www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-13/comment-f...ursuit-isnt-over-yet
This is the important part for me. McDonald hasn't produced anything like this and to say he is better than Hogan is ridiculous. But if there are some stats or facts to prove he is I'm happy to read them.
At his best, Hogan is an elite power forward, something the Dockers have lacked since 700-goal club legend Matthew Pavlich's decline and retirement at the end of 2016.
Hogan booted 44 majors in a brilliant debut campaign, another 41 in 2016 and 47 in 20 games this year.
He also added another string to his bow in 2018, spending more time in the midfield and having a career-high 26 disposals against North Melbourne.
Despite personal trauma last season when his father Tony passed away from a long cancer battle and Hogan needed a testicular cancer tumour removed, he still kicked 20 goals in 10 games.
His track record shows a stark comparison to Freo's leading goalkickers from the past two seasons – with Michael Walters booting just 22 this year and Cam McCarthy returning only 25 in 2017.
Hogan averages 2.14 goals per game – not far off West Coast's gun spearhead Josh Kennedy (2.54) – and has returned seven bags of five goals or more in his 71-match career to date.
The 195cm and 100kg Claremont product is exactly what the Dockers need to boost their firepower after ranking bottom three for scoring in the past three years.