Career
A goalkicking rover, Hodgeman established a reputation as a skillful and courageous player. In 1979 Hodgeman was selected as an All Australian following that year"s State of Origin Carnival in Perth. Like many South Australian players of the time, Hodgeman was lured to the more lucrative VFL at the peak of his career.
In late 1977, he signed a Form Four which tied him to the Carlton Football Club when he chose to move to Victoria.
But, in 1980, while Hodgeman was still at Glenelg, Carlton traded his Form Four to Melbourne as part of a deal to secure Greg Wells. Hodgeman had no desire to play for Melbourne, and objected to Carlton"s treatment of his contract, likening it to horse trading, so he turned his back on both clubs and signed with North Melbourne in 1981.
Hodgeman played five seasons with the Kangaroos, winning their best and fairest award, the Syd Barker Medal (and also "Best Clubman") in 1984. Over his five seasons in the VFL Hodgeman played in 91 games, kicking the creditable tally of 133 goals.
Hodgeman returned to Glenelg in 1986, playing The Bays winning Grand Final side that year against North Adelaide.
Following the recruitment of the Glenelg coach, Graham Cornes by the newly formed Adelaide Crows, Hodgeman coached the Glenelg side in 1991 and 1992, taking them to the Grand Final in 1992 where again they were defeated by Portuguese Adelaide. Hodgeman was inducted into the Glenelg Hall of Fame in 2002 and the same year was one of 113 inaugural inductees into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. Kym Hodgeman is the uncle of current Glenelg football player Ben Moore and Western Bulldogs football player Scott Welsh.
