Scott Hodges
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Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules football
er and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990. Hodges kicked 684 goals in his 183 game SANFL career and added 100 goals in 38 games with the Adelaide Crows
in the AFL
as well as 7 goals in 2 games representing South Australia
in State of Origin
football.
Hodges is best remembered for his outstanding career as a full-forward with Port Adelaide
in the SANFL between 1987 and 1998, 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
for being the league's leading goal kicker 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.
, 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, finishing the season as Adelaide's leading goalkicker with 48 goals and boasting a highly respectable AFL career goal average of 3 per game to that point, 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, 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. 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, 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. Ironically in 1997, Hodges former team the Crows would go on to win the Grand Final
against St Kilda and Tony Modra would win the Coleman Medal
as the AFL's leading goal kicker that year.
who kicked 1,044 goals for the club between 1975 and 1986. Hodges is also the 6th highest goal kicker in SANFL history.
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 (1990, 1994, 1996), Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest twice (1990, 1996) and is a Port Magpies Premiership player eight times over (1988-90, 1992, 1994-96, 1998).
In 1997 Hodges was rewarded for his service to the Port Adelaide Football Club with Life Membership before his legend status was assured with his election to Port Adelaide's Greatest Team in 2001 and the Port Hall of Fame in 2002.
On 14 August 2007 Hodges was inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame with fellow Port Adelaide and Crows team mate Bruce Abernethy
as well as former Crows teammates Mark Bickley
and Andrew Jarman
among others.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990. Hodges kicked 684 goals in his 183 game SANFL career and added 100 goals in 38 games with the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
as well as 7 goals in 2 games representing South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
in State of Origin
Interstate matches in Australian rules football
Australian rules football matches between teams representing Australian colonies/states and territories have been held since 1879. For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition and international matches meant that football games between state representative teams were...
football.
Hodges is best remembered for his outstanding career as a full-forward with Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
in the SANFL between 1987 and 1998, the pinnacle of which came in 1990 when he won the Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
as the league's fairest and best player, the Ken Farmer Medal
Ken Farmer Medal
The Ken Farmer Medal is named in honour of the Australian rules footballer , North Adelaide Football Club full forward Ken Farmer. The medal is awarded to the SANFL's top goalkicker at the end of the minor round of matches each season and was instigated in 1981.- Ken Farmer Medallists :- Leading...
for being the league's leading goal kicker and Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
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 LeagueAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, where he joined the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
in their inaugural season in 1991, having turned down lucrative offers from both the reigning AFL Premiers Collingwood and the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
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
1992 AFL Grand Final
The 1992 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and West Coast Eagles, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1992. It was the 96th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League,...
Geelong in 1992
1992 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:...
.
Despite that groundbreaking performance, finishing the season as Adelaide's leading goalkicker with 48 goals and boasting a highly respectable AFL career goal average of 3 per game to that point, in 1993
1993 AFL season
-Ladder:All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. Each team also had two byes. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.-Awards:*The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of ....
Hodges' position in the team was compromised following the emergence of glamour spearhead Tony Modra
Tony Modra
Anthony 'Tony' Dale Modra is a former Australian rules football player, known for his spectacular marks. He played for the Adelaide Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League, mainly at full forward. Modra had the physical strength and size to match the best...
. With the much-vaunted pair misfiring in tandem, 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. Though many thought his AFL career was now finished, a highly successful SANFL sabbatical saw him relisted by the Crows in 1996
1996 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:...
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
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
's inaugural list with their long-awaited entry into the AFL in 1997
1997 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and ....
, but did not play a senior game due to a succession of injuries sustained throughout the year, 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. Ironically in 1997, Hodges former team the Crows would go on to win the Grand Final
1997 AFL Grand Final
-Match details:-References:...
against St Kilda and Tony Modra would win the Coleman Medal
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...
as the AFL's leading goal kicker that year.
Port Adelaide (SANFL) career
Hodges retired from SANFL football in 1998, having played 183 games and booted 684 goals since his debut in 1987. His 684 goals for Port Adelaide is second behind club legend Tim EvansTim Evans
Tim Evans is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ....
who kicked 1,044 goals for the club between 1975 and 1986. Hodges is also the 6th highest goal kicker in SANFL history.
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
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
, he won the Ken Farmer medal three times (1990, 1994, 1996), Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest twice (1990, 1996) and is a Port Magpies Premiership player eight times over (1988-90, 1992, 1994-96, 1998).
In 1997 Hodges was rewarded for his service to the Port Adelaide Football Club with Life Membership before his legend status was assured with his election to Port Adelaide's Greatest Team in 2001 and the Port Hall of Fame in 2002.
On 14 August 2007 Hodges was inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame with fellow Port Adelaide and Crows team mate Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:...
as well as former Crows teammates Mark Bickley
Mark Bickley
Mark Alan Bickley is an Australian rules football coach of the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League . Before becoming a coach, Bickley was a player for the Crows from 1991 until 2003, captaining the team to both the 1997 and 1998 AFL premierships and media commentator, most notably...
and Andrew Jarman
Andrew Jarman
Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League...
among others.
See also
- 1990 SANFL Grand Final1990 SANFL Grand FinalThe 1990 SANFL Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Glenelg Tigers by 15 points. The match was played on Sunday 7 October 1990 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 50,589 .-Quarter by Quarter Scores:...
- 1992 SANFL Grand Final1992 SANFL Grand FinalThe 1992 SANFL Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Glenelg Tigers by 56 points. The match was played on Saturday 3 October 1992 at Football Park in wet weather in front of a crowd of 42,242 ....
- 1994 SANFL Grand Final1994 SANFL Grand FinalThe 1994 SANFL Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles by 37 points after being 35 points behind in the first quarter...
- 1995 SANFL Grand Final1995 SANFL Grand FinalThe 1995 South Australian National Football League Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 48 points...
- 1996 SANFL Grand Final1996 SANFL Grand FinalThe 1996 South Australian National Football League Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 36 points. The match was played on Sunday 6 October 1996 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 46,120....