Opinion Joe Daniher - Will he be remembered more as a Bomber or a Lion?

[wannabewinner]

No more MOTY on top of St Kilda players.... yay .

Well done and a class act - Joey!

 

[p4p1]

There’s plenty of us that can see the bigger picture. He never enjoyed footy or the spotlight, he was just damn good at it and that was a big part of why he wanted to go to Sydney, then Brisbane.

He’s done a lot of charity work and really lives life his own way which I respect a lot.

I think he enjoys footy, just not everything that comes with it.

 

[magpie_marty]

they said he had a 2 hour commute each way

Fake news the drive is not easy re road works .
Takes 90 mins from Tweed Heads to Robina.
Just saying doing that 3 day's a week wears you out eventually.


Perhaps there is other reasons he had a great career and glad he won a premiership .
Good luck to him and his family.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Fake news the drive is not easy re road works .
Takes 90 mins from Tweed Heads to Robina.
Just saying doing that 3 day's a week wears you out eventually.


Perhaps there is other reasons he had a great career and glad he won a premiership .
Good luck to him and his family.

not wrong but dont think that was it.

the guy just didnt love the life of a footballer.

He had an easy commute in Essendon and still hated footy life

 

[Bucking Beads]

He will be remembered as Joe Daniher. A premiership player

 

[Blackhawk42]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

 

[Osho]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

Perhaps he is introverted and solitary? Or perhaps he was in a sensitive emotional state given it was his last game and he didn't want his pals to see him in that state at that moment, and he removed himself.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

Media hyperbole.
They said similar about will Langford in 2014 when he took 5 mins to himself away from the group on field.

Just remember, Joe wasn't as worse for wear as his teammates. The media hyperbole was probably him not getting maggoted

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

you are taking it too literally, he portably ducked out for 15-20 mins to spend time with his family.

I highly doubt he locked himself if another room for hours and ignored everyone else like the media probably want you to think he did.

 

[Xtreme]

Essendon failed project player turned Brisbane Lions cult hero premiership winning superstar.

Has a nice ring to it.

 

[LordLucifer]

He will be remembered as a player of size with genuine talent who never fully delivered on that potential over his career.

 

[CarterS]

they said he had a 2 hour commute each way

Article also said he drives an old beat up car, not that important or any of my business but i'd be curious what he drives.

 

[Elite Master]

A decent to good player at Essendon, a great to superstar player at Brisbane. With or without the premiership the answer is Brisbane.

 

[p4p1]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

He still celebrated with the team but took some time to celebrate with his family away from the team and their families. The club rooms were packed.
By all reports he certainly enjoyed the celebrations with his teammates until the next morning. IIRC he rocked up to the next morning festivities still in his footy stuff so hadn't been home/to the hotel.

 

[p4p1]

Article also said he drives an old beat up car, not that important or any of my business but i'd be curious what he drives.

Actually it is important to me. Because old beat up car implies something from the 70s or 80s to me (I'm 35 so not that old) but then I remember I also drive an old beat up car which is an 04 holden one tonner so now I feel like I need to know

 

[p4p1]

He will be remembered as a player of size with genuine talent who never fully delivered on that potential over his career.

I would argue that he delivered on that potential when it mattered most. Looking back, he had to be really motivated and it had to be a big game for him to really commit 100%. He never really feasted ala Walker and Curnow last year when playing a shit team like the Eagles and delivering huge bags but when the heat was really on he would clunk important marks, win important contests and often outsmart opponents.

 

[KissKiss]

I think he enjoys footy, just not everything that comes with it.

I dont think anyone could have watched his finals series and not seen the joy he had out on the field with his team mates. They clearly love him and love playing with him and are so incredibly happy for him going out on his own terms at the top.

But this last week or so of the attention on him shows exactly why we his leaving.

Hope he gets to go have fun with his young family now doing what ever he wants to do now

 

[HirdsTheWord]

He will be remembered as a player of size with genuine talent who never fully delivered on that potential over his career.

that is entirely perspective based.

Won a prelim final off his own boot and then won a flag.

Ask any lions supporter and they will likely say he delivered in spades.

 

[CarterS]

Actually it is important to me. Because old beat up car implies something from the 70s or 80s to me (I'm 35 so not that old) but then I remember I also drive an old beat up car which is an 04 holden one tonner so now I feel like I need to know

I can picture him in a 60 series land cruiser.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

A decent to good player at Essendon, a great to superstar player at Brisbane. With or without the premiership the answer is Brisbane.

bizarre statement considering his best year was in 2017 which was with us than for the next 2-3 years he couldn't get on the park with groin issues.

He was a great player the entire time, for both clubs.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

He will be remembered as Joe Daniher. A premiership player

last kick a goal
last game a premiership

 

[Tom14]

I'm still confused by some things.
In the article it said he celebrated the Grand Final win in a separate room to his team mates after the game.
That sort of stuff would usually be reserved for players with religious beliefs, or mental health problems, or being super unpopular, or a recovering alcoholic or SOMETHING. But he's a loved figure at the club and apparently a really good leader.

We'll probably never get an answer, but I'm very curious. Retiring 'early' because you don't live and breathe footy is understandable. Celebrating away from your mates is... odd?

He was hiding from the media in the rooms looking for interviews.

 

[Tom14]

bizarre statement considering his best year was in 2017 which was with us than for the next 2-3 years he couldn't get on the park with groin issues.

He was a great player the entire time, for both clubs.

Agree that his best year was probably 2017, but think his last two have been super undersold. Missed out on AA largely because he was the best forward ruck in the competition and because we had lots of other forward targets and spread out goal kicking.

I'm biased obviously, but to me Joe should have been in over Larkey and Watermann the last couple of years. Yep, they both kicked more goals, but in shocking teams where they sucked up targets. Joe was one of the most important players on a team that lost a grand final by a kick and won the next by 10 goals.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Agree that his best year was probably 2017, but think his last two have been super undersold. Missed out on AA largely because he was the best forward ruck in the competition and because we had lots of other forward targets and spread out goal kicking.

I'm biased obviously, but to me Joe should have been in over Larkey and Watermann the last couple of years. Yep, they both kicked more goals, but in shocking teams where they sucked up targets. Joe was one of the most important players on a team that lost a grand final by a kick and won the next by 10 goals.

probably moreso he was just playing in a much better team than essendon.

great players dont look as great individually when they are surrounded by other great players.

 

[Tom14]

probably moreso he was just playing in a much better team than essendon.

great players dont look as great individually when they are surrounded by other great players.

It's interesting how he evolved as a player - we didn't see nearly as much of him juking players from 55m and bombing it in. Do wonder if he lost some explosiveness after the groin issues.

Was almost a much more simple, straightforward approach from Joe that was still devastatingly effective.