Welcome to the Tigers Jacob Hopper

[Jason King]

The persons responsible for this trade:

 

[Tigers of Old]

Looking like Blair’s worst trade since Cymbals Hampson.

 

[zgod]

Looking like Blair’s worst trade since Cymbals Hampson.

Cymbals is one of the better nicknames thrown about on this site

 

[BrisTiger24]

Cymbals is one of the better nicknames thrown about on this site

Kosi has the same attributes but cost us less

 

[mad_tiggy911]

I was all for Hopper but it’s looking like his body is really letting him down atm. Opportunity for McAuliff.

 

[BrisTiger24]

I was all for Hopper but it’s looking like his body is really letting him down atm. Opportunity for McAuliff.

Agree. Hopper was a gun but his body is a 32 yo body not a 26yo body.

Move on if we need to but won't be able.to trade him so see what we get

 

[Scoop]

Looking like Blair’s worst trade since Cymbals Hampson.

Let’s not forget Yarran. Beats them all.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

Agree. Hopper was a gun but his body is a 32 yo body not a 26yo body.

Move on if we need to but won't be able.to trade him so see what we get

Maybe sell him off to Norf, Carlspoon or Essendong for some harder edge.

 

[tigertim]

Agree. Hopper was a gun but his body is a 32 yo body not a 26yo body.

Move on if we need to but won't be able.to trade him so see what we get

Geelong were interested at the time. Trouble is you’d get nothing for him and have to pay a chunk of his wage.

 

[tigersnake]

Looking like Blair’s worst trade since Cymbals Hampson.

Chris Yarran was a bit sub-optimal

 

[craig]

Cymbals is one of the better nicknames thrown about on this site

McJesus still the best for me

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

McJesus still the best for me

Flappers?

 

[Tigers of Old]

The Witness (Harry)

 

[Leysy Days]

Agree. Hopper was a gun but his body is a 32 yo body not a 26yo body.

Second half correct. But never a gun the way running power is needed now.

i.e. Wouldn't make Sydney's current midfield even at his best.

 

[Tigers of Old]

We saw on the weekend a quicker Richmond team that tamed a lightening quick Swans outfit. Even when Hopper returns I don't think he's an automatic inclusion until he strings great performances together at VFL level. Speed is the future.

 

[TigerPort]

We saw on the weekend a quicker Richmond team that tamed a lightening quick Swans outfit. Even when Hopper returns I don't think he's an automatic inclusion until he strings great performances together at VFL level. Speed is the future.

Until the AFL changes rules to reduce speed, most likely after we become the fastest team.....

 

[Sintiger]

We saw on the weekend a quicker Richmond team that tamed a lightening quick Swans outfit. Even when Hopper returns I don't think he's an automatic inclusion until he strings great performances together at VFL level. Speed is the future.

Speed on the outside but not all our midfielders are quick.

Ross, McIntosh, Taranto, Dow are not quick players. Good endurance runners.

 

[toothless]

Until the AFL changes rules to reduce speed, most likely after we become the fastest team.....

Quite possible given Hopper has 6 years remaining on his contract

 

[Harry]

We saw on the weekend a quicker Richmond team that tamed a lightening quick Swans outfit. Even when Hopper returns I don't think he's an automatic inclusion until he strings great performances together at VFL level. Speed is the future.

Agree especially with the emergence of MacAuliffe also.

 

[dimmauchump]

Terrible trade that cost us potential A graders. Not sure how we extract the most out of this deal. If he is surrounded by some quick outside run to negate his slow legs he could work as a bull type at the contest. Outside of that i really cannot see where Hopper fits into this side atm. Reality is he has now become a backup to Taranto. Should only play if Tim is injured.