We won the premierships but we still needed a Hopper type player
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Inside accumulator , Winning premierships doesnt mean we dont have holes on the list
I understand, but I think the club had just become sick and tired of losing the clearances. We leaked too many stoppage goals last year and couldn’t arrest momentum when teams got on top in the midfield. If Graham can play as he did the other night he’ll be a handy player this season. Juddy is a talent, Hugo and Banks can play on the flanks, Maurice might get a bit more time in the middle. And of course Sonsie who I also think very highly of can be an elite mid. He’s good in close and on the outside as well, he’ll benefit greatly over the next few years having Taranto and Hopper around him at stoppages. If Cotch didn’t go on and Sonsie was in the side it would be a really good mix but Cotch deserves the right to end whenever he wants, plus he’s still a solid contributor anyway
Not to mention if we did have that inside bull last year we might just have another premiership in our pockets
Yep, our midfield crumbled when Prestia went off in the EF. The new guys will make everyone around them better
Not to mention the close games we lost because no inside mid depth
Not sure what the issue is here, we got this guy to help solve an issue with clearances, he's good in this area & we beat Carlton in this area on thurs & this is area they are elite at.
I can see hop being a prolific handballer as he wins in tight , we have plenty of class to get outside more so when sonz returns to the lineup which I don’t expect to be long
Like the Tigers of old
One game and already nailed to a cross. By Round 4 he will have resurrected things and we will all be singing his praises.
I thought Hopper played really well given the nature of the game and the fact that the Blues have some exceptional contested ball mids.
One game and already nailed to a cross. By Round 4 he will have resurrected things and we will all be singing his praises.
I thought Hopper played really well given the nature of the game and the fact that the Blues have some exceptional contested ball mids.
We wont win a Premiership without him...let that sink in.
Hopper will allow Sonsie to destroy teams on the outside with his elite disposal.
Hopper will allow Sonsie to destroy teams on the outside with his elite disposal.
Well Hopper did help set up the draw.
A nice 45-50 metre kick to Lynch at least in a 1-on-1 contest, not many forwards get that chance in today's day and age.
Because not even a minute earlier Lynch was out marked 2-on-1.
But the best part of the game happens in the next passage of play, after Hopper's kick, going to do a Taranto post after this, he did really well
46 seconds earlier can't remember who kicked it now, ahhh Nank I think from a ruck contest, and Lynch had no chance 2-on-1 here
A nice 45-50 metre kick to Lynch at least in a 1-on-1 contest, not many forwards get that chance in today's day and age.
Because not even a minute earlier Lynch was out marked 2-on-1.
But the best part of the game happens in the next passage of play, after Hopper's kick, going to do a Taranto post after this, he did really well
46 seconds earlier can't remember who kicked it now, ahhh Nank I think from a ruck contest, and Lynch had no chance 2-on-1 here
That was a bloody block! Weitering has his hands up pretending to be in the marking contest while facing the wrong direction.Well Hopper did help set up the draw.
A nice 45-50 metre kick to Lynch at least in a 1-on-1 contest, not many forwards get that chance in today's day and age.
Because not even a minute earlier Lynch was out marked 2-on-1.
But the best part of the game happens in the next passage of play, after Hopper's kick, going to do a Taranto post after this, he did really well
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46 seconds earlier can't remember who kicked it now, ahhh Nank I think from a ruck contest, and Lynch had no chance 2-on-1 here
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Only had one clearance vs the Blues but more importantly Carlton & Cripps didn't dominate in this area as they have in the past.
That should have been the biggest give away there. How could Weitering be competing in the marking contest whilst looking in the other direction. It was a very clear block, was clear as day when I was at the ground and even clearer with the pictures that back it up.
I think we will see Hoppers major benefits to us, once we get through the early part of the season, once the weather gets worse and the games become stoppage heavy and very contested. I think thats where he will shine brightest for us.
