Listening to Luke Hodge, he is one of the very few people who could walk straight into coaching. He actually behaves as a captain coach already as he continually marshals his troops on the field.
As a tiger supporter when he was young, I would be making little whispers into his ears at this point telling him we are very interested in looking at him as a future senior coach. He must know Clarkson's drills back to front now too. H would instantly get the respect of the playing group with his accomplishments.
It would be a coup to get him. I would be doing it NOW. Put the suggestion in his head. It's too late by the time you end up sacking the coach at the end of the year and even if we don't, let the suggestion consolidate in his head now.