Australian rules footballer
| Russ Hodges | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Russ Hodges | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-07-19) 19 July 1953 (age 71) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / Halfback | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1973–77 | South Melbourne | 38 (10) | |
| 1977–78 | Fitzroy | 31 (3) | |
| Total | 69 (13) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Russ Hodges (born 19 July 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hodges also played VFA football for Sandringham and Kilsyth, serving as the inaugural captain-coach of the latter. In his time at Kilsyth in 1982, he jointly won the J. Field Medal as best and fairest in Division 2 (he originally finished runner-up on countback, but was later retrospectively made joint winner) and captained the Division 2 representative team.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 401. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Marc Fiddian (26 August 1982). "Austen wins Liston". The Age. Melbourne. pp. 30, 28.
- Amanda Buivids (21 September 1989). "Champs rewarded at last". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne. p. 83.
- Marc Fiddian (10 June 1982). "Two changes to VFA side". The Age. Melbourne. p. 32.
External links
- Russ Hodges's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Russ Hodges at AustralianFootball.com