Jacob Hopper [merged]

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The player at all 18 AFL clubs that needs an enormous pre-season

Andrew Slevison
SEN
31 Oct 2024



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/

[Francois Jackson]

Lazy bum is what hopper is. Midfield version of Ty vickery

 Should cut our ties year end

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I am not sure he’s a lazy bum but boy would I love a run of injury free seasons from him.

[Siberian]

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

[WilliamPowell]

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.

[Francois Jackson]

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 

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

[Tiger Khosh]

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.

[georgies31]

Disaster of a trade end of story.Hopefully new fitness guru gets him right.