Luke Hodge caught drink driving - $5000 fine, free to play.

[StevenwellerHFC]

Didn't lose his license? Thank god, that's what everyone was worried about.

Lol, I enjoy reading people overreacting on the internet, i wonder how many facebook campaigns have been made to get him off our roads.

I wonder if people react the same way in public as they do online.

 

[Spectore]

Nothing wrong with the Hawks' actions here. Leave it to law enforcement.

 

[MotleyLemon]

Lol, I enjoy reading people overreacting on the internet, i wonder how many facebook campaigns have been made to get him off our roads.

I wonder if people react the same way in public as they do online.

Yet to see anyone applaud DUI in public as you are doing online.

 

[The Joker]

Never knew there were so many sanctimonious people on big footy... He has stated he believed he was under and was allowed to drink under club rules

Honestly what did you expect him to come out and say? Oh i knew i was drunk but hey, do you know who i am???

 

[Marmik]

The message is always that when in doubt you should get a cab or lift. This could send a message that taking risks like this are okay.

Hodge isn't sitting there doing blood tests to assess how intoxicated he is.

Yeah you're right, he probably should have caught a cab, but he just made a poor judgement. He cops a fine and lost 10 demerit points. Let's not blow it out of proportion like he was hammered swerving side to side running people over. LOL.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Driving aside, 0.068 is a shitload more than a so-called professional athlete should be drinking at any time, let alone A week before finals.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Yet to see anyway applaud DUI in public as you are doing online.

Oh yes, i'm clapping for joy.

 

[Big Bryza]

s**t, after the tragedy that occurred with Rattens son.

Not a smart man.

You'd think he'd be off the grog and training his arse off leading in to the finals. Especially being rubbed out. What a moron.

 

[Oraaaaazio]

Lol, I enjoy reading people overreacting on the internet, i wonder how many facebook campaigns have been made to get him off our roads.

I wonder if people react the same way in public as they do online.

Nah, making a facebook campaign would be overreacting. Saying he's a dickhead for drink driving on bigfooty is not.

 

[Hawkers]

According to some stats from the ABS about 500 people per 100,000 get busted drink driving (odds are many in this thread have been busted DUI)

I'd say that conservatively you could times that number by 5 to get how many people drink drive above the limit.
Much like going 5k's over the limit is made out to be a boogie man and you'll kill everyone, I don't see complete carnage on our roads for drink driving either.
The reaction doesn't appear to be proportionate to the offence.

Of course no one should drink and drive, but remember that many, many places have 0.08% as the legal limit -which Hodge is under.

 

[tangolikelama]

Top bloke

Legend of the game so all will be forgotten

 

[aCunningPlan]

Poor Motlop got thrown under the bus by Geelong earlier this year.

Break the law though and who cares? Seriously the TAC should be pulling money from the AFL if Hodge gets away with this.

 

[MotleyLemon]

Driving aside, 0.068 is a shitload more than a so-called professional athlete should be drinking at any time, let alone A week before finals.

Never mind the fact he's the captain.

 

[rumply]

He has been fined $450 and lost 10 demerit points after blowing 0.068 in an embarrassing incident for one of the AFL’s stars.


Dumb but not a hanging offence, copped appropriate punishment, move on, nothing to see here

 

[Sam95]

Driving aside, 0.068 is a shitload more than a so-called professional athlete should be drinking at any time, let alone A week before finals.

Once a bogan, always a bogan

 

[E Shed]

See I don't understand this line of thinking.

Hodge has been suspended for a total of 5 games for two incidents where the players didn't even need to leave the field.

Whereas there have been plenty of other incidents where a player has been concussed or injured and received lesser penalties.

I almost wish he actually did cause more damage in those incidents so it would match the crying from everyone.

Even the reaction over this minor off-field indiscretion has been way over the top.

Evens things up for Mitchell putting the oppositions best player out of the game a couple of times and getting nothing for it.

 

[Freoforever86]

I heard Worsford is going to appear as a character reference.

In all seriousness, pretty silly mistake before finals

 

[Taylor]

Is this where he loses the captaincy to Chris Judd (whoever the Hawk version is)?

 

[yeahmate]

Driving aside, 0.068 is a shitload more than a so-called professional athlete should be drinking at any time, let alone A week before finals.

Its not that much really specially if you have low body fat

 

[Melvin]

If you look at it without factoring in the drinking then all Hodgey did was drive a car. Can't punish a bloke for that.

 

[MotleyLemon]

According to some stats from the ABS about 200 people per 100,000 get busted drink driving

I'd say that conservatively you could times that number by 5 to get how many people drink drive above the limit.
Much like going 5k's over the limit is made out to be a boogie man and you'll kill everyone, I don't see complete carnage on our roads for drink driving either.
The reaction doesn't appear to be proportionate to the offence.

Of course no one should drink and drive, but remember that many, many places have 0.08% as the legal limit -which Hodge is under.

Yeah but it's 0.05 in this country.

 

[tonk]

bloody idiot

 

[kade]

Hawthorn: Finals are more important that innocent people's lives.

What a club.

What punishment did nm give Dumont for cowardly assaulting a cabby?

 

[J_Moore]

Inb4 20 pages of drivel.

lol

 

[The Karma Bus]

It's just Hodgey's natural driving style.
Nothing in it.