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Hawks/Luke Hodge - worst draftng blunder ever
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Everyone knew Judd was the best young player they'd ever seen of his age group... he was by far the #1 pick... but Hawthorn and St Kilda could'nt risk a top pick on a kid who they thought had dodgy shoulders.
I remember once hearing Judd's old Caufield Grammar coach who was a good friend of the Hawthorn recruiter.... and told the Hawthorn recruiter that if they didnt pick Judd with the #1 pick they would regret it for the rest of their lives. They didn't listen to him thankfully for us
I remember once hearing Judd's old Caufield Grammar coach who was a good friend of the Hawthorn recruiter.... and told the Hawthorn recruiter that if they didnt pick Judd with the #1 pick they would regret it for the rest of their lives. They didn't listen to him thankfully for us
st'kilda will eventually be pretty close to breaking even with luke ball.Nightwolf_69 said:
as for hawthorn,dermie & co should be put on suicide watch immediately.
Saints had a chance, Fremantle(i think it was them) gave the number 1 pick up, so that's another team who could of had a shot at him. it's easy to say oh that team that team.... made a mistake cause they didn't recruit that star player. Hird <or insert any star that didn't go number 1> went at 72? or around there, so can we say that every club made a draft blunder..... it can be said for many stars of the game
Sure every team would love to have Judd playing for them, but the same can be said for hodge and Ball.
Hodge/Ball will both be good players. it's just that Judd has developed quicker then the others. Who knows judd may drop off (unlikely) and ball or hodge come along in leaps and bounds then you will be saying. Oh hawks were masterminds in recruiting hodge.... point is... No one knows what the future holds.
Sure every team would love to have Judd playing for them, but the same can be said for hodge and Ball.
Hodge/Ball will both be good players. it's just that Judd has developed quicker then the others. Who knows judd may drop off (unlikely) and ball or hodge come along in leaps and bounds then you will be saying. Oh hawks were masterminds in recruiting hodge.... point is... No one knows what the future holds.
Yze_Magic said:
i wouldnt think travis johnstone was the greatest no. 1 pick either ********wit
Yianni
Norm Smith Medallist
Michael Jordan was taken at number 3 as well.
Number 1 - Hakeem Olajuwon
Number 2 - Sam Bowie
One other great of the game, one good (but not great player) taken before him.
I feel this may end up the same, but with the number 2 pick being the other great player.
Number 1 - Hakeem Olajuwon
Number 2 - Sam Bowie
One other great of the game, one good (but not great player) taken before him.
I feel this may end up the same, but with the number 2 pick being the other great player.
luke ball is pretty good with one year less played than judd.
also judd plays in a team where he is the standout, ball has to compete for brown nose votes from reivoldt, hayes, etc...
really who steals big votes from him?
also judd plays in a team where he is the standout, ball has to compete for brown nose votes from reivoldt, hayes, etc...
really who steals big votes from him?
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well ultimately St Kilda only won three more games this year than us.dan warna said:
As most three votes go to the winner of a game, it isn't that much of a difference.
Dan, Bally is a top player and will develop into a gun, but you are not seriously comparing Judd and Ball at this stage are you? Judd is miles ahead as evidenced by tonight.
Last time I checked - people can't see into the future. It was impossible to see who was going to be better out of Judd and Hodge. Simply, WCE did well and Hawks were UNLUCKY.
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NO WHERE NEAR THE WORST.
Luke Hodge is just as good as Chris Judd, just wait untill he puts a pre-season together and plays every game in the midfield next season then i will stick it up all your ass's. Hawthorn didnt get Judd because he will be finished at age 26. I hate seeing people say that Hawthorn wasted there #1 pick because they DIDNT. So just keep you mouths shut and watch...
Luke Hodge is just as good as Chris Judd, just wait untill he puts a pre-season together and plays every game in the midfield next season then i will stick it up all your ass's. Hawthorn didnt get Judd because he will be finished at age 26. I hate seeing people say that Hawthorn wasted there #1 pick because they DIDNT. So just keep you mouths shut and watch...
silky-smooth said:
if west coast had the first pick and hawthorn had the 3rd, do you think judd would have been at West Coast,
nope i doubt it.
it was luck of the draw and stupidty by hawthorn.
shkinnyshkip
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how many votes did hodge get kingsley?
sainter
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From our perspective we didn't make a mistake at all.
It's as if we overlooked Tony Lockett in the draft and recruited Jason Dunstall.
Chris Judd is a champion player, Luke Ball is a future champion and Luke Hodge has had less of an opportunity than the other two to show his wares yet is already being spoken about as a potential captain.
It's as if we overlooked Tony Lockett in the draft and recruited Jason Dunstall.
Chris Judd is a champion player, Luke Ball is a future champion and Luke Hodge has had less of an opportunity than the other two to show his wares yet is already being spoken about as a potential captain.
If you think Hodge is as good as Judd your on something, stupid one eyed comment. You cant say that Judd will be finished by 26, anyone can blindly predict the future Hunter. I can see where your idiotic views come from with a player like Kingsley Hunter as your nickname.kingsleyhunter said:
From a Hawthorn supporter i think it was the wrong decision taking Hodge over judd, but how was anyone supposed to know judd was going to be that good, or that his shoulders were gonna stay attatched, Hodge will be a great player, Maybe in the Voss hard kinda way, but you just cant predict these things, Chriss judd pure excitment machine.
Before this year Judd had polled 12 Brownlow votes, all last year.
Ball polled 1 last year and 8 this year. Given he debuted a year after Judd, he isn't that far behind where Judd was at the end of last year.
Judd has the runs on the board for this year, lets see how Ball goes next year before we compare the two.
Ball polled 1 last year and 8 this year. Given he debuted a year after Judd, he isn't that far behind where Judd was at the end of last year.
Judd has the runs on the board for this year, lets see how Ball goes next year before we compare the two.
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dipper86 said:
Actually yes. The Eagles themselves said they couldnt believe that Chris Judd was still available at #3... and to prove it they could very very easily have taken Graham Polak who was a talented Key Position Player and I think went at #4 which was exactly what the Eagles needed at that time..... and there were more than a few people in Perth questioning why the Eagles took Judd.... but the Eagles said he was simply too good a player not to take.
There was no luck of the draw about it. Just Hawthorn did not have the balls to select Judd due to his shoulders... Eagles did.
Total Package said:
Mate ofcourse there gonna say this now, when he turned out to be such a gun, what are they gonna say we picked him because he was the next best thing behind hodge and ball, no, no matter what the recruiters are always gonna back up who they picked no matter if it was right or wrong.
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dipper86 said:
Take it from someone who has followed his career since day 1. They said it before he even played his first game for the club that he was going to be special. Try as you might to justify Hawthorns mistake you can't.
Not justifying it buddy, just stating things arn't all black and white, and if your've been following him from day one you need to go out a little more.
Fact is that when Hodge and Ball were taken 1 and 2 Judd was the next best thing at that stage.
Hawthorn said the same thing about hodge that he was going to be special. who they picked, St kilda siad the exact same thing as Ball. take it as you like.
and no i am not trying to justify my club, i have already stated in this same post a little back that we did F%&k up.
Fact is that when Hodge and Ball were taken 1 and 2 Judd was the next best thing at that stage.
Hawthorn said the same thing about hodge that he was going to be special. who they picked, St kilda siad the exact same thing as Ball. take it as you like.
and no i am not trying to justify my club, i have already stated in this same post a little back that we did F%&k up.
Didnt something like 12 of 16 clubs say they would have taken Hodge?
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