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Cale HOOKER
#26 Essendon
Age: 30 |
Games: 153 | Born: Oct 13, 2020 |
Height: 197 |
Weight: 101 |
Position: |
2017 Digest: Hamstring injury has caused problems and not sighted in JLT series. Might play VFL practice match prior to home and away opener.
2017 NAB Cup:
2017 Season
1 | Haw | Worked his way into the game as a forward and ended with three goals. Signs suggest forward move will work. | 7 |
2 | Bris | Proved a handful for Frost and ended with eight marks and two goals. | 6 |
3 | Carl | Key forward wasn’t suite by wet. Two marks but no goals with Marchbank on his hammer. | 2 |
4 | Adel | Taken out of the game by Daniel Talia, no presence up forward whatsoever. | 2 |
5 | Coll | Started well roaming far and wide from centre half forward. Three goals a fair reward. | 7 |
6 | Melb | Kicked two goals and took some nice marks, but was sore in final term and hobbled around the front half. | 5 |
7 | Frem | Provided a target. Kicked 2.2 and took four contested marks. | 7 |
8 | Geel | Used forward and after early goal he was pretty quiet. Had six kicks and spent time drifting up the ground. | 3 |
9 | WCE | Gave Barrass and McGovern all sorts of problems with his marking. Let himself down with a few easy misses. | 7 |
10 | Rich | Impersonated Harry Taylor all night. He’s not a long-term option up forward. Only shot at goal he butchered horribly. | 2 |
11 | VFL | Competed well in attack and provided an adequate marking target. Presence helps Daniher. | 6 |
12 | Port | Three first-term goals got the ball rolling. Ended up with five in first half, then Clurey did a fair job. | 8 |
13 | Bye. | ||
14 | Finger. | ||
15 | Bris | Became important when he lifted in third term at centre half forward. | 5 |
16 | Coll | Used at centre half forward. Kicked one goal but in the end spent time down back. Still not sure forward is best position. | 4 |
17 | StK | Had a good battle with Brown and best quarter was the fourth when he booted a monster goal. | 5 |
18 | NM | Butchered the footy for three quarters but made amends with four fourth quarter goals which killed off the game. Finished with five. | 6 |
19 | WB | Has the yips in front of goal and had some costly misses and errors. | 3 |
20 | Carl | Grabbed nine marks and booted two goals…to go with five behinds. Moves everything bar his bowels on set shots. | 5 |
21 | Adel | Gave Essendon a chance when he came into the game with three big goals in third quarter. | 6 |
22 | GCS | Booted two goals and took nine marks. Presented well and kept Leslie honest throughout. | 6 |
23 | Calf. | ||
EF | Calf. |
2016 Season
1 | Suspended. | ||
2 | Suspended. | ||
3 | Suspended. | ||
4 | Suspended. | ||
5 | Suspended. | ||
6 | Suspended. | ||
7 | Suspended. | ||
8 | Suspended. | ||
9 | Suspended. | ||
10 | Suspended. | ||
11 | Suspended. | ||
12 | Suspended. | ||
13 | Suspended. | ||
14 | Suspended. | ||
16 | Suspended. | ||
17 | Suspended. | ||
18 | Suspended. | ||
19 | Suspended. | ||
20 | Suspended. | ||
21 | Suspended. | ||
22 | Suspended. | ||
23 | Suspended. |
2015 Season
1 | Syd | Excellent job on Tippett until late in day. | 5 |
2 | Haw | Kicked the match-winning goal but was gigantic in the back half all afternoon. | 8 |
3 | Carl | Patrolled half back with aplomb all day and among the best. | 7 |
4 | Coll | Had task on Cloke and did that well. Won his share of ball to boot. | 8 |
5 | StK | Beaten by Bruce and had to be shifted. | 4 |
6 | Frem | Denied the chance to intercept mark for most of the night. | 5 |
7 | NM | Took Petrie and did well on him defensively. Didn’t touch it as much as he can. | 5 |
8 | Bris | Dominant in defence in first half when Brisbane was most challenging. | 8 |
9 | Rich | Played his usual intercept role in the back half. Eight marks. | 6 |
10 | Geel | Footy can be cruel. Did brilliantly on Hawkins but still conceded four goals. | 7 |
11 | WCE | Fought like mad against Kennedy. Could hold his head high. | 7 |
13 | Haw | Unobtrusive effort down back. OK without setting world on fire. | 5 |
14 | StK | Started OK in temporary forward role. Had to help defence. | 6 |
15 | Melb | A presence up forward in an unfamiliar role, then composed down back. | 6 |
16 | NM | Looked the most likely Bomber forward all night. 13 marks a real highlight. | 8 |
17 | Port | At full forward marked strongly all night. | 6 |
18 | WB | Grabbed eight marks and kicked a goal. Didn’t have a lot to work with | 5 |
19 | GWS | Dangerous in attack in first half then unable to shake Davis. Two goals. | 6 |
20 | Adel | Only forward who looked likely to grab a mark and ended with six. Two goals. | 6 |
21 | GCS | Dangerous in attack and finished with three goals. | 6 |
22 | Rich | Ended with three goals to be the side’s most lively forward. | 6 |
23 | Coll | Restricted to two goals from four marks in a great battle with Brown. | 5 |
2014 Season
1 | NM | Given the job on Petrie and kept him totally in check. | 8 |
2 | Haw | Good on Roughead when on him and got in the way across half back to be a factor. | 7 |
3 | Carl | Mopped up well across half back. Marked everything that went his way. | 7 |
4 | Frem | Took 10 marks in defence opposed to Clarke/Sandilands. Not the worst. | 6 |
5 | StK | Good battle with Stanley then thrown forward in desperation. | 5 |
6 | Coll | Battled Cloke and superb in quelling him. Kept him goalless. | 8 |
7 | WB | Best on ground with 13 marks. The Dogs couldn’t get past him. | 9 |
8 | Bris | Worked hard in demanding role on Brown. | 6 |
9 | Syd | Did well for much of the night on Tippett but gave away a silly deliberate free. | 6 |
11 | Rich | Held Riewoldt stat-less for almost the whole first half. In top touch. | 7 |
12 | GWS | Pitted against Patton and was solid. | 5 |
13 | Melb | Had the better of his contest with Dawes keeping him goalless. | 6 |
14 | Adel | Walker pushed right up the field on him and still kicked two goals. | 5 |
15 | Geel | Battled Hawkins and did a pretty solid job after a shaky start. | 5 |
16 | Port | Stood Schulz and came off second best. | 4 |
17 | Coll | Good job on Cloke and had a share of the ball himself. | 7 |
18 | WB | Steady again down back and had Redpath covered apart from one goal | 7 |
19 | Syd | Good battle with Tippett and subdued him overall. | 6 |
20 | Rich | Did a strong job on Riewoldt in a fine battle. Held his own. | 7 |
21 | WCE | On dangerous Kennedy and did well apart from opponent’s burst in third term. | 6 |
22 | GCS | Stout in defence until copped a heavy knock from Lynch and subbed out in third. | 5 |
23 | Carl | Beat Casboult. Nine intercept grabs. | 7 |
EF | NM | Did fine job on Petrie 98 per cent of night until Roo kicked back-to-back goals. | 7 |
SF | – | ||
PF | – | ||
GF | – |
2013 Season
1 | Adel | Contained Walker for the most part which was integral to win. | 8 |
2 | Melb | Formed part of a solid back six , which kept the Dees to just five goals. | 7 |
3 | Frem | While he got a lot of ball, opponent Mayne was one of the best Freo forwards. | 5 |
4 | StK | Maister gave him heaps of trouble early but then he had upper hand. | 6 |
5 | Coll | Helped Carlisle in the air and did well on Cloke when asked to relieve. | 6 |
6 | GWS | Marked well in defence with 10 grabs and quelled Cameron after half time. | 7 |
7 | Geel | Had Podsiadly for lost of the match and OK without standing out. | 5 |
8 | Bris | Used footy well and won 12 contested possessions. Did what he could down. | 6 |
9 | Rich | Solid on both McGuane and Vickery. | 5 |
10 | Syd | Started on Walsh then picked up others. Reasonable input. | 5 |
11 | Carl | Casboult outmarked him early. He then went to dangerous Waite. | 4 |
12 | GCS | Trailed Sumner in defence and did fairly well without starring. | 5 |
14 | WCE | Picked up talls resting in attack and overall did a fair job. | 5 |
15 | Port | Took 13 marks and had a heap of touches in the back half. Great intercept player. | 8 |
16 | WB | Battled Jones who kicked two goals but he won the ball comprehensively. | 6 |
17 | GWS | Took a team-high eight marks and played an important part in the victory. | 6 |
18 | Haw | Battled Roughead but well beaten in the end. Still kept trying. | 4 |
19 | Coll | Had Reid for most part and only one of Reid’s three goals kicked on him. | 6 |
20 | WCE | Had the job on Darling and gave him a bit too much latitude leading up. Not his best. | 4 |
21 | NM | Had his work cut out on Petrie, but stuck to his guns. | 5 |
22 | Carl | Took 10 marks and was one of the generals down back. | 7 |
23 | Rich | Battled hard down back but caught out of position a few times. OK, but not his best. | 5 |
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2012 Season
1 | NM | Had big job on Petrie and did well. | 6 |
3 | VFL | Defended well coming back from injury. | – |
4 | Carl | A standout in defence with excellent body work and 21 disposals. | 7 |
5 | Coll | Battled Cloke and apart from second term he did a reasonable job. | 6 |
6 | Bris | Started on Brown and had the better of the contest. | 6 |
7 | WCE | Matched up on Lynch at first. Solid all night in defence. | 7 |
8 | Rich | Solid job on Riewoldt and never gave him a millimetre to work in. | 7 |
9 | GWS | Solid night in defence, taking nine marks and enjoying 87 per cent efficiency. | 6 |
11 | Syd | With Roberts-Thomson in early part of the night. Got lost a few times. | 4 |
13 | Frem | Beaten by Pavlich. | 3 |
14 | WB | Effective unit in defence. | 6 |
15 | StK | Given the runaround by Riewoldt. | 4 |
16 | Port | Struggled to keep up with Daniel Stewart at times. | 5 |
17 | Geel | Started well enough but Hawkins ended up well on top of him. | 4 |
19 | Adel | Played on Jenkins and couldn’t stop him from scoring two goals. | 5 |
21 | Carl | Had to be switched to Waite and just battled. Not helped by midfield. | 4 |
22 | Rich | Had important task on Riewoldt and couldn’t go with him. | 3 |
23 | Coll | Cloke burnt him early and he was moved away. | 3 |
1. | CROUCH, Matt | Adel | 189 |
2. | MARTIN, Dustin | Rich | 186 |
3. | KELLY, Joshua | GWS | 184 |
4. | DANGERFIELD, Patrick | Geel | 175 |
5. | LAIRD, Rory | Adel | 172 |
6. | WARD, Callan | GWS | 172 |
7. | MITCHELL, Tom | Haw | 171 |
8. | DUNCAN, Mitch | Geel | 170 |
9. | COTCHIN, Trent | Rich | 167 |
10. | RANCE, Alex | Rich | 167 |
11. | SHIEL, Dylan | GWS | 166 |
12. | WINES, Ollie | Port | 165 |
13. | JACOBS, Sam | Adel | 162 |
14. | TUOHY, Zach | Geel | 161 |
15. | OLIVER, Clayton | Melb | 161 |
16. | GAFF, Andrew | WCE | 161 |
17. | GRIGG, Shaun | Rich | 160 |
18. | PARKER, Luke | Syd | 160 |
19. | MURPHY, Marc | Carl | 159 |
20. | MERRETT, Zach | Ess | 157 |
21. | EBERT, Brad | Port | 157 |
22. | DOUGLAS, Richard | Adel | 156 |
23. | SLOANE, Rory | Adel | 156 |
24. | DOCHERTY, Sam | Carl | 155 |
25. | HEPPELL, Dyson | Ess | 155 |