Russ Hodges (footballer)
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Fullname
Russ Hodges
Date of birth
19 July 1953
Original team(s)
Sandringham
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
| Russ Hodges | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Russ Hodges | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1953 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / Halfback | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1973–77 | South Melbourne | 38 (10) | |
| 1977–78 | Fitzroy | 31 (3) | |
| Total | 69 (13) | ||
|
1 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).[1]
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)[2][3] and captained the Division 2 representative team.[4]