There is no way I'd ever compare Brent Kite to Meehan. That is just so ridiculous it isn't funny. Brent Kite has said in the past that in his younger days, he and his mates would drink and pick fights with strangers out of boredom. He then reconnected with the church and changed his ways, still as a young man.
Show me where Brent Kite was ever charged with Head butting a man and stealing his watch (April 2015). Show me where Brent Kite was ever charged with assaulting a taxi driver and stealing his coin pouch (July 2015). When was Brent Kite a standover man?
Kite was rough around the edges as a young bloke, but he turned himself around and was in no way a comparison to Meehan. Even with people holding his hand, Meehan still comes across on social media as an oafish imbecile.
What I think won't sway the club in the slightest. They will buy who they want regardless. But in my opinion, this is a bad purchase that most likely won't see its contract out, however long that may be.
Some people have a warped view of what toughness is. Brent Kite has it. Mentally tough. Spiritually tough. Physically tough. Emotionally tough. If you want another Kite type player, good for the young blokes, good for the fans and good for the club.....Willis Meehan is not your man.
Just my opinion. I will not change it. The club will not change theirs and the pro Meehan members of this fine site won't change theirs either. That's all fine.
Just don't drag one of our modern day greats and gentleman into the gutter. He deserves way better from us than to do that.