The Leadership Portfolio with Luke Hodge | Whateley (22.09.26)
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How did Nick Dacos dominate the Brownlow Medal count last night?
We start our Tuesdays with the leadership portfolio. Luke Hodge. Hello to you, Hodgey. Morning, Gerard. Look, it was fitting last night. You sit back and I think I only really tuned in to see speech and to see how much he was going to win by. Because I think I spoke to Kane last week on Locked In and I thought it was going to be over about round 19 or 20. But then Bailey Smith kept getting some votes. Bont kept getting some votes. But you sit back and go... Talk about leadership. Talk about the impact he's had from the start. So mature. He's 23 years of age. Four All-Australian tops. How he spoke and handled himself. And then the big test of how mature you are is how he rocks up the next day. So I saw him on Sunrise this morning.
He was fresh. He looked a little bit tired. But he just ticks all the box from how he's presented himself from day one of getting drafted, how he spoke to the media, how the stuff he does away from football cameras that people don't see, the charity stuff that he – does as well, going to the hospitals. You sit back and you hope a kid like that can have success on field and he's done that and I just hope that take away any injuries I don't think it's going to be the last time we see him stand up there on Monday Brownlow make a speech and I wouldn't be surprised if two or three or four head Nick's way considering what he's done and you sit back and go maybe one or two people might be able to stop him but not every team has got a tagger who can stop his running stop his bursts stop his smarts because they want to get in the ball at every opportunity.
So I think if we take that five-year view, he goes rising star and then falls straight All-Australians and accumulates every major award in the game, culminate. It's a five-year ascension to the summit. It's absolutely stunning.
Well, two of those years he's broken the record for Brownlow votes. It's only Kripper who pipped him and got the 44. But you sit back and you go, you're just so impressed by the ego – No, it hasn't got to his head at all. As you said, you sit back. Everyone tuned in last night, which is to see how much it was he's going to win by. That's how dominant his season was. And then you sit back and go, where can he take that next step? Because normally young guys who get drafted as a midfielder, they hit their straps from 24 to 28. So if you're a midfielder the next couple of years or you're a tagger, look out. Because if Nick Dacos can take his game to the next level, I'm not sure what else he can do considering he's been writing in his journal every day.
He's been doing those little things. He calls the AFL to go and get – footballs that they use so he can touch that football, not just the standard ones that Collingwood, which I would have thought Collingwood's footballs would have been up to scratch considering how financial that club is and how they get looked after. But all the little things that people go, it might happen, it might not. He makes his own luck and he puts things in place to make sure that all those little one percenters that add up, they really add up to his game, as you can tell.
What do you think his gift is? Every great player has something innate. What's his gift?
What makes Nick Dacos’s “gift” so unique – speed, power, or game sense?
You look through, I don't think there's just one, there's one little skill. So you sit back and go, he's got speed. He's got power. He's got a great understanding of the game, which normally if you've got speed and power as a young kid, You don't need to understand the game because as a junior, you're faster and you're quicker or you're more powerful than the other blokes. So that gets you through to get the football. But he's got all those mixed into one. He is a nice kick. People sort of say he turns the ball over, but he turns the ball over because the coaching staff there say, you go for those kicks that not many people can hit. And yes, you may turn over three out of the 10. But guess what? Those seven, they're going to come as score opportunities for us because it breaks open the rest of the defense.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Nick Dacos dominate the Brownlow Medal count last night?
0:00–2:54
2
What makes Nick Dacos’s “gift” so unique – speed, power, or game sense?
2:54–5:19
3
How do his votes‑per‑game stats compare to AFL legends like Hayden Bunton?
5:19–9:10
4
What are the key factors behind the tribunal decision on Lockie Neal’s incident?
9:10–11:57
5
How should the Brisbane Lions and Fremantle approach the upcoming Grand Final?
11:57–14:42
6
What leadership lessons does Luke Hodge draw from his playing career?
14:42–17:22
7
Who are the top three coaches of the year according to Gerard and Luke?
17:22–19:12
8
What tactical tweaks could Fremantle make to counter the Lions in the final?
19:12–21:07
Speakers
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