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He deserves every accolade he's ever received, unlike the idiot sniper in the red and white
Toast Congratulations Luke Hodge - 250 Games
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He's never been more primed to play well. The fittest he's been for ages. No excuses he is ready to make this grand final one of his better games. A great 250th...
Edit: Congrats Hodgey hoping for a blinder.
Edit: Congrats Hodgey hoping for a blinder.
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Congrats Hodgey!! A true champion and Hawthorn Great and one of the biggest game players we've ever seen.
It goes without saying we need another big game from him on Saturday.
Go you good thing....
It goes without saying we need another big game from him on Saturday.
Go you good thing....
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I'm prepared for this game to be a fizzer with us smashing them early and pulling away at every opportunity. We'll all still remember it fondly
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Dead set love this bloke. He's the sort of footballer, leader and man you'd want your son to grow into.... Cant imagine anything better than him receiving the cup off Dunstall about 5pm tomorrow.
Show some class
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Our Warrior.
John Kennedy had Graham Arthur, David Parkin and Don Scott.
Clarko has had Luke Hodge. A true champion of our club.
John Kennedy had Graham Arthur, David Parkin and Don Scott.
Clarko has had Luke Hodge. A true champion of our club.
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Bumpety bump.
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Congrats to our fearless leader on his 250th, here's hoping he has many more
B2B would be indeed be a fitting way to mark this milestone, fervently hoping this comes to pass!
B2B would be indeed be a fitting way to mark this milestone, fervently hoping this comes to pass!
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Good luck Hodgey. Absolute legend and deserves a win for his 250th. How sweet it would be.
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I called it.
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See, Hodgey does read Bigfooty
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The great(est) man is so humble he almost certainly told the players not to chair him off the ground.
I must say I was a little disappointed, I really wanted to give him the standing ovation he deserved on the day. He had the Norm wrapped around his neck too. Would have been perfect.
I must say I was a little disappointed, I really wanted to give him the standing ovation he deserved on the day. He had the Norm wrapped around his neck too. Would have been perfect.
What a 250th!!!!
Premiership cup, a Normie and marked himself indelibly as one of the all time greats.
Premiership cup, a Normie and marked himself indelibly as one of the all time greats.
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Did Hodgey get chaired off the ground? Poor effort by the other players if not... just kidding. haha.
What a way to celebrate it.
What a way to celebrate it.
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Probably his best game in his 250th.
Hope we have some other milestone games next September.
You posted this at 6:50am the day before the game, and pretty much called the game in one sentence. You got any Tattslotto tips? Melbourne Cup predictions?
Hope we have some other milestone games next September.
I'm prepared for this game to be a fizzer with us smashing them early and pulling away at every opportunity. We'll all still remember it fondly
You posted this at 6:50am the day before the game, and pretty much called the game in one sentence. You got any Tattslotto tips? Melbourne Cup predictions?
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Not bad at all.
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I love Hodgey. No greater captain, no tougher player.
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What ever happened to that "Luke Hodge where's he at?" thread? ;-)
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AFL draft 2015: Who is the best No.1 pick of all time?
November 24, 2015
Pick No.1
Luke Hodge - Hawthorn, 2001, 271 games
The shortlist: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda, 2000, 298 games), Brendon Goddard, (St Kilda, 2002, 269 games), Brett Deledio (Richmond, 2004, 232 games)
After analysing 29 years of draft picks – a total of 2320 picks in total – it was fitting that the hardest was saved for last and that the considerations for "No.1" proved to be a reflection of the entire countdown.
It was always going to come down to Hodge vs Riewoldt.
At the start of the countdown, we stated that a "longevity rule" would be used in instances such as these - where two or more players had legitimate claims to a certain pick.
But as the list evolved day by day, two other factors emerged as key "deadlock" breakers, although it is only in hindsight that the trend - or unintentional "bias" - has surfaced.
Viewing the list in its entirety, it is plain to see that midfielders have been favoured for picks where a key position player could have just as easily been chosen.
You can make the argument that 62 of the 80 players on this list could have been classed as "midfielders" at some point during their careers - whether that be as first-fleet on-ballers or small forwards and defenders who were versatile enough to play in that area of the ground as well.
That left only 18 players who you would say played almost exclusively as a forward or defender.
Particularly glaring was the lack of ruckmen.
While big men were on the "shortlist" at certain picks, the only player on the final list who played any considerable time in the ruck was Sydney star Adam Goodes.
The other obvious factor that has influenced decision-making in a lot of cases is the notion of "big game" performers.
Players who have won premierships, Norm Smith medals, or just generally delivered when it matters most, have been remembered in greater esteem.
All of which culminates in the Hodge vs Riewoldt debate.
It is one that could drag on forever, and by the end, neither side would be convinced they were wrong.
But suffice to say, the two factors just mentioned proved compelling in lifting Hodge over Riewoldt, and in particular Hodge's reputation as a big-game performer.
Of course, that is not to say that Riewoldt does not have a similar reputation, far from it.
It is more that Hodge has proved to be the ultimate player in that regard during an eight-year span where the two players' careers have overlapped.
He has won two Norm Smith medals, and if you ask a lot of people who watched this year's grand final, they would say it could have easily been three.
When you consider what all the players on the list really play for at the end of the day, that record is unequalled in many ways.
Put it this way: if you were a club with the No.1 pick this year, and you were told the player you selected would end up being your captain for three straight premierships - 2013, '14 and '15 - and a key leader in another - 2008 - and be arguably the best player on the ground on three of those grand final days - it is difficult to see how that club could ask for anything more.
Although there would be many Riewoldt supporters who could argue this topic on a lot of other different levels and point to a flawless record.
The St Kilda champion has won his club's best-and-fairest six times, been All-Australian five times and won the AFLPA MVP award in 2004.
As captain, he also led the Saints to three grand finals and could have held up the cup after two of them, if not for a bit of luck.
Overall, this countdown proved to be further confirmation that the year that Hodge entered the system - 2001 - was indeed the "Super Draft".
That draft produced easily the most number of players on our final list with 10 - Hodge, Chris Judd, Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly, Steve Johnson, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Gary Ablett Jr, Dane Swan and Brian Lake.
And the countdown also confirmed what many experts have said about Geelong's happy knack for finding the right players in the draft.
The Cats had the most players in the top 80 - which spans the period from the first national draft in 1986 to 2014.
They had 12 players who first came into the system via picks allocated to Geelong, closely followed by Hawthorn on 10, North Melbourne on seven, and Carlton and Collingwood on six.
At the other end of the spectrum, Richmond and Port Adelaide (the club only entered the league in 1997) had the fewest players of those clubs other than Fitzroy and expansion teams Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...f-all-time-20151123-gl5xy0.html#ixzz3sWv2lcKm
November 24, 2015
Pick No.1
Luke Hodge - Hawthorn, 2001, 271 games
The shortlist: Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda, 2000, 298 games), Brendon Goddard, (St Kilda, 2002, 269 games), Brett Deledio (Richmond, 2004, 232 games)
After analysing 29 years of draft picks – a total of 2320 picks in total – it was fitting that the hardest was saved for last and that the considerations for "No.1" proved to be a reflection of the entire countdown.
It was always going to come down to Hodge vs Riewoldt.
At the start of the countdown, we stated that a "longevity rule" would be used in instances such as these - where two or more players had legitimate claims to a certain pick.
But as the list evolved day by day, two other factors emerged as key "deadlock" breakers, although it is only in hindsight that the trend - or unintentional "bias" - has surfaced.
Viewing the list in its entirety, it is plain to see that midfielders have been favoured for picks where a key position player could have just as easily been chosen.
You can make the argument that 62 of the 80 players on this list could have been classed as "midfielders" at some point during their careers - whether that be as first-fleet on-ballers or small forwards and defenders who were versatile enough to play in that area of the ground as well.
That left only 18 players who you would say played almost exclusively as a forward or defender.
Particularly glaring was the lack of ruckmen.
While big men were on the "shortlist" at certain picks, the only player on the final list who played any considerable time in the ruck was Sydney star Adam Goodes.
The other obvious factor that has influenced decision-making in a lot of cases is the notion of "big game" performers.
Players who have won premierships, Norm Smith medals, or just generally delivered when it matters most, have been remembered in greater esteem.
All of which culminates in the Hodge vs Riewoldt debate.
It is one that could drag on forever, and by the end, neither side would be convinced they were wrong.
But suffice to say, the two factors just mentioned proved compelling in lifting Hodge over Riewoldt, and in particular Hodge's reputation as a big-game performer.
Of course, that is not to say that Riewoldt does not have a similar reputation, far from it.
It is more that Hodge has proved to be the ultimate player in that regard during an eight-year span where the two players' careers have overlapped.
He has won two Norm Smith medals, and if you ask a lot of people who watched this year's grand final, they would say it could have easily been three.
When you consider what all the players on the list really play for at the end of the day, that record is unequalled in many ways.
Put it this way: if you were a club with the No.1 pick this year, and you were told the player you selected would end up being your captain for three straight premierships - 2013, '14 and '15 - and a key leader in another - 2008 - and be arguably the best player on the ground on three of those grand final days - it is difficult to see how that club could ask for anything more.
Although there would be many Riewoldt supporters who could argue this topic on a lot of other different levels and point to a flawless record.
The St Kilda champion has won his club's best-and-fairest six times, been All-Australian five times and won the AFLPA MVP award in 2004.
As captain, he also led the Saints to three grand finals and could have held up the cup after two of them, if not for a bit of luck.
Overall, this countdown proved to be further confirmation that the year that Hodge entered the system - 2001 - was indeed the "Super Draft".
That draft produced easily the most number of players on our final list with 10 - Hodge, Chris Judd, Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly, Steve Johnson, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Gary Ablett Jr, Dane Swan and Brian Lake.
And the countdown also confirmed what many experts have said about Geelong's happy knack for finding the right players in the draft.
The Cats had the most players in the top 80 - which spans the period from the first national draft in 1986 to 2014.
They had 12 players who first came into the system via picks allocated to Geelong, closely followed by Hawthorn on 10, North Melbourne on seven, and Carlton and Collingwood on six.
At the other end of the spectrum, Richmond and Port Adelaide (the club only entered the league in 1997) had the fewest players of those clubs other than Fitzroy and expansion teams Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...f-all-time-20151123-gl5xy0.html#ixzz3sWv2lcKm
