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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former teammate's gesture comes to light amid family dilemma for Luke Hodge
Luke Hodge has revealed son Cooper stayed at the home of former Hawthorn teammate Jarryd Roughead when he was invited to train with the club this week. Hodge is a Hawthorn legend, playing 305 games for the Hawks and winning four premierships with the club he captained. He now lives in Brisbane with his family after finishing his career with two years at the Lions. His 16-year-old son Cooper is part of the Brisbane Lions academy, but under AFL rules he can join the Hawks under the father-son rule. The Lions would get first dibs if he nominates as a Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect, but he also has the option of choosing the Hawks. It means he'll face a tricky decision between Brisbane and Hawthorn if he nominates for next year's draft like expected. This week he was invited to join Hawthorn training at the club's Waverley Park headquarters, with Channel 7 cameras capturing the teenager having a kick and getting some tips from players. Speaking on 'The Agenda Setters' on Channel 7 on Tuesday night, Hodge revealed his former teammate Roughead - now the list manager at Hawthorn - took Cooper into his home for the week. The Hodge family is based in Brisbane, while Luke's brother lives down in Geelong - a 90-minute drive from Waverley Park. 'It's a former teammate and a mate who's known Coop his whole life,' Luke said. 'He stayed at his house, but that's not surprising considering we don't have any family in Melbourne. My brother's down in Geelong, so the easiest thing was just to get him to stay at Roughy's.' Hodge said of Cooper's experience: 'It was a good day once again going down there to really convince a young guy to come. They turned on the weather. It was about four degrees down there. I couldn't feel my hands. It was another good experience. He went out there and enjoyed the club.' When pressed by Kane Cornes as to whether Cooper is leaning towards Hawthorn or Brisbane, Luke played a straight bat. 'He's about 50-50,' Hodge said. 'No, listen, it's a good experience for him. He's a 16-year-old kid who gets the opportunity to go down and spend two days. 'I 100 per cent understand (the level of interest in this), but the only thing is he's a 16-year-old kid who has the flexibility, and he's been lucky enough to spend two days at Hawthorn. But then on the flip side, with the Brisbane Lions academy, he's been lucky enough over the last two years to be able to enjoy and spend time with some of the players and get coached by Grant Brichall and Mitch Hahn and these kind of guys. So he's been very fortunate and he's really loving football at the moment.' "It was a good day ... he (Cooper) went out there and enjoyed the club."Spotted at Hawthorn training: Cooper Hodge 👀 — 7AFL (@7AFL) July 8, 2025 RELATED: AFL world reacts as axing sparks sad 27-year first for Cornes family Family of AFL and Sydney Swans legend set to sell Brownlow Medal Speaking back in May, Hodge revealed both Hawthorn and Brisbane have told him they simply want the best for Cooper and don't mind which way he decides. "We've had the same from both Brisbane and Hawthorn, that they just want to see him develop and achieve his goal," Hodge said. 'There's no way he would have developed as he has in the last 12 months if it wasn't for the Lions academy. But then on the flip side, Hawthorn have also been great. They've had him down to the club a number of times.'
Daily Telegraph
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
AFL 2025: Cyril Rioli absent from Hawthorn three-peat celebration, Buddy Franklin makes rare appearance
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Lance 'Buddy' Franklin made an appearance at Hawthorn's celebration of their 2013-2015 premiership three-peat on Friday night, but a fan favourite was absent from the anniversary function. Players from Hawthorn's most recent golden premiership era attended a commemorative function in Melbourne, with the club's premiership cups from 2013, 2014 and 2015 proudly on display. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Franklin played in the 2008 and 2013 premierships with Hawthorn but missed out on the rest of the three-peat after he moved to the Sydney Swans, playing out the rest of his career there and losing three grand finals, including the 2014 decider to Hawthorn. The legendary goalkicker was in good spirits as he chatted to former Hawks spearhead Jarryd Roughead and the likes of Luke Hodge, Isaac Smith Sam Mitchell. Franklin, who is expecting his third child with wife Jesinta, didn't attend Hawthorn's 100-year club anniversary earlier this year. Jarryd Roughead, Buddy Franklin and Sam Mitchell. Photo: Instagram. Buddy Franklin chats to some of his old Hawthorn teammates. Photo: Instagram. One fan commented on Instagram: 'Seeing Bud at Hawk functions and talking about Hawthorn warms my heart.' Franklin now co-hosts a podcast with Hawthorn champion and 2008 premiership teammate Shane Crawford. But not every player from Hawthorn's premiership three-peat could attend, and one notable absentee was legendary small forward Cyril Rioli. The 2015 Norm Smith Medallist was one of just six players to play in the three-peat and the 2008 flag, but his relationship with Hawthorn has soured over allegations of racism during his time at Hawthorn. Some of the players who won premierships with Hawthorn in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Photo: Instagram. Rioli retired in 2018 after playing 189 games across a career that saw him win Goal of the Year in 2009 and named to the All Australian team on three occasions. Neither Rioli or former Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson, now the coach of North Melbourne, were at the three-peat function. One fan commented on social media: 'Someone missing', while a second said: 'Where's Cyril?' A third said: 'Cyril will never come back it's sad.' Another commented: 'I do miss Cyril hopefully under Mitchell he'll feel comfortable enough to come back.' Cyril Rioli won the Norm Smith Medal in 2015. (Photo by Michael Dodge/) In May, triple premiership captain Luke Hodge greeted Rioli at an AFL game in Darwin and stopped to chat to his old teammate in the crowd. 'I hadn't seen him since about 2018,' Hodge said. 'I saw Mark Evans (Gold Coast Suns CEO) talking to him so I just wanted to go over and say g'day. It was good. 'He's looking great and had a smile on his face. He said his cousin was flying out there running across the halfback line. It was great to see him and Shannyn over there.' Earlier this year, Hodge told Channel 7's Agenda Setters: 'We understand that Hawthorn and Cyril haven't come to the stage where Cyril feels comfortable back in the football club just yet. 'There's been a number of guys that have reached out to Cyril. And we left on really good terms. When he retired he sent me a message saying 'thanks for all the development and help'. I've had no issues with Cyril ever, but it's almost like he's parted ways with everyone there. Even a lot of the mentors in that forward line (at the time he played) haven't been able to connect with him either.' Hawthorn's four-time premiership players: (L-R) Cyril Rioli, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Jarryd Roughead, Grant Birchall and Luke Hodge. Hawthorn have won premierships in every decade since the 1960s and now as the team's coach, Mitchell will he hoping that streak can continue in the 2020s. Jordan Lewis, who missed the event due to commentary duties with Fox Footy, said Hawthorn's dominant premiership teams were defined by their 'competitiveness'. 'You need the game plan, you need to be fit and healthy and everything to go right, but if you're not competitive, you can't sustain that long period of success,' Lewis told 'Players recognise that when they've been successful for one year and find it really hard to back it up. Then you really appreciate how good those teams that were able to stay at the top of their game and win multiple premierships in a row.' The Hawks are fifth on the ladder — they have the bye this weekend and take on North Melbourne in round 16. Originally published as Hawthorn icon absent from club's premiership three-peat celebration
News.com.au
21-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Hawthorn icon absent from club's premiership three-peat celebration
Lance 'Buddy' Franklin made an appearance at Hawthorn's celebration of their 2013-2015 premiership three-peat on Friday night, but a fan favourite was absent from the anniversary function. Players from Hawthorn's most recent golden premiership era attended a commemorative function in Melbourne, with the club's premiership cups from 2013, 2014 and 2015 proudly on display. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Franklin played in the 2008 and 2013 premierships with Hawthorn but missed out on the rest of the three-peat after he moved to the Sydney Swans, playing out the rest of his career there and losing three grand finals, including the 2014 decider to Hawthorn. The legendary goalkicker was in good spirits as he chatted to former Hawks spearhead Jarryd Roughead and the likes of Luke Hodge, Isaac Smith Sam Mitchell. Franklin, who is expecting his third child with wife Jesinta, didn't attend Hawthorn's 100-year club anniversary earlier this year. One fan commented on Instagram: 'Seeing Bud at Hawk functions and talking about Hawthorn warms my heart.' Franklin now co-hosts a podcast with Hawthorn champion and 2008 premiership teammate Shane Crawford. But not every player from Hawthorn's premiership three-peat could attend, and one notable absentee was legendary small forward Cyril Rioli. The 2015 Norm Smith Medallist was one of just six players to play in the three-peat and the 2008 flag, but his relationship with Hawthorn has soured over allegations of racism during his time at Hawthorn. Rioli retired in 2018 after playing 189 games across a career that saw him win Goal of the Year in 2009 and named to the All Australian team on three occasions. Neither Rioli or former Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson, now the coach of North Melbourne, were at the three-peat function. One fan commented on social media: 'Someone missing', while a second said: 'Where's Cyril?' A third said: 'Cyril will never come back it's sad.' Another commented: 'I do miss Cyril hopefully under Mitchell he'll feel comfortable enough to come back.' In May, triple premiership captain Luke Hodge greeted Rioli at an AFL game in Darwin and stopped to chat to his old teammate in the crowd. 'I hadn't seen him since about 2018,' Hodge said. 'I saw Mark Evans (Gold Coast Suns CEO) talking to him so I just wanted to go over and say g'day. It was good. 'He's looking great and had a smile on his face. He said his cousin was flying out there running across the halfback line. It was great to see him and Shannyn over there.' Earlier this year, Hodge told Channel 7's Agenda Setters: 'We understand that Hawthorn and Cyril haven't come to the stage where Cyril feels comfortable back in the football club just yet. 'There's been a number of guys that have reached out to Cyril. And we left on really good terms. When he retired he sent me a message saying 'thanks for all the development and help'. I've had no issues with Cyril ever, but it's almost like he's parted ways with everyone there. Even a lot of the mentors in that forward line (at the time he played) haven't been able to connect with him either.' Hawthorn have won premierships in every decade since the 1960s and now as the team's coach, Mitchell will he hoping that streak can continue in the 2020s. Jordan Lewis, who missed the event due to commentary duties with Fox Footy, said Hawthorn's dominant premiership teams were defined by their 'competitiveness'. 'You need the game plan, you need to be fit and healthy and everything to go right, but if you're not competitive, you can't sustain that long period of success,' Lewis told 'Players recognise that when they've been successful for one year and find it really hard to back it up. Then you really appreciate how good those teams that were able to stay at the top of their game and win multiple premierships in a row.'
