Get Hodge!
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- Winmar7
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Get Hodge!
Now that Luke Hodge has announced his retirement, we should grab him - for any job!
Get him mentoring the youngsters, building leadership, midfield coach - anything. He is class act and would be an amazing off field addition...
Get him mentoring the youngsters, building leadership, midfield coach - anything. He is class act and would be an amazing off field addition...
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Re: Get Hodge!
He would have at least 10 clubs chasing him. He'll probably go somewhere where he has a close connection so wouldn't be surprised if he ends up at Brisbane in some coaching capacity.
He has no connection with us.
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Re: Get Hodge!
Really? Luke Hodge is not a class act. His record speaks for himself, he is highly decorated, but he is not a class act. Bit of a dog on the field, caught drink driving last year.
He is completely unnecessary in a mentoring role when we have Nick Riewoldt at the club, who is about 1000 times the class act Hodge is. Sean Dempster would be far better suited to a mentoring role than Hodge, based on my perception of the character of each.
He is completely unnecessary in a mentoring role when we have Nick Riewoldt at the club, who is about 1000 times the class act Hodge is. Sean Dempster would be far better suited to a mentoring role than Hodge, based on my perception of the character of each.
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Agree with carn sainter on this one. Hodge has good people skills but class act is a stretch.carn_sainter wrote:Really? Luke Hodge is not a class act. His record speaks for himself, he is highly decorated, but he is not a class act. Bit of a dog on the field, caught drink driving last year.
He is completely unnecessary in a mentoring role when we have Nick Riewoldt at the club, who is about 1000 times the class act Hodge is. Sean Dempster would be far better suited to a mentoring role than Hodge, based on my perception of the character of each.
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Re: Get Hodge!
Class act?Winmar7 wrote:Now that Luke Hodge has announced his retirement, we should grab him - for any job!
Get him mentoring the youngsters, building leadership, midfield coach - anything. He is class act and would be an amazing off field addition...
If he wasn't a freakishly good footballer and leader, with his off-field record he'd have lasted about as long as Dale Garlett did.
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Re: Get Hodge!
And, if your aunty had whiskers she'd be your uncle, JM - the key word is "leader".Johnny Member wrote:Class act?Winmar7 wrote:Now that Luke Hodge has announced his retirement, we should grab him - for any job!
Get him mentoring the youngsters, building leadership, midfield coach - anything. He is class act and would be an amazing off field addition...
If he wasn't a freakishly good footballer and leader, with his off-field record he'd have lasted about as long as Dale Garlett did.
And, just how many 'hanging offences' are there in his off field record (or, on field for that matter)?
The bloke managed to play 15 odd years, be extraordinarily successful, particularly when it counted, lead and teach people superbly, earn unvarnished respect inside and outside for the way he went about it, and maintain his personality as a bit of a 'lad' throughout. He hasn't been ground down by mediocrity.
To my mind, that's a sporting life well lived.
"Class act"? Dunno, depends what class you're grading him against.
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Re: Get Hodge!
If anyone understands what IP means then they'll know he'd be a terrific aqusition for any club.
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Re: Get Hodge!
I am sure he has hung up his boots - he may be interested as a untried assistant coach after he has a spell in the paddock, but surely his club will be offering that if that's the way he wants to go. Besides we are in the middle of developing our own plan going forward, I would hope. He only has proven on-field experience1
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Based on what he said on the couch last night he's likely to have a stint in the media, first, along with a bit of 'stay at home dad' work.The Peanut wrote:I am sure he has hung up his boots - he may be interested as a untried assistant coach after he has a spell in the paddock, but surely his club will be offering that if that's the way he wants to go. Besides we are in the middle of developing our own plan going forward, I would hope. He only has proven on-field experience1
If he is interested in coaching he'll go after the certifications concurrent with the above 2 'jobs', I reckon. He'll know his on field experience won't simply translate to off field success.
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Re: Get Hodge!
These days high profile ex-players like Hodge can make a lot more money from a lot less hours from working in the media, if they have the talent for it, that what they could make from being an assistant coach.
So it would get back to whether they have a strong desire to coach.
Dal Santo has been a natural in the media to date. I have been quite impressed, and I do not think that it just my St Kilda bias either.
So it would get back to whether they have a strong desire to coach.
Dal Santo has been a natural in the media to date. I have been quite impressed, and I do not think that it just my St Kilda bias either.
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Re: Get Hodge!
Worth asking the question - his football IQ is very high and his history of being in such a sucessful environment would be highly suitable in an assistant role.
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I like Hodge.The OtherThommo wrote:And, if your aunty had whiskers she'd be your uncle, JM - the key word is "leader".Johnny Member wrote:Class act?Winmar7 wrote:Now that Luke Hodge has announced his retirement, we should grab him - for any job!
Get him mentoring the youngsters, building leadership, midfield coach - anything. He is class act and would be an amazing off field addition...
If he wasn't a freakishly good footballer and leader, with his off-field record he'd have lasted about as long as Dale Garlett did.
And, just how many 'hanging offences' are there in his off field record (or, on field for that matter)?
The bloke managed to play 15 odd years, be extraordinarily successful, particularly when it counted, lead and teach people superbly, earn unvarnished respect inside and outside for the way he went about it, and maintain his personality as a bit of a 'lad' throughout. He hasn't been ground down by mediocrity.
To my mind, that's a sporting life well lived.
"Class act"? Dunno, depends what class you're grading him against.
Flawless is a very high bar very, very few can get over.
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He's just not a 'class act' in the context used by the OP.
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Re: Get Hodge!
We need someone to sort out our routers.saintspremiers wrote:If anyone understands what IP means then they'll know he'd be a terrific aqusition for any club.
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Re: Get Hodge!
In the last few seasons, there have been 4 players who each, IMO, and for varying reasons mainly onfield acts, who I class as becoming grubs in the twilight of their carers - this bloke, Gouger Judd, Goodes and Harvey.
In saying that, Hodge would make a good assistant coach. I just lost a lot of time for him after he took out Lachie Henderson maliciously, his goalpost slam of the Port guy and his avoidance with the drink driving. The other 3 need no explanation I'm sure.
Anyway, carry on chaps!
In saying that, Hodge would make a good assistant coach. I just lost a lot of time for him after he took out Lachie Henderson maliciously, his goalpost slam of the Port guy and his avoidance with the drink driving. The other 3 need no explanation I'm sure.
Anyway, carry on chaps!
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Got a club imposed sanction (for missing training I think) earlier this season. Some (ahem) "mentor" (?)
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Re: Get Hodge!
All I'll do now is refer to my earlier comments re 'hanging offences', and universal respect earned.
Then I'll add, "SCOREBOARD!"
Hodge has never been a grub. And, you don't become become universally revered by combatants, in spite of being late for training.
Story: Mid naughties, when he hadn't played 50 games, we played them at E'had, and smashed them. The Dorks sent the kid into the Fux Footy studios post game. He'd been trailled around by Bakes all day, and Bakes had done what Bakes did - all of it. In the studio post game, after his side had been humiliated, and he'd been rendered largely ineffective by the games most combative 'close checker', they asked Hodge how he'd coped with the result and the personal defeat.
I'm paraphrasing here, but his response was along the lines of, 'We'll get better, we're young, and Bakes is a mate of mine, we're both from Colac, and I just need to learn from today, and how Bakes went about it'.
I watched it, I remember it, it stuck with me, and that's when I first began to respect Luke Hodge. And, he was a kid, who went on to become a giant of the game who, I personally rate as one of the smartest footballers I've seen.
Plus, I was about 6 rows from the fence in '08, Southern Stand, in the prelim, when he got his ribs busted along the way to beating us - we were very close to what happened. He was effectively playing CHB. The courage he showed to do as he did in that contest alone stamped him for me - he was literally wide open, but didn't hesitate. I heard the crunch, the air go out of him, possibly even the crack. But, he got up, pounded on, they won, he spent the week pissing blood, couldn't get out on the track, and the following Satdee won the Norm Smith Medal.
I don't wear blinkers.
P.S. I recall him saying he 'enjoyed' the battle with Bakes.
Then I'll add, "SCOREBOARD!"
Hodge has never been a grub. And, you don't become become universally revered by combatants, in spite of being late for training.
Story: Mid naughties, when he hadn't played 50 games, we played them at E'had, and smashed them. The Dorks sent the kid into the Fux Footy studios post game. He'd been trailled around by Bakes all day, and Bakes had done what Bakes did - all of it. In the studio post game, after his side had been humiliated, and he'd been rendered largely ineffective by the games most combative 'close checker', they asked Hodge how he'd coped with the result and the personal defeat.
I'm paraphrasing here, but his response was along the lines of, 'We'll get better, we're young, and Bakes is a mate of mine, we're both from Colac, and I just need to learn from today, and how Bakes went about it'.
I watched it, I remember it, it stuck with me, and that's when I first began to respect Luke Hodge. And, he was a kid, who went on to become a giant of the game who, I personally rate as one of the smartest footballers I've seen.
Plus, I was about 6 rows from the fence in '08, Southern Stand, in the prelim, when he got his ribs busted along the way to beating us - we were very close to what happened. He was effectively playing CHB. The courage he showed to do as he did in that contest alone stamped him for me - he was literally wide open, but didn't hesitate. I heard the crunch, the air go out of him, possibly even the crack. But, he got up, pounded on, they won, he spent the week pissing blood, couldn't get out on the track, and the following Satdee won the Norm Smith Medal.
I don't wear blinkers.
P.S. I recall him saying he 'enjoyed' the battle with Bakes.
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