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

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

I love our back 6.

 

[Yoda_]

I love our back 6.

People go on about Nick Smith as the best small defender in the comp, think Baggers is starting to fight him for that mantle

 

[Ashton Agar]

Pick 54 in the 07 draft

Not one player I would have taken that was available after him.. In fact, he'd be fighting to be a top 10 pick from that draft

We took Tayte Pears at 23, Darcy Daniher at 39 and Cale Hooker at 54. 3 key defenders, and Hooker the best of them by a country mile.

Although I reckon Daniher would have been a solid 3rd tall forward. But that's irrelevant.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

People go on about Nick Smith as the best small defender in the comp, think Baggers is starting to fight him for that mantle

He's underrated you give him task and he'll bust his arse to do it i love him.

 

[eth-dog]

We took Tayte Pears at 23, Darcy Daniher at 39 and Cale Hooker at 54. 3 key defenders, and Hooker the best of them by a country mile.

Although I reckon Daniher would have been a solid 3rd tall forward. But that's irrelevant.

Injuries killed him.

 

[BrunoV]

We took Tayte Pears at 23, Darcy Daniher at 39 and Cale Hooker at 54. 3 key defenders, and Hooker the best of them by a country mile.

Although I reckon Daniher would have been a solid 3rd tall forward. But that's irrelevant.

They were looking at Pears as a mid too.

 

[daffo]

Pears could have been the best defender we had. Injuries destroyed him.

 

[Ashton Agar]

Pears could hnave been the best defender we had. Injuries destroyed him.

No doubt. Was great until he did that pancreas injury, hasn't been the same since.

 

[SherbertLemon]

It's frighting to think we could have given him to the hawks for two second rounders.

They rated him.

Jesus they're just clinical with their player management... Well... Excluding a certain Melbourne potato.

 

[Rack Watts]

Hawthorn: We want Cale.
Essendon: Cale's not for sale. *internal monologue* *, if they want him, he must be good?

 

[eth-dog]

Wasn't it West Coast, not Hawthorn?

 

[Rack Watts]

I thought it was St. Kilda, myself.

 

[eth-dog]

St. Kilda were after Mitch Brown from WC and they brought Hooker into the discussion as replacement.

 

[Mercuri Rising]

I thought it was St. Kilda, myself.

It was St. Kilda. 25 and 26.

As far as WC goes, I think the Mitch Brown trade was going on (or threatening to) at the same time.

 

[eth-dog]

The deal on the table was:

Essendon get picks 25 and 26
West Coast get Hooker
St. Kilda get Brown

 

[Rack Watts]

He was gone wasn't he? But he wanted to stay and play at Essendon, from memory.

 

[Ashton Agar]

He was gone wasn't he? But he wanted to stay and play at Essendon, from memory.

Yep, he blocked the deal. You're a legend Cale!

 

[yaco55]

Shows how silly StKilda was at that time. I could never understand why StKilda didn't chase Hooker - Who had a better record than M.Brown.

 

[table tennis]

Superstar

 

[Doss]

He's in our top five players now. It's been an amazing transformation.

 

[pepsi]

Sensational again.

 

[yaco55]

Fine game - It was like Cloke was the defender.

 

[sacka]

People rave on about Rance being the best defender in the comp but they are plain WRONG.
This bloke is by far better. Cant believe i wanted to trade the bloke a few years ago .

 

[eth-dog]

What a ******* gun.

 

[Kakkle]

Can literally do what he wants on the field at times.