2 hours ago, Melonmonster said:

Mate, 33 picks have gone by and no philipou there must be reason for this right?

Maybe he’s Philipoo…?

If Matthews stayed on the same trajectory that he was on prior to his PCL, I wonder what pick he would’ve gone for. Anyone have any idea?

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Ethan Tremblay

Operation 'Get Bear' in full effect. He looks like a ripper though.

What was the injury from this year, guessing it wasn't growth spurt related....

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by BigBadBustling

My biggest quibble is I'll be calling him Matthew Thomas or Thomas Matthews - whichever one is wrong - for months! Hurry up and get a nickname.....

EDIT: Tomato is clever but it's too mundane. Maybe Sauce, Hazmat or, how about, Apostle?

Edited 49 minutes ago49 min by Go Ds

Welcome aboard Tom

Going on the injury reports, could be a while before we see him.

9 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

My biggest quibble is I'll be calling him Matthew Thomas or Thomas Matthews - whichever one is wrong - for months! Hurry up and get a nickname.....

Easily fixed, just go with the shortened version; Tom Matt.

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Easily fixed, just go with the shortened version; Tom Matt.

Oh!

Tom Mate Oh!

But not a spud Potato!

Edited 47 minutes ago47 min by Hellfire Dub

10 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

My biggest quibble is I'll be calling him Matthew Thomas or Thomas Matthews - whichever one is wrong - for months! Hurry up and get a nickname.....

are you my dad @Go Ds im just greatful we didnt end up with a sparrow and a farrow to go with our langford and lagdon

His nickname is ‘cherry’. Thomas Matthews > Tom Matt > Tom-Matt-O > Tomato > Cherry.

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Easily fixed, just go with the shortened version; Tom Matt.

Which could be misremembered as Matt Tom? Admittedly this is a first-world problem. I'm sure Hawthorn fans weren't calling the future star Matthew Lee once he started making his mark.

TM - Trademark

4 minutes ago, Turner said:

are you my dad @Go Ds im just greatful we didnt end up with a sparrow and a farrow to go with our langford and lagdon

Well the paternity report said no and in all honesty my memory is not too shabby. Though at times I have to think whether we have a Sparrow or a Swallow.

1 minute ago, demosaw said:

TM - Trademark

Or Dental - short for Transcendental Meditation. Also if he becomes a star 'Tommy-Leigh ' would be amusing.

21 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

My biggest quibble is I'll be calling him Matthew Thomas or Thomas Matthews - whichever one is wrong - for months! Hurry up and get a nickname.....

Settled, we shall call young Tom 'Dyson'

Gippsland Power preview 2025

“Thomas Matthews has had a fantastic preseason. Obviously he missed out on the Vic Country hub selection but had a really good finish to the 2024 season. He’s a really dangerous small forward. Not getting into that Vic Country hub last year has probably spurred him on a little bit more. He’s super fit and ready to go. He’ll likely look to spend some time in the centre bounces as well. He’s done everything he possibly can to have a really good start to the season”.

Unfortunately his PCL injury killed off his 2025. A bold move by JT !! I’d say obviously the ex Gippsland coach (now Casey Demons coach) Rhett McLennan had a say in promoting Matthews into draft selection.

Plays like Gary Moorcroft

3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

His nickname is ‘cherry’. Thomas Matthews > Tom Matt > Tom-Matt-O > Tomato > Cherry.

1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Plays like Gary Moorcroft

Cherry > Cher > Garry > Gazza.

Edited 22 minutes ago22 min by John Demonic