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Jesse Hogan re-signs to end of Season 2019

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I'm happy that Hogan has re-signed, but there's one thing that has always bothered me.

Whenever Hogan is interviewed, he is always spoken about as if he is outside the club.  I hate the idea that the club needs to become successful for him (or anyone else) to stay, when in fact he is a key driver in determining if we do become successful.

Hopefully Goodwin can create the buy-in and belief from all the players that you see at clubs like the Western Bulldogs.

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    14 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    I have a suspicion, with the rumours of a 4 year deal, ( 3 year extension ), to be announced this week and then the revelation from the club, that it was a 2 year extension and only signed last night, that there may have been a change of mind, to only extend for 2 years on his Manager's advice, so as to tie in with any FA rule change to 6 years.

    Anyway, great that he has signed and continuing the buy in of all our younger players.

    Money, sponsors, big games and money, sponsors, big games. Hang it ( big games) on us AFL.

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    7 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    I'm happy that Hogan has re-signed, but there's one thing that has always bothered me.

    Whenever Hogan is interviewed, he is always spoken about as if he is outside the club.  I hate the idea that the club needs to become successful for him (or anyone else) to stay, when in fact he is a key driver in determining if we do become successful.

    Hopefully Goodwin can create the buy-in and belief from all the players that you see at clubs like the Western Bulldogs.

    Agree with this, a lot we don't know about JH, that said now he has time on his plate, and with us, for the impressionable years, as i used to call them. MFC will do this i'm thinking.

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    Rapt Jesse signed on for longer so I can continue to scream 'HOGAN' when he smashes the opposition!

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    28 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    I'm happy that Hogan has re-signed, but there's one thing that has always bothered me.

    Whenever Hogan is interviewed, he is always spoken about as if he is outside the club.  I hate the idea that the club needs to become successful for him (or anyone else) to stay, when in fact he is a key driver in determining if we do become successful.

    Hopefully Goodwin can create the buy-in and belief from all the players that you see at clubs like the Western Bulldogs.

    He has resisted the pull back home and reportedly accepted $1million less than was on offer elsewhere. Sounds like a buy in to me.

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    1 hour ago, Sylvia Saint said:

    For those already stressing about 2019, here are some very encouraging quotes from Hogan in Jon Ralph's latest piece.

     

    Would someone please copy and paste PM me this story.

    Paywall in place.

    Thanks in advance.

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    I thought it was really interesting in his interview where he said at one stage it was 50/50 but that's as bad as it got.

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    Fantastic news, glad he has committed , wish him and his family all the best 

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    15 minutes ago, highroller said:

    wow even happier with Jesse now under 800k is an absolute steal

    I wouldn't rely on the figures reported by Ralph, given that he reports that our premiership drought is now up to 62 years - "Hogan says he has aspirations to remain at Melbourne past his current deal, eager for that premiership that has eluded the Demons for so long — at 62 years now the longest premiership drought".

    Clearly numbers aren't his strong-suit, but 2016 - 1964 = 52

    It again highlights Ralph's quality as a journalist, imo.

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    If Hogan spends his whole playing career at the Dees we will have won at least one flag by the end of it.

    He's that important.

     

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    @daisycutter

    cheers, got to read it.

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    3 hours ago, Abe said:

    Strong rumour that wce are making a godfather offer to cripps

    That's what I heard too. ;)

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    Just now, A F said:

    That's what I heard too. ;)

    When does his contract expire? Definitely the type of player they need, that much is at least true.

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    2 minutes ago, Luther said:

    When does his contract expire? Definitely the type of player they need, that much is at least true.

    End of 2019.

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    3 hours ago, Abe said:

    Strong rumour that wce are making a godfather offer to cripps

    Surely Carlton would have enough cap space to trump WCE. If not, they could always revert back to their VISY type deals.

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    3 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

    any idea what our friends in perth - particularly mssrs langdon and hardie, who were adamant he was on the move - have to say re him signing up?

     

    really hope the speculation re cripps begins now.

    Langdon is on holidays. Hardie and Hagdorn were on tonight and talk about retracting. They were saying it was always going to be difficult and he had another year on his contract anyway. Hagdorn tried the old line of " I understand Melbourne offered him a significantly longer contract of 4 to 5 years which Hogan knocked back and decided to sign for 2 years".

    He has no idea it's only a couple of weeks ago they were talking about Meth Coast also having an interest and could a trade be done this year. In their defence most of their audience are Meth Coast fans who only remember things said about their own team

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    28 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    End of 2019.

    Yep, re-signed earlier this year didn't he?

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    4 hours ago, TGR said:

    It is always good for the club, when someone who lives interstate, and is in demand, elects to stay at the club.  Always good.  I have never salivated over Hogan, and in many ways I hope he proves me wrong.

     

     

     

    The Tom Boyd argument only arose here because of a simpleton questioning why I would reference Boyd's ruck-skills 3 weeks or so ago.  This was never Hogan v. Boyd as like-for-like players.  This was TGR again highlighting the value of a MDMT and mainly questioning why the average Melbourne supporter was under-rating Boyd and the Bulldogs in general, if you look at my posts about them (Bulldogs) over the past 18 months.  Many supporters here were perplexed as to why they beat us; I never thought we were in their league. 

     

    I rarely think a premiership coach is the best coach in the league.  Simpletons do that.  For once, I will gladly join them.  The first inkling was when he didn't pick a ruckman to face Sandilands in 2015.  Left the recent AA ruckman in the VFL.  He has brains as well as balls.  Rare combo.

    I wasn't asking about Boyd. One hit wonder thus far, although in a game that cements his "legend" for all time.

     

    You said some unkind things about Hogan, and I was wondering what your thoughts were on him re-signing, given that you sold all of his stocks at a bargain price.

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    16 hours ago, faultydet said:

    Good point.

    Also gives us 2 extra years to plan for what will inevitably be a mountainous offer from other clubs when he becomes RFA

    Ball is back in our court. Kudos again to  the MFC for the way we played this.

     

    Hey @TGR, what do you think of this?

    He'll probably want to stick around then as we are going for the three-peat.

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    This is great news.

    2 years is good for all.
    Really looking forward to the future now.

    You know what I am really looking forward to?

    Our supporter base under the age of 14 being able to go to school with their Demons lunch boxes, footy's, etc. all out there and proud.
    Really happy for the club but also keen to see the school kids share the same love for the Demons as I have from when I fell in love with the club at a very young age.

    When I was 8 it was "Neitz!, Schwartz!, YYYYYYZZZEEEEEEEE, Green, Robertsen!, Jeff White, Brock McLean, Matthew Whelan, Cameron Bruce, Bizzell, and I could keep going.
    Now the kids get to have posters of Petracca, Hogan, Viney, Brayshaw, Hunt, Gawn (The king of the kids himself) and more on their walls...(Not to mention some members hers :) )

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    6 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Surely Carlton would have enough cap space to trump WCE. If not, they could always revert back to their VISY type deals.

    Haha sorry mate, this was a joke that i made in response to another poster. 

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    Great stuff Jesse! Now you can focus on pre-season with all this behind you!

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    10 hours ago, mo64 said:

    By his own admission, Hogan was 50/50.

    "at its worst point"...

    Which by inference means he was mostly, and I would say nearly always, intending to stay.

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