Jesse White - Not the new Hall

[Chilcott]

girlfriend came back with a coffee and the paper this morning while i was in bed, i thought straight away "god i hope there is something about the swannies in it!" and was pleasantly surprised/satisfied

Peace, was it her coffee and her paper, which you were able to sneak a peak of. Or did she actually get out of bed, just to get you the paper and a coffee?

Your a lucky man, if its the former.

I wouldn't of dared ask my lovely ex-wife for a coffee and the paper, while I slept in.

[Peace]

she went for a swim down at coogee and came back with the paper and coffee without me saying anything, she knows me too well

[Peace]

on the topic of white though, i saw him down at churasco's in coogee at a table near me... he probably ate more meat than our whole table did haha for a guy as massive as he is to be able to move so well, he is going to become a huge weapon for the swans.

[big bear]

Only a moron would call him the new Hall. He may play at the same end of the ground, but that is where the similarity ends. With his height, I would compare him more to Paul Salmon when he played up forward at Essendon before he did his knee. Fast, tall and a good kick for goal.

More like Franklin than Hall. Big,fast and athletic.

[Primmy]

Good one bear, I agree with you. He is more Franklin than Hall.

I am waiting for the time when we start comparing other players to Jesse; The new Jesse White. I think he may be unique by the time he has finished his career, if he keeps at it.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Can we never compare him to Salmon again? He's meant to be our power forward of the future, something that Salmon wasn't.

[goswannie14]

Can we never compare him to Salmon again? He's meant to be our power forward of the future, something that Salmon wasn't.

I assume you missed the phrase "before he did his knee"? He had kicked 63 goals in the 12 games in the season befoire he did his knee. I'd be happy if White could kick 60+ goals in 12 games.

[The Big Cat]

Salmon was a gun at full forward but he was much taller than JW. he was about 6'10'' in the old.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I was actually thinking of the Hawthorn Salmon, I don't recall him kicking bags of goals for them.

[liz]

I was actually thinking of the Hawthorn Salmon, I don't recall him kicking bags of goals for them.

When Salmon moved to the Hawks, he said a large reason for it was that he yearned to play in the ruck, having been pigeon-holed as a forward for most of his career.

[laughingnome]

When Salmon moved to the Hawks, he said a large reason for it was that he yearned to play in the ruck, having been pigeon-holed as a forward for most of his career.

I've also heard him say that as an aging player with bad knees he didn't want to do as much running as a forward, so asked for a permenent move into the ruck.

How times change in 15 years.

[Plugger46]

Can we never compare him to Salmon again? He's meant to be our power forward of the future, something that Salmon wasn't.

Grab a copy of his game against Geelong in '93. He kicked 10 and Ablett kicked 14. I only vaguely remember him playing at Essendon as I was young but there's no doubt that he was an exceptional forward.