#14 Michael Hibberd – retired. Thank you Pig ❤️

[TheCount]

Surprised TMac wasn't there for only having 6 goals kicked on him. Or was he? Haven't checked.

One of the emergencies surely

 

[Lance Uppercut]

see. I told you guys he was a gun. But thanks for the shitty pick anyway

 

[pjfairbairn]

May well prove to be one of our best non-draft acquisitions of the decade. Adds so much polish to our defensive exits, has had a bigger (in-game) influence than Lewis for mine

 

[LeverPuller]

see. I told you guys he was a gun. But thanks for the shitty pick anyway

You got two seconds and the pleasure of not dealing with Melksham anynore for him.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

I suppose he's ok

 

[Sando22]

I adore the Pig!
Not only is he as good a kick as we have, he's tough as nails!

 

[Sando22]

Just quietly, how well has this bloke slotted in!?
I don't know an Essendon supporter who doesn't miss him and rightly so, he's a ripper.
One of those guys I never took much notice of as an opposition supporter because he's fairly unassuming and just gets the job done with little fuss but I am loving his efforts to date with us!

 

[wowlace]

Reckon Hibberd is our best pick up in years.

 

[booshboy]

Reckon Hibberd is our best pick up in years.

Yep, along with Bernie, we'll get more years out of the Pig though!

 

[RatherHaveABeer]

Borderline criminal that there aren't more posts in this topic.

<3 The Pig.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Borderline criminal that there aren't more posts in this topic.

<3 The Pig.

I think for a defender fewer posts is a good sign

 

[PerfectFooty]

Did you guys hear he's going to debut for us on ANZAC day eve?

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Did you guys hear he's going to debut for us on ANZAC day eve?

We have to wait a whole year?!

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

Hope the All Australian selectors have been watching him, he's in unbelievable form. Does he attack or defend better? Honestly not sure. Big fan.

 

[Topkent]

Hope the All Australian selectors have been watching him, he's in unbelievable form. Does he attack or defend better? Honestly not sure. Big fan.

It's weird watching a genuine quality senior player play for Melbourne. Aside from Nathan Jones and Vince for a year we haven't had blokes over 25 play well every week

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

It's weird watching a genuine quality senior player play for Melbourne. Aside from Nathan Jones and Vince for a year we haven't had blokes over 25 play well every week

Having players like Oliver etc in general play at perhaps not an elite level but produce at least very good football each week is just an unfamiliar feeling really.

 

[Topkent]

Having players like Oliver etc in general play at perhaps not an elite level but produce at least very good football each week is just an unfamiliar feeling really.

I mean Mclean, Morton, Scully, Trenners, Oliver, Grimes, Tyson etc have all produced pretty awesome early seasons ( tho Olivers is the best ) but none have gone on to the elite level.

 

[Sylvia Saint]

Ridiculously good player.

 

[saj_21]

Laughable some or one didn't rate him as best 22

He has a lot more leg speed than I thought

 

[Higgs Boson]

This guy is amazing. I honestly can't recall a better recruit in recent times

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

AA or GTFO - Title change pls.

 

[djpaulydemon]

Favourite player at the moment. Goes so hard for the pill, especially the half volleys, not afraid at all to let them clean bowl him and it always gives us time and space when hes the first there.

 

[stabler]

You guys, RoCo didn't rate him in his top recruits of the year, so end of story. Nothing to see here

 

[TheCount]

I thought he was good at Essendon, but I had no idea how good. When I was down at the G in Round2, I was sitting behind a bombers fan and was chatting to him, and he couldn't speak enough about how good a player he is, and how filthy he was to lose him ... he was spot on!

 

[Cannon82]

He has a lot more leg speed than I thought

Yep, I was surprised by that too. That effort to get back in and win the contest in the defensive 50 was brilliant. Don't really notice his pace that much, probably because he reads the play and goes early so generally doesn't have anyone near him when he's got it in space.