And he doesn’t even play footy!
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Now it woulda been funnier had they both sat down and had a chat.
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maybe funnier, but shows the difference between a professional footballer, and a happy go lucky wannabe sunday park footballer, so i can see why his opponent didn’t do it.
So the two turds who thought it was funny to run that Hooker clip to celebrate his 200th game didn’t think what Joe did was a good look. Fark off! You have no right to pay out on anyone for how they behave! Farking hypocritical, look at me, flogs!
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It reeks of deflection. Trying to turn the attention to Joe to take the heat off the Hooker stuff-up.
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Dylan Shiel says a patient approach has paid off for comeback star Joe Daniher
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Joe Daniher is surrounded by teammates after kicking his first goal in his return game. (Photo: AFL Photos)
Essendon midfielder Dylan Shiel says a patient approach has paid off for comeback star Joe Daniher, who is set to play his third game in 11 days against Geelong at the Gabba on Sunday.
Daniher made his long-awaited return from persistent groin issues against Hawthorn in round 13, starring with four goals after more than 15 months on the sidelines.
He backed that up five days later against West Coast, taking six marks but having his influence diminished by inaccurate goalkicking (0.3).
“I think he’s pulled up really well after the Eagles game and should be fine to go again this Sunday,” Shiel told RSN 927 on Thursday.
"He’s spent a lot of time doing a lot of work. The club took the slow approach with Joe to make sure that when he was back playing footy, he wasn’t in for week and out for one week, and that he was back to play full-time.
"Everyone is super grateful for the work that Joe has put into his rehab and his body. We’re just really happy for him that he’s able to get out there and do what he loves.
“It can be pretty challenging spending such a long time out of the game, particularly if you’re the type of player Joe is, knowing you can have such a big impact on the performance of the team. We’ve certainly missed him in the previous months.”
The Bombers fielded their strongest line-up of the season in their 15-point loss to the Eagles , with their full contingent of All Australians - Daniher, Shiel, Dyson Heppell, Jake Stringer, Cale Hooker, Michael Hurley and Zach Merrett - playing together for the first time since round nine last season.
They’ll likely need to navigate the rest of the season without young gun Andrew McGrath, however, who suffered an ankle injury in the second term and ended the game on crutches.
Shiel said it was a bitter blow for the 22-year-old, who has had a stellar season in midfield to be a leading contender for the Crichton Medal.
“It’s really unfortunate what happened to him with his ankle. We’re really going to miss him. He’s so important to us,” he said.
“He’s taken another step forward in his development. It’s a reflection of the work Andy puts in behind the scenes that a lot of people don’t see. He’s a true professional in the way he goes about not just his footy, but his life as well.”
The Bombers will release their round 16 injury update today.
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It is very pleasing if he is pulling up well after short breaks.
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Our midfield is going to get obliterated with out McGrath massive loss.
Going to be fun watching Danger rip the ball out of the middle and pushing aside our midgets time and time again
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As long as we try our best and have fun, That’s all we can ask for Nino.
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Will bring effort but it’s not going to be fun watching the ball stuck in Geelongs fwd half. if you are going to bring effort you need to back it up with goals and some good footy skills
Not content with just effort,effort should be a non negotiable needs to be there every week
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I think we will cover for him ok.
He was down from quarter time and we still were on top of the eagles in midfield so we have the depth.
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Hope you are right
Hopefully Hepp is better for the run.
He will roll through there a bit I would imagine.
On average there is about 22-24 centre bounces a game and Shiel and McGrath are generally in there for most of them. After thats its usually Parish with about 12-14 and then a rotation of players.
I suspect Parish will just play more and then Hepp will get a couple and maybe Smith.
They have been hesitant to use slow players in there all year though so I couldn’t imagine Hepp will play huge minutes.
Stoppages around the ground is a different matter though.
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McGrath has been our best performed midfielder this year. He will be a loss with his inside/outside running ability, and just his sheer work rate. The problem is there isn’t an obvious replacement outside of the team that was picked to play West Coast. It might be that you run Walla through there a bit more, but you’re robbing Peter to pay Paul doing that. Be nice to see Mozz get a look…
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I think Walla should be our goal kicking coach. He holds the ball well, doesn’t look nervous constantly flipping the ball around like some as they run in to goal. He actually aims at the centre of the goals and dobs it through. Most of our players sh*t their pants kicking for goal
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The things is l can’t tell if this is your idea of fun, or you are being sarcastic.
Need a massive captains game from Heppell. Hope he still has it.
That and Stringer.
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Loved the part where he sat on the fence.
JD was born to entertain. Need more characters like him.
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Exactly. I read it as that’s how confident he was that Tippa had it covered.
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