Player Watch #49: Tom Hird - "little animal" in full training

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2021 (Category B Rookie, Non-Registered Athlete)
Last Game Played: n/a
Injury Status: n/a

 

[Lore]

Category B rookie!

From the club email:

 

[Lore]

This gif has never been more appropriate..

 

[VelvetSledge]

Spitting image of the old man!

Welcome aboard Tommy. You've got some incredible talent in that blood of yours.

 

[jmoo wan]

lol

 

[Donakebab]

Being allowed to sign Hird as a cat B just feels ridiculous, but no complaints here. Welcome Tommy!

 

[andleanback]

This gif has never been more appropriate..

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Touche

 

[Ants]

Holy tornado batman!

Great news. Let’s hope he’s an even better bargain than that guy we got for pick #79!

 

[Runk]

Um.......is he even any good? Pedigree aside.

 

[eDPS]

 

[Lore]

Um.......is he even any good? Pedigree aside.

Well he was good enough to get into elite soccer in Europe, but for whatever reason hasn't stayed in elite soccer.

Free hit anyway, he's a Cat B.

 

[eth-dog]

Another Hird! 4th generation.

 

[Milanista28]

So happy, Feels right, I'm liking 2020 so far, next step... FLAG!

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Can’t breathe

 

[Milanista28]

eDPS Have you seen much of him? Has he played much junior footy?

 

[Kakkle]

We gave Jake Long 5 years, so I'm looking forward to seeing Tom play in the VFL for the next decade while earning an AFL wage.

 

[Lore]

 

[eDPS]

eDPS Have you seen much of him? Has he played much junior footy?

He has played no form in the elite junior pathways only local football like the EDFL which I don’t go to watch, at the very least has spent the last two years playing soccer exclusively

 

[Highly Evolved]

Wow. I know nothing about him except that he is James' son. Welcome to Essendon!!

Would be incredibly if he turned out half as good as his dad but was selected as a Category B Rookie.

 

[Thomas Hird 2020]

I created this username 12 years ago...

For a small fee, I’ll also give you this weeks powerball numbers.

 

[eth-dog]

Um.......is he even any good? Pedigree aside.

I mean, if he's another Luke Lavender we can cut and run. We tend to underuse our Cat B list anyway, so even if he sucks I will support the decision by even using it.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Is this guy any relation to the great James Hird?

 

[eDPS]

 

[DapperDon]

He has played no form in the elite junior pathways only local football like the EDFL which I don’t go to watch, at the very least has spent the last two years playing soccer exclusively

Excellent, for a moment there I was worried we only drafted him due to his name.

 

[Runk]

First we beat West Coast in a per-season game, then Connor came back and now this. Time to cash out 2020.

 

[Howard Moon]

I get it...fake a soccer career for 8 years so he can be nabbed as a cat b.

Shrewd move dodo, you are in rare air