camsmith said:
There are too many posts here to respond too... soo uhh, i find it strange you rate Hodge more than Judd... take off your hawthorn coloured glasses, push aside your disappointment of passing him up for hodge and tell us what you really think.
I rate quite a few players in the comp higher than Judd, and Hodge is merely one of those.
Make what you want of it.
The reality is that when Hodge was fit for the first time and coming off his first full preseason he was a better player across the year than Judd was.
This is despite playing in a much poorer side and having considerably less quality support. If Hodge had of been fully fit from day one, I seriously doubt we'd be having this argument as it'd be a non-issue.
I also predicate my comments on my preferencing of players with depth and diversity to their game over players that are limited in their skillset and limited to a specific position on the park.
Hodge is very strong defensively, and on one memorable occasion took 6 contested marks in defence in a single quarter. Its also exceedingly difficult to imagine Judd filling in effectively at CHF, as Hodge was once asked to do for a month during the last ill-fated months of the Schwab regime. Its also fair to say that we'll never see Judd successfully launching 60m cross ground passes in pouring rain either.
And, yes, I'd take Deledio before Judd as well. He is as quick as Judd is, but where Judd is predominantly a physical player with scant (if any) room for improvement, Deledio is a smart and skilled youngster with much go-up in store. With Deledio you would also be likely to get $300k a year performances on a $300k a year salary. With Judd you'll get $300k a year performances on a $600k+ salary.
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