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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1968)}}
{{distinguish|Gary Hocking}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Garry Hocking
| image = 
| fullname = Garry Andrew Hocking
| nickname = Buddha<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718123612/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/07/15/84715_gfc.html|archive-date=18 July 2009|url= http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/07/15/84715_gfc.html|title=Garry Hocking book extract|date=15 July 2009}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cobram, Victoria]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Cobram Football Club|Cobram]] ([[Murray Football League|MFL]])
| position = Midfielder
| height = 182 cm
| weight = 87 kg
| years1 = 1987–2001
| club1 = {{AFL Gee}}
| games_goals1 = 274 (243)
| sooyears1 = 1992–1999
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = {{0}}8 (10)
| coachyears1 = 2005
| coachclub1 = {{WAFL|PT}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 20 (3–17–0)
| coachyears2 = 2012
| coachclub2 = {{AFL|PA}}
| coachgames_wins2 = {{0}}4 (0–3–1)
| coachyears3 = 2014–2015
| coachclub3 = {{SANFL Por}} ([[SANFL]])
| coachgames_wins3 = 41 (26–15–0)
| coachclub4 = {{SANFL SA}}
| coachyears4 = 2017
| coachgames_wins4 = 18 (8–10–0)
| coachgames_winstotal = 83 (37–45–1)
| statsend = 2001
| coachstatsend = 2017
| careerhighlights = *4× [[Carji Greeves Medal]]: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
* [[List of Geelong Football Club captains|Geelong captain]]: 1995, 1999
*4× [[All-Australian team]]: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]: inducted 2008
* [[Geelong Team of the Century]]
* [[List_of_Geelong_Football_Club_individual_awards_and_records#Hall_of_Fame|Geelong Hall of Fame]]
| coachyears5 = 2020
| coachgames_wins5 = 0 (0–0–0)
| coachclub5 = {{VFL Col}} ([[Victorian Football League|VFL]])
}}
'''Garry Andrew Hocking''' (born 8 October 1968) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Geelong Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).

Tough and skilled in equal measure, Hocking was an integral part of Geelong's midfield who was recognised at both club and League level as one of the finest players of the 1990s, winning club best and fairests, All-Australian honours and finishing top three in the [[Brownlow Medal]] vote count on four occasions. Recognisable on the field with his curly brown mullet hairstyle and nicknamed "Buddha", Hocking was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2008, and was also named in [[Geelong Team of the Century|Geelong's Team of the Century]] and [[List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records|Hall of Fame]].

Since retiring from playing, Hocking has coached at various clubs. He coached {{AFL|PA}} in the [[2012 AFL season]] for four games after [[Matthew Primus]] was sacked. He has also been head coach of [[Peel Thunder Football Club|Peel Thunder]], the Port Adelaide [[SANFL]] side,<ref>{{cite web|title=Garry Hocking, SANFL Coach|url=http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/football/players-and-coaches/coaches/garry-hocking|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|publisher=Port Adelaide Football Club|access-date=16 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080117/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/football/players-and-coaches/coaches/garry-hocking|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> {{SANFL SA}}, and the {{AFL Col}} VFL side.

==Early years==
Hailing from the border town of [[Cobram]] in north-eastern [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], Hocking was one of three sons born to Les Hocking and his wife Pam. He also has one sister. Les worked as a hairdresser at 'Plugger' Bourke's barber shop,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ode to 'Plugger' Bourke's|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-cobram-courier/20180328/page/9/textview|newspaper=[[The Cobram Courier]]|date=28 March 2018|page=9}}</ref> and young Garry served an apprenticeship with him before moving to Geelong.<ref>Kotton (2009), p. 219</ref>

==Playing career==

=== Early involvement (1987–1988) ===
Hocking and elder brother [[Steve Hocking|Steve]] were part of then Geelong coach [[John Devine (Australian rules footballer)|John Devine]]'s mass recruiting drive which also netted players such as [[Gavin Exell]], [[Bruce Lindner]], [[Dwayne Russell]], [[Mark Bairstow]] and [[Billy Brownless]] in the mid-1980s.

Hocking made his senior VFL debut in the [[1987 VFL season|1987]] round 3 match against {{AFL Mel}} at [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia Park]], wearing the number 51. He became one of a special group of footballers by [[List of VFL/AFL players to have scored a goal with their first kick|scoring a goal on debut with his first kick]], but otherwise had a quiet match with seven touches.

The following season, Hocking's guernsey number was changed to 32—which he would wear for the remainder of his career—but he only played three games in the second half of the season.

=== Regular football and losing grand finals (1989–1995) ===
It would not be until [[Malcolm Blight]] took over as coach in [[1989 VFL season|1989]] that Hocking would play regular football and establish his place in the team. That year Geelong became the glamour team of the competition, twice kicking a score of over 200 points and drawing fans to games with their flamboyant, all-out attacking brand of football.

Hocking represented Victoria on numerous occasions in the [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|State of Origin]] series and played in four losing Grand Final sides ([[1989 VFL grand final|1989]], [[1992 AFL Grand Final|1992]], [[1994 AFL Grand Final|1994]], [[1995 AFL Grand Final|1995]]).

=== Captaincy and close finishes (1995–1998) ===
Hocking was considered unlucky not to win the [[Brownlow Medal]], due to his many close finishes, finishing amongst the top three vote-getters on four occasions, although twice as an ineligible player. Hocking's consistency over a period was recognised by the club in 1995 when, after former captain Bairstow departed at the end of 1994, Hocking was given the captaincy role for the [[1995 AFL season|1995 season]]. However, early in the season, he stated his intentions to give up the captaincy to concentrate purely on playing. The role would be shared between three players: [[Ken Hinkley]], [[Barry Stoneham]] and [[Gary Ablett Sr.|Gary Ablett]].

The Cats made it to the finals in [[1997 AFL season|1997]] but again were bundled out in straight sets.

=== Name change to 'Whiskas' (1999) ===
By the middle of the [[1999 AFL season]], Geelong was in crisis on and off the field. After winning the first five games, the Cats would then lose the next nine in a row to effectively end any chance of making the finals. The club was also in deep financial trouble, owing a debt of around [[Australian dollar|$]]7.5 million with a forecast operating loss of $750,000 for the season.<ref name="whiskas">{{cite web|publisher=[[Geelong Cats]]|title=The Day Hocking Changed His Name To Whiskas|url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/959707/the-day-hocking-changed-his-name-to-whiskas|date=17 June 2021|first=Tom|last=Peeters}}</ref> At the start of the year the Cats had made some organisational changes, with prominent local businessman and club vice-president [[Frank Costa]] appointed club president after predecessor [[Ron Hovey]] stepped down at the end of 1998. [[Brian Cook (football administrator)|Brian Cook]] was recruited from {{AFL WC}} as [[chief executive officer]], and Hocking was named stand-in captain after newly appointed captain [[Leigh Colbert]] injured his knee in a pre-season match against the {{AFL BL}}.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hobbs |first=Greg |date=9-11 April 1999|title=Inside Story : Cats are on a cup hunt|magazine=[[AFL Record]] |url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/143527 |publisher=[[AFL Media]] |volume= |issue= |pages=14–17 }}</ref>

Midway through the nine-game losing streak, Cook approached Hocking with an unusual proposal. [[Ben's Original|Uncle Ben's]], the parent company of cat food label [[Whiskas]] at the time, would provide a financial incentive for the club if a Cats player was willing to change his name to "Whiskas" for one game. Hocking agreed to the offer and changed his name by [[deed-poll|deed poll]] to "Whiskas" for one week. He announced this on ''[[The AFL Footy Show|The Footy Show]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Best Of The AFL Footy Show (Incomplete) | date=November 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRUCS0q34c4 |access-date=2023-03-28 |language=en}}</ref> The incident was met with mixed reaction in the football world.<ref name="whiskas" /> When asked about his publicity stunt, Hocking commented:

<blockquote>I see it as a great thing for the footy club and Whiskas. It is just a light-hearted thing and from a commercial point of view to help get the club out of strife.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/410088.stm|title=The Cat who got the cream|date=5 August 1999}}</ref></blockquote>

The AFL refused to acknowledge Hocking's name change and continued to use his original name on team lists. The League's reasoning was that the name change, although temporary, threatened to bring the game into disrepute.<ref name="bbc"/> Geelong ended up losing the upcoming match against {{AFL Ric}}, and Hocking was off the field injured by three-quarter time,<ref name="whiskas"/> but the financial incentive, which has to date not been publicly disclosed, went some way to helping the club's financial situation.

=== Accolades and retirement (2000–2001) ===
Hocking's tenacity, hardness, consistency and quality was rewarded in 2001 when he was named ruck-rover in [[Geelong Team of the Century|Geelong's Team of the Century]]; it was considered a great honour given the fact there have been other quality ruck-rovers in Geelong's history.

Hocking retired at the end of the [[2001 AFL season]] after playing 274 games, which at the time was the third-highest number of games for Geelong. He was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] on 8 March 2008.

==Coaching career==

===Peel Thunder===
After his playing career, which ended in 2001, Hocking moved into coaching. In 2005, he coached [[Peel Thunder Football Club|Peel Thunder]] in the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]], a team which was struggling and managed to win just four games for the year in 2005. In one match, Hocking employed a tactic where every player on the Peel team was stationed in defence for a centre-bounce. Known as a "full-flood", this was viewed as a farcical situation, and one that Hocking wanted to use with his team down by a massive margin. Hocking since promised never to use the tactic again, and has said that in this one instance, it was appropriate for the circumstance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClure |first=Geoff |author-link=Geoff McClure |date=2005-04-11 |title=Flood reaches SHocking level |url=https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/sporting-life-20050411-gdzyeq.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=[[The Age]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2005-04-10 |title=Flood Tactics a Blight on the Game |url=http://www.falconsfc.com.au/news/current/10_04_05_1.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930212632/http://www.falconsfc.com.au/news/current/10_04_05_1.php |archive-date=30 September 2005 |access-date=2005-09-30 |website=[[West Perth Football Club]]}}</ref>

===Geelong Falcons===
In 2006, Hocking was the coach for the [[Geelong Falcons]] under-18s side.

===Port Adelaide===
At the end of the 2009 AFL season, Hocking joined the coaching staff at {{AFL|PA}} as an assistant coach. On 6 August 2012, he was appointed caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]] when [[Matthew Primus]] was sacked following the round 19 loss to AFL newcomer {{AFL GWS}}. At the time of his appointment, Hocking felt unsure whether he wanted to continue as senior coach for the following season,<ref name="unsure">{{cite web|publisher=[[Port Adelaide Football Club]]|first=Harry|last=Thring|date=7 August 2012|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/750524/hocking-set-for-testing-month|title=Hocking set for testing month}}</ref> and declared that while he had limited time to work with, he promised to foster an uncompromising attitude in the playing group:

<blockquote>"The expectation's not a win–loss one, it's just about gaining some respect back from our members and our supporters. It'll be a simple plan, you'll just need to play very aggressively and compete when it's your turn. There will be guidelines, benchmarks for those sorts of things that we're looking for in the game and that's all the players over the next four weeks will be judged on."<ref name="unsure"/></blockquote>

Hocking then decided against applying for the full-time role as senior coach of Port Adelaide at the end of the 2012 season, on 4 September 2012 and was replaced by [[Ken Hinkley]] as Port Adelaide Football Club senior coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ports-tough-sell-of-new-coach-ken-hinkley/news-story/ced4968e271213e9f8cb1c03fb4bc9ff|title=Port's tough sell of new coach Ken Hinkley|date=7 October 2012|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-20/ratten-says-no-to-port/4272910|title=Ratten says no to Port|newspaper=ABC News |date= 20 September 2012|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>

On 4 October 2013, Hocking was announced as the [[SANFL]] senior coach of Port Adelaide, a position he held in 2014 and 2015 before returning to be an assistant coach at Port Adelaide's AFL squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-09-15/hocking-to-vacate-sanfl-coaching-role|title = Garry Hocking vacates Magpies coaching seat to return to Port's AFL panel| date=15 September 2015 }}</ref> Hocking left Port Adelaide at the end of the 2016 season. 

In 2020, Port veteran and football media personality [[Kane Cornes]] recalled Hocking's first address to the players as senior coach on the day of his appointment in 2012 and the brutal training session at [[Grange, South Australia|Grange]] beach early the following morning:

<blockquote>It’s 4:00am in the morning at Grange Beach and I’ve never seen the ocean put on an uglier display. There was waves crashing over, it was as cold as you can imagine. 'Buddha' said, "Strip down, we’re about to pay the price", so we all got into our budgie smugglers or board shorts... usually when coaches have this sort of quick dip, you do a few duck dives and get out, but this was completely different. We stayed out in that freezing cold water for over an hour at 4:00am and it is honestly the coldest that I have ever been, to the point where you really question whether you wanted to keep doing this, that’s how depressing it was to turn up to a footy club when you lose.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Fox Sports]]|date=24 April 2020|url=https://www.midwesttimes.com.au/sport/afl/kane-cornes-reveals-garry-hockings-brutal-4am-training-session-as-new-coach-at-port-adelaide-ng-b881529187z|title=Kane Cornes reveals Garry Hocking's brutal 4am training session as new coach at Port Adelaide}}</ref></blockquote>

=== South Adelaide ===

In 2017, Hocking was appointed senior coach of the [[South Adelaide Football Club]] in the SANFL for 2 years.

=== Collingwood ===

At the end of 2017, Hocking returned to the AFL by accepting a position as assistant coach at the [[Collingwood Football Club]] for the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2017-10-11/hocking-added-to-coaching-panel |title=Hocking added to coaching panel}}</ref> He was appointed senior coach of the club's [[Victorian Football League|VFL]] (reserves) side ahead of the 2020 season, which was ultimately cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2019-10-08/collingwood-confirms-coaching-panel|title=Collingwood confirms coaching panel|work=Collingwood FC|date=8 October 2019}}</ref>

=== Leopold ===

In 2022, Hocking started coaching at [[Leopold Football Netball Club|Leopold Football Club]] in the [[Geelong Football League]] (GFL). He would lead the club to the grand final in his first season with the club, repeating that feat and going one better in 2023, winning the GFL grand final against [[South Barwon Football Club|South Barwon]]. The victory was Hocking's first senior premiership as a player or coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=David |title=Ex-Geelong star takes a punt |work=The Weekly Times |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=27 September 2023 |location=Melbourne, Victoria |page=2}}</ref>

Hocking announced his retirement from coaching following Leopold's win in the 2024 GFL grand final after leading the club to back-to-back premierships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Batten |first1=Dan |title=Buddha out on a high |work=Geelong Advertiser |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=1 October 2024 |location=Geelong, Victoria |page=37}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hocking and his wife Melina have three children: daughters Tayla and Chelsea, and son Lochlan, who joined the [[Geelong Falcons]] in 2019.

==Statistics==

===Playing statistics===
:<ref>[https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Garry_Hocking.html Garry Hocking's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1987 VFL season|1987]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 51 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 41 || 26 || 67 || 10 || 7 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 6.8 || 4.3 || 11.2 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1988 VFL season|1988]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 17 || 43 || 7 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 5.7 || 14.3 || 2.3 || 1.3 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1989 VFL season|1989]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 26 || 24 || 12 || 285 || 217 || 502 || 81 || 56 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 11.0 || 8.3 || 19.3 || 3.1 || 2.2 || 12
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1990 AFL season|1990]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 21 || 14 || 12 || 278 || 204 || 482 || 60 || 40 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 13.2 || 9.7 || 23.0 || 2.9 || 1.9 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1991 AFL season|1991]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 25 || 41 || 28 || 362 || 265 || 627 || 70 || 47 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 14.5 || 10.6 || 25.1 || 2.8 || 1.9 || 19
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 20 || 19 || 18 || 235 || 230 || 465 || 77 || 43 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 11.8 || 11.5 || 23.3 || 3.9 || 2.2 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 18 || 18 || 17 || 284 || 186 || 470 || 74 || 31 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 15.8 || 10.3 || 26.1 || 4.1 || 1.7 || 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 24 || 16 || 20 || 338 || 273 || 611 || 85 || 48 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 14.1 || 11.4 || 25.5 || 3.5 || 2.0 || 20
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 21 || 15 || 8 || 270 || 216 || 486 || 77 || 49 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 12.9 || 10.3 || 23.1 || 3.7 || 2.3 || 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 23 || 21 || 15 || 313 || 270 || 583 || 85 || 66 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 13.6 || 11.7 || 25.3 || 3.7 || 2.9 || 19
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 20 || 27 || 9 || 255 || 192 || 447 || 80 || 49 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 12.8 || 9.6 || 22.4 || 4.0 || 2.5 || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 17 || 12 || 4 || 234 || 170 || 404 || 61 || 40 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 13.8 || 10.0 || 23.8 || 3.6 || 2.4 || 14
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 158 || 105 || 263 || 48 || 18 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 13.2 || 8.8 || 21.9 || 4.0 || 1.5 || 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 21 || 17 || 3 || 255 || 217 || 472 || 70 || 59 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 12.1 || 10.3 || 22.5 || 3.3 || 2.8 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 32 || 17 || 10 || 9 || 122 || 128 || 250 || 45 || 53 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 7.2 || 7.5 || 14.7 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 1
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 274
! 243
! 160
! 3456
! 2716
! 6172
! 930
! 610
! 0.9
! 0.6
! 12.6
! 9.9
! 22.5
! 3.4
! 2.2
! 133
|}

===Coaching statistics===
:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Garry_Hocking.html|title=AFL Tables - Garry Hocking - Coaching Record|work=afltables.com}}</ref>
{{AFL coaching statistics legend}}
{{AFL coaching statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | [[2012 AFL season|2012]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL PA}}
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 12.5% || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals
! 4
! 0
! 3
! 1
! 12.5%
! colspan=2|
|}

==Honours==
*Inducted into [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2008
*[[All-Australian Team]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)
*[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] Team of the Century (ruck-rover)
*[[Carji Greeves Medal]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996) ''(club record)''
*[[Brownlow Medal]] top 3 (3rd 1991, 1994)<!-- Ineligible in 1993 and 1995 -->
*[[Brownlow Medal]] most votes for [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last=Kotton | first=Howard |editor-first=John| editor-last=Murray |title=We are Geelong : the story of the Geelong Football Club since 1859 |publisher=The Slattery Media Group |location=[[Docklands, Victoria]]|year=2009 |pages=218–221 |chapter=Garry Hocking |isbn=9780980597301}} 

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables}}
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*{{AustralianFootball}}

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