Oppo Camp Brody Mihocek (Traded to Melbourne 2025)

[stormskye]

All the best checkers .

 

[Shade]

Goodluck brodes.

Club made the right call here there really wasn't a spot for him in the team next year.

 

[shizzle]

Have loved watching him go about it. Just been a terrific player for us, one of my personal favourites. Will miss his workrate and ability to hit the scoreboard. It's for the best though, we need to get some younger forwards games to see what they've got.

 

[CheckerTrade666]

Great servant of the club and most importantly a Premership player .

People forget he spent multiple years essentially carrying our tall forward stocks without getting any real support, a real heart and soul player.

In terms of our team for next year, it should give opportunities to the likes of West and hopefully Buller so I don’t think it’s a massive loss in hindsight.

 

[NMBB]

Best wishes Brody - thanks for giving 110% 24/7 to the Pies

 

[whiskeytown]

Good luck to Brodie

Been a real workhorse and a warrior for the pies.

Deserves his last contract to be a bigger one than the pies were offering

I remember watching him in the VFL at Couburg years ago. He had just arrived at the pies as a VFL team of the year defender… but as a forward that day, you could see that he knew when to lead, had good hands on the lead etc

What a find he was for Collingwood!

… And to think they were looking at taking him 12 months earlier but held off

Play well… just not against the pies

 

[Kappa]

Hope no one boos him, gave his all for the club every game he played.

Nothing wrong with him chasing a last pay cheque.

 

[BillyElliott]

Hope no one boos him, gave his all for the club every game he played.

Nothing wrong with him chasing a last pay cheque.

That's what I'm hoping too. Will be so disappointed if some of the ferals do.

 

[sideswipe]

Hope no one boos him, gave his all for the club every game he played.

Nothing wrong with him chasing a last pay cheque.

To be fair, by exiting May and Oliver, the Dees are reducing our booing options

 

[windchimes]

To be fair, by exiting May and Oliver, the Dees are reducing our booing options

There’s always Fritch

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Going to miss Checkers. A great clubman and served us well for so many years.

I can understand him accepting Melbourne's offer. It provides him with more security and money, and given he had a delayed start to his AFL career I can understand the need to want to cash in while he still can.

He will forever remain a Collingwood Premiership player and deserves nothing but gratitude from all of us.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Thank you legend.

 

[NMBB]

There’s always Fritch

True - but if we get May and / or Oliver how will the booing work? - might be the first cross-purposes booing in the AFL..

 

[BillyElliott]

True - but if we get May and / or Oliver how will the booing work? - might be the first cross-purposes booing in the AFL..

I'd still boo May. And cheer Checkers.

 

[Kappa]

Leading goalkickers: Every Brody Mihocek goal in 2023

Watch all 47 of the reliable Magpies forward’s goals from Collingwood’s 2023 flag-winning season

www.afl.com.au

The last 5 seconds is his goal in the 2023 grand final

It was an absolutely massive goal and one of the big reasons we won the game, Brisbane had momentum at that point, and we had missed a few shots on goal so the team was getting panicky. When he slotted that from the boundary I think it gave everyone genuine belief.

 

[windchimes]

True - but if we get May and / or Oliver how will the booing work? - might be the first cross-purposes booing in the AFL..

It’ll start sounding like we’re beating Essendon on Anzac Day

 

[JB1975]

A likeable bloke. Impressive thighs.

Put his body on the line every week, took a lot of hits, always created opportunities for others.

Doesn't matter where he ends up, Checkers is a Collingwood success story for life.

Love him.

 

[noideaatall]

Hope no one boos him, gave his all for the club every game he played.

Nothing wrong with him chasing a last pay cheque.

Absolutely. Devastated to see him go though. Put his body on the line in every game, damn sure he deserves as much compensation as he can get. His old age won't be easy.

 

[SouthernPie]

Very sad to say goodbye to Checkers, one of my favourites, mainly because of the fearless way he threw himself into every contest. He had some great goal sense at times too for a big man.
His footy story was one of resilience and never giving up on his quest to be an AFL player.
So glad he snagged a couple of Coventry trophies and of course the big one - premiership medal.
It'll be hard seeing him in anything other than black and white, yet I understand the want to set his family up with greater financial security.
True thanks to Checkers for his great service. Personally, I'll miss him a lot.

 

[Vicky Park]

Checkers leaves, loaded up with love and respect.

His body looks to be finally succumbing to being battered every week, but at the very least Melbourne will benefit from his team-first attitude. Not sure they’ve seen much of that in recent years.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[Kes1984]

Melbourne, eewww

Oh well good luck to him. I don’t have any fondness for players who want to leave once they’re gone. Checkers will be no exception.

No hard feelings. Just no fondness anymore once they’re gone.

 

[domus]

Melbourne, eewww

Oh well good luck to him. I don’t have any fondness for players who want to leave once they’re gone. Checkers will be no exception.

No hard feelings. Just no fondness anymore once they’re gone.

I'm the same. Once they wear another jumper the love ends. No animosity. Just no love. I wonder if we'll be as magnanimous if Nick leaves for the big bucks from Tassie in 2030!!

 

[Apex36]

Thanks for everything Checkers, enjoy your well deserved retirement package at the Dees.