Retired #26: Cale Hooker - Has announced his retirement at season's end 🍷

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retiring at the end of Season 2021
Last Game Played: Round 19, 2021 (omit)
Injury Status: n/a

 

[Howard Moon]

They needed a replay of the Ambrose pile driver to fully appreciate it

 

[daffo]

This is a guy that stayed with us after the club and supporters were shopping him off to Gold Coast for Caddy. He chose to stay with us again after the crap that was the last 4 years despite receiving a lucrative offer from Fremantle, a team fresh from winning a minor premiership. Again, people were talking about that compensation pick. He could've gone home and everyone would understand. Players leave clubs for way less than what he has been through at Essendon.
He pretty much gave away a chance at an individual award as an AA selection in 2015 after the club needed him up forward, and is doing the same again this year after the bans. Pick 2 is no certainty, but Hooker certainly is.

Hooker's decision to stay may have been a catalyst for other players to stay as well. People forget how much the club needed a positive story back then.

If I had the chance to do it again, I'd still choose Cale Hooker.

Well said.

 

[ezard15]

Yeah, the kicking bloody goals line was Schwass, the defunct line at the end was BT

Hang on. Pretty sure it was Brayshaw wasn't it?

 

[ezard15]

They needed a replay of the Ambrose pile driver to fully appreciate it

It was incredible.

The stanton smother was also amazing. Also the Chapman slip over and get up and handball to Colyer for the goal. What a game it was!!

 

[Beerfish]

Cale Hooker is continuing his steady build-up to the season.

He’s completing most of training and is expected to feature in his first competitive hit-out of the year in a VFL practice match next week.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-03-07/injury-update-march-7

 

[Howard Moon]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-03-07/injury-update-march-7

It's funny, you see the guys who were out like hurls, hooker, tbell, myers, then others like crammers and hibberd all suffering from Injuries be they niggly or worse.

Then you look at the anecdotal evidence that rotated and rested cricketers seem to Injure more than the war horses who just bowl all summer...

Makes you wonder if a football player is like a fine oiled machine that goes better and more reliably on repeated use but might breakdown after repeated rest? Especially a 12 months one

 

[Killer79]

Hang on. Pretty sure it was Brayshaw wasn't it?

Yep, definitely Brayshaw.

 

[Towno78]

Hang on. Pretty sure it was Brayshaw wasn't it?

Yep, definitely Brayshaw.

No, Schwass.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

That was the game I started calling Ambrose "The Undertaker", cos he buried that campaigner

 

[Whispering_Jack]

No, Schwass.

Absolutely, 100%, no doubt at all, Schwass. JB doesn't do Sunday games.

 

[Towno78]

Absolutely, 100%, no doubt at all, Schwass. JB doesn't do Sunday games.

And, you know, doesn't do Schwass impersonations.

 

[Maddogm]

And, you know, doesn't do Schwass impersonations.

And doesn't get referred to by his fellow commentators as Schwatta

 

[Killer79]

No, Schwass.

No..Brayshaw

 

[eth-dog]

No..Brayshaw

Was definitely Schwass

 

[Whispering_Jack]

No..Brayshaw

Absolutely, 100%, no doubt at all, Schwass. JB doesn't do Sunday games.

 

[Maddogm]

Wabbit season

 

[BomberFan355]

Training fully today.

 

[boncer34]

Absolutely, 100%, no doubt at all, Schwass. JB doesn't do Sunday games.

Wait what? Sunday?

I feel like you're making a joke that's gone over my head.

 

[DERO]

Mick Gatto would know where he has been buried.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Wait what? Sunday?

I feel like you're making a joke that's gone over my head.

That Hawthorn game was on a Sunday.

 

[boncer34]

That Hawthorn game was on a Sunday.

Bullshit really?

I have had it in my head it was a Friday night. This is a genuine mind blown moment.

 

[Doss]

It was definitely Sunday.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Bullshit really?

I have had it in my head it was a Friday night. This is a genuine mind blown moment.

The only reason I know it so well is because my brother was over from Perth and I chucked a sickie the next day!

 

[boncer34]

Wow. 3.20?

Wasn't even a night game.

 

[Coldacre]

Re: 26. Cale Hooker

Bahaha!!!!

had to bump this