Career
Odgers came to the VFL from Ballarat club Golden Point and was used in a variety of roles by Street Kilda, but mostly as a defender. He first broke into the side in 1981, playing five games that year. In 1982 he appeared in the first 17 rounds of the season, before losing his spot in the team with a shoulder injury.
He was promoted to vice captain in 1986 and played 19 games that season.
He only made two more appearances for Street Kilda, which came in the opening two rounds of the 1987 season. Odgers went home to Ballarat in 1988 and was an assistant coach at Golden Point for a year, before joining East Ballarat as senior coach.
In his five years coaching East Ballarat, they made the grand final four times, for three premierships, in 1989, 1990 and 1993. Odgers, who moved to Queensland in 1995, was an assistant coach of the Mountain Gravatt team that were premiers in 2002.
He was senior coach in 2003, replacing Danny Craven, but resigned during the season for business and health reasons.
In 2006 he took over from David Hart as Redland coach and held the job for two years.
