like Bailey will give it to him if at all possible. We will all be cheering for you to get out on the ground next week Wheels. GOOD LUCK. I could not bear it if you are not there.

I think you would have to remove his leg to stop him from playing next week. Always added the hardness this club so sorely lacked. Love ya Wheels and hope you can stick around in some capacity to guide the young blokes who obviously look up to you.