Player Watch #26: Cale Hooker - Back against Brisbane! - 11/4

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Great outcome for the Bombers and if Hurley and Heppell are soon to follow than its even better still.

With Hooker I was a little on the fence to if he would stay or go. No doubt there would have been interest from a number of teams but I think he made it pretty clear also he wanted to stay in Victoria.

Looking forward to seeing him run around in the sash again in 2017 fitness and injury pending
 

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Anyone know details of Hooker's overseas training trip? All I could find was an old article


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/261b3af2de6027c5e5f079224741e66f

CALE Hooker could be training alongside basketball superstar LeBron James by mid-year, with the banned Essendon defender set for a stint in the US.


The Herald Sun has learned Hooker is in talks with NBA powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers, NFL club Cincinnati Bengals and MLB’s Cincinnati Reds as he plans for his year in exile.

Hooker, one of 12 Bombers ordered to sit out the AFL season for his involvement in the supplement scandal, responded to his doping ban by contacting a number of American sporting clubs.

Last year’s best-and-fairest winner is keen to gain access to different training habits and facilities to make the most of his enforced time out of the AFL.

American sporting organisations aren’t governed by the WADA code, meaning Hooker would be permitted to train with an NBA, NFL or MLB club.

Hooker sent emails and a video highlights package to a stack of teams. Nothing is finalised, but it’s understood talks have progressed with the three Ohio organisations, particularly the Cavaliers.
 
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Also reading all opposition supporters saying it's good and they didn't really want him anyway makes me laugh.

Sure you didn't rummy.
Was thinking the same thing. Watch him all of a sudden turn into a potato who realistically had no choice but to stay with us. :D
 

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Great for the club - great for morale - great for Hooks but 5 year deal.. Gee that may sting in the last 1-2 years.

I wonder if all the suspended 12 will end up playing a year extra at the back end of their careers. This year off will really freshen them up.
 

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Great outcome for the Bombers and if Hurley and Heppell are soon to follow than its even better still.

With Hooker I was a little on the fence to if he would stay or go. No doubt there would have been interest from a number of teams but I think he made it pretty clear also he wanted to stay in Victoria.

Looking forward to seeing him run around in the sash again in 2017 fitness and injury pending
I hope Heppell and Hurley just rock up day one of preseason like nothing ever happened.
 
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