 Over his five seasons in the VFL Hodgeman played in 91 games, kicking 133 goals.Hodgeman returned to Glenelg in 1986, playing in a winning Grand Final side that year against North Adelaide.He won his third Glenelg best and fairest award in 1989, before retiring as a player at the end of 1990 following the Tigers' loss to Port Adelaide in the Grand Final.