Justin Hodges

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Justin Hodges
fullname = Justin Hodges
nickname = Hodgo

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caption =
position = rlp|CE|FB
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|25|df=yes
placeofbirth = Cairns, Queensland
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16 Brisbane Broncos
year1start = 2000
year1end = 2001
appearances1 = 17
tries1 = 6
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 24
club2 = leagueicon|Sydney|size=16 Sydney Roosters
year2start = 2002
year2end = 2004
appearances2 = 58
tries2 = 26
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 104
club3 = leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16 Brisbane Broncos
year3start = 2005
year3end = present
appearances3 = 75
tries3 = 40
goals3 = 1
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 162
teamA = leagueicon|Queensland|size=16 Queensland Maroons
yearAstart = 2002
yearAend = present
appearancesA = 9
triesA = 2
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 8
teamB = leagueicon|Australia|size=16 Australian Kangaroos
yearBstart = 2006
yearBend = present
appearancesB = 6
triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 4
updated = 13 September 2008
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=339 NRL Stats]

Justin Hodges (born 25 May 1982 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons and Australian Kangaroos teams. His usual position is in the centres.

Early career

Hodges was born in Cairns on 25 May 1982. He is the youngest of three boys, his brothers being Clinton and Desmond. He began playing rugby league from the age of five, which had the support of his parents. His rugby league career went further when he was selected for local representative teams, playing for Trinity Bay High School in the Coca-Cola Cup, a state competition.cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe/corporate/celebrity_vibe/showceleb.asp?id=188|title=Justin Hodges at Celebrity Vibe|accessdate=2007-06-29]

In 1998, Hodges was offered a four year contract with the Brisbane Broncos Hodges accepted the contract as part of the Broncos development players. Hodges left school at the age of sixteen, and later on Hodges worked as a storeman for six months.

While attending Cains Secondary High School, Hodges played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998. [cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher="SportingPulse"] He went on to tour New Zealand, before touring Ireland, England and France with the schoolboys in early 2000. Hodges played at fullback for these games. When Hodges came home, he began playing with the U/19 state league, for the team Wests Colts. Hodges didn’t think he could make first-grade rugby league, at the time. But Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett wanted Hodges to go further. Bennett watched Hodges play well in one of his games with Colts, and put him up into the Toowoomba Clydesdales, a team in the Queensland Cup. After a few weeks Hodges was to play his first game in the NRL, for the Broncos.

Brisbane Broncos

2000

Hodges made his first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the Canberra Raiders. In his debut, Hodges played exceptionally well, saving two tries in a losing Broncos team. [cite news|publisher=Brisbane Broncos News|title=Hunt is over|url=http://www.broncos.com.au/index.cfm?TopMenuID=266&MenuID=410&NewsID=678|accessdate=2007-06-24|date=2004-03-07] Hodges only played 5 games for the Broncos in his debut season.

2001

References

External links

*Broncos player|83|new=yes
*StateofOrigin player|334
*FOGS player|130

Persondata
NAME = Hodges, Justin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Rugby league player currently for Brisbane Broncos. Debuted with the Broncos, before moving to Sydney Roosters Contreversy Has represented Queensland and Australia.
DATE OF BIRTH = May 25, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH = Cairns, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =