AFL Player # 8: Ben "Goblin" Hobbs

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 12, Schnitzengruben

 

[eth-dog]

There was one right in front of where I was at the ground that he clearly got a handball away . The other two or three where holding the ball .

Are you talking about the one where he fended off? If so, it was ball. If not, we're talking about different ones.

 

[ant555]

Are you talking about the one where he fended off? If so, it was ball. If not, we're talking about different ones.

Not the fend . Have no issues there although if you fend and then handball it is play on . Anyway he got done a few times and I think it is more the issue of an inside player being asked to play too much of an outside role

 

[brutus76]

He's an insider not a forward pocket. Wouldn't mind him on a wing or in the guts more when Marto goes forward and Zach and Darcy are on the bench.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Needs to improve his awareness. He's got no idea whose around him.

Would have got away with it at junior level because he would have been stronger than everyone and could fend or shrug off.

 

[fairbump_playon]

ADJ had zero tackles today

We are giving a bunch of midfielders small forward minutes because the small forwards aren’t ready to own the spots. We get adequate-ish contribution from Hobbs, Parish etc when they are forward but there are shortcomings.

I imagine we would look a bit different with Toby Greene

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Toby Greene

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

and Bobby Hill in the team

 

[Snake Charmer]

Give. The. First. Option.

 

[yodellinhank]

There was one right in front of where I was at the ground that he clearly got a handball away . The other two or three where holding the ball .

On the members wing. Ridiculous call.

 

[Milanista28]

One of the biggest victims of our horrendously imbalanced list.

 

[jmoo wan]

On the members wing. Ridiculous call.

yep - absolutely outrageous that the members are subject to that s**t

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Back to VFL.

Poor game. Not quick enough in speed or brain.

Yes I swear today I could see the cogs moving in his head in slow motion.

Not up to it today. Hopefully more of a blip.

 

[Nicholas61]

Get some lessons from Jobe on developing awareness where guys are before getting the ball then dishing off immediately when getting it.

 

[nipst@r]

Is he carrying a niggle or did he pick up a injury today?

Lowest game time of both teams today. 60 odd minutes. (non-sub). Also merret ran past him in the last to put defensive pressure on which was a suprise considering hobbs lack of game time.

Atm Caldwell and durham have replaced him for inside toughness.
And he seems to really lack the ability to spread.

also turned the wrong way or was too slow to get it off but has a crack always.

At this stage im not sure if its best to keep playing him out of position and just get games into him or replace with tsatas and let hobbs be the no.1 inside mid for 3 or so weeks in the twos.

 

[BrunoV]

I'll add that I dont see 'it' in him at all.

Hately would be more reliable in the same role as would Long.

 

[DERO]

I'll add that I dont see 'it' in him at all.

Hately would be more reliable in the same role as would Long.

Carn man.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Is he carrying a niggle or did he pick up a injury today?

Lowest game time of both teams today. 60 odd minutes. (non-sub). Also merret ran past him in the last to put defensive pressure on which was a suprise considering hobbs lack of game time.

Atm Caldwell and durham have replaced him for inside toughness.
And he seems to really lack the ability to spread.

also turned the wrong way or was too slow to get it off but has a crack always.

At this stage im not sure if its best to keep playing him out of position and just get games into him or replace with tsatas and let hobbs be the no.1 inside mid for 3 or so weeks in the twos.

Pretty surprised to be reading this… he must of been involved in more bad then good casue I noticed him a lot. In not a good way

 

[Kyptastic]

Barring other injuries, reckon he'll be out for Perkins next week.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Barring other injuries, reckon he'll be out for Perkins next week.

Will be ADJ, but I agree he should

 

[Happyskeret]

He won a lot of frees as well lost them. At his best he is Selwood like at his worst reminds me of Melksham slow to release the ball and react. I have faith in him.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

He has zero spatial awareness and can't use the ball.

Would love to see him have a crack in the forwards because he can stick a tackle and has a nose for the goals.

 

[Vindicater]

He has zero spatial awareness and can't use the ball.

Would love to see him have a crack in the forwards because he can stick a tackle and has a nose for the goals.

He has been playing with the forwards

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

He has been playing with the forwards

He shifted into the middle a bit today and that's when he ran into trouble.

 

[Tazdog]

Have some faith in the kid guys. He's only in his third year and learning a position which doesn't come naturally to him. Usually we love it when he absorbs contact, fends off and dishes to a player. Or how he wins free kicks. Or his mongrel. We were saying this just a week ago.

Today, the game was maybe a bit too hot for him. Maybe he absorbed a bit too much contact, or fended off one too many. Fair enough, considering it's our biggest ever attendance for a H/A game, and we were playing against the reigning premiers. But haven't we been crying out for mids that want to tackle, and stand up when being tackled since Watson? He's not gonna nail it every time, and he'll learn from this. He's 21, and will be a gun in the future.

 

[P Money]

Not having a crack at him but if Merrett has one of the quickest 'hand-to-foot' kicking motions in the league, this guy would have to have one of the slowest. Winds up his kick for 20 seconds.

 

[supportyourteam]

As he gets off the plane next week, needs to be taught to do a side step.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Not having a crack at him but if Merrett has one of the quickest 'hand-to-foot' kicking motions in the league, this guy would have to have one of the slowest. Winds up his kick for 20 seconds.

Cox is slower

Hobbs is fast enough when he has decided to give it.

Watching him it feels like he spent his junior footy years never giving the first option, always dodging and weaving. Can’t get away with that.

Definitely not running on top of the ground for whatever reason. Losing a few percent off his speed and agility takes him out of the ok category where I had always seen him, and well into the slow lane.