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Matthew Clarke

Redford said:
I was at the post draft function at John Mathies house in South Yarra with Mr Burnside on the Saturday straight after the draft. The draft was held in the morning if I recall and John had his function with players, Miller, Frank etc in attendance in the afternoon.

Greg was good enough to sit down with me one on one with his lap top and show me about 5 mins of JON highlights (which weren’t that impressive to be honest.)

Greg said that this was Frank’s boy (or something to that effect), had been tracking him for a while, and then went through what Frank saw as his strengths and upsides. Greg mentioned he thought Cwood had killed it with Pendlebury and Thomas but that Frank thought JON was every chance to be as good (if only).

Greg was more keen on Mitch Clark but both he and Frank determined Clark had a few off field issues so Greg said he went with Frank on JON.

Frank whilst only being part time, was really working full time, and soon after that draft was made full time National Recruiting manager formally. In fact I think Greg made that announcement too on the day in John’s atrium to everyone, and highlighted Frank’s work with the draft.

2005 was Frank’s draft and JON was most definitely his pick more than it was Greg’s. 110%. From the horses mouths involved.
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Miller's true love seemed to be Beau Dowler. Then Clarke and Ryder, but they weren't going to get to us. Then it was 6 mids (Shannon Hurn wasn't one of them as he couldn't see a position for him), and he started with JON and kept replaying video of JON's agility test, told the lawnmower story etc.

Your account makes sense of the revelation that Miller had never actually seen JON play live. Had Frank?
 
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Didn't someone from Richmond laugh at the Pendlebury pick and say he was a second-rounder or something like that? Who was that?
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The netballer was on Miller's board as a potential second-rounder. And Daisy was one of the six mids being considered for our pick.
 
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Redford said:
I was at the post draft function at John Mathies house in South Yarra with Mr Burnside on the Saturday straight after the draft. The draft was held in the morning if I recall and John had his function with players, Miller, Frank etc in attendance in the afternoon.

Greg was good enough to sit down with me one on one with his lap top and show me about 5 mins of JON highlights (which weren’t that impressive to be honest.)

Greg said that this was Frank’s boy (or something to that effect), had been tracking him for a while, and then went through what Frank saw as his strengths and upsides. Greg mentioned he thought Cwood had killed it with Pendlebury and Thomas but that Frank thought JON was every chance to be as good (if only).

Greg was more keen on Mitch Clark but both he and Frank determined Clark had a few off field issues so Greg said he went with Frank on JON.

Frank whilst only being part time, was really working full time, and soon after that draft was made full time National Recruiting manager formally. In fact I think Greg made that announcement too on the day in John’s atrium to everyone, and highlighted Frank’s work with the draft.

2005 was Frank’s draft and JON was most definitely his pick more than it was Greg’s. 110%. From the horses mouths involved.
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Bit of an old run down shack JM has , felt like giving him a donation to cover the cost of the snags.

Pretty sure you said after seeing JON’S “ highlights” that poor ol CC is going to have to work overtime to sell hope with this bloke
 
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Mr Brightside said:
Bit of an old run down shack JM has , felt like giving him a donation to cover the cost of the snags.

Pretty sure you said after seeing JON’S “ highlights” that poor ol CC is going to have to work overtime to sell hope with this bloke
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Correct on all fronts there Mr B. Good day though. I reckon you ate 7 snags minimum. He loves the Tiges ole John. Awesome house. Very generous man.
 
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Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
Miller's true love seemed to be Beau Dowler. Then Clarke and Ryder, but they weren't going to get to us. Then it was 6 mids (Shannon Hurn wasn't one of them as he couldn't see a position for him), and he started with JON and kept replaying video of JON's agility test, told the lawnmower story etc.

Your account makes sense of the revelation that Miller had never actually seen JON play live. Had Frank?
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Yes Frank had. He was covering WA and SA. Miller was doing the eastern seaboard and Tassie.

From draft night, the 6 I recall were
JON
Varcoe
Courtney Dempsey
Nathan Jones
Shaun Higgins
And I thought Douglas but may have been Thomas.
Drum and Hurn were seen as incapable of becoming mids and we didn't want a flanker.
I remember Plough want a Dal Santo type to compliment Tuck etc.
I remember a certain individual from PRE was pushing hard for Muston and Dowler, Bower and Hughes.
 
Redford said:
Correct on all fronts there Mr B. Good day though. I reckon you ate 7 snags minimum. He loves the Tiges ole John. Awesome house. Very generous man.
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Yeah looks like it needed some work.


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South Yarra family home purchased for resort

John Matthies sold an 8624 square metre Phillip Island amalgamation in January. The consortium rebuilding Sorrento’s Continental Hotel has acquired one of South Yarra’s grandest estates – it is understood, for a sister resort. Until
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Scoop said:
Yeah looks like it needed some work.


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South Yarra family home purchased for resort

John Matthies sold an 8624 square metre Phillip Island amalgamation in January. The consortium rebuilding Sorrento’s Continental Hotel has acquired one of South Yarra’s grandest estates – it is understood, for a sister resort. Until
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Yep. That’s it. Atrium house on the left.
 
Scoop said:
Fair effort getting a invite.
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For once, have to credit Mr Burnside. (At the time, he had Greg’s number on speed dial.) We actually went twice if I recall correctly. We got to know the butlers on a first name basis !! Hah hah hah…
 
He is going to have to adjust the set of players he is looking at for the draft.
 
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