RIP Jesse White's Career

[Big Al]

My patience has run out I'm afraid. Usually he can be counted on to provide a decent contest even if he can't do much else. He couldn't even provide that tonight. I do wanted him to be the player the Swans needed but after countless opportunities he hasn't lived up to it.

If he's not in Ressies next week I'd be very very surprised.

[aardvark]

Doubled his possies this week, 4. only one less than Bevo.

[Bas]

No longer Great White Hope. I think he might be gone for next week and time to give L J a go. Time for his debut.

[Tooth Fairy]

Just dumbfounded. Can't say anymore othewise. If he gets a game next week I am truly gone. Well not really, but expect more swearing.

[liz]

Have to agree that he'll probably be needing an early alarm call next weekend. The most frustrating thing about him tonight (and on many occasions before) is that he seems happy to stand behind his opponent, hoping for the ball to be kicked over their heads so he can run onto it. It does come off every so often but it was never going to work tonight with a wet, heavy, slippery ball and soggy turf.

I would be delighted to see Lewis III get his chance next week, but he's a very different build to White, so people shouldn't hope he is going to come in and provide the physical presence up forward that we were all hoping White would learn to do.

[CureTheSane]

It's the tattoos.
Every bit of ink reduced his skills

I'd also say he's gone for a few weeks to build his confidence.
Sadly, I'm worried that it's not just confidence but a lack of skills of a football brain that are holding him back.
He'll be traded unles he is able to do something more for us, and I just know he'll be one of those players who shines at another club and everyone will be saying "what were the Swans thinking trading White?"

[giant]

Had hands like frying pans last night. As always, did some pretty good things in amongst the dross but needs to make a regular contest. Time to look at LJ I reckon.

[aardvark]

he'll be one of those players who shines at another club and everyone will be saying "what were the Swans thinking trading White?"

The players who come here from other clubs and do well are ones who never really had an opportunity at their original club. Jesse has had more chances than most and leopards never change their spots. He won't do well anywhere else at AFL level.

[Donners]

I don't get it. He has the pace and the size, and his kicking doesn't seem too bad, but he just goes missing. I'm always surprised when I look at the game time in the stats, because I can't believe he could be so invisible in all that time.

He might well become another Scott Stevens if we trade him, but he's not doing anything for Sydney.

[Dosser]

Have to agree that he'll probably be needing an early alarm call next weekend. The most frustrating thing about him tonight (and on many occasions before) is that he seems happy to stand behind his opponent, hoping for the ball to be kicked over their heads so he can run onto it. It does come off every so often but it was never going to work tonight with a wet, heavy, slippery ball and soggy turf.

I would be delighted to see Lewis III get his chance next week, but he's a very different build to White, so people shouldn't hope he is going to come in and provide the physical presence up forward that we were all hoping White would learn to do.

An interesting feature of last night's game was Mummy's impact when thrown forward - maybe this is the presence that would replace White if we rotated the rucks through ff?

[magic.merkin]

I just don't know anymore... Though 2 games of atrocious conditions doesn't pander to the bigger guys. But Mummy seemed to go alright.... understatement

[Cheer_Cheer]

I can't find words to express my disappointment with him. I think now is the time for the final role of the dice and try him down back and move Reid back into the forward line where he belongs. Or maybe put White on the wing and dump Jetta. At least White would be able to tackle.

[GongSwan]

I can't find words to express my disappointment with him. I think now is the time for the final role of the dice and try him down back and move Reid back into the forward line where he belongs. Or maybe put White on the wing and dump Jetta. At least White would be able to tackle.

I agree with putting white down back, we need a tall dowb there with a big body, I guess the question is, if he doesn't use that up forward, will he use it down back? Benny is the only foeward showing anything right now, but Bevo belongs in a pocket purely for the defensive pressure he puts on. Jetta is not suited to wet games, pace but no core strength to beak tackles and does not have the low down skills of a Judd. It's difficult to judge wet games like that, but really, by half time, we should have been far enough in front to hold them off, too many goals missed from very gettable shots. Also I've said it before and I'll say it again, put Mummy and Seaby on the ground and rotate them from ruck and forward line. Delist White, who would trade for him? and reallly, all this talk about our contested style of game, yep, u need to win the ball, but it seems to me our game is based more on free running gettting players into space, this does not work well in wet conditions

[dimelb]

Originally posted by Liz

I would be delighted to see Lewis III get his chance next week, but he's a very different build to White, so people shouldn't hope he is going to come in and provide the physical presence up forward that we were all hoping White would learn to do.

I think of Jetta as Lewis III as he is a later arrival; he certainly has a different build!
But I'd be happy to see Lewis II in the side, whether forward or back. They may cause confusion in opponents' minds if they rotate!

[CureTheSane]

He won't do well anywhere else at AFL level.

Maybe not

He might well become another Scott Stevens if we trade him

Maybe