The Incredible Hulk - Jesse Hogan

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Coleman kicked 100 in his first season

Coleman was a (sensational) full forward.

Hogan is an all over the forward line player.

Took a Friday night game for the general public to wake up - but he has been very good in all 4 games (2nd half agst GWS they didn't get the ball into the forward line for him.

[low flying Robbo 979]

I wonder who the poor defender will be when he has an absolute blinder and kicks 10....

[Deestroy All 14,262]

I wonder who the poor defender will be when he has an absolute blinder and kicks 10....

Pray to the footy gods that it's Scott Thompson.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

I wonder who the poor defender will be when he has an absolute blinder and kicks 10....

James Frawley

[FireOath 290]

Lol.

[Coup Cooper 610]

I wonder who the poor defender will be when he has an absolute blinder and kicks 10....

I wonder who the poor defender will be when he has an absolute blinder and kicks 10....

I dare say thy will be against either Brisbane,Carlton or the saints!!

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,384]

Let's see how the kid handles himself in the next few weeks against better organised teams unlike the flakey Richmond we've come to expect.

Lets see how the whole team goes, if the delivery is poor.....

[Chook 15,012]

With THE Hulk Hogan in town, somebody has to arrange a photo between the Demons' Hogan and the Champ. That would be the greatest thing to ever happen, ever.

[Grapeviney 9,715]

So it turns out that before Jesse was the coolest guy in the world, he was already the coolest guy in the world.

Check out this radical and totally gnarly video

https://twitter.com/jessebhogan/status/560345102996889600

[Lucifers Hero 39,711]

So it turns out that before Jesse was the coolest guy in the world, he was already the coolest guy in the world.

Check out this radical and totally gnarly video

https://twitter.com/jessebhogan/status/560345102996889600

Fancy footwork and not just on the footy field!!

They have cool skate parks in WA!

[Moonshadow 17,676]

I believe that it will be tough to keep Jess second time around. What happens now is key. Some have said is that all we have to do is 'win' but I'm not so sure. As far as I can tell, there are 3 things we need to do. There is a saying that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. I think in JH's case, we have seen this all before BUT this time we have the savvy and know how to make sure it doesn't happen again.

1) Maintain a healthy culture: Some might think winning matches and maintaining a healthy culture are mutually exclusive. I don't believe this to be true. Look at the 2005-06 West Coast Eagles. While Essendon haven't won a flag like those Eagles teams, they have made the finals twice (and got kicked out once when they had enough wins to make it) out of the 4 years Hird has been on the scene.

A lot of the reason why Tom Scully left Melbourne was money. That much is clear. However, one of the other reasons he left was because the club was starting to resemble the old Saints Disco from the '80's. We all know of the tales of 'that' trip to China. Let me guarantee you, Shanghai is no longer a dour symbol of Chinese style communism and a young fella can really let his hair down in it's many nightclubs and bars. On that trip, Tom saw something that was bleedingly obvious but other's still to this day deny ever existed: that the team was a bunch of soft party boys. We have a culture like that again and the chances that the Hulkster stays are reduced. The culture at the club nowadays seems to be player powered yet much more demanding. If that remains so then the more likely it is that Jesse stays.

2) Have enough older hands around him to develop: Some people will disagree with me about Brad Miller but it was a mistake letting him go in 2010. The man was never going to be a superstar but he was the decoy and support that a young Jack Watts needed. The second body blow dealt to Jack's development was when the spotlight was firmly and exclusively put on Jack and made the main tall forward (the first being his debut in 2009 and the third would come when Mark Neeld was hired the next year).

Jess has Chris Dawes who in my mind fits the Brad Miller mould. A tough and competitive forward who will never kick 10 goals in a game as the main man in the forward line but takes the heat off the number one forward due to the threat he poses of kicking three sneaky goals while the defenders focuses on the team's most dangerous forward. Let's not make the same mistake we made in 2010 by assuming every player we have must be a superstar or a 15 year player. Some times you just need older hands around who play a role.

3) Win at a level that is commensurate with the team we have: We are lucky in a sense that Jesse is young and has his entire career ahead of him. If we win 7 this year and 11 the next year, then I would say we would have a good chance of him staying on. Whether he stays a Demon for longer term is a different matter. What we don't want is a Chip Frawley style situation. The sad thing is that in 2014, we were improving commensurate with the team we had. Sadly, Chip did not have enough time left in his career to hang around to see that improvement through and I fully understand why he (and Riv) both left. The biggest test of how we have progressed as a club will be when Jesse hits 23 or 24 and can see us as a potential premiership club. If he doesn't, then we have failed yet again.

If I could add one more thing, it would be for Jessie to fall head over heels with a lovely woman who has strong ties to the Melbourne (the city) and wouldn't move to Perth ever.

[Ted Lasso 19,459]

If I could add one more thing, it would be for Jessie to fall head over heels with a lovely woman who has strong ties to the Melbourne (the city) and wouldn't move to Perth ever.

My best mate, who is good friends with Jesse is very much under my instructions to organise some chance encounters with some of her friends.

[Little Goffy 14,514]

have a look at bigfooty. They're all going crazy over him (except Western Bulldogs supporters...cause they have Tom Boyd, who will be better apparently).\

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Also, no clubs supporters hate us more than Western Bulldogs. Why is that?

Tom Scully for 2 picks / Callum Ward for 1.

[Jaded No More 68,879]

My best mate, who is good friends with Jesse is very much under my instructions to organise some chance encounters with some of her friends.

Always happy to take one for the team!

[Little Goffy 14,514]

Jesse Hogan has never lost an AFL game at the MCG.

(Just thought I'd get that out before this four-week rough run).

But seriously, I think my favourite feature of his game against Richmond came to attention late, when we had to stay cool and stop any momentum riding against us.

Over and over he was there on the wing, making a contest and quite calmly nudging, bumping, and bullocking the ball safely over the boundary for a stoppage. The relentless Paul Roos momentum routine of old. When the game needed to be kept steady he just did it - totally calmly accepted that since a given contest was a mess then a 50/50 after a bit of time to reset was better than risking a breakout from that mess.

A professional there to do a job for the team; remarkably little ego in those decisions considering the boldness and confidence it takes to do the other things he does!

[McQueen 17,864]

Always happy to take one for the team!

I had to read that twice.

[Chook 15,012]

Always happy to take one for the team!

Sorry, but bad knees should be out. We need good genes in the pool from both sides.

[Jaded No More 68,879]

Sorry, but bad knees should be out. We need good genes in the pool from both sides.

On the plus side I have excellent feet.

[Akum 2,660]

On the plus side I have excellent feet.

What's your beep test?

[Ted Lasso 19,459]

I feel we should have a very detailed process in determining the partners of our players to maximise the potential of father son prospects.

[Jaded No More 68,879]

What's your beep test?

It depends if there's wine at the end of the line

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Always happy to take one for the team!

Might take more than one, dare I say.

[What 18,810]

Melbourne FC ✔ @melbournefc

What happens when Hogans collide? Tomorrow, we'll release the video of when @JesseBhogan met @HulkHogan! Stay tuned!

Edited May 1, 2015 by hogans_heroes

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Ahhh watch the neck and back peasant!!!

[binman 42,842]

Ahhh watch the neck and back peasant!!!

Hulk Hogan better be careful. He's too old to be playing with such fire

Edited May 1, 2015 by binman