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Who is the next Luke Hodge champion?
Free Agency Liam Stocker - signed by St Kilda
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You would take 37 year old retired Luke Hodge over Stocker?
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Hodge's age coming into the AFL could certainly account for his slow start, but comparing these two at 21yo is also a little disingenuous.
At the start of 2005, Hodge was starting his 4th season in the AFL system and already had 30 games under his belt.
At the start of 2021, Stocker was starting his 3rd year, but had virtually taken all of 2020 off due to mental health and had no VFL to play in either. He started the year with 5 games under his belt.
Happy to be corrected if wrong, but I believe Hodge was playing as a mid back then too, which would account for such a large discrepancy in disposals.
I think that's enough of the Hodge comparisons anyway, as the original comment was clearly taken out of context.
I really can't believe the stupidly of some people.
If you think that I suggested that Stocker is just as good as Hodge was you're as thick as a brick.
If you think that I suggested that Stocker is just as good as Hodge was you're as thick as a brick.
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I liken him to a much better version of Ben Lennon.
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I like to think him as a less shitscared Corey Ellis.
It's quite sad how they line up waiting to take a comment out of context. BF at its best..
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He will play 200 games of league footy injury permitting. Confident it will be with us.
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Why don’t Carlton try and play Stocker in the midfield? He certainly has the skills. Not sure what his endurance levels are like?
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I think the club were waiting on him to build his tank, that being said he's been a mighty good back pocket for us regardless. The addition of Cerra/Hewett probably doesn't help his case either but he's definitely the type of kid that doesn't care about where he plays.
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Thread needs more Stocker on Mihocek.
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That seems harsh?
Essentially your saying he’s a slightly less soft fringe list clogger
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Whether he stays down back or ends up in the guts he's going to be a very valuable player to us. he's got two vital commodities we don't have ample examples of, he's hard as nails and has beautiful delivery by foot.
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But better looking
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I reckon rebuilding teams like Collingwood and Hawthorn would pay a lot of money for a Hodge clone.
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Our mid field looked pretty solid last night, unless he can cement a role as a half bank flanker, he may want to look elsewhere for more opportunities, although I read somewhere last week that his re-signing was imminent.
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Stocker is in our top 3 young players. I would not want to lose him.
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I can't see Stocker Making our best 22. I think we're over rating him a bit. Who would we take out to let him in? No Walsh, Curnow or even Kemp on Thursday night. He's not straight into our best as we finally have a bit of depth.
would probably be better off going elsewhere imo
would probably be better off going elsewhere imo
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Stocker will take Newman’s spot in the back pocket.
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Stocker is a straight swap for Newman. Walsh comes in for one of Setterfield/LOB, Ed Curnow is not best 22 and Kemp still needs to prove himself (can come in for one of Pitto/TDK as a tall utility around the ground).
Edit: Great minds Kreuuuzeurns, posted at the exact same time haha
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I agree Elmer - we have now 5 good onballers so that's all we need. None will ever get injured so therefore we should get every other player to look elsewhere. We don't need depth or players who can play midfield/defence and are developing really well.
Come on mate. Think it through. Bloke looks like he'll be a really good tough player. Can't have too many of them no matter what spot that they hold.
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The problem is, we don't know how good Stocker will be as a pure on-baller yet.
Cripps, Hewett, Kennedy, Stocker is a decent set up if Stocker becomes the player we hope/think he will.
Moves Cerra and Walsh out to the wings.
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