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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Luke Hodge
| image = LukeHodge.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Hodge in 2025
| fullname = Luke Hodge
| nickname = The General
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Colac, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Geelong Falcons]] ([[TAC Cup]])
| draftpick = No. 1 <small>([[Priority draft pick|PP]])</small>, [[2001 AFL draft|2001 national draft]]
| debutdate = [[2002 AFL season#Round 5 (ANZAC Day)|Round 5, 2002]]
| debutteam = {{AFL Haw}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Ric}}
| debutstadium = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
| height = 186&nbsp;cm
| weight = 92&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions#Midfield|Midfielder]] / [[Australian rules football positions|defender]]
| currentclub = 
| guernsey = 
| years1 = 2002–2017
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 305 (193)
| years2 = 2018–2019
| club2 = {{AFL BL}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}41 {{0|00}}(1)
| games_goalstotal = 346 (194)
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2015
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 4 (0)
| careerhighlights =
*4× [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]]: [[2008 AFL Grand Final|2008]], [[2013 AFL Grand Final|2013]], [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014]], [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]]
*3× [[List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches|AFL premiership captain]]: [[2013 AFL Grand Final|2013]]–[[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]]
*2× [[Norm Smith Medal]]: [[2008 AFL Grand Final|2008]], [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2014]]
*3× [[All-Australian team]]: 2005, [[2008 All-Australian team|2008]], [[2010 All-Australian team|2010]]
*[[All-Australian team]] captain: [[2010 All-Australian team|2010]]
*[[List of Hawthorn Football Club captains|Hawthorn captain]]: 2011–2016
*2× [[Peter Crimmins Medal]]: 2005, 2010
*[[AFL Players Association#Best Captain|AFLPA best captain award]]: 2014
*AFLPA Madden Medal: 2019
*[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] inductee: 2025
}}

'''Luke Hodge''' (born 15 June 1984) is a former [[Australian rules football]] player who played with the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] and the [[Brisbane Lions]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2002 to 2017, captaining the club from 2011 to 2016. In 2018, Hodge moved to the Brisbane Lions, before retiring in 2019.

Hodge started his career playing on the half-back flank but as his career progressed he has been known to push up into the midfield. He is a four-time premiership player, three-time premiership captain and a two-time Norm Smith Medallist. Hodge is widely regarded as one of the most respected players, in particular as a captain, to have ever participated in the sport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/afl/2017/07/14/luke-hodge/|title=From training-shy kid to AFL great, that's the Luke Hodge story|last1=Willoughby|first1=James|date=2017-07-14|work=The New Daily|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/luke-hodge-to-be-remembered-as-one-of-the-greatest-afl-captains-20170120-gtv7i2.html|title=Luke Hodge to be remembered as one of the greatest AFL captains|last=Pierik|first=Jon|date=2017-01-20|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref>

As of 2023, Hodge has played the most VFL/AFL games of any [[Australian Football League draft#Number-one draft picks|number-one draft pick]] (346 games played), is the only number-one draft pick to win a Norm Smith Medal, is one of just three number-one draft picks to have won a premiership, and has won the most premierships of any number-one draft pick (4).

==Early life==
Hodge was born in the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]n town of [[Colac, Victoria|Colac]]. He supported [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] during his childhood, with his favourite player being [[Matthew Richardson (footballer)|Matthew Richardson]].<ref name=McFarlane>{{cite web |last1=McFarlane |first1=Glenn |title=Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge opens up to Herald Sun reporter Glenn McFarlane |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-captain-luke-hodge-opens-up-to-herald-sun-reporter-glenn-mcfarlane/news-story/b0e6fd44c136694ce64fe9b344f04cb3 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp|date=29 June 2013|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

==AFL career==
=== Hawthorn (2002–2017) ===
[[File:Luke hodge.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hodge playing for {{AFL Haw}} in [[2007 AFL season|2007]]]]
Hodge played as a [[Australian rules football positions#Half-back flank|half-back flanker]] and midfielder during his playing career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/09/16/love-him-or-hate-him-luke-hodge-is-an-afl-great/|title=Love him or hate him, Luke Hodge is an AFL great|website=The Roar|last1=Migro|first1=Jakeb|date=15 September 2019|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> Recruited from the [[Geelong Falcons]] Under 18 team, Hodge made his debut in 2002.<ref name="Debut"/><ref name="John 10">{{Cite book| editor-last=John| editor-first=Murray | title=''Hawthorn'' A Perfect 10| publisher=Geoff Slattery| pages=10| date=October 2008| isbn=9780980516227 }}</ref>

Hodge was recruited from the Geelong Falcons Under-18 Football Club, and in 2001 nominated for the [[2001 AFL Draft]].<ref name=Debut>{{Cite web| title=Player profile: 15 Luke Hodge| publisher=Hawthorn Football Club| url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/players/playerprofile/lukehodge/tabid/8483/playerid/14268/category/senior/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx| access-date=9 July 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192605/http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/players/playerprofile/lukehodge/tabid/8483/playerid/14268/category/senior/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx| archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="John 10"/> He was the number-one draft choice of Hawthorn Football Club (which had been traded from [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]] for [[Trent Croad]] and [[Luke McPharlin]]). Throughout his career he was often compared with [[Chris Judd]], who was chosen with the third selection in the same [[2001 AFL Draft|draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/is-the-luke-hodge-chris-judd-debate-finally-settled-ng-b88532504z|title=Is the Luke Hodge-Chris Judd debate finally settled|website=The West Australian|last1=Duffield|first1=Mark|last2=Rynne|first2=Nick|date=10 July 2017|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Hodge made his debut in 2002 alongside mature age recruit Sam Mitchell from the Box Hill Hawks, who got traded to Fremantle alongside Luke in return for Trent Croad and Luke McPharlin

He was named in the 2005 [[All-Australian team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/allaustralian-team-our-predictions-20100907-14yp3.html|title=All-Australian team: our predictions|website=The Age|last1=Brodie|first1=Will|date=7 September 2010|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> and in the [[International rules football|International Rules]] team for Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/468270/300-games-of-luke-hodge|title=300 games of Luke Hodge|website=Hawthorn Football Club|last1=Paine|first1=Jackson|date=11 July 2017|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

Hodge was named sole vice-captain of the Hawthorn Football Club in October 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/mitchell-to-captain-hawks-in-2008-20071007-gdra82.html|title=Mitchell to captain Hawks in 2008|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 October 2007|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

He was named in the 2008 All-Australian team and in the International Rules team for Australia.

Hodge won the [[Norm Smith Medal]] for being the best player on the ground during the [[2008 AFL Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/cool-hand-luke-leads-from-back/story-0-1111117604005|title=Cool hand Luke Hodge leads from back|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=28 September 2008|access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref>

Hodge became the captain of the club after [[Sam Mitchell (footballer)|Sam Mitchell]] handed over the captaincy prior to the 2010 Peter Crimmins Medal count.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=AFL|date=2 October 2010|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/103623/default.aspx|access-date=3 October 2010|archive-date=5 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005032158/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/103623/default.aspx|title= Mitchell stands down as skipper for Hodge|first=Jason |url-status=dead|last=Phelan}}</ref>

[[File:Luke Hodge 2017.5.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hodge playing for {{AFL Haw}} in [[2017 AFL season|2017]]]]
Hodge played only eight home and away games in 2012 due to a [[Posterior cruciate ligament]] injury.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawks skipper Luke Hodge has vowed not to rush back from a knee injury in time for round one|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawks-skipper-luke-hodge-has-vowed-not-to-rush-back-from-a-knee-injury-in-time-for-round-one/story-e6frf9lx-1226600948732|first=Sam|last=Edmund|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=19 March 2013}}</ref> Returning after a brief illness that kept him out of the preliminary final, he led his side in the [[2012 AFL Grand Final]] but didn't have a major influence on the result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-29/2012-afl-grand-final-live-blog/4286522|title=Swans snatch victory in classic Grand Final|author=ABC Grandstand|website=ABC News|date=29 September 2012|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>

More post-season surgery followed and he missed the first game of the 2013 season, but he played the majority of the season finishing fifth in the club's [[Peter Crimmins Medal]] award. Hodge played in the [[2013 AFL Grand Final]] against Fremantle Dockers and was listed as one of his team's best players on the day. Hawthorn's victory allowed him to claim his second Premiership and his first Premiership as a captain.

Hodge had another consistent year in 2014. He played his 250th career game in the Grand Final, with the Hawks defeating the Sydney Swans to win their 12th premiership. In the game, Hodge became only the third player (after [[Gary Ayres]] and [[Andrew McLeod]]) to win two Norm Smith Medals, and captained the side to his third premiership; his second as captain.

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Hodge was suspended for two weeks in round 21, 2015 by the Match Review Panel (MRP) for an incident in which made contact with [[Chad Wingard]] in close proximity to the behind post.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Twomey| first=Callum| title=Hodge cops two-game ban for Wingard hit| publisher=Australian Football League (AFL)| date=25 August 2015| url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-25/hodge-cops-twogame-ban-for-wingard-hit|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>

Hodge's history of strong performances in finals, in particular during [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'s run of three consecutive premierships in [[2013 AFL Grand Final|2013]], [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014]] and [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]] has led to members of the media, including commentator [[Bruce McAvaney]], to dub him "Mister September", after the month in which AFL finals traditionally take place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schmook|first=Nathan|title=Player focus: 'Mr September' sets the tone as Hawks make a statement|publisher=Australian Football League (AFL)|date=19 September 2015|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-19/player-focus-hodge-sets-the-standard-as-hawks-make-a-statement|website=Australian Football League|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>

Hodge announced in July 2017 that he would retire at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/hawthorn-champion-luke-hodge-announces-he-will-retire-at-the-end-of-2017-season-20170710-gx84jz.html|title=Hawthorn champion Luke Hodge announces he will retire at the end of 2017 season|last=Colangelo|first=Anthony|date=10 July 2017|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> In Hodge's last game for Hawthorn, he had 14 disposals in a 9-point win over the [[Western Bulldogs]].

=== Brisbane Lions (2018–2019) ===
[[File:Luke_Hodge_2018.3.jpg|170px|thumb|Hodge playing for the {{AFL BL}} in [[2018 AFL season|2018]]]]
In October 2017, Hawthorn confirmed media speculation that Hodge would seek a move to {{AFL BL}} in the forthcoming [[2017 AFL draft|trade period]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2017-10-05/hodge-confirms-plans-to-head-north|title=Hodge confirms plans to head north|website=Hawthorn Football Club|date=5 October 2017}}</ref> He was officially traded Brisbane during the trade period.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-19/hodge-joins-hawkled-revival-at-lions|title=Hodge joins Hawk-led revival at Lions|website=Australian Football League|last1=McGowan|first1=Mark|date=19 October 2017|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref>

After an impressive 2018 season participating in 19 senior matches, averaging just below 20 disposals and an 80% disposal efficiency with no reported injuries apart from a minor calf injury, it was confirmed that Hodge would play on in 2019. He has received much praise from teammates, staff of the club, and media alike for his significant impact on the team, noting his outstanding leadership both on and off the field continuing on from his time at Hawthorn.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lions.com.au/news/2018-09-11/player-review-hodge|title=Player Review: Luke Hodge|work=Brisbane Lions Football Club|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.playersvoice.com.au/alex-witherden-how-hodgey-changed-club/#DiaRj1e4Op5KA3xO.97|title='How Hodgey changed a club' by Alex Witherden|date=2018-08-28|work=PlayersVoice|last1=Witherden|first1=Alex|access-date=2018-09-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/tommorris32/status/1028217800530132993|title=Tom Morris on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-09-12|language=en}}</ref>
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==Statistics==
{{Australian rules football statistics legend|p=y|s=y}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
| [[2002 AFL season|2002]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 15 || 9 || 5 || 157 || 76 || 233 || 57 || 24 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 10.5 || 5.1 || 15.5 || 3.8 || 1.6 || 1
|-
| [[2003 AFL season|2003]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 15 || 10 || 11 || 121 || 73 || 194 || 55 || 39 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 8.1 || 4.9 || 12.9 || 3.7 || 2.6 || 4
|-
| [[2004 AFL season|2004]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 15 || 14 || 11 || 159 || 76 || 235 || 62 || 56 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 10.6 || 5.1 || 15.7 || 4.1 || 3.7 || 4
|-
| [[2005 AFL season|2005]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 21 || 9 || 15 || 347 || 234 || 581 || 112 || 59 || 0.4 || 0.7 || bgcolor=CAE1FF| '''16.5'''† || 11.1 || 27.7 || 5.3 || 2.8 || 15
|-
| [[2006 AFL season|2006]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 22 || 6 || 9 || 313 || 199 || 512 || 89 || 90 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 14.2 || 9.0 || 23.3 || 4.0 || 4.1 || 4
|-
| [[2007 AFL season|2007]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 24 || 23 || 14 || 319 || 222 || 541 || 130 || 96 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 13.3 || 9.3 || 22.5 || 5.4 || 4.0 || 16
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[2008 AFL season|2008]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 20 || 20 || 8 || 290 || 171 || 461 || 114 || 70 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 14.5 || 8.6 || 23.1 || 5.7 || 3.5 || 2
|-
| [[2009 AFL season|2009]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 19 || 10 || 5 || 234 || 190 || 424 || 71 || 68 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 12.3 || 10.0 || 22.3 || 3.7 || 3.6 || 7
|-
| [[2010 AFL season|2010]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 22 || 15 || 12 || 335 || 209 || 544 || 89 || 125 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 15.2 || 9.5 || 24.7 || 4.0 || 5.7 || 16
|-
| [[2011 AFL season|2011]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 22 || 19 || 18 || 325 || 209 || 534 || 106 || 76 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 14.8 || 9.5 || 24.3 || 4.8 || 3.5 || 17
|-
| [[2012 AFL season|2012]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 10 || 9 || 6 || 121 || 70 || 191 || 44 || 18 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 12.1 || 7.0 || 19.1 || 4.4 || 1.8 || 2
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[2013 AFL season|2013]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 23 || 11 || 11 || 349 || 152 || 501 || 115 || 81 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 15.2 || 6.6 || 21.8 || 5.0 || 3.5 || 15
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[2014 AFL season|2014]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 22 || 12 || 9 || 370 || 181 || 551 || 130 || 79 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 16.8 || 8.2 || 25.0 || 5.9 || 3.6 || 12
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[2015 AFL season|2015]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 21 || 21 || 8 || 366 || 196 || 562 || 130 || 93 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 17.4 || 9.3 || 26.8 || 6.2 || 4.4 || 13
|-
| [[2016 AFL season|2016]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 15 || 4 || 3 || 226 || 117 || 343 || 85 || 48 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 15.1 || 7.8 || 22.9 || 5.7 || 3.2 || 3
|-
| [[2017 AFL season|2017]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 15
| 19 || 1 || 2 || 276 || 164 || 440 || 119 || 47 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 14.5 || 8.6 || 23.2 || 6.3 || 2.5 || 0
|-
| [[2018 AFL season|2018]] || {{AFL BL}} || 2
| 19 || 1 || 1 || 248 || 122 || 370 || 121 || 38 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 13.1 || 6.4 || 19.5 || 6.4 || 2.0 || 0
|-
| [[2019 AFL season|2019]] || {{AFL BL}} || 2
| 22 || 0 || 2 || 278 || 94 || 372 || 128 || 39 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.6 || 4.3 || 16.9 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Luke_Hodge.html|title=Luke Hodge|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=16 August 2016}}</ref>
! 346 !! 194 !! 150 !! 4834 !! 2755 !! 7589 !! 1757 !! 1146 !! 0.6 !! 0.4 !! 14.0 !! 8.0 !! 21.9 !! 5.1 !! 3.3 !! 131
|}

==Honours and achievements==
'''Team'''
*4× [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]] ({{AFL Haw}}): [[2008 AFL Grand Final|2008]], [[2013 AFL Grand Final|2013]], [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014]], [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]]
*2× [[List of VFL/AFL minor premiers|Minor premiership]] ({{AFL Haw}}): [[2012 AFL season|2012]], [[2013 AFL season|2013]]
*[[TAC Cup|TAC Cup Premiership]] ([[Geelong Falcons]]): 2000

'''Individual'''
*3× [[List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches|AFL premiership captain]]: [[2013 AFL Grand Final|2013]], [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014]], [[2015 AFL Grand Final|2015]]
*2× [[Norm Smith Medal]]: [[2008 AFL Grand Final|2008]], [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014]]
*3× [[All-Australian team]]: 2005, [[2008 All-Australian team|2008]], [[2010 All-Australian team|2010]]
*[[All-Australian team]] captain: [[2010 All-Australian team|2010]]
*[[List of Hawthorn Football Club captains|Hawthorn captain]]: 2011–2016
*2× [[Peter Crimmins Medal]]: 2005, 2010
*AFLPA Best Captain Award: 2014
*AFLPA Madden Medal: 2019
*3× [[Australian international rules football team]]: [[2005 International Rules Series|2005]], [[2014 International Rules Series|2014]], [[2015 International Rules Series|2015]]
*[[International rules series#Jim Stynes Medal|Jim Stynes medal]]: [[2014 International Rules Series|2014]]
*[[AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star nominee]]: [[2002 AFL Rising Star|2002]]
*[[Ron Barassi]] Medal (MVP in U18 [[International rules football|IR Series]]): 2001
*[[International rules football|U18 International Rules Representative]]: 2001
*[[Australian Football League|AFL]]/[[FFA Centre of Excellence|AIS Academy]]: 2001
*[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] inductee: 2025
*{{AFL Haw}} Hall of Fame inductee: 2024

==Personal life==
Hodge married long-time girlfriend since high school, Lauren Kirkman, in 2009 and has four sons, Cooper, Chase, Leo and Tanner.<ref name=McFarlane/>

He earned the nickname 'The General' (which would later be the title of his 2017 autobiography<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-general-9780143797098|title=The General by Luke Hodge|last1=Hodge|first1=Luke|website=Pneguin Books|date=30 October 2017|access-date=2018-09-12|language=en}}</ref>) for his leadership abilities both on and off the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-skipper-luke-hodges-sliding-doors-moment/news-story/dc1f508631b4cff568489a996b4540c4|title=Hodge's sliding doors moment|website=News Australia|last1=Gullan|first1=Scott|date=28 September 2012|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref>

On 9 February 2020, Hodge participated in the ten-overs-a-side Bushfire Cricket Bash. Playing for [[Ricky Ponting]]'s XI, Hodge scored 11* from 4 balls batting at seven, hitting two boundaries off the final over (which was bowled by golfer Cameron Smith). He then bowled the fourth and sixth overs of [[Adam Gilchrist]]'s XI's innings, and bowled Gilchrist with his second delivery, finishing with 1/8.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bushfire-cricket-bash-2019-20-1215786/gilchrist-xi-vs-ponting-xi-1215792/full-scorecard | title=Ponting XI vs Gilchrist XI Scorecard 2019/20 &#124; Cricket Scorecard }}</ref>

==Media career==
Luke Hodge appears regularly on a Melbourne radio station segment during the football season. 
In 2011, Hodge competed in [[Australia's Greatest Athlete season 3|the third season]] of the [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]] television series [[Australia's Greatest Athlete]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/formula-one-wallaby-football-olympic-medalist/715806/|title=Who's who of sport hit the Coast|first=Travis|last=Meyn|website=Sunshine Coast Daily|date=7 December 2010}}</ref> He also made special guest appearances on [[Seven Sport|Channel Seven]]'s Football coverage while still playing as a special comments commentator from the 2016 season onward. From the 2020 season, he joined the network's Friday night commentary team on a permanent basis while remaining based in Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/luke-hodge-and-wayne-carey-to-form-part-of-channel-7s-friday-night-footy-commentary-team/news-story/bdc66da4bce627dd36c6a4999ba7ec5d|title=Luke Hodge and Wayne Carey to form part of Channel 7's Friday night footy commentary team|publisher=Herald Sun|first=Scott|last=Gullan|date=21 February 2020|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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