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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #480 on: October 31, 2024, 11:20:01 PM »
The player at all 18 AFL clubs that needs an enormous pre-season

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Jacob Hopper

Much has been written and said about Richmond’s decision to recruit Jacob Hopper and his midfield mate Tim Taranto from GWS two years ago.

It hasn’t quite gone to plan as the pair cost plenty of draft capital and a fair bit in salary, and since their arrival the Tigers have not contended while Damien Hardwick, who seemingly wanted them recruited, is long gone.

Taranto has already delivered given he won the 2023 best and fairest and is generally the club’s hardest working and most prolific midfielder.

But so far Hopper has struggled to find his best in yellow and black, mainly because he’s been restricted to 28 games by various injuries.

The opportunity is there for the 27-year-old to take charge of this Richmond midfield group alongside Taranto and help drive the club forward as it rebuilds.

Hopper has played some good games for the Tigers but he needs to get his body right, find consistency and rediscover the form that saw him included in the 40-man All-Australian squad in 2021.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/10/31/the-player-at-all-18-afl-clubs-that-needs-an-enormous-pre-season/

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #481 on: November 01, 2024, 06:53:01 AM »
Lazy bum is what hopper is. Midfield version of Ty vickery

 Should cut our ties year end

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #482 on: November 01, 2024, 07:48:40 AM »
I am not sure he’s a lazy bum but boy would I love a run of injury free seasons from him.
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #483 on: November 01, 2024, 12:12:25 PM »
Lazy bum is what hopper is. Midfield version of Ty vickery

 Should cut our ties year end


Disagree he is solid to adequate when he plays, that's just not often enough,  would trade for a good deal though

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #484 on: November 01, 2024, 08:36:28 PM »
Don't think he's lazy just been cursed with injuries

Will be interesting to see how the change of S&C dept head has in his ability to get over the injuries.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #485 on: November 01, 2024, 10:26:25 PM »
I've made my assumptions on his time as a  gwsfootballer not just  at punt road. From
Memory he has had one perhaps 2 good year.s.

His time at gws was just as bad as last year. Poor s&c coaches must follow him everywhere  :shh

He has no choice to wake up as he can't use that excuse of having bad luck with another coach.



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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #486 on: November 02, 2024, 12:51:40 AM »
FJ, do you consider lynch lazy? Because he’s missed almost as many games in the last 2 seasons through injury as hopper has done so he ver his entire career.

The guys injury prone, not sure how u can correlate that to laziness other than through your own assumptions.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #487 on: November 02, 2024, 09:55:06 AM »
Disaster of a trade end of story.Hopefully new fitness guru gets him right.