Michael Hodgson

Michael Hodgson (born 5 November 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Australian NRL. Hodgson primarily played as a second-row forward and previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the Canberra Raiders.

Michael Hodgson

Personal information
Full name	Michael Hodgson
Born	(1979-11-05) 5 November 1979 (age 44) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Weight	16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–00 Parramatta Eels 20 4 0 0 16 2001–06 Canberra Raiders 98 8 0 0 32 2007–08 Gold Coast Titans 35 1 0 0 4 2009–11 Canterbury Bulldogs 51 3 0 0 12 Total 204 16 0 0 64
Source: ^[1]

Early life

While attending St. Francis Xavier College, Hodgson played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1997.^[2]

Playing career

Hodgson made his first grade debut for Parramatta in round 21 1998 against South Sydney. In 2000, Hodgson joined Canberra. In 2003, Canberra enjoyed one of their best seasons on the field since winning the premiership in 1994 finishing 4th on the table with Hodgson making 18 appearances. Canberra then went on to lose both their finals games including a 17-16 loss against New Zealand.^[3]

2006 would be Hodgson's last season with Canberra as he had signed to play with the NRL's new franchise the Gold Coast Titans in their inaugural season in 2007. Hodgson finished with the Gold Coast at the end of 2008 and linked up with Canterbury for two years starting in 2009.

Hodgson played 24 games for Canterbury in 2009 as the club finished 2nd on the table. On 25 September 2009, Hodgson played for Canterbury in their preliminary final match against his former club Parramatta. In front of a non-grand final record crowd of 74,549, Canterbury went on to lose the game 22-12.

In 2010 Hodgson was re-signed by Canterbury until the end of 2011. Hodgson retired as a professional rugby league player at the conclusion of the 2011 season.^[4][5]

References

1. "Michael Hodgson – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
2. "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
3. "Warriors send Raiders packing". Australia: ABC News.
4. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
5. "Eels thunder into grand final". Australia: ABC News.

External links

• Canterbury Bulldogs profile