Unless you are Nick Riewoldt - umpires are happy for you to be assassinated - P Roos

[Reggi]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tadhg-swans-reeling/story-e6frf9jf-1225846667574

Hmmm will say no more

[cruiser]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/af...-1225846667574

Hmmm will say no more

You have totally misquoted Roos. In fact, you've just made that up (although I agree with your sentiment).

[matthew]

Riewoldt is no doubt a protected species, he's becoming like Matthew Lloyd of a few years ago.

[stellation]

I agree with the sentiment.

I hear ya.

[floppinab]

"I think Jesse probably had one of his worst games ... just one of those nights you have with a young kid where nothing goes right,"

And White remains Roos whipping boy de annee!!!

Although White wasn't great, amongst other things he needs to get his timing right, saw him tearing out of square far too early on occasions last night, saw Bradshaw drop a couple of marks he should've taken.

[stellation]

I think it's interesting that Roos has now said that Bradshaw was dangerous and White had one of his worst games.

[Primmy]

I think it's interesting that Roos has now said that Bradshaw was dangerous and White had one of his worst games.

Stella, I think Roosy knows Jesse fights back when criticised or dropped (witness his blitz when he was dropped to ressies last year). Jesse was not good, but he will be, and I think Roosy knows how to push his buttons.

[Glenn]

Keeping in mind Bradshaw had no pre season, hence getting some match fitness will make him "dangerous".
Roos is spot on in his observation not just looking for the whipping boy, Jesse did miss some relativly straight forward grabs and when you are a target you just can't afford to do that. As Roos said Jesse is still young and will have games like that.

[stellation]

I don't disagree that White did not set the world on fire, but neither did Bradshaw and I find it puzzling that one would have had a shocker and one would have looked dangerous.

[Dalai Lama]

Best -
St Kilda
Umpires: Donlon, McBurney, Grun
Sydney
Spearmint, Toupee, B1, Whip, Esky

[Damien]

With White, my issue was more the 2nd efforts and toughness at the ball, he just was left wanting on too many occasions.

Add in the basic skill errors, and you have a pretty horrible night at the office.

[Steve]

"I think Jesse probably had one of his worst games ... just one of those nights you have with a young kid where nothing goes right," And White remains Roos whipping boy de annee!!!

My main concern, which grows every time Roosy makes comment on White, is that he obviously feels the absolute necessity to be so public and so critical (certainly compared to any other of his players I can recall). Roos has always been subtle in his public criticisms of players (both senior players and youngsters) but with White it is significantly different.

To me this goes beyond a coach just feeling a relaxed player who didn't push himself enough in his early days at the club needs a push along, could be a very good player so want to make sure he keeps raising the bar, don't want to praise him too much as he's the sort of guy who it could go to his head etc etc. Resumably he reserves the positive feedback for behind closed doors so there would be more of a balanced assessment overall, but it still nags away at me that Roos does have such concerns that the public comments are so consistently negative (particularly given it's White's 4th year at the club - should know what it required by now).

[ShockOfHair]

We did have a stiff night with umpires. Some soft frees at the wrong time. But it's a sign of a top side that they win the close ones, like we mostly did in 05-06. We did leak some pretty soft goals.

BUt I did think the league was hot on protecting the player's head.

ROos wasn't being unkind to White, just pointing out it happens. I thought Bradshaw looked "dangerous" at times, just not many times.

[Jeffers1984]

It also didn't help with some slow and poor delivery to the forward line. However that MFU from White where he dropped a sitter on the lead which lead directly to an Aint's goal was a huge point.

White will be better for the hitout though and i know he will bounce back this weekend.

[Dalai Lama]

Snow White may have too much ink in his arm to actually lift it up to take a grab?