32 Facts About Brett Hodgson

Brett Hodgson was born on 12 February 1978 and is an Australian rugby league coach and former professional player during the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Brett Hodgson played in the Super League for the Huddersfield Giants, with whom he won the 2009 Man of Steel Award, and the Warrington Wolves, with whom he won both the Challenge Cup and the Lance Todd Trophy.

An Ingleburn RSL junior, Brett Hodgson was graded to the Western Suburbs Magpies.

Brett Hodgson made his first-grade debut under coach Tommy Raudonikis in round 11 of the 1997 ARL season, when Wests met the South Queensland Crushers at Campbelltown Stadium.

Brett Hodgson scored 10 tries from his 19 appearances, though the Magpies only won 4 of those games.

In 2008, Brett Hodgson was the last remaining pre-2000 Western Suburbs Magpies' footballer playing in the NRL, before the return of John Skandalis in 2009, and Ray Cashmere in 2012.

In 1999, Brett Hodgson signed with Parramatta Eels for the 2000 NRL season.

Brett Hodgson's season was cut short following a high tackle from Cronulla's Mitch Healey, breaking his jaw.

Brett Hodgson was selected for City Origin and the club made it to the grand final.

Brett Hodgson returned to Campbelltown when he signed with the Wests Tigers in 2004.

Brett Hodgson went on to play and kick five goals in the Tigers' 2005 NRL Grand Final victory over the North Queensland Cowboys.

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

Salary cap restraints at the Wests Tigers forced Brett Hodgson to look elsewhere for a contract for the 2009 season.

At the club's end of season awards, Brett Hodgson was voted the Members' Player of the Year for 2008.

In 2015, Brett Hodgson was named a Wests Tigers' life member.

Brett Hodgson signed a two-year deal to play in the UK for Huddersfield Giants from 2009.

In February, 2009, Brett Hodgson was named team captain, replacing Chris Thorman.

Brett Hodgson played for Huddersfield Giants as a fullback in the 2009 Challenge Cup final, as they lost to Warrington Wolves.

Brett Hodgson was awarded with the Super League's 'Man of Steel' Award after his first season with Huddersfield Giants, becoming only the fourth Australian to win the prestigious award since it was introduced in 1977.

Brett Hodgson become the first choice fullback for Warrington Wolves in the 2011 season.

Brett Hodgson was selected for the Exiles squad for the inaugural Rugby League International Origin Match against England.

Brett Hodgson was selected by Exiles coach Brian McLennan to play as a fullback.

Brett Hodgson led the Warrington Wolves to the league leader's shield, but they fell at the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup and semi-final stage of the Super League play-offs.

Brett Hodgson was instrumental as he led Warrington Wolves to the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

Brett Hodgson played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.

Brett Hodgson left the Wolves at the end of the 2013 season to join both Hull FC and the Widnes Vikings as a coaching consultant for the season ahead.

Brett Hodgson served as the kicking consultant for Sale Sharks Rugby Union Club.

Brett Hodgson was assistant coach at Widnes Vikings, as well as the head coach of the Widnes Vikings Academy Team.

Brett Hodgson returned to Wests Tigers for the 2018 season as an assistant coach and head coach for the feeder team, the Western Suburbs Magpies.

On 25 November 2020, Brett Hodgson was named as the new head coach of Hull FC Brett Hodgson's reign at Hull FC got off to a good start as the club only lost once in their opening seven matches.

In September 2022, Brett Hodgson stepped down as head coach of Hull FC by mutual consent.

In March 2023, Brett Hodgson joined Eddie Jones' Wallabies coaching team as Defensive Coach.