Luke Hodge

LUKE Hodge says the anguish of last year's three-point preliminary ... The 2008 premiership skipper Sam Mitchell handed the captaincy over to Hodge at the start of last season. Hodge was reluctant to evaluate his first year in the job.  

Featuring star players such as Buddy Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli and Luke Hodge ... the duo may be the league’s most exciting tandem. In other AFL news, Carlton’s Heath Scotland is under police investigation regarding his involvement in ...  

Hawthorn has 26 players classed as average or better, the most of any club. Seven are elite: Sam Mitchell, Shaun Burgoyne, Luke Hodge, Jarryd Roughead, Lance Franklin, Grant Birchall and Cyril Rioli. Eight are in the above-average class and 11 are rated average.  

Matt Suckling will move from No.31 to No.4, and Luke Breust from No.47 to No.22. Recruit Jack Gunston has been handed the No.19, made famous by former spearhead and current football director Jason Dunstall. In his first address as Hawthorn's new president ...