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Jesse Hogan on the way out at Freo?

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I wouldn't say on the way out, as the article just talks about his trouble getting into the 22, but you can see how they've added 2 and 2 to get 4 here.

On large coin until 2021.  Would the club look at him again if he became available?  You would doubt it, plus you wouldn't make a move until the end of next year so you could get him on a more reasonable contract.

It's such a shame the way things have gone for him.  He is a highly talented player who was capable of kicking 50 goals a season.  Now he can't crack an average Freo side.

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    In a heartbeat at a Bennell rate.

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    Like  Michigan J Frog, Hogan is destined to become someone else’s problem.

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    1 minute ago, P-man said:

    I’d have him back. Talent like that doesn’t disappear.

    I agree, but does he want it enough?

    If Freo jumped off him after two years then you would have to question what is going on with him, especially considering that they gave up Pick 6 to get him.  He should be in the prime of his career right now and he can't get a game.  That has to be a concern.

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    I’d take him but you wouldn’t want to give up much for him, has hardly played for 2-3 years.  

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    Depends on the 'baggage'.

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    I heard they’re playing him in defence at training, is there any particular reason for this? I’d be keen to know where is mind is at before looking at bringing him back. 

    Coulf be a Mitch Clark situation where the damage has been done. 

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    Massive yes, but not at any price. 

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    1 minute ago, Deeoldfart said:

    Depends on the 'baggage'.

    gee OldFart - I've got plenty of baggage - haven't we all got plenty??!!!

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    16 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    such a shame the way things have gone for him.  He is a highly talented player who was capable of kicking 50 goals a season.  Now he can't crack an average Freo side.

    Too true. Rough ride in life thats for sure. I suppose I forget at times that despite the fame and fortune most of these blokes are just young men under a great deal of stress , injuries and spotlights. Throw in family loss and cancer and this bloke has done it tough.

    Id have him back but he's lost a lot of his value. I wonder sometimes if just going back and playing footy for fun at a lower level is the best way for some players to go.

    Wish him the best wherever he goes.

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    I fear his best years are behind him. Will remain an unfulfilled talent.

    Happy for the trade where we got pick 6 and 23.

    Good luck to him in the future, but not in the red and blue.

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    4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    I agree, but does he want it enough?

    If Freo jumped off him after two years then you would have to question what is going on with him, especially considering that they gave up Pick 6 to get him.  He should be in the prime of his career right now and he can't get a game.  That has to be a concern.

    It’s a concern and it would be buyer beware. But we know with Hoges that 95% of the battle is mental. He’s not a happy man up there and it’s showing. The lure of family and friends clearly hasn’t translated the way he may have hoped. He’d be in familiar surrounds at the club where he knows he has produced his best football.

    Id be shocked to see it happen but acquiring Bennell was a shock and very unMelbourne-like so you never know.

     

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    8 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Has anyone actually done any good at the Frogs after being recruitment from another club?

    what about MOOOODeeerrrAAHHH .. Tony was on one leg?

    And, Peter Bell went on to cap the Freddos?

     

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    would have him back happily, but i have zero idea how much baggage he comes with

    when my mum told me that he was being 'trialed' as a defender for freo's b team during this hub life i thought that's the most pointless thing i've ever heard of; he's the most 'natural' key forward since hawkins, knows where to run, when to lead, how to position his body...playing a player like him in defence makes zero sense

    it's not as if he's a first year forward and yr teaching him leading patterns etc - he was so good at that from the the get go, and such a great contested mark

    loved watching him for the dees

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    Not unless it was for almost nothing

    Too much baggage now. 
    in 2 years his career has gone to zero

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    7 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    loved watching him for the dees

    Except his said shot at goal sometimes. One of those players who you didnt mind doing well at another club for some reason.

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    21 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Has anyone actually done any good at the Frogs after being recruitment from another club?

    Farmer ...... 

     

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