Retired #26: Cale Hooker - Has announced his retirement at season's end 🍷

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retiring at the end of Season 2021
Last Game Played: Round 19, 2021 (omit)
Injury Status: n/a

 

[BomberBro2]

Doesn't matter how sure I am - whenever my wife walks past the computer screen and I'm looking at a Hooker thread, I switch tabs

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Apart from that 5 minute burst by Kennedy in the second when he kicked three goals, Hooker had him under control

 

[Essendonia]

Very valuable player. Credit to him for his development over the past three seasons. Incredible.

 

[Kong]

Anyone know how he's travelling after the head clash?

 

[Pweter]

Anyone know how he's travelling after the head clash?

He was laughing on the bench about 10 minutes afterwards, usually those feeling the effects tend to be very flat. He also looked alright after the game.

To be subbed off however, you'd think there may be something more to it.

 

[bacon buster]

wouldn't hurt to give him a week off against the Blues anyway.
he can freshen up and get ready to give Petrie another bath

 

[Doss]

I'd rather he plays, for the simple reason that I reckon the single bloke who can get a hold of us next week is Waite.

 

[VelvetSledge]

In the All Australian squad of 40!

 

[rines]

Great job Hooksy!

What an improvement this year.. has elevated himself from 'good' defender to elite. Well done.

He would be my pick for FB..

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Remember when we wanted to trade him and pick 19 for Caddy?

 

[Doss]

Remember when we wanted to trade him and pick 19 for Caddy?

...and were told it was typical Essendon being shitheads at the trade table?

 

[Kakkle]

Could you imagine if GCS had gone with that trade and say picked Hayden Crozier as well?

 

[Beerfish]

An honour and thoroughly deserved.

 

[Yoda_]

Wasn't there a Cale for 25 & 26 trade hypothetical at one stage to?

 

[Summer Nights]

Well done to Cale. Massively improved. Exactly what we needed.

 

[BrunoV]

Wasn't there a Cale for 25 & 26 trade hypothetical at one stage to?

Think it was West Coast as part of some deal to get Mitch Brown to St Kilda.

 

[daffo]

Good chance to make the 22 as well.

 

[yaco55]

Think it was West Coast as part of some deal to get Mitch Brown to St Kilda.

Posted at the time - Why didn't the Saints go after Hooker when M.Brown was unavailable - No wonder the Saints are struggling !

 

[BrunoV]

Posted at the time - Why didn't the Saints go after Hooker when M.Brown was unavailable - No wonder the Saints are struggling !

They must have liked the look of Brown's arms.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

I think they wanted to use the gravitational pull of Mitch Brown's head for something.

 

[Doss]

I think they wanted to use the gravitational pull of Mitch Brown's head for something.

Not a patch on the pull of Matthew Watson's big bobble noggin.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Confirmed to be in the final team (as if there was any doubt anyway).

Star. Thank God the Caddy trade didn't go through... heck, even two late 1st rounders wouldn't do it.

 

[Kakkle]

Yeah 3AW had mentioned they saw part of the lineup already. (Not surprising since Richo & Ling are both at 3AW/AA selectors)

 

[BrunoV]

Confirmed to be in the final team (as if there was any doubt anyway).

Star. Thank God the Caddy trade didn't go through... heck, even two late 1st rounders wouldn't do it.

Really? ******* fantastic.

Really happy for, and proud of, the guy.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Cale Hooker. All-Australian.