Retired #18: Michael Hurley 🐻 - Staying on in a coaching and player welfare role! - 3/10

[Lore]

Non-contact for another week but otherwise has a full training load.

“Hurls had a shoulder reconstruction and he’s really at the end of his rehabilitation phase. He’s been training essentially fully with the group except for contact,” Rundle said on Tuesday.

“He’s at the end of his contact progressions now and should be integrating fully with the group within the next week or so.”

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A number of important Bombers are on track to hit the ground running in the 2020 season.

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And back in the leadership group too.

 

[Shane Hird]

He could be much fitter.
Bordering on out of shape due to his constant injuries in his hamstrings and hotspots in his feet.
He'll never be 100% match fit and Im positive the club will have to manage his injuries throughout his entire career to keep him on the park.
Hence why it's important we retain Gumby.

Dunno bout that...but I agree it's very important we keep Gumbles.

 

[m7jebus]

I have a different interpretation of talented - People tell me that Cupido was gifted/talented - I dont think he was that talented - talented players produce consistent performances week after week - and have a limited difference between their best and worst performances. So what Hurley must do is improve his consistencty ( only a little ) and be more selective in how he uses his energy.

Talent is talent, consistency is consistency. Some players have one but not the other, the stars often have both.

I went to the same school as Cupido, and I still rate him as one of the most talented players I've ever seen - just an absolute natural. He was so much better than everyone around him at junior level it was laughable. The problem was, he knew that better than anyone, and that's probably why he never learned much about preparation, fitness, workrate... and basically he was always a bit of a dick who didn't have a whole lot of respect for his peers.

Back to Hurley though. I kind of understand why people think he's overhyped - in an era that's obsessed with stats, his don't look all that flash. He's definitely a guy who's impact can only be properly judged by watching him play, looking at the difference he makes even when he doesn't have a great game himself. I just want to see him fit and settled in a team that's not falling apart week by week... I think the results would be pleasing.

 

[Schopp]

Interesting to see how the wrist reco went that he was supposed to have had. The thing holding him back big time from justifying the hype is his hands.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Interesting to see how the wrist reco went that he was supposed to have had. The thing holding him back big time from justifying the hype is his hands.

Like Fry?

 

[Drummer_19]

Like Fry?

You're suggesting Hurls should pop down to robot hell, spin the wheel and perhaps get some sweet robot hands?

 

[Beerfish]

Metal arms.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

You're suggesting Hurls should pop down to robot hell, spin the wheel and perhaps get some sweet robot hands?

Hurley's football ability is as lousy as it is brilliant!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

can we change the thread title please?

It's insulting to even suggest Hurley is "all" hype. It's rubbish. There is some hype attached but anyone who doesn't think he has genuine talent, desire, physicality, skill and everything else needed to be an A Grade footballer can go eat a bowl of dicks...

 

[Zach Package]

He deserves hype, Hes a farking awesome footballer ffs.

 

[Zach Package]

Interesting to see how the wrist reco went that he was supposed to have had. The thing holding him back big time from justifying the hype is his hands.

A guy i used to play soccer with (goalie) was having massive trouble with his wrist, couldn't flex it at all and had swelling and pain after every game.
Had a bit of a clean up (bone chips iirc) and a full reco, completely fixed it, and actually made it structurally stronger (he previously had broken it).

Hoping for the same for hurls

 

[Oh Tayteridge]

can we change the thread title please?

It's insulting to even suggest Hurley is "all" hype. It's rubbish. There is some hype attached but anyone who doesn't think he has genuine talent, desire, physicality, skill and everything else needed to be an A Grade footballer can go eat a bowl of dicks...

Best title change ever.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

bravo!!

 

[Zach Package]

only way we could top this title change is '2012 List Managment Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo'

 

[daz17]

Adds fuel to the debate.
Don't mind if mods want to make a thread with a poll in it; just posted here as it is most relevant.

IMO Forward.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Don't mind if mods want to make a thread with a poll in it; just posted here as it is most relevant.
IMO Forward.

Feel free to start one. We're cool with threads about a definitive topic.

 

[Kong]

dat body work on nick riewoldt

 

[Call Me Cake]

Adds fuel to the debate.
Don't mind if mods want to make a thread with a poll in it; just posted here as it is most relevant.

IMO Forward.

The only thing those videos demonstrate is that he's a ******* gun.

Forward btw.

FF Daniher
CHF Hurley

 

[Summer Nights]

Best thing is the second video has that mark against Tredrea. Damn he is a rarity, our Hurley. Video shows some clean marks with his hands, too. Hopefully his surgery removes the niggles that caused him to drop a few. With healthy hands, he's a great mark. 5 per game with dodgy wrists is promising. Can't wait for 2013.

 

[Rack Watts]

After seeing those videos, I honestly don't give a **** where he plays, he's gonna be good regardless of where.
Just stoked to have him for another 4 years on the list

 

[CakeButcher]

After seeing those videos, I honestly don't give a **** where he plays, he's gonna be good regardless of where.
Just stoked to have him for another 4 years on the list

I believe it's 5 years =] Plus he said he wants to be at the club for life.

 

[bombermick]

He's a good forward, but those videos demonstrate he takes forwards to the cleaners.

J.Roo barely touched it when he had to take on Hurls last year.

 

[The Speaker]

Looks like something special down back there.

 

[astrowizzle]

if we can get him fit enough there is no reason why he cant make the spoil at full back, bolt up the guts and take them to the cleaners in the forward line at hte end of that same play. I can only wish. He is an awesome backman, hard and intimidates his opponents. He is a bloody scarey forward the way he crashes the pack. If he does play back would love to see him take stints on the forward line purely becuase he is clean off both sides of his body. There aint many forwards around who can bang them from 50m out on etiher foot which makes him deadly if he can get rid of the wrist problems. HE also has great vision and is a neat pass of hteball inside 50 as well.

 

[Zach Package]

Bump.

Essendons Facebook page ran a poll, results came back as 64% back 36% forward. Not that that means anything other than me being in the majority

 

[Knight Ryders]

Bomber Thompson stated on SEN that if he had his way that he would play him back