AFL Player # 8: Ben "Goblin" Hobbs

[VelvetSledge]

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

 

[coastalpipeline]

I think he stays. Would like him to play more games perhaps at hf up the ground.

 

[sup3rfish]

Hobbs? In the GF sprint? Am i missing something. I wouldnt have said he would be in our top 10 for speed.

 

[naraku]

He is contracted, so unless someone knocks with a good offer, I hold him to his contract.

I'd rotate Hobbs in the guts and HF. But overall, he needs more midfield time.

 

[doug85]

He is contracted, so unless someone knocks with a good offer, I hold him to his contract.

I'd rotate Hobbs in the guts and HF. But overall, he needs more midfield time.

According to ‘Gettable’, he’s happy at Essendon and no clubs have come for him anyway.

 

[jmoo wan]

of course he’s happy here - he gets to run on the MCG on grand final day- who else gets to do that at Essendon?

 

[Squeaky]

If he tanks tomorrow, do we get another draft pick??

 

[IHurley]

I always presumed that clubs just chose the guy who is least likely to ping a hammy or calf. But that can't be right.

 

[DERO]

of course he’s happy here - he gets to run on the MCG on grand final day- who else gets to do that at Essendon?

Tres bien

 

[joey_jo_jo]

I always presumed that clubs just chose the guy who is least likely to ping a hammy or calf. But that can't be right.

Prestia and Fanta are competing apparently so it sounds more like they picked the guys most likely to ping a hammy

 

[ant555]

According to ‘Gettable’, he’s happy at Essendon and no clubs have come for him anyway.

Good.
Not that I am shocked. It was only Jay Clarke making comment on him being on the outer because the Pies where feeding him info that they where "monitoring" the situation and Clarke not really bothering to look at anything else other than the fact he played less games this year so he must be on the outer.
People seriously under estimating his character and potential leadership if they thought he was going to up and leave.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Good.
Not that I am shocked. It was only Jay Clarke making comment on him being on the outer because the Pies where feeding him info that they where "monitoring" the situation and Clarke not really bothering to look at anything else other than the fact he played less games this year so he must be on the outer.
People seriously under estimating his character and potential leadership if they thought he was going to up and leave.

I don’t doubt the pies and others were sniffing around though, a highly rated midfielder in his draft year getting limited games and being played out of position would definitely get some attention

 

[ant555]

I don’t doubt the pies and others were sniffing around though, a highly rated midfielder in his draft year getting limited games and being played out of position would definitely get some attention

Of course clubs where looking. We know that from the Merrett situation. There is no doubt bot WA clubs would have spoken to Martins manager. It was more the out of favor line that Clarke kept using that was rubbish. The fat we played him forward and 90% of the time he was fully fits says he was not really out of favor.

 

[FlyingV]

 

[Rick Ross]

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I’ll be interested in how Orazio goes.
Could place… more likely to blow out his hammy.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I’ll be interested in how Orazio goes.
Could place… more likely to blow out his hammy.

Fantasia running reminds me very much of Andrew Lovett (super smooth, so great to watch).

 

[Nicholas61]

Hobbs? In the GF sprint? Am i missing something. I wouldnt have said he would be in our top 10 for speed.

Surprising but I remember he clocked the quickest on the ground one night - 33km per hr from memory.