Player Watch #2 Jacob Hopper - Managed

[Lord of the Wings]

800k player, should show signs of skill etc, no excuses.

He has skill. His body is so cooked though that he can't kick more than 40m without doing an injury.

I can see an early payout for Jacob coming down the track.

 

[TigerImposter]

He has skill. His body is so cooked though that he can't kick more than 40m without doing an injury.

I can see an early payout for Jacob coming down the track.

It's our only hope and have been saying it since early last year he will end up in the seconds and not finish his contract. It's so obvious he's physically struggling and now the game is so much faster he'll struggle more.

 

[beema limapep]

Heard his kicking efficiency was 22% on the weekend.

Wasn't he supposed to be the better of Taranto and himself by foot?

 

[beema limapep]

If we're going to be playing half a dozen 1st year kids next year you need guys like hopper alongside them.

The last thing we want is Dow being the senior midfielder

IIRC he's played 30 of a possible 66 games over the past 3 seasons.

Not gunna protect anybody if he can't get on the park for more than 40% of games.

Will be 28 in Feb. with 5 years left. Let that sink in.

 

[tiger_tough]

IIRC he's played 30 of a possible 66 games over the past 3 seasons.

Not gunna protect anybody if he can't get on the park for more than 40% of games.

Will be 28 in Feb. with 5 years left. Let that sink in.

Yeah but Meehan

 

[beema limapep]

Yeah but Meehan

Had problems before Meehan was a factor.

Barring a miracle we will be lucky to get 50 games out of him over the next 5 years of his contact.

 

[TigerImposter]

Yeah but Meehan

played 7 games in 22 the year we got him. Poor decision

Jacob Hopper of the Richmond Tigers Career AFL Stats

Jacob Hopper of Richmond Tigers career AFL statistics

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[Wooden Robot]

Heard his kicking efficiency was 22% on the weekend.

Wasn't he supposed to be the better of Taranto and himself by foot?

They’d be unlikely to go at 30% combined.
Both total butchers of the ball and give away more goals than they help create.

 

[Vassp]

They’d be unlikely to go at 30% combined.
Both total butchers of the ball and give away more goals than they help create.

and people been bitching at me for months now, I know i was a broken record but hey.......

 

[brikzone]

horrible trade, taranto i can live with, Hopper absolutely worst trade for a while... we are gonna draft mids and hopper will either be injured, lose his spot and be in vfl or even worse will be keeping a kid out of team while not being able to kick the ball 40m and hitting every opposition player with his horrible ball skills. wish Geelong got him....
This guy turns 28 in Feb and has 5 yes 5 years remaining................ !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[59Stanley]

Unmitigated disaster this one.
His body is shot unfortunately which reduces him to a slow unskilled player

 

[Vassp]

if i get hired on a 800k per year contract and cant do my job then........
Why is he any different?

 

[el_simo]

if i get hired on a 800k per year contract and cant do my job then........
Why is he any different?

If I got offered 800k for a job and the company knew exactly what they were getting from me, I’d take it and run.

 

[sante]

Still needs to have a proper pre season, then we can judge properly

 

[el_simo]

Still needs to have a proper pre season, then we can judge properly

Who is to say he ever has one ?

 

[sante]

Who is to say he ever has one ?

Well hopefully he has many. We need more from him

 

[tiger_tough]

Most contested possessions on the field, 2nd most clearances, 3rd most disposals and went at 68%.

Some people will sook no matter what happens.

 

[lizard man]

Most contested possessions on the field, 2nd most clearances, 3rd most disposals and went at 68%.

Some people will sook no matter what happens.

He had zero hurt factor mate

 

[Vassp]

Most contested possessions on the field, 2nd most clearances, 3rd most disposals and went at 68%.

Some people will sook no matter what happens.

he and hopper are disposal whores, not much damage to be done.
Watch the game mate and forget the stats, theyre meaningless.

 

[tiger_tough]

He had zero hurt factor mate

he and hopper are disposal whores, not much damage to be done.
Watch the game mate and forget the stats, theyre meaningless.

Thus is why we need some blokes that can kick alongside them.

 

[Daka]

Worst mistake the club recently has made, remember when we got players like Houli & Grigg for nothing basically? yet we get this spud for what cost the farm...

 

[Elgreedo]

If I got offered 800k for a job and the company knew exactly what they were getting from me, I’d take it and run.

But running is the problem.

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[Tiger71]

It's our only hope and have been saying it since early last year he will end up in the seconds and not finish his contract. It's so obvious he's physically struggling and now the game is so much faster he'll struggle more.

In fairness he has had zero preseason and a very bad knee which then led to hamstring issues. Obviously that is effecting his disposal and motor. He looks like a bloke playing in the preseason at this stage but due to our poor footy department and how we have shown to manage players this year, we are playing him and smashing his confidence every week as he cant perform.

Go watch him at GWS, he is a talented mid, next year is a huge one for him

 

[Noidnadroj]

He was still ranked low overall in the AFL mids. He’s a ball butcher.

In 2023 He got 19 Brownlow votes and finished 17th in the coaches votes. So umpires ranked him top-10 in the league and coaches top-20.

Won the B&F. 15th in league in clearances. 11th in tackles. And kicked 19 goals which was 4th most by a pure midfielder.

I agree he’s not the best user of the ball, but neither is Danger, Fyfe, Cripps, Walsh, Anderson, Rowell … I won’t go on.

TT is a gun and we are lucky to have him and we’d do the same trade in a heartbeat.


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[Noidnadroj]

Worst mistake the club recently has made, remember when we got players like Houli & Grigg for nothing basically? yet we get this spud for what cost the farm...

The trade got us Hopper, Kaleb Smith and Steely Greene. A lot to play out on this one.


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