Jayden Hodges

Jayden Hodges (born 9 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who is the captain of the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.

Jayden Hodges

Hodges playing for the Sea Eagles in 2014.
Personal information
Born	9 October 1993 Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 North Qld Cowboys 3 0 0 0 0 2014–16 Manly Sea Eagles 11 1 0 0 4 Total 14 1 0 0 4
As of 6 September 2015 Source: [1]

Background

Born in Cairns, Queensland, Hodges is an Indigenous Australian and played his junior football for the Cairns Kangaroos, before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.

Hodges is the cousin of former Brisbane Broncos player Justin Hodges.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Hodges played for the North Queensland Cowboys' NYC team.[3][4] In August 2013, he signed a 3-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[5]

2013

In Round 25 of the 2013 NRL season, Hodges made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[6]

2014

In Round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, Hodges made his Sea Eagles debut against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[7] After a season-ending injury to first grade hooker Matt Ballin against Penrith in Round 25, Hodges was called into the team for the final three games of the season, scoring his first NRL try in Manly's 17-18 sudden death Semi-final loss to the Bulldogs at the Sydney Football Stadium.[8]

2015

Hodges spent the majority of 2015 playing for Manly's New South Wales Cup side. For his efforts he won the Bob Batty Best and Fairest Award for the New South Wales Cup side and was also named as the Players' Player.[9] He also played in seven NRL games during the 2015 NRL season.[10]

2016

Although Manly made the decision to release long time first grade hooker and dual premiership player Matt Ballin at the end of 2015, the club then signed former South Sydney premiership hooker Apisai Koroisau from Penrith and Ipswich Jets hooker Matt Parcell to 3-year contracts with Hodges again facing the possibility of playing in the New South Wales Cup rather than the NRL. Hodges did gain selection to Manly's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad, but his tournament was ended when he was ruled out for the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).[11]

2017

Hodges signed a one year contract with the Mackay Cutters who play in the Queensland Cup competition.[12] However, he suffered a season-ending injury in his first match of the season.[13]

References

1. "Jayden Hodges - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 9 October 1993. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. "Jayden Hodges, the cousin of Brisbane Broncos star Justin Hodges, set for North Queensland Cowboys debut". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "H". Nyc Database. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130923092958/http://rleague.com/players/Jayden-Hodges_3646/Matches/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Jayden Hodges, the cousin of Brisbane Broncos star Justin Hodges, set for North Queensland Cowboys debut". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024558/http://www.cowboys.com.au/news-display/Team-list-Cowboys-v-Sharks/83418. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "NRL 2014 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
8. 2014 NRL Semi-final at Rugby League Project
9. Manly Warringah RLFC 2015 Annual Report
10. Jayden Hodges 2015 at Rugby League Project
11. Sea Eagles Injury News Archived 24 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
12. "NRL hooker signs with Mackay Cutters".
13. "Hodges goes down in his debut game for Cutters".

External links

• Manly Warringah Sea Eagles profile