Free Agent # 6: Joe Daniher (part 1)

[cAsEy_18]

If nothing else, the distance thing is potentially really good evidence of his fitness.
I distinctly remember in his “why are we playing him?” days early last year he had a few shots from 50m that either didn’t make it or were touched on the line. It was one of the big giveaways that he wasn’t 100%.

 

[citizen-erased]

If nothing else, the distance thing is potentially really good evidence of his fitness.
I distinctly remember in his “why are we playing him?” days early last year he had a few shots from 50m that either didn’t make it or were touched on the line. It was one of the big giveaways that he wasn’t 100%.

Game time
60m drop punts
rucked

North game should have added match fitness

Stay fit now Joey.

 

[ghostdog]

Upto $20K, depends how much Gill needs for the week,

I think it's funny that the club was willing to cop the fine, playing North Melbourne who probably would have had to run a couple of raffles to do the same.

 

[mzuppit]

 

[Howard Moon]

So do we think he was always playing?

Or legit late call up? Part of me thinks it was all to fox norf and lessen comeback pressure

 

[ghostdog]

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Is that Raz in the middle? You'd think he suffered a season ending injury looking at that photo.

 

[ghostdog]

So do we think he was always playing?

Or legit late call up? Part of me thinks it was all to fox norf and lessen comeback pressure

Woosh said Clarke called the club on the morning of the game still in pain and they found a calf bleed. I'm no doctor, but that sounds convincing and if you look at the photo above Raz is still clearly upset by the whole issue. The evidence speaks for itself.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

So do we think he was always playing?

Or legit late call up? Part of me thinks it was all to fox norf and lessen comeback pressure

A few of the boys who were interviewed after the game said they were surprised to see Joey turn up on Friday to play. I guess you could take that with a grain of salt, but my read on it all is that he wasn't expecting to play.

 

[mike14]

So do we think he was always playing?

Or legit late call up? Part of me thinks it was all to fox norf and lessen comeback pressure

If it was a fake-out then JD is a pretty good actor as he was quite convincing with his "I turned up for VFL training and got the call" story immediately after the game.
Not that you can't be coached in sort of thing but it did come across as legit

 

[yodellinhank]

Woosh said Clarke called the club on the morning of the game still in pain and they found a calf bleed. I'm no doctor, but that sounds convincing

Clarke reportedly didn't train, JD should've at least been named an emergency. Dirty trick TFC.

and if you look at the photo above Raz is still clearly upset by the whole issue. The evidence speaks for itself.

WTF did he just tell them, I'll miss you blokes in Adelaide?!

 

[Lore]

Trained with the main group yesterday, pulled up well from the last match. So if there was any doubt, he'll be available for Anzac Day and Clarke won't.

Joe Daniher took Clarke’s place in the line-up last week for his first senior game since round seven last year, and Crow said the star forward’s recovery from the breakthrough match has been successful.

“Joe came out of the game well, he trained yesterday with the main group and looked quite good, so we’re really comfortable with how Joe’s pulled up from the last match.”

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-04-23/zacka-ticking-the-boxes

 

[ghostdog]

Trained with the main group yesterday, pulled up well from the last match. So if there was any doubt, he'll be available for Anzac Day and Clarke won't.


https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-04-23/zacka-ticking-the-boxes

Awesome news and he'll be better for the run. I hope during the time off he had a good think about not playing for free kicks. I'll be a bit annoyed if it's back to the same old thing.

 

[DonsRule]

 

[DapperJong]

North would have folded.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Chump change.

*flex*

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

North would have folded.

How many raffle tickets would North have to sell

 

[Stopher]

The Big Derp looking the sex with the long sleeves

 

[BrunoV]

Chump change.

*flex*

I think Shiel offered to pay it from the proceeds of one of those side deals.

The players are tight-knit.

 

[doug85]

 

[BrunoV]

So good to see him back.

Few rusty kicks in play and a lack of match fitness is evident but even at about 75% fitness he's probably the most dangerous player out there.

He's such a gun.

 

[boncer34]

Nah make him come back through the VFL we look better without him.

 

[Kakkle]

It almost looks as if he hasn’t been injured at all in the last 12 months. Incredible.

 

[Stopher]

So good to see him back.

Few rusty kicks in play and a lack of match fitness is evident but even at about 75% fitness he's probably the most dangerous player out there.

He's such a gun.

For all the talk of Grundy (fair enough too, he is a genuine gun) Joe's numbers are exceptional, especially for a guy 2 games back from a year off.

 

[Howard Moon]

Spot on the other day BrunoV he now slight fades rather than hooks. That means he closer to being fixed.

 

[Ambrosia]

Jeez he's a gem