JACOB Hopper has reunited with Richmond as the Greater Western Sydney star weighs in on his future. Hopper has been signed to the Giants for next year. Today we will discuss about Jacob Hopper: Contract| Trade| Draft| Injury 2022.
Jacob Hopper: Contract| Trade| Draft| Injury 2022
Jacob Hopper (born 6 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jacob Hopper | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeton, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Leeton-Whitton (RFNL) | ||
| Draft | No. 7, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Greater Western Sydney | 107 (40) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
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Contract
Hopper is currently contracted at GWS until the end of the 2023 season and will need to be traded this off-season in order to eliminate the CAT.
Trade
Melbourne’s Tom Brown has revealed that Trent Cochin and Jack Riewoldt are expected to re-sign contracts worth up to $300,000, up from their current deals.
Shane Edwards’ retirement after last weekend’s final loss to Brisbane will free up nearly $500,000.
Hopper was widely tipped to move to Geelong, but Brown told the Tigers that the 25-year-old is “still really considering”. He reportedly met with Richmond on Monday.
Taranto, who is out of contract, and Hopper could take a combined $1.5 million per year in Richmond’s cap, while the latter’s trade could cost him two first-round draft picks.
How the Tigers have put themselves in the race for Tarento and Hopper.
How the Tigers have put themselves in the race for Tarento and Hopper. credits: 7news
Brown reports Cochin has agreed a one-year extension that could be announced in the coming days.
“Jack Rivold, like Cochin, is an offer that would be on less money,” he said on Triple M.
Draft
Hooper was born in New South Wales and grew up in the small Riverina town of Leighton. He began playing football at the age of four with the Leighton-Whitton Crows, where his father coached. He joined Greater Western Sydney’s academy program at the age of 13 and was regularly selected for NSW representative teams in later years. He attended school at St. Francis de Sales Regional College. At the age of 17, he began boarding at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat while playing TAC Cup football for the North Ballarat Rebels.
He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the seventh overall selection in the 2015 national draft.
Injury 2022
Colon Ward and Lachey Whitfield are on their way back for the Giants’ Sunday afternoon date with North Melbourne as Jacob Hopper also closes to finally playing again.
The Kangaroos clash begins in the second half of the season in Greater Western Sydney, entering a mid-season bye with a disappointing 3–8 record and a new coach, Mark McVeigh.
Ward is in the final stages of the AFL’s concussion protocol after losing to Brisbane of Greater Western Sydney before a mid-season bye.
The 32-year-old midfielder will become the first giant to play 200 games for the club if he is fit, while Whitfield missed the last two games with an ankle problem but is expected to fully train on Friday.
There is still some uncertainty about Tim Taranto’s back problem, which will keep him out for the third game but potentially no more.
