My initial point about Hooker is ... he's not worth $1million per year.
I'm not trying to make an argument that he's not a quality KP defender, I know he is, ... just the point that for $1million, you deserve the very best defender in the country ... and you need to have your Hooker goggles on to make that argument ... as the evidence I've presented would suggest.
& he's certainly not the best KP Forward in the country ... his Forwards stats are better than Tabs, but not by much;
Taberner's versus Hooker's Forwards stats;
(NB: The stats compare Hookers 10 games forward in 2015, in which the 26yr old Hooker played 90-97% time on ground vs Taberner's top 10 games in terms of TOG, 89-96%, to be fair given Tabs number of subbed games);
Tabs: 133 Disposals (89 kicks), 11 Goals 6 points, 20 tackles, 20 i50s, 62 Contested Possessions, 51 Marks (12 Contested, 12 i50), 7 Goal Assists.
Hooker: 173 Disposals (114 kicks), 20 Goals 19 points, 23 tackles, 19 i50s, 88 Contested Possession, 71 Marks (21 CMs, 26 i50), 1 GA.