At the presser with Clarkson announcing his retirement, I recall Hodge saying if he stayed it would mean one less spot in the team for a younger player. Those aren't the words of someone who thinks he is cooked and I had the impression it was the club calling time on his Hawthorn career.
Why do we care?
Hodge was VERY ordinary for us last year in games. Missed tackles, miss kicks and played like a grumpy old man and to be honest for those that have missed Brisbane games this year he has been very ordinary as well.
He was always going to play a decent game against us but his time at Hawthorn was up. The fact he is getting massive coin for a retirement fund up in Brisbane is just good luck to him.