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

 

[naraku]

Already twice the player the next big bitch (JHF)is.
Well done Goblin!

 

[Run and carry]

He's got that extra half a second to get rid of the ball like Merret.

 

[MiguelM]

Tough as nails. Hates to lose a contest. Selwood minus the ducking.

 

[DeezNuts]

Tough as nails. Hates to lose a contest. Selwood minus the ducking.

But he also ducks?

 

[MiguelM]

But he also ducks?

Turn a blind eye when it's us!

 

[ghostdog]

Hobbers' hardness at the contest is gold. He's our man inside for the next 10 years.

 

[Seb78]

Should be number 2 starting mid after Merrett.

 

[frodos gardener]

He's got that extra half a second to get rid of the ball like Merret.

I feel like this is a new development for him; not seen previously.

 

[doug85]

Will be our second best midfielder next year.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Will be our 3rd best midfielder next year.

 

[doug85]

I reckon it will take a few preseasons for ET to build up the tank to be a star.

 

[faible]

Hard to believe he’s only a second year player the way he gets under packs and holds his own.

Going to be a beast once he’s a 100 gamer. The kind of guy you hope you can build the rest of your midfield around, just grinding out contest after contest the way Selwood used to, or Liberatore does.

 

[Milanista28]

Has poise as well, little half step/change of direction step is elite. He's super

 

[Happyskeret]

Wow where is this guys ceiling? I don’t see Jobe or Danger cos different body type. I see peak GAJ, Cotchin and Joel!!! He avoids tackles like Joel but he does the little side step aka GAJ and I know he’s probably not popular around here but peak Cotchin had the same lateral ability. Every time I look at him he looks bigger. I actually thought the best game I’ve ever seen him play was last week against Freo. He is starting to act this way in high and regular numbers. Imo just as exciting as Nick Martin this boy.

 

[citizen-erased]

Wow where is this guys ceiling? I don’t see Jobe or Danger cos different body type. I see peak GAJ, Cotchin and Joel!!! He avoids tackles like Joel but he does the little side step aka GAJ and I know he’s probably not popular around here but peak Cotchin had the same lateral ability. Every time I look at him he looks bigger. I actually thought the best game I’ve ever seen him play was last week against Freo. He is starting to act this way in high and regular numbers. Imo just as exciting as Nick Martin this boy.

 

[Old man fletch]

Wow where is this guys ceiling? I don’t see Jobe or Danger cos different body type. I see peak GAJ, Cotchin and Joel!!! He avoids tackles like Joel but he does the little side step aka GAJ and I know he’s probably not popular around here but peak Cotchin had the same lateral ability. Every time I look at him he looks bigger. I actually thought the best game I’ve ever seen him play was last week against Freo. He is starting to act this way in high and regular numbers. Imo just as exciting as Nick Martin this boy.

Loving his trajectory, but those are big shoes to fill.

Will be interesting to see what happens with his body size over the next 5 years. Has an AFL capable body ATM, does he bulk up and grow his clearance and tackle breaking abilities/ lose his pace like McGrath and suffer for it, or only put on a bit more mass and dominate with growth in his craft/ not quite get to the peak of midfielders as as he can't dominate with raw pace or strength

 

[Happyskeret]

Haha sorry I meant peak Cotchen my bad

 

[Happyskeret]

What I was trying to say he’s got the tricks and the ability. I was watching him against Freo when we were getting our arses kicked and he didn’t want to lose against Serong or Brayshaw. This guy is ready for big time.

 

[faible]

Loving his trajectory, but those are big shoes to fill.

Will be interesting to see what happens with his body size over the next 5 years. Has an AFL capable body ATM, does he bulk up and grow his clearance and tackle breaking abilities/ lose his pace like McGrath and suffer for it, or only put on a bit more mass and dominate with growth in his craft/ not quite get to the peak of midfielders as as he can't dominate with raw pace or strength

Has a better frame to carry weight than McGrath IMO, will be built like Lachie Neale or Taylor Adams when he's 5 years in. Just a solid unit that's hard to move off the ball.

Lachie Neale is around 178cm and 84kg according to the internet, so Hobbs at ~ 183cm will end up around the 87kg region I'd guess.

 

[Lore]

 

[Zach Package]

Butters is probably pound for pound the hardest player in the AFL and he pinged off Hobbs like a golf ball on multiple occasions.

 

[doug85]

Beast

 

[Keystone agony]

Most CBAs of his short career for the club

Hope its something we keep going with, rain, hail or shine. We will see if it was just something weather related with Scott in the next 8 games

Him being in there means we need less of Stringers bulk, brute and size

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Butters is probably pound for pound the hardest player in the AFL and he pinged off Hobbs like a golf ball on multiple occasions.

I need a gif of that. Was one of my fave moments of the game especially because it came just after the free kick/goal Butters got from a McGrath/Hobbs tackle.
You could tell Hobbs was filthy at butters after the free, he tried to take on hobbs/mcgrath and then realised he was caught so dropped his knees and led with his head into McGrath's arm. Loved that Hobbs let him know he wasnt impressed in this manner.

 

[wichidi]

I need a gif of that. Was one of my fave moments of the game especially because it came just after the free kick/goal Butters got from a McGrath/Hobbs tackle.
You could tell Hobbs was filthy at butters after the free, he tried to take on hobbs/mcgrath and then realised he was caught so dropped his knees and led with his head into McGrath's arm. Loved that Hobbs let him know he wasnt impressed in this manner.

Oh yeah Hobbs was filthy with Butters all night long. A number of times gut running trying to chase him down. You could see he just didn't want to lose to Butters, hated it. Loved his attitude.