Brett Hodgson

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Brett Hodgson
Personal information
Full name Brett Hodgson
Date of birth 12 February 1978 (1978-02-12) (age 30)
Place of birth Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
Nickname(s) Hodgo
School(s) Robert Townson High School
Club information
Position(s) Fullback
Current club Wests Tigers
Youth clubs
Years Club
Eagle Vale St Andrews (EAS)
Ingleburn RSL Burners
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1997–1999
2000–2003
2004–		 Western Suburbs Magpies
Parramatta Eels
Wests Tigers		 50 (147)
73 (360)
93 (740)
Representative teams**
2001–
2001–2006		 City Origin
New South Wales
 6 (8)
6 (14)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 12:35, 7 June 2008 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 03:09, 3 May 2008 (UTC).

Brett Hodgson (born 12 February 1978 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He plays at fullback and has represented at state level for New South Wales Origin.

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[edit] Playing career

Hodgson debuted at Western Suburbs Magpies at wing where his performances during the 1999 NRL season belied the club's ordinary season. He has previously played for the Parramatta Eels. Hodgson is a light-weight player by rugby league standards. He is currently the captain of the Wests Tigers and played in their grandfinal-winning side in 2005.

He has signed a two year deal to play in the UK for the Huddersfield Giants for seasons from 2009.[1]

[edit] Season-ending injuries

In 2003, Hodgson's final year at Parramatta was cut short in round 16 with a rib injury.

On July 23, 2006, midway through the first half of the clash between Wests Tigers and his former club, Parramatta Eels, Hodgson sustained medial and cruciate ligament injuries and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.

In Round 12, 2007, Hodgson fractured his cheekbone in the match against Parramatta. After surgery to repair the fracture, Hodgson was sidelined for seven rounds [2] and returned in Round 20 for his 200th first-grade game, a resounding win against the North Queensland Cowboys.

[edit] Career highlights

  • First Grade Debut: Round 11, Wests v South Queensland at Campbelltown Stadium, May 18, 1997
  • First Grade Record: 204 appearances scoring 85 tries, 400 goals and 1 field goal (Total: 1141 points) (current at end 2007 season)
  • Premierships: 2005 (West Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys)

[edit] Representative games

  • City Origin: 2001, 2002, 2004–2006, 2008
  • State Of Origin: Six games for New South Wales in 2002, 2006 (1 try, 5 goals, Total: 14 points)

[edit] Records

He was the leading point scorer in the National Rugby League competition in 2005 scoring 308 points. This stands as the most ever points scored by a fullback in a single National Rugby League season.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Giants move for Hodgson. Sky Sports (2008-05-15). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  2. ^ "Tigers captain Hodgson to miss at least eight weeks", AAP News (Australia), 2006-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-07-07. 

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