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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #375 on: August 07, 2023, 02:47:55 PM »
Was playing good footy until they decided he was a forward.

Bloke continues to struggle fwd and still they leave him there.

What to do with him? there are several options
1/ Rest him for the rest of the year as his form does not warrant a game and at age 32 hes one we can leave out to play a kid.

2/ Move him back to a wing and play Ross more as an inside mid. We can do no worse than what we have, in either scenario.

3/ Drop McIntosh as he is just ordinary and play him on McIntosh's wing.

4/ Dont play him and delist at the end of the year.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #376 on: August 20, 2023, 01:28:41 AM »
Hopper's largest output (2nd most disposals for us) since his return from injury in round 16.

28 disposals (12k, 16h, 6c, 23u, 82.1% eff.)
8 marks
3 tackles
4 clearances
2 inside 50s
325 metres gained
2 intercepts
8 score involvements
1 goal assist
75% time on ground

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #377 on: August 20, 2023, 07:50:02 AM »
He was very good.

Hopefully a sign of what's to come if he stays healthy.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #378 on: August 20, 2023, 10:20:09 AM »
Was excellent yesterday

Shows what he can do when fit and healthy

Looking forward to his 2024
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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #379 on: August 24, 2023, 05:31:36 PM »
Jacob Hopper to Richmond: C

Richmond will hand the Giants pick 7 this year for Hopper, who certainly hasn’t set the world on fire. The 26-year-old has played 15 games, dealt with a few injuries and averaged 21.7 disposals and 4.4 clearances per game.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/08/24/grading-all-36-afl-trade-and-free-agency-moves-from-2022-one-year/

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #380 on: August 27, 2023, 03:11:16 PM »
Hopper has been a disaster this year no matter how you dress it up. The fact Dow and even banks are playing better football tells you something.

If you want to accept 7 year deals then bloody play like you deserve it.

He better show something in 24, or he will start to cop it from the media, and even fans and rightly so.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #381 on: August 27, 2023, 03:18:24 PM »
Pick 6 and 31 what a disaster who's going to own that poor list management.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #382 on: August 27, 2023, 03:21:19 PM »
Should hand his money back. stuffen useless

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #383 on: August 27, 2023, 03:24:42 PM »
stuffin soft as stuff. Goes in when he wants to.

He plays exactly as he did at GWS and despite missing most of last year we still coughed up picks.   Dimma the idiot thought he was dusty and would make us dance one last time.  :banghead
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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #384 on: August 27, 2023, 03:26:33 PM »
Taranto last 10 games have been ordinary let me say that to.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #385 on: August 27, 2023, 03:36:26 PM »
Hopper has been a disaster this year no matter how you dress it up. The fact Dow and even banks are playing better football tells you something.

If you want to accept 7 year deals then bloody play like you deserve it.

He better show something in 24, or he will start to cop it from the media, and even fans and rightly so.

Funny, I thought he's been copping it on here all season by "fans"
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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #386 on: August 27, 2023, 03:45:56 PM »
Hopper has been a disaster this year no matter how you dress it up. The fact Dow and even banks are playing better football tells you something.

If you want to accept 7 year deals then bloody play like you deserve it.

He better show something in 24, or he will start to cop it from the media, and even fans and rightly so.

Funny, I thought he's been copping it on here all season by "fans"

Hopper has been a disaster this year no matter how you dress it up. The fact Dow and even banks are playing better football tells you something.

If you want to accept 7 year deals then bloody play like you deserve it.

He better show something in 24, or he will start to cop it from the media, and even fans and rightly so.

Funny, I thought he's been copping it on here all season by "fans"

which fans? Only a few perhaps.

On here his poor efforts have been largely ignored though when he shows up and shows something, everyone is quick to jump to his defence.

He gives us another year of mediocrity and he will rival any whipping boy we have ever had.

Taranto last 10 games have been ordinary let me say that to.

Agree. His last month has been ordinary, but a great year all round. No complaints from me Georgie. I will say this. The pair of them are not match winners and neither will ever be.

We need top end talent in the middle or we are stuffed.

We must get a top 10 pick in this draft, and not screw it up.


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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #387 on: August 27, 2023, 03:47:23 PM »
I’d be ok if he was just useless. But $750k a year to be useless for 7 years is a stuffen disaster

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #388 on: August 27, 2023, 03:48:37 PM »
And Hopper was a free agent this year.

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Re: Jacob Hopper [merged]
« Reply #389 on: August 27, 2023, 06:01:41 PM »
He can play but yeah, very underwhelming given what we gave up and the ridiculous contract he's on.
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