Opinion Joe Daniher - Will he be remembered more as a Bomber or a Lion?

[Pakenhamsaint]

Lion. He won a flag there after all

 

[JackFlash]

No one will remember he ever played for Essendon...

 

[Melbourne Lion]

Although the vast majority have been very fair , frankly I'm still a little dumbfounded by a couple of the comments.

Sure, these guys are very well paid , in the public eye, but at the end of the day, they are still normal human beings just like rest of us, that just happened to be good at football.

So im not sure if we should hold them to some different, elevated and unreasonable standard that we wouldn't hold ourselves to?

Anyone that has ever worked in job that isn't making them happy ( regardless of your on 80k or 800k) would know that when the rubber hits the road , family, mental health and overall wellbeing etc absolutely has to come first.

I'd think he should be commended not just for his exploits on the field and the entertainment hes provided fans of 2 clubs.
But probably equally, if not more so for making what you could only imagine would be an incrediblely difficult call - to put aside money (and without knowing his situation) , potentially future financial security in the pursuit of happiness .Frankly a call that i wonder if many of us in the same situation ( including me mind you ) may not have the balls to make.

As a passionate Lions man, naturally , I'm shattered that he's gone. He'll be difficult , if not impossible to replace , and yes , his departure will likely effect our chance of going back to back. But hell, thems the breaks ,its just a game and let's face it we wouldn't have got there there in the first place without him.

Flags are few and far between and us old Fitzroy ,Bears, or Brisbane lions supporters ( and undoubtedly most other clubs fans) will attest to , how rare and frustingly hard they are to come by.

He was ice cold and clutch when it counted and played an enormous role in getting us to the top of the mountain. And sheesh, let me tell ya guys , the view from up here, well, its bloody spectacular.

So, he decided it was his time , Good on him. I'll always look back with immense gratitude that he helped get us one. Because frankly, who knows if ill be around to see the next one.

Go well big Joe, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

A premiership star for Brisbane AND a famous name who left Essendon after being mismanaged.

Its a cracking story!

He's my favourite player not in Brown and Gold.

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[HirdsTheWord]

No one will remember he ever played for Essendon...

silly post,

of course, everyone will remember it considering he reached over 100 games with us and therefore reaches F/S.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

That club that has 16 premierships to your 1

Can he count his local SANFL ones if you can count your local VFL ones?

 

[Jackie_Moon]

I can picture him in a 60 series land cruiser.

Yes or Maybe a SS Commodore ute, bogans gunna bogan

 

[Jackie_Moon]

No one will remember he ever played for Essendon...

Was at Ess for 8yrs twice as long as his time at Bris

 

[no. 4]

Brisbane first and foremost due to the Premiership but also Essendon due to his surname and the amazing season he had in 2017.

 

[JackFlash]

Was at Ess for 8yrs twice as long as his time at Bris

No one will remember his time at Essendon...

 

[irel]

Joe didn't like being at Essendon because of continuous culture of ordinariness so he left.
Joe didn't like Brisbane's culture of continuous high performance and excellence so he retired.

I think we should have stayed in that middle cultural quagmire of mediocrity.

Joe would still be on our list.

Gees Fages, why did you do it mate? Now I lost my favourite player.

 

[dumb]

as a player - moments of amazing brilliance. gotta respect a player who walks away from footy to retire on their own terms, side-stepping their contract. he'll be feeling satisfied when he's not drunk this off-season.

 

[Satan]

I remember him as

 

[Daniel_Rich]

Was at Ess for 8yrs twice as long as his time at Bris

Yeah, but fairly even in games played with 108 at Essendon and 96 at the Lions.

Scored more goals at the Lions too (204 to 191).

 

[p4p1]

Yeah, but fairly even in games played with 108 at Essendon and 96 at the Lions.

Scored more goals at the Lions too (204 to 191).

Won more finals and more premierships as well.

 

[GC2015]

silly post,

of course, everyone will remember it considering he reached over 100 games with us and therefore reaches F/S.

Assuming he remains in Byron Bay and his kids play footy, do you think they'll choose Essendon's F/S access or Gold Coast's Academy access if they end up being good enough to be drafted?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Assuming he remains in Byron Bay and his kids play footy, do you think they'll choose Essendon's F/S access or Gold Coast's Academy access if they end up being good enough to be drafted?

dunno

knowing Joe he probably wont be pushing AFL on his kids at all.

I actually am not sure what takes the preference with academies or F/S. I assume F/S?

 

[Ambrosia]

dunno

knowing Joe he probably wont be pushing AFL on his kids at all.

I actually am not sure what takes the preference with academies or F/S. I assume F/S?

Players decision

 

[GC2015]

I actually am not sure what takes the preference with academies or F/S. I assume F/S?

Players decision

Correct. The player decides in that scenario. We saw this play out this year with Kalani White being both F/S and academy eligible for the Dees and Suns. He picked the Melbourne's F/S option. In fact, the only AFL player that has ever chosen their academy option when they also had an F/S option was Nick Blakey. He chose the academy option with the Swans instead of electing to be an F/S pick for North or Brisbane.

 

[Jatz]

Correct. The player decides in that scenario. We saw this play out this year with Kalani White being both F/S and academy eligible for the Dees and Suns. He picked the Melbourne's F/S option. In fact, the only AFL player that has ever chosen their academy option when they also had an F/S option was Nick Blakey. He chose the academy option with the Swans instead of electing to be an F/S pick for North or Brisbane.

Sunny Lappin just chose academy over D/S in the AFLW now as well.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Players will generally always choose their academy. They will have been there since a young age, around the people they know, in a familiar environment close to home, that will always trump some interstate club their dad played for 20+ years ago.

It’ll be the same with Hodge.

 

[WillHayward]

Remembered as a legend imo.

Under rated too.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Players will generally always choose their academy. They will have been there since a young age, around the people they know, in a familiar environment close to home, that will always trump some interstate club their dad played for 20+ years ago.

It’ll be the same with Hodge.

Bailey Scott says hi.

 

[GC2015]

Sunny Lappin just chose academy over D/S in the AFLW now as well.

I think you'll find this is going to be fairly common in the AFLW due to the father-daughter cut off for eligibility being just one game and the money on offer for an AFLW draftee probably doesn't incentivise an interstate move the way it would for a male player e.g. Harley Reid is getting paid significantly more to pursue a footy career in Perth when compared to AFLW players. So think of players like Tom Hickey who played for AFL clubs in Queensland, Victoria, Western Austalia and New South Wales. He's living on the Gold Coast now so his daughters will hav plenty of options if they play footy in terms of academies and the F/D rule, whereas his son won't be F/S eligible for any clubs due to Hickey not reaching 100 AFL games for any individual club and the son will therefore only have the local academy option or the open draft.

Also, I think I was wrong in the sense that Nick Blakey was the only AFL player to have chosen his academy option over F/S. Lachlan Johnson also turned down his F/S option with Brisbane and elected to go with his academy (NGA) option for Essendon.

 

[Milanista28]

What a player.