AFL Player # 8: Ben "Goblin" Hobbs - Lower leg injury at training - 18/1

[VelvetSledge]

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

 

[brutus76]

One of the few who seems to GAF out there every week - love this kid!!!!

 

[naraku]

Very good game from Hobbs. He is a very exciting kid, I'm just trying to keep the lid on myself.

But VERY exciting talent.

 

[Mercurial89]

Has got that ability to know where to be which is helping while he plays forward.
Means we have got someone that we don't need to hide when he's not in the midfield which is a problem for some of his team mates.

Very very solid start to the career so far and makes you excited for the mix when Perkins and he are rotating the midfield more often.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Any danger of giving this kid some midfield minutes?

 

[Yoda_]

Any danger of giving this kid some midfield minutes?

nuh man, needs to serve his 5 year apprenticeship on a HFF

 

[Zach Package]

He’s actually very good at drawing footy on the lead as a hit up forward and he’s hitting the scoreboard, he’s very impressive in the role he’s in at the moment

 

[eth-dog]

Don't mind him adding strings to his bow by developing some forward craft honestly

 

[Milanista28]

Rapt that we can already safely say he'll play over 200 at the level.

 

[MiguelM]

Might get some midfield minutes with Parish injury.

Anyone else see a future captain?

 

[brutus76]

Seeks footy
Finds footy
Tackles hard

TICK TICK TICK

 

[Howard Moon]

One moment on the outer wing when he fumbled a ground ball under pressure and missed a chance. He hit the ground with his first like he was so dirty on himself.

He cares.

 

[NAB777]

I like everything about this guy except his kicking; he has a kink in his technique which means that he lacks penetration.

 

[rumply]

Rapt that we can already safely say he'll play over 200 at the level.

I only saw bits of the second half last night but he looked really good, think I'll watch the replay over the weekend & just focus on him, Martin & Perkins.

 

[BomberManU]

I like everything about this guy except his kicking; he has a kink in his technique which means that he lacks penetration.

Agree, they always look like they come slightly off the side of his boot and float! Really happy with him though, showing a lot.

 

[bennyg12]

Next Captain

 

[CBombers17]

Outside of Martin (thank God), who in living memory has been better in their first half dozen games than Hobbs?

He can do everything and accross 4 quarters. Getting busy utting senior 'leaders' to shame.

 

[Yoda_]

Outside of Martin (thank God), who in living memory has been better in their first half dozen games than Hobbs?

He can do everything and accross 4 quarters. Getting busy utting senior 'leaders' to shame.

This bloke with long blonde almost dreads was pretty good when we drafted him. Played half back I think. Ended up captain of his football club for a bit too.

Decent player

 

[The Prosecutor]

This bloke with long blonde almost dreads was pretty good when we drafted him. Played half back I think. Ended up captain of his football club for a bit too.

Decent player

Hurley was beating the likes of Tredrea from his first game.

McGrath likewise won the rising star and was winning matchups on the likes of Eddie Betts.

 

[Yoda_]

Would be bitterly disappointed if he doesn't get the Rising Star nomination this week for his body of work across the season so far.

Brandon Walker was close to Hobbs for supercoach points this round but Hobbs has a body of work to earn the nomination imho.

 

[eth-dog]

Would be bitterly disappointed if he doesn't get the Rising Star nomination this week for his body of work across the season so far.

Brandon Walker was close to Hobbs for supercoach points this round but Hobbs has a body of work to earn the nomination imho.

Stop using supercoach points as anything apart from how to win at supercoach please.

 

[Call Me Cake]

One moment on the outer wing when he fumbled a ground ball under pressure and missed a chance. He hit the ground with his first like he was so dirty on himself.

He cares.

A little bit of Perko rubbing off on him.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Next Captain

You're a captain!

And you're a captain!

Everyone's the next captain!

 

[fishardansin]

Midfield of Hobbs, Perkins, Caldwell and Martin looks pretty freakin good in 3 or 4 years time. They also get to play alongside Parish and Merrett in that time.

 

[Yoda_]

Stop using supercoach points as anything apart from how to win at supercoach please.

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[IHurley]

Agree, they always look like they come slightly off the side of his boot and float! Really happy with him though, showing a lot.

If he was anything close to an elite kick he would have gone pick 1. It's not that much of a concern for an inside mid and hopefully he'll improve it a little. Chances are though that if you've been playing footy all your life and your kicking is ok but not great, that's more or less how it will stay.