Cooney & Cross V Mitchell & Hodge

[ttomred17]

Who are the better midfield combination?

 

[doggiesin08]

Cooney is best of all of them while the other 3 are probably on a level playing field IMO. Neither team would prefer the other 2.

 

[hellfire]

Cooney is best of all of them while the other 3 are probably on a level playing field IMO. Neither team would prefer the other 2.

I'd say Cooney is above the rest (this year), with Hodge and Mitchell roughly even, and then Cross a bit behind. So as combinations, they're probably even.

 

[SA HAWK]

Hodge is easily the best of the 4 and cross is the worst.

 

[scrimma]

Hodge is easily the best of the 4 and cross is the worst.

i disagree i reckon hodge and cooney are around equal, followed by cross and mitchell equal...

 

[Lynch takes a mark]

Cooney & Hodge about equal with Mitchell a fair way infront of Cross

 

[goal sneak]

Cooney & Hodge about equal with Mitchell a fair way infront of Cross

What he said

 

[Eel_storm]

Hodge's hamstring injury has been a blessing in disguise, it's allowed him to rest and get over the little niggles that he's been playing with, of course he was in great form before the hamstring injury, but i think the injury has served him well nonetheless, has been playing about 80% of game time since his return, still kicking goals and racking up very effective stats.

 

[Mervyn Beasley]

Hodge does a lot of stuff the others dont and cant.
As a pure mf combo though I'd prob lean to the dogs.

 

[Heater39]

This is a good comparison. I would say that Hodge and Cooney are about equal while Mitchell is slightly ahead of the underrated Cross. Hawks duo are just in front for mine.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Tried & tested - Hodge & Mitchell for mine.

 

[comrade]

Tried & tested - Hodge & Mitchell for mine.

I think Hodge and Mitchell are just ahead but how are they tried and tested? Both pairs haven't exactly achieved much.

 

[MoonSwans]

Cooney & Cross. Cross is underrated.

 

[Team Mo']

Great thread...

Personally I'd take Mitchell and Hodge just over the doggie pair as Cross is good but won't tear apart a game. The two hawks players and cooney do this so that's why i'd take Hodge and Mitchell

Tough choice but i wouldnt mind having either

 

[Flawed Genius]

I think Hodge and Mitchell are just ahead but how are they tried and tested? Both pairs haven't exactly achieved much.

IMO, Hodge & Mitchell have been around playing better footy for longer.
Cooney and Cross is a (relatively) new pairing in a midfield, and as said in an earlier post, only Cooney of the two tears games to shreds.

Hodge & Mitchell both do this consistently - or at least more often than Cross & Cooney.

 

[Eel_storm]

It's weird how hodge doesn't get votes . . . he's not even in the top25 for herald-sun's players of the year and he didn't get one Footy Classifed Coaches Award vote two weeks ago when he was best on ground and kicked the matchwinner. Wallsy gave him the Plasma TV on Channel Ten though, so that's good. Thoughts?

 

[Carn Hawkas]

It's weird how hodge doesn't get votes . . . he's not even in the top25 for herald-sun's players of the year and he didn't get one Footy Classifed Coaches Award vote two weeks ago when he was best on ground and kicked the matchwinner. Wallsy gave him the Plasma TV on Channel Ten though, so that's good. Thoughts?

I'd rather the TV than the votes.

 

[madhawkboy]

Mitch and Hodge in real
Cooney and Cross in DT.