Overtaking the Juddernaut

[heffernone]

It seems the pie man thinks highly of hodge, it is a shame there isnt a decent midfielder/hbf at the collywobbles, they could certainly do with one.

And dont tell me heath shaw, cos he was sadly outplayed this year!

Pfft.. we didn't even need Heath to make the finals.. or Didak.. or Rocca.. or Burns..

But it was fantastic to get our kids some finals experience, especially winning an away final

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

Why is it one of the worst things you have read on BigFooty? Because I don't share your assessment of Hodge as a 'superstar'. There are very few superstars at any given time in the AFL. Chris Judd is a superstar. Gary Ablett jnr & Jimmy Bartel are superstars. Buddy Franklin has become a superstar over the past 2 seasons.

You may not share my assessment of his as a superstar, thats fine by me.

But you seem hell bent on denigrating him as someone who owes his success to cheap possessions across half back and it's completely untenable. He may get some there because of his role, but that's like saying Bartel and Ablett get cheap possessions cause Corey is feeding it out to them. Hodge's courage is one of his major strengths and he a brilliant winner of contested ball, but you're trying to paint him as Joel Bowden? please.

For the record, Hodge averaged more inside 50s and goals a game this year than Judd. I find it hard to reconcile those kind of stats with a cheap HBF.

This bullshit "nah, he's crap mate...I saw him get a cheap possession once....weak as piss" attitude that seems to pervade Bigfooty really annoys me, particularly when it's directed at someone like Hodge

I just don't see the value in spending time trying to sledge someone who is an absolute gun and a pleasure to watch because someone has had the temerity to suggest that he's gaining on our Messiah. But hey, thats just me.

Anyway, I can't see us reaching any kind of consensus on that so we'll just leave it be.

 

[Bluebear]

For the record, Hodge averaged more inside 50s and goals a game this year than Judd. I find it hard to reconcile those kind of stats with a cheap HBF.

Hardly a strong arguement here.

Judd is a clearance King. He wins the ball and feeds it out (BTW, has more "goals contributed" than Hodge = goals + goal assists).
Playing loose man across half back Hodge's job is to direct play, then push up to half forward unattended on the "fat" side (and last year it was the job of that ex-Saints player ......name escapes me).

Scotland and Bowden do the same...........how many inside 50's and goals has Jason Gram had this year? Yet he more often than not plays across HB and runs forwards.........hardly compare him to a clearance player would we?

Up until this year I'd have agreed with you, and Hodge has gone into the centre and up forward and "won games off his own boot" with some of his work.

This year he has had the easier option. No question he does this to the massive benefit of his team, and that the others in the midfield are quite capable, but the fact is he has changed position and comparisons with other "loose men in defence" are relevant, whether you like it or not.

Just as Richo this year is now closer in comparison with PAvlich given the dual forward and midfield roles........and less like Fev, whereas in the past Richo's best work has always been around the F50.

 

[lily of laguna]

Pfft.. we didn't even need Heath to make the finals.. or Didak.. or Rocca.. or Burns..

But it was fantastic to get our kids some finals experience, especially winning an away final

Oh well you got knocked out of the finals cos you lack a decent midfield, and unless that is drastically addressed this off season your mighty pies are going south.

The collywobbles are approaching desperate times, regardless of what spin the media and Mick/Eddie put on things, you really have no stars and the best you can come up with is Daisy Thomas, Whats the bet the pies make a play for Ben Cousins (to help out the midfield inadequacies) and then sell it by saying "our strong culture and leadership will pull him through and everyones deserves a 2nd chance.

Gee it's fun watching the september pretenders.