Jayden Hodges
 Hodges playing for the Sea Eagles in 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 October 1993 Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project As of 6 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jayden Hodges (born 9 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a hooker.
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.[1]
Playing career
Early career
In 2012 and 2013, Hodges played for the North Queensland Cowboys' NYC team.[2][3] In August 2013, he signed a 3-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[4]
2013
In Round 25 of the 2013 NRL season, Hodges made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[5]
2014
In Round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, Hodges made his Sea Eagles debut against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] He also played in seven NRL games during the 2015 NRL season.[9]
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 the 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).[10]
References
- ^ "Jayden Hodges, the cousin of Brisbane Broncos star Justin Hodges, set for North Queensland Cowboys debut". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "H". Nyc Database. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/20130923092958/http://rleague.com/players/Jayden-Hodges_3646/Matches/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Jayden Hodges, the cousin of Brisbane Broncos star Justin Hodges, set for North Queensland Cowboys debut". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ 2014 NRL Semi-final at Rugby League Project
- ^ Manly Warringah RLFC 2015 Annual Report
- ^ Jayden Hodges 2015 at Rugby League Project
- ^ Sea Eagles Injury News