Johnathon Frost was in a talkative mood during his 150th AFL North West match, with Bulldogs full forward Mark Ewington the main recipient of his constant chatter. As a father of nine, Frost may have appreciated fellow veteran Ewington's quiet reception of his presence.
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But what Ewington may not have known is that Frost's amiable on-the-field demeanor is designed to study his opponents. "Tell 'em to talk," he said of his opponents. "Because if you don't talk on the footy field, you don't know who's comin' for ya, you know? Who's gonna take ya from behind and dump ya."
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As a Nomad, Frost has tried to avoid being dumped since 2007 - his 150th game a rare achievement in the league.
New England and Gunnedah celebrated the milestone after the Bulldogs savaged their 2019 grand final victims by 119 points at Wolseley Oval on Saturday. It was another highlight in a career made possible after Frost moved to New England from the tiny WA town of Norseman about the turn of the century.
In Armidale, he met his partner and the mother of his children. He was a teenager when he moved to the region; now he is a 38-year-old father, a respected member of the AFL North West fraternity and the winner of four premierships.
However, the former Nomads captain may not have played one game had it not been for his cousin "nagging" him to join the club. "So eventually I said: 'I'm not doin' nothin', so I may as well go out and have a run. And I found the players to be very good people, and [it is] a good footy club. It's been a good run."
