Scott Hodges

Infobox afl player


firstname = Scott
lastname = Hodges


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1968|4|26|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Salisbury West
heightweight = 188cm / 92kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1987
debutteam = Port Adelaide
debutopponent = ??
debutstadium = ??
playingteams = Port Adelaide (1987-1996)

163 games, 647 goals

Adelaide (1991-1993, 1996)

38 games, 100 goals

Port Adelaide (1997)

0 games, 0 goals

Port Magpies (1997-1998)

20 games, 43 goals

South Australia

2 games, 7 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 1998
careerhighlights =

*Port Adelaide Leading goalkicker 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996
*Port Adelaide Premiership side 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
*SANFL Ken Farmer Medal 1990, 1994, 1996
*SANFL Magarey Medal 1990
*SANFL individual season goalkicking record (153) 1990
*Port Adelaide Best and fairest 1990, 1996
*Adelaide Leading goalkicker 1992
*Port Adelaide Life Membership 1997
*Port Adelaide Magpies Premiership side 1998
*Port Adelaide Greatest Team 2001
*Port Adelaide Hall of Fame 2002
*SANFL Hall of Fame 2007

Scott Lyall Hodges (born 26 April 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer.

He is best remembered for his outstanding career as a full-forward with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL, the pinnacle of which came in 1990 when he won the Magarey Medal as the league's fairest and best player, the Ken Farmer Medal having booted a league record 153 goals and Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest award. Hodges capped this magnificent individual season by capturing his third Premiership medallion, as Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg in the Grand Final by 15 points.

AFL career

At the age of just 22 and with the football world seemingly at his feet his utter dominance was expected to carry over into the Australian Football League, where he joined the Adelaide Crows in their inaugural season in 1991, having turned down lucrative offers from both the reigning AFL Premiers Collingwood and the Brisbane Bears in the process.

Due to injury and inconsistency Hodges was unable to fully reproduce his best form at the elite level, although there were glimpses of his potential - such as his 11-goal haul against eventual Grand Finallists Geelong in 1992.

Despite that groundbreaking performance and finishing the season as Adelaide's leading goalkicker with 48 goals, in 1993 Hodges' position in the team was compromised following the emergence of glamour spearhead Tony Modra. With the much-vaunted pair misfiring in tandem [Browne, A., "Hodges Recall A Must - Cornes", The Age, 18 September 1993] , Modra's mammoth return of 129 goals guaranteed his status as Adelaide's number one full-forward and Hodges quit the Crows in frustration at the end of the season [Browne, A., "Few Surprises As Clubs Trim Their Lists", The Age, 20 October 1993] . Though many thought his AFL career was now finished, a highly successful SANFL sabbatical saw him relisted by the Crows in 1996 but again Hodges found his opportunities limited, only managing a further two games for six goals.

Hodges was given one last opportunity when he was named on the Port Adelaide Football Club's inaugural list with their long-awaited entry into the AFL in 1997, but did not play a senior game due to a succession of injuries sustained throughout the year ["AFL Injury List", The Age, 9 April 1997] ["AFL Injury List", The Age, 2 July 1997] ["Injuries to Sportsmen", Herald-Sun, 23 July 1997] , sealing his AFL record at 38 games for 100 goals and limiting him to just 7 games for the Port Magpies back in the SANFL.

Port Adelaide (SANFL) career

Hodges retired from SANFL football in 1998, having played 183 games and booted 690 goals since his debut in 1987. [ [http://thepowerfromport.com.au/port_sanfl_player_profile.php?player_id=903&club_id=6 "Scott Hodges Player Profile"] , from The Power From Port (Registration required), Accessed 11 February 2007]

Even though most Port Adelaide stalwarts of the era are highly decorated due to the stunning successes of the eighties and nineties, Hodges still manages to stand out. Along with his Magarey Medal, he won the Ken Farmer medal three times, Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest twice and is a Premiership player eight times over.

In 1997 Hodges was rewarded for his service to the Port Adelaide Football Club with Life Membership [ [http://portadelaidefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=history&spg=clublifemembers "Port Adelaide Foundation Life Members"] , from the Official Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club. Accessed 11 February 2007.] before his legend status was assured with his election to Port Adelaide's Greatest Team in 2001 [ [http://portadelaidefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=history&spg=teamcentury "The Greatest Team"] , from the Official Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club. Accessed 11 February 2007.] and the Port Hall of Fame in 2002 [ [http://thepowerfromport.com.au/port_sanfl_hof.php "Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame"] , from The Power From Port (Registration required), Accessed 11 February 2007] .

On 14 August 2007 Hodges was inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame with fellow Port Adelaide stalwart Bruce Abernethy and former Crows teammates Mark Bickley and Andrew Jarman among others. [Rucci, M., [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22243895-12428,00.html 'McSporran joins SA legends'] , AdelaideNow, 14 August 2007]

ee also

*1990 SANFL Grand Final
*1992 SANFL Grand Final
*1994 SANFL Grand Final
*1995 SANFL Grand Final
*1996 SANFL Grand Final

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