The Hoppa Poll . Change vote option activated

[Eagle 1]

Lehi Hopate was fullback in this year's Harold Matthews premiership winning team.

There ya go....the Hopoate legacy lives on !! ..knew it, thank you 40nil.

 

[Eagle 1]

Albert Hoppa might struggle to get a i st grade gig at the Raiders next season even if he gets some more opportunity with the reserve comp operating again . Even Jerrod Croker may have a bit of competition in the Raider "s centres with those two young prospects there getting their chance to impress [ Savage was one i think ] and that young full back who played against Manly in game one .Probably needed quite a few more games in Manly 's reserves at full back to get his confidence and general play to a better level . Certainly fell well short of expectations with his hand full of games in Manly 's i st grade in late 2020 . Probably better that he did not take up that 250 k offer from Manly and was surprising that he struggled to make the transition after showing so much promise in the lower grades .

You mentioned Croker may have some competition next season, he is a perfect example of a player playing one season to many. In the games he played in before and after he was injured he was little more than a sml speedbump for opposing centres to carve through.

 

[manly al]

You mentioned Croker may have some competition next season, he is a perfect example of a player playing one season to many. In the games he played in before and after he was injured he was little more than a sml speedbump for opposing centres to carve through.

goal kicking may still have him in favor . Maybe his injury affected his game quite a lot , maybe he can bounce back . certainly hope Harper can .

 

[Eagle 1]

goal kicking may still have him in favor . Maybe his injury affected his game quite a lot , maybe he can bounce back . certainly hope Harper can .

Not sure why he's hanging around and having his legacy tarnished. He'll never be passed as the all time point scorer for the Raiders. On his injury, he's been carrying a groin/leg injury for the last 2yrs.

 

[tookey]

Clubs, I dare say all clubs, routinely do wrong by players simply because it's a ruthless professional sport.
Most players are professional enough to accept it goes with the territory, but every now and then someone (usually a family member not the actual player) cries foul.
Years ago I did a small removal job for Phil Blake's mum, she was unimpressed with the club, to put it mildly!

And the club was very unimpressed with Phil's tackling efforts

 

[XV-1]

You mentioned Croker may have some competition next season, he is a perfect example of a player playing one season to many. In the games he played in before and after he was injured he was little more than a sml speedbump for opposing centres to carve through.

Croker the choker. Guaranteed to miss a tackle, drop the ball or miss a goal kick whenever the game/seasom was on the line