Luke Hodge or Sam Mitchell

[detox]

Anyone got an answer for this yet?

I certainly don't, and probably won't ever....

 

[threesixpio]

Anyone got an answer for this yet?

I certainly don't, and probably won't ever....

Ridiculous we have both with a Burgoyne cherry on top

 

[Argy]

I refuse to answer. Can't we have both?

 

[threesixpio]

And a garnish of Lewis and Rough

 

[threesixpio]

I refuse to answer. Can't we have both?

Yeah - too hard. Reliable ball getting machine and fearless leader.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Mitchell to get you to a GF, Hodge to win you it.

 

[threesixpio]

Mitchell to get you to a GF, Hodge to win you it.

Been a bit like that! Although Sammy's 14 GF was pretty good but not Normie worthy

 

[Dewnior]

Been a bit like that! Although Sammy's 14 GF was pretty good but not Normie worthy

Pretty good? He won the game for us in the 2nd quarter.

It still baffles me how Nathan Buckley didn't award a single vote to Hodge.

 

[Davo23]

Anyone got an answer for this yet?

I certainly don't, and probably won't ever....

Hodge or Mitch: My equivalent lifelong dilemma is:

Jennifer Lawrence
or
Natalie Portman

?

 

[Agent Smith]

It's like trying to pick between Hill and Smith as your wing man. Well, that's a bit easier, right... you wouldn't have to think too hard about it, yeah?


Umm...


I know all the words to 'She's lost that lovin feeling' if that helps...

 

[HODGEYROAD]

This is impossible to choose.

 

[Procrastinator35]

I'm sure there's a mexican girl in here somewhere!

 

[cryptor]

Pretty good? He won the game for us in the 2nd quarter.

It still baffles me how Nathan Buckley didn't award a single vote to Hodge.

Nathan Buckley (ABC Radio); J Lewis, S Mitchell, J Gibson.

Gibson did get 32 disposals playing a lot of time as a lock down defender on Big Bud. Was a key part of our rebounding from the back half and he allowed guys like Birchall and Suckling to break free.

I'm not fussed that he didn't include Hodge in the top 3. You'd could make a case for half a dozen guys from the Hawks to be in that top 3.

 

[threesixpio]

Pretty good? He won the game for us in the 2nd quarter.

It still baffles me how Nathan Buckley didn't award a single vote to Hodge.

Would have been nice for Sammy to get a Normie - reverse of 2008. They all had a great game (except maybe for Gunner's first half - he had a shocker.!!...who cares though...)

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

One's the brown and the others the gold. These two blokes are the definition of Hawthorn.

 

[Cyrilyouchampion]

Hodge or Mitch: My equivalent lifelong dilemma is:

Jennifer Lawrence
or
Natalie Portman

?

If those two weren't into the ol' MAT, I'd take J-Law and send NP packing

 

[Buddy Guy]

And Sophie thought her choice was tough....

 

[Ctlmcl]

Who would you want more to be the next Hawks coach?

 

[Sixpence]

Updated stats:

Luke Hodge
250 games
22.1 disposals per game
167 career goals
2 x HFC Best & Fairest Winner (2005, 2010)
1 x HFC Best & Fairest Runner Up
3 x All Australian (2005, 2008, 2010)
1 x All Australian Captain (2010)
2 x Norm Smith Medalist (2008, 2014)
3 x Premiership Player (2008, 2013, 2014)
2 x Premiership Captain (2013, 2014)
1 x Jim Stynes Medalist (2014)
1 x AFLPA Best Captain (2014)

Sam Mitchell
261 games
25.65 disposals per game
61 career goals
NAB AFL Rising Star 2003
4 x HFC Best & Fairest Winner (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012)
1 x HFC Best & Fairest Runner Up
2 x All Australian (2011, 2013)
3 x Premiership Player (2008, 2013, 2014)
1 x Premiership Captain (2008)
1 x Brownlow Medalist (2012*)

Hodge wins on stats, but only just. Both have been brilliant. Went for Hodge, though that might just be due to my man crush.

 

[Southern Urchins]

Like asking which is your favorite child.
Lucky I only have one, but alas, could not choose either way!

 

[Southern Urchins]

Mitchell to get you to a GF, Hodge to win you it.

Thought Hodge playing in 12 was actually a bad move, whilst Mitchell's 13 wasn't fantastic.
Mitchell's first half got us going, Hodge finished it off.
Impossible to split for 14 NS or over their careers.

 

[Southern Urchins]

Updated stats:


Sam Mitchell
261 games
25.65 disposals per game
61 career goals
NAB AFL Rising Star 2003
4 x HFC Best & Fairest Winner (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012)
1 x HFC Best & Fairest Runner Up
2 x All Australian (2011, 2013)
3 x Premiership Player (2008, 2013, 2014)
1 x Premiership Captain (2008)

You missed 2012 Brownlow medalist.

 

[Sixpence]

You missed 2012 Brownlow medalist.

Bugger. I had thought about that as I was updating too, but still manage to forget it! Updated.

 

[Threadkilla]

Mitchell.

Natalie Portman.

 

[Dewnior]

Nathan Buckley (ABC Radio); J Lewis, S Mitchell, J Gibson.

Gibson did get 32 disposals playing a lot of time as a lock down defender on Big Bud. Was a key part of our rebounding from the back half and he allowed guys like Birchall and Suckling to break free.

I'm not fussed that he didn't include Hodge in the top 3. You'd could make a case for half a dozen guys from the Hawks to be in that top 3.

Stats don't tell the whole story, just look at Dane Swan and Cyril Rioli.

Don't get me wrong, Gibbo was good but he didn't have the impact of a Hodge, Lewis or Mitch. To put it in context, the ball went inside forward 50 for the Swans 44 times yet Buddy still managed to kick 4.2 on Gibbo.