AFL Player # 8: Ben "Goblin" Hobbs

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 12, Schnitzengruben

 

[RedmanWasHere]

This guy looks like a ripper.

Enjoy your stay at Bomberland, Ben Hobbs.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is dodo trying to collect the full set of 180cm midfielders?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Played in a senior flag at 15yo. Kicked 4 in the GF. Clearly a massive competitor. That’ll do me.

 

[TDay]

Good get!

 

[Duckworth]

Strong inside mid. Has a point of difference from our other midfielders. Happy with Hobbs.

 

[eastaugh36]

He looks like Michael Prior

 

[The Prosecutor]

He has the mature facial structure like Joel Selwood - that must mean he's good.

 

[YoboD]

Happy to get another strong bodied, competitive beast to partner with Caldwell and Parish for the future.

 

[Zach Package]

My man, you all stay the **** back.

Welcome Tank, potentially Fridge or Bam Bam depending on how we go

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Is this what joy feels like?

 

[Goat Hird]

He has the mature facial structure like Joel Selwood - that must mean he's good.

Or he's juicing

 

[Saintsone]

dont worry about this kid, he wont ger smashed by anyone. An absolute ripper will play straight up and captain the club.

 

[JayJ20]

Dodoro selecting a pure contested ball winning inside mid. Sounds like a dream.

 

[owen87]

Fox Footy

AFL phantom draft: Inside word on the first round and who will be taken in the top 20

Updated AFL phantom draft: Gun mid slides out of top 10 as Tigers to shake things up

www.foxsports.com.au

PICK 8 – FREMANTLE: BEN HOBBS

Position: Midfielder

Size: 183cm, 79kg

Club: GWV Rebels/Horsham Demons/Ballarat Clarendon College/Vic Country

AFL player comparison: Taylor Adams

3

Taylor Adams

Age

30

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.9

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.4

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

18.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

The best pure inside midfielder and contested possession-winner in the draft class, Hobbs is a master at winning the footy at the coalface and his quick hands make him a threat at stoppages. Yet unlike a lot of inside midfielders, Hobbs has great composure with the ball when in tight, often opting against thumping the ball forward by foot. The on-baller recently met again with the Tigers, who appear to be Hobbs’ preferred club. But the Dockers like the Vic Country prospect, who’d bring grunt to Freo’s on-ball brigade.

Knightmare

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_...-full-afl-phantom-draft-every-club-every-pick

Height, Weight: 183cm, 80kg
Profile: A dominant contested ball winner and tackler, Hobbs is one of the readiest to play midfielders in this draft. While Hobbs lacks the kick, speed, athleticism and x-factor of a lot of other top prospects, he plays a consistent brand of football and impacts games with his ferocious attack on the ball and defensive effort.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Or he's juicing

Well he came to the right club then.

 

[supportyourteam]

plus needed a H top up.

 

[staaation]

what he lacks in height he makes up for in looking like a dad which is fine by me

 

[jmoo wan]

Huge congratulations - massive achievement to be the poster to start the player thread:

Well done RedmanWasHere !

 

[boncer34]

Can't believe we drafted an inside contested mid.

 

[Loonerty]

Competitive beast and excellent contested ball winner.

Happy to have him.

 

[Duckworth]

Can't believe we drafted an inside contested mid.

... the BEST inside contested mid.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Great pick up. If he ends up on a similar path as Tay Adams then I'll be stoked.

 

[scythe]

Knightmare

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_...-full-afl-phantom-draft-every-club-every-pick

Something something blue collar. Sounds like a rock-solid choice.

 

[naraku]

Personally, very pleased with this pick. Supposedly has grunt like early Selwood.