HAWTHORN'S Luke Hodge hopes this weekend’s Hall of Fame tribute match won’t be the last of its kind.

Hodge, 23, will miss Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury, but hopes this won’t be his final chance to pull on the Big V guernsey.

“Hopefully the AFL will bring it in every couple of years, because I know a lot of the boys look forward to it,” Hodge told the Herald Sun.

“It would have been good to play in the game next week – get the chance to play with blokes like Chris Judd and Jimmy Bartel, who I haven’t played with since juniors, and also have the chance to play against Franks (Lance Franklin).”

Hodge sustained the injury during the Hawks’ impressive 65-point victory over the Pies on Saturday and is expected to miss at least three weeks. He also missed round one due to suspension.

“It would have been awesome to play with and against those guys, but I get another week off and then I’ll look forward to the rest of the season,” he said.