The young footballer and basketballer has started to make a name for himself in the respective sports after featuring in the under-16 Victoria Country basketball team and the 15 years and under School Sports Victoria football team. 

Hobbs said his sporting career was heading towards focusing on football, but he would take everything as it came. 

“There are more opportunities and it suits my height. I prefer footy. Basketball has been really good to me and helps with agility and skills for footy,” he said.

Hobbs said he dreamed of being drafted into the AFL or to play in the NBL. 

Hobbs played at the Basketball Australia National Junior Championships, making the gold medal match against state rivals Victoria Metropolitan on July 13. 

Victoria Country was unable to take the gold medal home as Victoria Metropolitan went on to win 74-64. 

It was almost an immediate turnaround for Hobbs, who had to prepare for the School Sports Australia 15 years and under Australian Football Championships in Adelaide. 

The opening game came against Western Australia on July 22 at the basketball champs. Hobbs said he relished the chance to compete against the best opposition basketballers in Australia. 

“My team was really good to play with and we thought we had a chance to win. Halfway through the tournament, we thought we had a chance to go all the way – we were beating teams easier than what we thought, which gave us a bit of hope,” he said. 

Hobbs sustained a knee injury early in the tournament and sat out for three games.

He said he normally played at point-guard but played as a shooting-guard for Vic Country. 

The young shooting-guard’s best game came against Western Australia Country. He scored 15 match points with a 100 per cent success rate from a free throw position, six field goals and one three-pointer.

Hobbs said he wasn’t the tallest person on the basketball court but said that didn’t diminish his game. 

“I like to score a lot but we had a lot of good scorers on our team so I decided to change my game up and grab assists and rebounds,” he said. 

Hobbs said seeing the stands full during the grand final was surreal. 

Australian Institute of Sport selection is the next step for the young basketballer. Hobbs said he hoped to make the National Performance Program, which is similar to the AIS. 

Hobbs said he has recently had knee troubles and said after he competes at the football championships he would rest. 

Hobbs played centre at the football champs as a two-way midfielder, covering the attack and defence.