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

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[Zach Package]

Hurley is essentially this board’s Rorschach test. An easy way to work out whether someone is crazy or not

 

[citizen-erased]

Hurley is essentially this board’s Rorschach test. An easy way to work out whether someone is crazy or not

If you're trading him for a pick, yes

I'd still very reluctantly let him go if it meant an elite ball winner came in

 

[fairbump_playon]

The “good” thing about his injury is that it’s definitely not the AC that he just got back from. Could actually be a muscle tear from the over stretch rather than structural

 

[Towno78]

The “good” thing about his injury is that it’s definitely not the AC that he just got back from. Could actually be a muscle tear from the over stretch rather than structural

Dislocated shoulder I'd have thought

 

[fairbump_playon]

Dislocated shoulder I'd have thought

Yeah once you see the sling that’s a logical conclusion.

Dislocation ... hard to predict recovery. Anything from available next week to surgery.

 

[DERO]

They can strap the hell out of it but there is a good chance he'll require surgery at some point because it will be unstable AF. Fingers crossed he can get up and push surgery back to the end of the year.

 

[Eleven 38]

We need Hurley and Hooker for the final. Their passion and leadership is a definite requirement if we are to win. Im sure Hurls will cope with any pain.

 

[ghostdog]

He was laughing and smiling on the bench so maybe not a bad dislocation. Thank goodness for the bye.

 

[yodellinhank]

He was laughing and smiling on the bench so maybe not a bad dislocation. Thank goodness for the bye.

Shame Myersey wasn't out there he loves a good joke

 

[ghostdog]

Shame Myersey wasn't out there he loves a good joke

So harsh. I hope he's not remembered for that. He was clearly embarrassed, and when you've been through some of the things the 34 have, it probably puts a missed shot at goal in perspective.

 

[Foxx]

Hopefully a slap tear or dislocation. Both he could get up for in two weeks time.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

So harsh. I hope he's not remembered for that. He was clearly embarrassed, and when you've been through some of the things the 34 have, it probably puts a missed shot at goal in perspective.

Agree with this 100%. Was angry at it at the time, but time puts perspective on things.

 

[Lore]

About 7.45 into this one, Harvs talking about Hurls. "Might be pre-empting it a little bit but pretty sure he'll get up"

ICYMI | Harvey on TAB Radio

Mark Harvey's appearance on TAB Radio from Thursday 29th August.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

About 7.45 into this one, Harvs talking about Hurls. "Might be pre-empting it a little bit but pretty sure he'll get up"

ICYMI | Harvey on TAB Radio

Mark Harvey's appearance on TAB Radio from Thursday 29th August.

www.essendonfc.com.au

I think the fact that Hartley and Zerk played full games today maybe indicates club is confident re Hurley.

 

[Coldacre]

they said something about Hurl’s injury on the radio just now.... couldn’t quite hear it!

 

[Lore]

they said something about Hurl’s injury on the radio just now.... couldn’t quite hear it!

Could be something new but most likely just repeating info from Worsfold's press conference today, pretty sure he'll be fine to play.

 

[Howard Moon]

Getting turned late reminded me of worpel turning him last year, so disappointing

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Trade while he still has value.

 

[Seb78]

Shouldn't have played. Clearly not right

 

[biglaycock]

Courageous to front up after a dislocation 14 days earlier but unfortunately performed as you would expect being a key back with one arm

 

[PhoenixBonez]

Came back early from an AC joint injury on his left shoulder earlier this year. Dislocated right shoulder 2 weeks ago. May be having surgery on both post season.

Cut him some slack please. Was not our worst despite the above.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Shouldn't have played. Clearly not right

Agreed. I don't think he should have put his hand up. As hard as it would've been to watch from the sidelines his call was not for the betterment of the team (in hindsight).

 

[Howard Moon]

We never learn do we, it's a huge club flaw.

Never learned from 1990 gf, 01 gf, countless other finals where we took in inj players with big names.

You can't carry inj players into finals, it dosent work.

Id have thought the efforts of snelling and ham would show a fit squad player should trump an inj star under the finals furnace

But back to hurls, I love the bloke, clearly playing sore so I cut slack but in general I'm not sure moving forward.

Leadership, immense, positioning, organisation, super.

But when you get to the Nitty gritty, he often let's the ball over the back, or if trying to kill it will spoil into dangerous areas. If you are the zone off man you'd better have great disposal and decisions. I notice the bulk of our defenders look for quick slicing kicks to get our attacks moving. Hurls seems to wait, hold, either go back, sideways or dump long to the 45. Not sure that method fits our 'style' anymore?

When he gets a game on his terms he can be immense, but too often it isn't the case and he can get exposed personally or more crucially stymy the game we are trying to set up.

Hope we can identify a role for him moving forward that can maximize what he can go but get the ball in his hands less, can he still lock down when fit and firing?

 

[Legend Lucas]

Tonight was just embarrassing playing a key defender who spent the entire night running away from players and contact.That effort late in the third where he just ran 5m under the ball against wateman that allowed him to run into an open goal was awful.

Tonight aside as clearly injured this love affair with him playing as a loose intercept defender has to stop. He doesn’t play it well, Hooker is much better at it. Hurley can’t mark over head is a poor decision maker and slow to move the ball on and is a poor kick. So why do we want the ball in his hands?
He has to be a lock down key defender and that’s it. Fix his wrist and shoulder be prepared to make body contact again and not be so easy to beat one on one or he is a huge liability going forward especially with hookers form the second half of the year. I don’t understand the love affair with his form from so many supporters.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

read somewhere he is to undergo a shoulder reconstruction