Luke Hodge

But we just pleaded to them and just saying, all we want from you this year is to commit to what we need to do.

We just lost the grand final.

We've got an unreal list.

We believe we can take that next step, but we need everyone pulling in the right direction.

And from that, Bud was outstanding.

It got to the last two games where he sacrificed his own role in the prelim against Geelong.

And then in the grand final, playing on Luke McFarlane, dragging him out of the Ford 50.

So he sacrificed because of the commitment that he made to us.

And at the end of the year, we got a premiership medal because of it.

that's the only real experience that I've had where we've had to sit down with someone.

I understand Gold Coast have a number of players and a lot of clubs do have a number of players.

Brisbane have two as well.

But I think the only way you can get on top of it is it's as simple as communication.

And I think that's one area that,

It doesn't happen in the outside world in business, I can tell you that.

But what players and what clubs need to do is actually sit down one-on-one and be honest.

That is where it is.

And I know sometimes for players, managers will say, don't be too honest because you still want to be getting a game.

But if it's a serious club who's pushing for a premiership or you look at Gold Coast who are pushing for a top eight, top four, and we all know their list can get there, sit down and have good old honest conversations to see, can we push through this?

And then when it gets to the end of the season, hopefully we've had the success that we know that we can and we can move on and you either stay or you go, but we do it as a team and as a group.