Retired #18: Michael Hurley 🐻 - Staying on in a coaching and player welfare role! - 3/10

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired
Last Game Played: Currently in the side
Injury Status: Comes back from injury to play his final game for the club this weekend - 18/8

Spoiler

2022
He's back! Playing a half in the VFL this weekend - 15/7
Joins main training in the next couple of weeks! - 15/6
Had a calf setback, now running again - 28/4
Wants to play a half in the VFL in the next couple of weeks - 30/3
Joined main training? - 3/3
Ahead of schedule, doing some big running loads - 16/2
Progressing well, R1 'too soon' to return, no time frame - 11/1
On track for playing return around Round 6 - 12/3

2021
Ahead of schedule, running soon - 15/12
Hip replacement surgery - 10/10
Placed on the inactive list, will not play in 2021 - 31/5
Hopes to play the last 6 weeks of the season if not sooner - 26/4
At the club daily doing 1-2 hours of exercise for recovery - 23/3
On the mend - 19/3
Apparently using the hot/cold pools at the club, progress? - 5/3
Limping on crutches with an IV at the preseason game - 25/2
Discharged, recuperating at home... again. No time frame on return - 17/2
Apparently back in hospital - 15/2
Discharged from hospital, recuperating at home. No timeframe - 9/2
In hospital with an infected leg - 4/2

My Boy Draft 2022: Claim here

 

[Phone]

also a problem: this isn't a league where recruiting players from other teams is easy. "ok we want two first rounders for him", "uhhhhhhh. give me a second to call club z." trade falls apart.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

He is a free agent, hence Ethan's obsession (justified tbf) with him.

 

[Phone]

oh well ok then. hope he has fun at the swans

 

[yaco55]

When Hurley kicked 3 goals last season we were creaming ourselves. Carlisle just did it in his first hit out with complete nonchalance, and without seeming like he was even in the game much. More importantly he did it without looking like a total kamikaze! Remains to be seen if he can go as good as a forward as he did a defender, but i would say we have found our solution for the time being.

Carlisle's 3 goals were from crumbs. He should be able to mark it with Chapman and Winderlich in the team.

 

[MAAAATTDAAAAMON]

Just realised he looks like Opie. Anyone?

 

[RearNaked]

at least he wont play with his hair during a game anymore

 

[Shane Hird]

I looked at the man tonight ( cause he ain't no boy any more ) and thought to myself " He's just born to be a defender- its as simple as that...thou shall not bang on to one's self about forwardline rubbish'I vowed.

A very solid performance tonight...but for the love of jesus, joseph and mary..will he just get a normal ####ing hairstyle ffs!

 

[daffo]

I agree with a couple of people here. Both Hurley and Carlisle play their best at CHB (I actually think Ryder also fits into this boat as well). We need to find the best set up for the club. IMO Hurley plays better than Carlisle in the forward 50 and Carlisle plays better than Hurley in the defensive 50.

Hurley is a beast who attacks the ball. This is what is needed in the forward 50. Carlisle reads the play really well and can use his body to advantage. SWAP THEM BACK!!!

 

[Phone]

hurley is under-sized, slow off the mark and has shown a great ability to not mark the ball while playing forward. but yeah sure he can attack the ball.

 

[theboxmike]

I don't think Hurley is an undersized FB.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

was the only negative I took from the game.

 

[Drummer_19]

was the only negative I took from the game.

huh?

 

[Big Fresh]

was the only negative I took from the game.

He conceded one goal and won a heap of one on ones. What are you referring to?

 

[Doss]

I thought Hurley was quite good.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Looked right down back.

 

[rines]

Not sure you were watching the game if you thought Hurley was anything but very good last night.. perhaps his play didn't come up that well on TV???

All I know is that Hurley played one of his most 'complete' games... was aggressive, clean with his hands and cut off attack after attack.

 

[Yoda_]

At last the world is right again

 

[rines]

It is a known problem Yoda.. we have two CHB's and we needed one of them to go forward until JD matures...

I wasn't unhappy with Carlisle game up forward.. so maybe this will suit everyone better.

All I know is that I saw glimpses of the Hurley of old.. the one that had most of us salivating at the future...

 

[Eleven 38]

When choosing a key position forward choose the obe who is best at taking a contested mark, the guy named buckets is that man.

Hurley looked comfortable down back, liked it..

 

[Yoda_]

Nit picking I know but both seem to be essentially the same player. Leading, marking, CHF's who both can be shaky with the set shot.

Would still love a strong marking accurate old school FF to compliment them both.

 

[Yoda_]

It is a known problem Yoda.. we have two CHB's and we needed one of them to go forward until JD matures...

I wasn't unhappy with Carlisle game up forward.. so maybe this will suit everyone better.

All I know is that I saw glimpses of the Hurley of old.. the one that had most of us salivating at the future...

As someone said, we were excited about Hurley kicking 3 goals last year, Carlisle did it without much fan fare. If his (Carlisle's) output was 1.5 goals a game, I would happily take that over the course of the season (33 goals). If JD can average a goal a game, then we would be happily on our merry way to September.

 

[Jackie_Moon]

Hurley taking the piss out of Black, ran off him all night.

 

[Yoda_]

Hurley taking the piss out of Black, ran off him all night.

Could not work out the Norf game plan last night. Played straight into the Essendon defenders hands.

Hibberd, Baguley, Hardingham didn't have to do much at all last night.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

He conceded one goal and won a heap of one on ones. What are you referring to?

His haircut.

 

[Kaiser Powser]

Not sure you were watching the game if you thought Hurley was anything but very good last night.. perhaps his play didn't come up that well on TV???

All I know is that Hurley played one of his most 'complete' games... was aggressive, clean with his hands and cut off attack after attack.

Hurley was great. But that dreadlocked, pony-tail with shaved head look...so bad it almost took the gloss of a good win.