Player Watch #18: Michael Hurley

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calyam

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Hey Bomber fans - just a quick one:

What were some of the knocks on Hurley when playing as forward?

.... or was he shifted down back purely for team balance?
Continuity was a big problem for Hurley up forward. He simply got injured far too often and always seemed to be trying to play himself back into form.

I thought he was a solid forward who could have been a very good forward had he been able to put an entire season together. He was never going to be a leading goalkicker though.

His move back was probably a combination of team balance but also an attempt to keep him on the field.
 

Howard Moon

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funny how that one game, vs hawthorn where he kicked 4 and dragged us over the line to reach the finals basically stalled his defensive development til now... if only he didnt show that he could do that, he would have been a 4 time aa defender by now.
 

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I know the care factor is about zero but in the Adelaide Advertiser today Michelangelo Rucci has drawn up his top 50 for the season. Alex Rance comes in at 13 whereas Hurley comes in at 45. BTW the only other Essendon player named was Hep at 44.
 

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I know the care factor is about zero but in the Adelaide Advertiser today Michelangelo Rucci has drawn up his top 50 for the season. Alex Rance comes in at 13 whereas Hurley comes in at 45. BTW the only other Essendon player named was Hep at 44.
Rucci is a raging dickhead.
 
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