Essendon coach Ben Rutten has backed Ben Hobbs to have a long AFL career after standing tall as one of Essendon's silver linings in a 48-point loss to the Fremantle Dockers.
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The former Horsham Demon looked comfortable from the first bounce and finished with 15 disposals at 80 per cent efficiency.
Hobbs also made five tackles - more than Bombers stars Andrew McGrath, Darcy Parish and Dylan Shiel combined.
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The 18-year-old was thrown into the centre-bounce for the final quarter, with Rutten impressed by Hobbs' intent.
"Hobbs played a really good game for us in his first game...we got a really nice taste of what we'll see from Hobbs for a long career," Rutten said after the game.
Fellow Horsham export Darcy Tucker donned the medical sub bib for the Dockers in what was his first time back in the match-day squad since leaving the field on a stretcher after a head knock a fortnight ago.
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