Player Watch #26: Cale Hooker - 100 career goals for the AA defender!

Lore · Jan 22, 2020

26 - [PLAYERCARD]Cale Hooker[/PLAYERCARD].jpg

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2021
Last Game Played: Currently in the side
Injury Status: n/a

Bunk Moreland · Oct 7, 2020

Well, our only remaining forward above 195cm is Stewart, who’s really more of a flanker, and blokes who haven’t played a senior game.

Unless we pull off a trade surprise, we’re gonna need this bloke deep forward next year.

RearNaked · Oct 7, 2020

Should make him captain for the his last year with McGrath vice captain to take over next year but I’m sure the playing group will just make Heppell captain again because he’s a top bloke

The Donners · Oct 7, 2020

RearNaked said:
Should make him captain for the his last year with McGrath vice captain to take over next year but I’m sure the playing group will just make Heppell captain again because he’s a top bloke

As sarcastic as you may be, Heppell may be better served taking a back seat which in turn could be beneficial for us.

astrowizzle · Oct 7, 2020

Bunk Moreland said:
Well, our only remaining forward above 195cm is Stewart, who’s really more of a flanker, and blokes who haven’t played a senior game.

Unless we pull off a trade surprise, we’re gonna need this bloke deep forward next year.

i think we will need him in the backline coz thats where the ball is going to be 95% of the time

Vander18 · Oct 7, 2020

Bunk Moreland said:
Well, our only remaining forward above 195cm is Stewart, who’s really more of a flanker, and blokes who haven’t played a senior game.

Unless we pull off a trade surprise, we’re gonna need this bloke deep forward next year.

I shared that view of Stewart but think we need to refine it.

He looked like a very capable, physical power forward when he returned. Maybe not your number 1 Option but I no longer Of him as an oversized flanker.

Eleven 38 · Oct 7, 2020

astrowizzle said:
i think we will need him in the backline coz thats where the ball is going to be 95% of the time

Depends where we are aiming to finish. I say play Hurley and Hooker forward... we dont need them saving goals so we can win 7-8 games again.

Don35 · Oct 7, 2020

Is cooked. A year of watching him fall over his own feet and get beat to the contest in a disfunctional fwd line would be a sad way for him to go out. Would rather give opportunity to the kid we drafted last year or grab someone in trade. This year was a year too many but we get to see another farewell year next season because the joint is gutless.

yodellinhank · Oct 7, 2020

Don35 said:
Is cooked. A year of watching him fall over his own feet and get beat to the contest in a disfunctional fwd line would be a sad way for him to go out. Would rather give opportunity to the kid we drafted last year or grab someone in trade. This year was a year too many but we get to see another farewell year next season because the joint is gutless.

Runs on the board

The Donners · Oct 7, 2020

yodellinhank said:
Runs on the board

So he gets 1 free year (2019) for saga and 1 free year (2020) for runs on the board. Next year is a disability pension. 3 years too long at his pay packet. Typical Essendon.

Offer him to a club in their window and we can pay half his salary. We could still afford a decent replacement and 1 that could be there during the rebuild.