Recommitted Jacob Hopper [re-signed until 2024]
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so no go home or any protective reasons.
Most of the time , players happy and getting games stay.
I do wonder with the modern football if they yearn to experience a different football after a few years. Like when Buddy or Hall or Lockett wanted out of the Melb spotlight, and other that have not had it sometimes want it. If he were to move ..would it be to a big club. with a big following?
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If he leaves you’d think it is to experience the spotlight and a huge crowd each week .... so a big Melbourne team you’d think .... so Richmond or Melbourne
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Richmond would be a great fit for him if they can gather enough salary
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Would be a great Cotch replacement.
Yeah he was from the Riverina, but has some of his family moved to Geelong and thats why we were linked to him last time he was out of contact...
Be interesting to see if we get linked to him again.
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His older brother lives/plays for Torquay. He's a keen surfer so that was the link.
Think that Richmond and geelong are older teams with question marks over what happens when their older players depart. Though Richmond does have some young core pieces but still.
Pies don’t look attractive right now. Nor would the saints or north. Dogs are packed with inside mids. Hawks? Have inside mids and not sure they’re very attractive.
Probably look at Carlton or essendon as front runners. Both teams need a quality inside mid. He could see himself as the piece needed to push either team up the ladder and see them with enough young pieces to keep them up?
I would be keen for port to kick the tyres. We need another ball winning mid, especially for life after boak and gray. Not sure I would want to pay the asking price though as I don’t rate him as a star inside mid.
Pies don’t look attractive right now. Nor would the saints or north. Dogs are packed with inside mids. Hawks? Have inside mids and not sure they’re very attractive.
Probably look at Carlton or essendon as front runners. Both teams need a quality inside mid. He could see himself as the piece needed to push either team up the ladder and see them with enough young pieces to keep them up?
I would be keen for port to kick the tyres. We need another ball winning mid, especially for life after boak and gray. Not sure I would want to pay the asking price though as I don’t rate him as a star inside mid.
If he left we'd be all over him. What's he worth salary-wise though? Fantastic player, but the Giants can't pay them all big bucks. Probably depends on Kelly whether he stays or goes ...
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750k player potentially more if he finishes the year strong
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He's definitely worth a first rounder. If he decides to go to a team between 9th-12th on the ladder you'd expect their first rounder would have to be on the table as part of a deal.
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No different really, the first rounder would be a starting point and then some value might be added to even the trade. Unfortunately that's how trading works; whether or not you get 'overs' or 'unders' for a player boils down to where they want to go and what available currency the destination club has.
Saad trade was a good example last year, wasn't really worth pick #8 but that was the pick Carlton had at the time.
In this year i would happily hand over our 1st & 2nd Round picks for Hopper
He is averaging the same as Jack Steele in 2020 and is a year younger and better than Josh Dunkley in 2020
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He's easily a top 10 pick.
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Agreed that or 2 later firsts.
If he leaves (I think that’s a big if), I can honestly see him at Geelong. Perfect age profile, fits a genuine need and originally a Vic country kid with family near the area. Only thing is I just can’t see how Geelong would get the deal done. As suggested above, he’d be top 10 pick or later 1st rounder + second rounder.
when did they change the borders?
I must have missed that referendum, because I probably would have voted against giving the lower third of NSW away.
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No he ain’t.
Haha fair point, but he boarded in Ballarat in his TAC cup year. His older brother Zac is in Torquay as well.
It would take something from our seconds this year, our future first and probably a player, we are no chance. Be happy we got Cameron and go to the draft.
To replenish our midfield we need to look at RFA and FA not trades.
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Definitely worth a top 10 pick IMO, take the demonstrated ability at AFL level over a untried draftee 9 times out of 10.
