Yes, I'm serious, Freeway. Hodges has managed to have an extra long career, despite injuries by conserving energy in games. He's got a pretty set formula. Take the odd dummy half run. Switch on 20 from 20m out and here he remains a real handful for any opposition. He can get over the line.
But his work in defence is interesting. Minimises his workload by standing off-side thus encouraging the play to go the other way. Also if anyone runs within reach, he gets away with absolutely monstering them, thus encouraging them to run the other way in future. Occasionally gets pinged for over-vigorous tackle and blows up at the ref ensuring that he continues to get more latitude in the future. Doesn't have to make many tackles in a game.
Its a formula that has worked for him - extended his career enormously
