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

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Importance evident in absence

Setanta.

 

[Kong]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Importance evident in absence

[strike]John Anthony[/strike]

[strike]Nick Salter[/strike]

[strike]Matt Spangher[/strike]

Not much quality.

 

[DaSawx]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Importance evident in absence

Pray for Mojo, I mean Gumby.

 

[Mafioso]

Yep, we would of won if Hurley was playing on Anzac Day.

As much as Hurley would have made the difference, they also had a number of players out. Would love to have seen Anzac day with both sides going in full strength. That would have been the best gauge on where we are.

 

[stugots]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Importance evident in absence

Wont play this weekend according to Hirdy on SEN this morning, although Crameri a good chance

 

[Call Me Cake]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

The sky.

It's falling.

 

[Beerfish]

Lucky we won't need him this week.

 

[kfc1]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Hurley the new Gumbleton

 

[Hurley Bird]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Hurley the new Gumbleton

You take that back!!

 

[fishardansin]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Hurley the new Gumbleton

 

[ajam87]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Hurley the new Gumbleton

[YOUTUBE]5wWNbu_f2PE[/YOUTUBE]

 

[IriDiuM]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Thread title needs updating. Read it and had a mini heart attack thinking he'd had another setback.

 

[BomberTime]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Plus dont want those tigers supporters getting their hopes up and all.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Will play this week

Time to change the title to "Will play this week"...

 

[grugsticles]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Thread title needs updating. Read it and had a mini heart attack thinking he'd had another setback.

Ditto!

 

[Beerfish]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Yeah. Lift your game mods.

 

[ajam87]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

HAHA the above is funnny

 

[daz17]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

The way we played against West Coast will be perfect for Hurley.
We got the ball into our 50 so fast, so he can run at the ball instead of just wrestle.

 

[Yoda_]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - He's BacK!!

He's BACK Biiatches!!

 

[cAsEy_18]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - He's BacK!!

Not many teams have the forward line luxury of having 3 guys like Ryder, Hurley and Crameri who are all quick on the lead and good left 1 out in a contested situation. Good luck defenses finding 3 guys to play on all 3 of them. For as long as Davey and Jetta keep up their current form and we continue getting these ridiculously high number of forward 50 entries, that's a winning formula.

 

[Yoda_]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Yeah. Lift your game mods.

or?

 

[Knight Ryders]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

I reckon Hurley comes back allows Crameri to get off the leash.

 

[PK]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Welcome back Hurls! Really liked his game first up. He is an absolute animal. Loved his reaction when NLM ignored one of his leads in the second half. Just wants to get involved and you've gotta love him for it. Took some crucial marks and his field kicking is as good as any at the club.

Just one I've been pondering for a while now:

Games: 52
Goals: 55

Are you happy with his output in this department at this stage of his career? Obviously has played a number of games down back, and it's only really the last two years he has settled as a forward, but is it greedy to want more out of him on the scoreboard?

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

Welcome back Hurls! Really liked his game first up. He is an absolute animal. Loved his reaction when NLM ignored one of his leads in the second half. Just wants to get involved and you've gotta love him for it. Took some crucial marks and his field kicking is as good as any at the club.

Just one I've been pondering for a while now:

Games: 52
Goals: 55

Are you happy with his output in this department at this stage of his career? Obviously has played a number of games down back, and it's only really the last two years he has settled as a forward, but is it greedy to want more out him on the scoreboard?

I have no doubt he'll start hitting the scoreboard more and more. He plays very high at times and delivers the ball and sets up scoring opportunities.

If there's one criticism I have of the big fella is that HE is the man, HE needs to kick the goals. The guy is just too damn team-oriented and passes off far to often for a guy who can kick a ball like him.

Case in point, in the second quarter of the Richmond game. He marked on about a 60 degree angle, 30 metres out. Not a gimme shot, but I would have backed him to kick it more often than not. Instead he takes the team option, spotting up Bellchambers free dead in front 40 out. Belly (usually a reliable set shot) misses.

Not a hanging crime, far from it, but Hurls YOU are the man. Go back and have a shot.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Re: #18: Michael Hurley - Won't play this week

If there's one criticism I have of the big fella is that HE is the man, HE needs to kick the goals. The guy is just too damn team-oriented and passes off far to often for a guy who can kick a ball like him.

Case in point, in the second quarter of the Richmond game. He marked on about a 60 degree angle, 30 metres out. Not a gimme shot, but I would have backed him to kick it more often than not. Instead he takes the team option, spotting up Bellchambers free dead in front 40 out. Belly (usually a reliable set shot) misses.

Not a hanging crime, far from it, but Hurls YOU are the man. Go back and have a shot.

Yup, very frustrating to watch. It's an uncharacteristically timid part of his game. Generous, yes, but there's also a degree of seniority that has to come both we being the key forward and being a part of the "leadership group" thingo.