Player Watch #2 Jacob Hopper

[Wooden Robot]

his kick for goal was really the icing on the cake


had one really nice kick i50 but other than that nothing much stood out (positively)

First thing I thought of when that kick missed was the outrage on Big Footy

 

[sanaya]

First thing I thought of when that kick missed was the outrage on Big Footy

tbf that moment is one of the ones you can't really get mad at


just gotta laugh it off and be like "yeah, figures"

 

[lizard man]

A team looking for a mid might see hopper as a tantalising prospect …. We could pretend to play hardball to maximise his value and get a good pick in return for his services

 

[juss]

A team looking for a mid might see hopper as a tantalising prospect …. We could pretend to play hardball to maximise his value and get a good pick in return for his services

We will get no good pick for his services. We'd need to basically pay his contract and then someone might throw a pick we can use.

 

[Wooden Robot]

Like seriously, the guy is as slow as a dead snail and his skills have severely diminished.
If the head recruiter at Tassie sees him as a viable proposition, he'll last as long as last week's pay in the job.
His skills will be diabolically worse and he isn't gaining a yard a pace, he'll lose it. And he's not a leader.
If Tassie's recruiting boss wants him, they deserve everything coming to them.

 

[RJK Tiger]

A team looking for a mid might see hopper as a tantalising prospect …. We could pretend to play hardball to maximise his value and get a good pick in return for his services

Not even a girl with 30 cats would fool herself into thinking she can fix him.

The club needs to be really brutal on him. Tell him at seasons end he will be starting 2027 in the VFL & considered injury depth & he needs to accept that or be prepared to take a partial buyout.

we cant go forward while effort & performances like he has constantly provided continue

 

[db26]

He shouldn't have come back straight in after that.game he was supposedly rested. Made to earn it in the vfl regardless of injuries put NRT in.

 

[sabso]

Adding my voice to the chorus of those wanting him to never play for us again. Commentators who say players drop it on the boot are usually being metaphorical, however this guy literally drops it and whether or how the boot comes into contact with the ball is another thing completely.

 

[baazzaa]

Once they add the 1.2 player rating from this week to the tally Hopper will really be putting distance on the second worst rated midfielder in the comp (of those who get CBAs) - Prestia.

 

[beema limapep]

I'm just bewildered at this stage.

What more can be said that hasn't previously been said.

 

[beema limapep]

Not even a girl with 30 cats would fool herself into thinking she can fix him.

The club needs to be really brutal on him. Tell him at seasons end he will be starting 2027 in the VFL & considered injury depth & he needs to accept that or be prepared to take a partial buyout.

we cant go forward while effort & performances like he has constantly provided continue

Strange reference. Something tells me you once dated a girl with 30 cats. No?

 

[Vassp]

TT was just as bad after half time. he spent all his diesel being a tractor and then couldnt do a thing after half time.

I think a very intelligent poster said a few years ago that they were shit and way overrated, and we would be regretting those two, and they would cost the club dearly.

Lynch gave Hopper a massive spray i believe.

 

[Grrr]

A team looking for a mid might see hopper as a tantalising prospect …. We could pretend to play hardball to maximise his value and get a good pick in return for his services

Seriously. The worst senior mid in the league and you suggest he might find a home.

 

[lizard man]

Seriously. The worst senior mid in the league and you suggest he might find a home.

We should try and trick someone into taking him … package him as part of another deal and he is the steak knives

 

[Grrr]

We should try and trick someone into taking him … package him as part of another deal and he his is the stake knives

Put him in the bottom of the box. Not a bad idea.

 

[Sol23]

Absolute disgrace. Has to be dropped after that. Enough is enough

 

[cairo tiger]

Hopper was rated #43 rated player today and Yze persists with him, hes the liability we cannot have

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

He’ll be playing for Leeton-Whitten next year on a million bucks.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Perplexing drop in performance this year. Clearly not playing to AFL standard. Hopper has actually never played two decent seasons in succession in his career. Strange.

 

[tigs2010]

A team looking for a mid might see hopper as a tantalising prospect …. We could pretend to play hardball to maximise his value and get a good pick in return for his services

Even Richmond VFL dont want him.

Its incredible this guy made a GF as a prime mover.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Keep playing him, he’ll guarantee us pick 1.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

honestly happy to pay for a premium membership for whichever club is willing to take him off our hands

 

[voorhees]

Not even a girl with 30 cats would fool herself into thinking she can fix him.

thats gold

 

[Truetiger]

honestly happy to pay for a premium membership for whichever club is willing to take him off our hands

Collingwood ? Geelong or Carlton lol

 

[peternorth]

Was he any good at the giants?