Jeff White Interview

[melbournefc 18]

Hi Guys, thought you might like to check out my interview with Jeff White.

He has a new book, a good outlook on life and also visits that frantic final moment at the MCG in 2005... I think you know what I'm talking about!

#GoDees http://www.theaussieword.com/2013/11/exclusive-special-interview-jeff-white.html

[Grimes is Great 183]

Good read, thanks. Also a good read on the MFC website with an interview from Brad Miller.

[melbournefc 18]

thanks guys

[DeeSpencer 23,134]

Wife Stacy of 8 years and 3 boys, Kalani 6 and identical twin boys, Tahjy and Kaimana who will turn 3 in January.

Best bit of the article! MFC start sending those boys with strange names jumpers, footy's, the lot. Best thing is if the twins become guns we draft one with the first round pick and another with the second I believe under the F/S rule. Come on Jeff train them up. They may be named after surfers and Hawaiin beaches but get them in to footy.

Also it seems he gave up the ruck coaching this year but also he had Zac Smith, Hickey and Nicholls all develop on his watch. They might have been amazing talents but he didn't seem to hurt their development!

[Sir Why You Little 34,500]

Was a top goal that one. The Members Stand went as mad as Bay 13!

Beers flowed well into the evening at the Percy Beames Bar i know that!!!

[markc 975]

great read thankyou

[melbournefc 18]

Yep, that goal... How good was it!

Glad you guys are enjoying the read.

Edited November 28, 2013 by melbournefc

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Best bit of the article! MFC start sending those boys with strange names jumpers, footy's, the lot. Best thing is if the twins become guns we draft one with the first round pick and another with the second I believe under the F/S rule. Come on Jeff train them up. They may be named after surfers and Hawaiin beaches but get them in to footy.

Also it seems he gave up the ruck coaching this year but also he had Zac Smith, Hickey and Nicholls all develop on his watch. They might have been amazing talents but he didn't seem to hurt their development!

Indeed. I also found that bit to be quite interesting.

[Machsy 2,858]

I find it ironic that White says he has a passion for social media, works in that field, was writing a book on the power of it... yet in late 2009 when the club's tanking strategy was in full swing, he was stupid enough to tweet comments that were as bad as anything Chris Connolly said.

He may not have been working for the club then, but he was still a recently retired star player who presumably should'be known a lot better.

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

I find it ironic that White says he has a passion for social media, works in that field, was writing a book on the power of it... yet in late 2009 when the club's tanking strategy was in full swing, he was stupid enough to tweet comments that were as bad as anything Chris Connolly said.

He may not have been working for the club then, but he was still a recently retired star player who presumably should'be known a lot better.

What did he tweet?

[Bitter but optimistic 21,254]

Where did he come up with those names for his kids?

[old dee 22,854]

Where did he come up with those names for his kids?

Him and his wife are dyslexic!

[DemonFrog 1,347]

Where did he come up with those names for his kids?

Who knows, Mexicians can do strange things.

[Whispering_Jack 27,985]

Particularly over the past seven seasons, I've envied those clubs that always seem to manage to score the clutch goals that win matches. After all, lately we're not even in the ball park.

That goal was really something.

Thanks for the memory.

[Machsy 2,858]

What did he tweet?

Can't recall verbatim, but it was something like "better be careful boys, don't wanna win this one! We need those draft picks"

Maybe less explicit, but nonetheless you had a recently retired relatively-high-profile player publicly campaigning for a tanking strategy.

Not a great look.

From memory, Yze did similar, but he wasn't at the time professing to be a social media strategist.