Luke Hodge

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12,152 appearances 137 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

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Whateley · AFL's memo on resting players | The Leadership Portfolio with Luke Hodge (04.08.26) · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

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The first time we came up against it was in 2010. voice-verified

We were playing Fremantle, round 21, and we've rocked up there, and Fremantle have got a very young team. voice-verified

And I'm sitting in there, and there's no Pav, there's no Sanderlands, there's no Mundy, Tarrant, Fyfe, Hill, and we're sitting there going, oh, geez, we're in for a good day. voice-verified

We won by 115, 120 points. voice-verified

They had a six-day break to Carlton and then we played them in the first final over there and they beat us by 30 points. voice-verified

They rested players on a trip that they... It's the exact point that you just said. voice-verified

They did not need to send players down to Tasmania considering they couldn't lose their spot. voice-verified

And this is what a lot of the other teams will understand. voice-verified

So we had a different situation. voice-verified

I think it was... I think it might have been 2011 when we were playing a couple of lesser teams and we may have rested a couple of the senior guys so we were fit for finals. voice-verified

And I mentioned that at... voice-verified

I mentioned that at the Captain's Day, and I think Mike Fitzpatrick said, well, it didn't do you any good, did it? voice-verified

Because we choked in the prelim. voice-verified

I'll tell you what, he got some daggers thrown in that way, and luckily it was only just daggers. voice-verified

But these are the stuff that people want to do. voice-verified

You prepare yourself, and as a player, especially as a senior player, you look back at the back end of the year, and I was talking about Geelong. voice-verified

They've got North Melbourne, Richmond. voice-verified

As a senior player... voice-verified

You're sitting there going, if we do finish 7-10, how can I rest in between one of those games so I've got a full run on? voice-verified

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