Michael Hodgson (born 5 November 1979) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played for the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facili ...

in the Australian

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. Hodgson primarily played as a forward and previously played for the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and thei ...

and the

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Early life

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

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. 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 The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

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.

References

External links

Canterbury Bulldogs profile
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