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Well for Hodge he help enormously with the Lions coming back up the ladder. His leadership was a major factor in that move as they were still a basket case when he got there.I hate how people mention Luke Hodge & Sam Mitchell it never affected their legacies did it?
What did they ever do at their 2nd club? pointless threw away being a one-club player just for a couple of bucks. I would rather retire if I was already rich & won Premierships as a one-club player.
Well I got news for you it actually did because their no longer one-club players, people underrate what it means post career to be a one-club player. Richo only linked to one club for life, you hear people talk about clubs when they been at multiple & they seem conflicted on which club they feel closer to, like Adam Cooney says he likes the Bombers more than the Dogs.
Can you imagine Dusty liking Gold Coast more than Richmond even though he was only their for 2 years? if it happened.
Also how will it affect Martin earning potential post-career?
Can you please tell me if you view Brett Deledio as the same player? not comparing him to Dusty ofc but I bet you 100% it's not the same as if he stayed here, I bet people hear would talk about him more if he stayed a Tiger.
But the situations are not comparable at all. Hodge and Mitchell were retired by Hawthorn and not wanted and decided to make the move to extend their careers. It is that fact that means that their legacies as Hawthorn players are still largely intact.
With Dusty, everything coming out of the club makes it sound like they want to resign him so him moving to the Gold Coast would be his decision and that would effect his legacy at the club.