Jesse White Biography

Jesse White has been training with NBL club Melbourne United after having retired from the Magpies in 2017.

White, 29, was a talented basketballer in his youth in Queensland and has connections to shooting guard Chris Goulding.

United has finalised its 11 roster spots for the upcoming NBL season and, at this stage, hasn't put a contract offer to White, who expressed an interest in training with the squad.

Jesse White announces his retirement, effective at the end of the 2017 season.

"I’m really grateful for the time I’ve spent at both Collingwood and Sydney; the relationships I’ve built and the opportunities afforded to me while at both clubs," White said.

"Having spent the last 11 years playing football professionally, it’s strange for it to come to an end, but I’m really comfortable with my decision to wrap up my football career at the end of the season.

"I’m looking forward to the future, spending time with my family and pursuing interests beyond the game."

Jesse White says consistency is his main goal for 2015.

"I had a few games that were good but I want to be consistent this year so I felt I had to get fitter and cover the ground better," White said.

"The way footy is heading you have to be fitter."

Jesse White will miss three weeks of pre-season training after suffering a medium grade sprained ankle.

Jesse White has shed 8kg in a bid to improve his running ability and get back to peak form.

"I dropped about 8kg over the off-season just so I'm a bit lighter and I can cover the ground," White said.

"I came back and ran a personal best - I think it was 27 seconds off my PB in the 2km, which is awesome.

"I've set a good benchmark for myself now and I can really step up from there."

New Magpie recruit Jesse White says he was certain he would be headed to Adelaide last year as part of a trade for Kurt Tippett.

"I thought it was all rosy. I thought it was all going through. I had signed my half of the deal and it was all looking pretty positive and it came to the deadline of the trade period and it all fell through," White said.

Jesse White is traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick 44 going to the Swans.

"A deal with Adelaide became a possibility late last year but when that fell through I decided the best thing I could do was to have the best season possible and make things happen, open up some other doors," White said.

"I just wanted to play, regularly, and then Collingwood came into the picture which coincided with my family moving back to Victoria from the Gold Coast. I grew up in Richmond until I was three, so I've sort of come full circle."

Jesse White is "very keen" to move to a Victorian based club according to player agent and recently retired Swans star Jude Bolton.

"Jesse's looked at opportunities and he's very keen to move to a Victorian based club," Bolton said.

"He's got family down in Victoria, got his clothing label there and other things. He's obviously speaking with Collingwood. He knows they're interested in him."

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon confirms his interest in un-contracted Sydney big man Jesse White.

"I don't know Jesse at all, but he looks to have matured and been put through football school in a good academy where now he's a very competent player," Lyon said.

"He's certainly on a list of key forward and un-contracted [players]."

Paul Roos is confident a key-position role in place of injured Daniel Bradshaw will help Jesse White regain his 2009 form.

"In some ways, Jesse probably played his best footy last year as that key full-forward so this gives him a chance to do that working with Goodesy and working with Henry [Playfair]," Sydney coach Paul Roos said.

"Having three talls worked for us early on but it probably didn't help Jesse as much as last year playing at full-forward. Now it's a chance for him to step up."

Former basketballer Jesse White gains the final nomination for NAB AFL Rising Star award in 2009 after kicking three goals for the Swans against Brisbane.

Sydney re-sign exciting forward Jesse White, averting the possibility he would be poached by the Gold Coast.

''To give them credit, his management were very good, they never used the threat of the new team or anything like that,'' Swans general manager of football Andrew Ireland said.

''But we are obviously aware that there was the possibility there could be some interest given he is from up that way.'

Sydney coach Paul Roos has indicated Jesse White has the edge over former Canadian rugby international Mike Pyke in the race to be the club's No. 1 ruckman.