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Big Pete said:[icon_lol1. Are you guys having a joke? Hodges = average? Kimmorley = great?
So you're judging Kimmorley on this year's form, right? Not the form that led Melbourne to their initial premiership in 1999? Led him to keep the halfback spot for Australia and New South Wales ahead of Johns, relegating the "world's best ever halfback" to play hooker?
Between 1998 and 2003 I have no qualms in saying Kimmorley was the best halfback, consistently, in the world. Johns on his day was more dominant, but nobody produced better results than Kimmorley.
Just because his best days are behind him doesn't take the term "great" away.
Hodges WAS average last season. He was GOOD in 2008. Superb in 2006-07. Good in 2005. Poor in 2004. Good in 2003. Superb in 2002. How's the consistency? Not GREAT was it? :P
And AP, Kimmorley's form in 2010 has dropped so so so far from his form in the early 00s it's not funny, and he's struggling to find a contract for next year. He's "declining" out of a career.
Lockyer has shown with different methods and skills that he is as important to QLD, Broncos and Australia as he ever has been.