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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Brett Hodgson
|fullname       = 
|nickname       = Hodgo{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
|image          = Brett Hodgson (23 April 2005).jpg
|image_size     = 
|caption        = Hodgson with the [[Wests Tigers]] in 2005
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|12|df=yes}}
|birth_place    = [[Liverpool, New South Wales]], Australia
|height         = {{convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight         = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref name="Statistics at superleague.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/player-profile/952|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004211731/http://www.superleague.co.uk/player-profile/952|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2011|title=Statistics at superleague.co.uk|publisher=superleague.co.uk|date=17 August 2011|access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref>
|position       = {{Rlp|FB|WG}}
|club1          = [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]]
|year1start     = 1997
|year1end       = 99
|appearances1   = 49
|tries1         = 18 
|goals1         = 37 
|fieldgoals1    = 1 
|points1        = 147
|club2          = [[Parramatta Eels]]
|year2start     = 2000
|year2end       = 03
|appearances2   = 73
|tries2         = 36 
|goals2         = 106 
|fieldgoals2    = 0 
|points2        = 356
|club3          = [[Wests Tigers]] 
|year3start     = 2004
|year3end       = 08
|appearances3   = 103
|tries3         = 39
|goals3         = 318
|fieldgoals3    = 0 
|points3        = 792
|club4          = {{nowrap|[[Huddersfield Giants]]}}
|year4start     = 2009
|year4end       = 10
|appearances4   = 51
|tries4         = 16
|goals4         = 182 
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 428
|club5          = [[Warrington Wolves]]
|year5start     = 2011
|year5end       = 13
|appearances5   = 75
|tries5         = 39
|goals5         = 314
|fieldgoals5   = 2
|points5        = 786
|teamA          = [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City NSW]]
|yearAstart     = 2001
|yearAend       = 08
|appearancesA   = 6
|triesA         = 0
|goalsA         = 4
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 8
|teamB          = [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]
|yearBstart     = 2002
|yearBend       = 06
|appearancesB   = 6
|triesB         = 1 
|goalsB         = 5 
|fieldgoalsB    = 0
|pointsB        = 14
|teamC          = [[Exiles rugby league team|Exiles]]
|yearCstart     = 2011
|yearCend       = 13
|appearancesC   = 3 
|triesC         = 2
|goalsC         = 4 
|fieldgoalsC    = 0 
|pointsC        = 16
|coachteam1      = [[Hull FC]]
|coachyear1start = 2021
|coachyear1end   = 22
|coachgames1     = 64
|coachwins1      = 25
|coachdraws1     = 1
|coachlosses1    = 38
|retired         = no
|source          = <ref name="Statistics at 203.166.101.37">{{cite web|url=http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=191|title=Statistics at 203.166.101.37|publisher=203.166.101.37|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/brett-hodgson/|title=Profile at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510051616/https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/brett-hodgson/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brett-hodgson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/brett-hodgson/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
|updated         = 22 Aug 2022
}}

'''Brett Hodgson''' (born 12 February 1978) is an Australian [[rugby league]] coach and former professional player during the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

A [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] [[State of Origin series|State of Origin]] representative [[Goal (sport)#Rugby football|goal]]-kicking {{rlp|fb}}, he played his club football in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]] for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]], the [[Parramatta Eels]] and the [[Wests Tigers]], with whom he won the [[2005 NRL premiership]]. He 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]]. Hodgson also gained representative selection for the [[Exiles rugby league team|Exiles]] and [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City NSW]].<ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com"/><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

==Background==
Hodgson was born in [[Liverpool, New South Wales]], Australia.

==Playing career==
===Western Suburbs Magpies===
An Ingleburn RSL ([[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]]) junior, Hodgson was graded to the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]. He made his first-grade début under coach [[Tommy Raudonikis]] in round 11 of the [[1997 ARL season]], when Wests met the [[South Queensland Crushers]] at [[Campbelltown Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Walshaw|work=Courier Mail|title=Last Magpie Brett Hodgson flies the coop|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24013052-5003409,00.html|access-date=6 October 2008|date=14 July 2008}}</ref> He later said, "In my first game I was on the bench and didn’t get on until the 78th minute because Tommy forgot I was on the sidelines. [[Paul Langmack]] came off, grabbed the walkie-talkie and said: 'Tommy, you've got [Hodgson] down here, are you going to put him on?' Tommy asked me where I wanted to play and I said fullback. He said, 'Righto, off you go.'"<ref name=smh>{{cite news| work= Sydney Morning Herald | title=Hodgson says he left Wests out of loyalty after mate Raudonikis overlooked|author=Adrian Proszenko | url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/hodgson-says-he-left-wests-in-protest-after-raudonikis-was-overlooked-as-coach-20210410-p57i3k.html}}</ref> After a further game on the bench, Hodgson moved to the wing for the remainder of the season. In his first game in the starting side, he scored two tries in a win against [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney City]].

In 1998, Hodgson played wing, halfback and fullback. He scored ten tries from his 19 appearances, though the Magpies only won four of those games. In round 12, he scored his first hat-trick, in a 36-24 win over the [[Adelaide Rams]]. Securing a spot at fullback in 1999, the Magpies’ last season before merging with [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]] to become the [[Wests Tigers]] in 2000, he played a further 19 games.

Hodgson later said his departure from the club was influenced by Balmain coach [[Wayne Pearce]] being appointed the joint venture’s inaugural head coach over Raudonikis: "I got offered a deal to stay at Wests Tigers when they first merged. I had a conversation with Tommy that I was going to stay. I felt my loyalties lay with Tommy and I took less money to go to Parramatta. I had a lot of respect for Wayne Pearce ... but I had a lot of loyalty to Tommy. The rest is history."<ref name=smh />

In 2008, Hodgson was the last remaining former Western Suburbs Magpies' footballer playing in the NRL,<ref>{{cite news|author=Ray Chesterton|work=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|title=The night they turned it on for Tommy Raudonikis|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24021568-5001023,00.html|access-date=6 October 2008|date=15 July 2008}}</ref> before the return of [[John Skandalis]] in 2009, and [[Ray Cashmere]] in 2012.

===Parramatta Eels===
In 1999, Hodgson signed with Parramatta Eels for the [[2000 NRL season]].<ref name=whiticker>{{cite book|author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007 
|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|page=242}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|format=fee required|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|title=Not many Wests players in new venture|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22844112.html|access-date=6 October 2008|date=17 August 1999}} {{Dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> Hodgson's season was cut short following a high tackle from Cronulla's [[Mitch Healey]], breaking his jaw.<ref>{{cite news|format=fee required|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|title=Hodgson out for season with fractured jaw|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-30322993.html|access-date=6 October 2008|date=31 July 2000}} {{Dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref>

The 2001 season was a successful one for Hodgson and Parramatta Eels. Hodgson was selected for [[City vs Country Origin|City Origin]] and the club made it to the grand final.<ref>{{cite news|format=fee required|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|title=City team to play Country|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-44983216.html|access-date=6 October 2008|date=3 June 2001}} {{Dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> Described as a "lethal, attacking full-back", Hodgson played as a {{rlp|fb}} and scored two tries in the Parramatta Eels's loss to the [[Newcastle Knights]] in the [[2001 NRL grand final]].<ref name=whiticker/> During his time at the Eels, Hodgson was the recipient of [[Gordon Tallis]]' famous slingshot tackle, whilst was representing NSW in the [[2002 State of Origin series]].
In 2003, Hodgson's final year at the Parramatta Eels was cut short in round 16 with a rib injury.

===Wests Tigers===
Hodgson returned to Campbelltown when he signed with the [[Wests Tigers]] in 2004. Taking over goal-kicking duties, a position he had sometimes filled in previous seasons, he scored 194 points for the year.
[[File:Brett Hodgson (29 June 2008).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hodgson playing for Wests in 2008]]
In round 24 of the 2005 season, Hodgson scored a club record 22 points during a 54-2 flogging of the Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite news| work= Sydney Morning Herald|title=Tigers put Bulldogs out of their misery|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/tigers-put-bulldogs-out-of-their-misery/2005/08/19/1124435143108.html|access-date=18 December 2015|date=19 August 2005}}</ref> Three weeks later, he broke his own record, scoring 30 points against the Cowboys. Hodgson's successful 2005 season resulted in the [[Dally M medal|Dally M]] ''Fullback of the Year'' and the NRL competition's leading pointscorer with 308 points,<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book|author=Malcolm Andrews|title=ABC of Rugby League|year=2006|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Books|location=[[Sydney, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-0-7333-1946-4|page=716}}</ref> the most points ever scored by a {{rlp|fb}} in one season. He went on to play and kick five goals in the Tigers' [[2005 NRL Grand Final]] victory over the [[North Queensland Cowboys]]. As NRL Premiers Wests faced [[Super League]] champions [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[2006 World Club Challenge]]. Hodgson played as a {{rlp|fb}}, scoring a [[Try (rugby)|try]] and kicking one goal in the Tigers' 30-10 loss.

On 23 July 2006, midway through the first half of the clash between Wests Tigers and his former club, Parramatta Eels, Hodgson sustained medial and cruciate ligament injuries and was sidelined for the remainder of the season. In Round 12 of [[2007 NRL season|2007]], Hodgson fractured his cheekbone in the match against the Parramatta Eels. After surgery to repair the fracture, Hodgson was sidelined for seven rounds and returned in Round 20 for his 200th first-grade game, a resounding win against the North Queensland Cowboys.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=AAP News (Australia)|title=Tigers captain Hodgson to miss at least eight weeks|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-140246088.html|date=7 June 2006|access-date=7 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516172218/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-140246088.html|archive-date=16 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}</ref>

Salary cap restraints at the Wests Tigers forced Hodgson to look elsewhere for a contract for the 2009 season.<ref name="Giants move for Hodgson">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3568686,00.html|title=Giants move for Hodgson|publisher=Sky Sports|date=15 May 2008|access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref> Hodgson said his departure was, "through lack of opportunity in Australia. There was absolutely nothing here. If you've been in the game seven, eight, nine or 10 years I think there needs to be some sort of [salary cap] allowance."<ref>{{cite news|author=Andrew Stevenson|work=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Best of the west - Captain Courageous has earned his stripes|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=brett+hodgson&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=100&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=SMH080709PH6MI5LC1E|access-date=6 February 2014|date=9 July 2008}}</ref>

Hodgson played his last game for the Wests Tigers on 7 September 2008 and although the club failed to make the top eight, they did send Hodgson out with a win against the [[Gold Coast Titans]], 28&ndash;12. Hodgson was named ''Man of the Match''.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Tigers end season on a high|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24307771-23214,00.html|access-date=7 September 2008|date=7 September 2008}}</ref> At the club's end of season awards, Hodgson was voted the ''Members' Player of the Year'' for 2008.<ref name="Heighington wins Tigers '08 player award">{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/sport/heighington-wins-tigers-08-player-award-20081003-4tcx.html|title=Heighington wins Tigers '08 player award|newspaper=theage.com.au|date=3 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521030436/http://news.theage.com.au/sport/heighington-wins-tigers-08-player-award-20081003-4tcx.html|access-date=1 January 2009|archive-date=21 May 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, Hodgson was named a Wests Tigers' life member.<ref>{{cite news|work=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Wests Tiger NYC coach Brett Kimmorley joins exodus from club|author= Adrian Proszenko|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wests-tiger-nyc-coach-brett-kimmorley-joins-exodus-from-club-20151002-gk08na.html#ixzz3nPuED8h3|access-date=6 October 2015|date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Brett_Hodgson_(4_October,_2009).jpg|thumb|right|175px|Hodgson in 2009 after receiving the Man of Steel Award.]]

===Huddersfield Giants===
Hodgson signed a two-year deal to play in the UK for [[Huddersfield Giants]] from 2009.<ref name="Giants move for Hodgson"/> In February, 2009, Hodgson was named team captain, replacing [[Chris Thorman]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Roberts|work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|title=Brett to lead the Giants in new season|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-news/2009/02/02/brett-to-lead-the-giants-in-new-season-86081-22832822/|access-date=2 February 2009|date=2 February 2009}}</ref> He played for Huddersfield Giants as a {{rlp|fb}} in the 2009 Challenge Cup final, as they lost to Warrington Wolves.

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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8291759.stm] In April 2010 it was announced that Hodgson has signed for Super League rivals [[Warrington Wolves]] from 2011 on a two-year contract.<ref name="Wolves swoop for Giants' Hodgson">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/huddersfield/8641538.stm|title=Wolves swoop for Giants' Hodgson|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|date=27 April 2010|access-date=1 January 2011}}</ref> His final day as an official Huddersfield Giants player was on 7 October 2010.

===Warrington Wolves===
Hodgson become the first choice {{rlp|fb}} for Warrington Wolves in the 2011 season. Hodgson was selected for the [[Exiles rugby league team|Exiles]] squad for the inaugural [[Rugby League International Origin Match]] against [[England national rugby league team|England]]. Hodgson was selected by Exiles coach [[Brian McLennan]] to play as a {{rlp|fb}}. He had a solid game and helped the Exiles win the first [[International Origin]] 16-12. He led the Warrington Wolves to the league leader's shield, but they fell at the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup (to Wigan) and semi-final stage of the Super League play-offs (to Leeds).
Due to an injury early in the 2012 season, and a rotation policy, he shared {{rlp|fb}} duties with Stefan Ratchford, being used mainly for the more important games. Two days before Warrington Wolves beat Wigan Warriors 30-10 in the league, it was announced that ten Warrington Wolves players had signed contract extensions, including Hodgson for a further two years, taking him to the end of the 2014 season when he would be 36.

Hodgson was instrumental as he led Warrington Wolves to the [[2012 Challenge Cup Final]] victory over the [[Leeds Rhinos]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/25/leeds-warrington-challenge-cup |title=Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final|date=25 August 2012|work=Guardian UK|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/06/warrington-leeds-grand-final|title=Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington|publisher=Guardian|date=6 October 2012|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19362692|title=Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves|date=25 August 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/warrington-wolves-are-challenge-cup-winners-2012-5628 
 |title=Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012! 
 |date=25 August 2012 
 |work=Warrington Wolves Official Site 
 |access-date=20 November 2019
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217230118/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/warrington-wolves-are-challenge-cup-winners-2012-5628 
 |archive-date=17 December 2013 
 |df=dmy 
}}</ref> The win was their 3rd in 4 years (Hodgson's first Challenge Cup winners medal) on 25 August, beating [[Leeds Rhinos]] 35-18 in the final, Hodgson scoring a try and kicking 5 goals as he also he became only the 4th Australian to win the [[Lance Todd Trophy]] man of the match award.

He played in the [[2012 Super League Grand Final]] defeat by the [[Leeds Rhinos]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19805055|access-date=20 November 2019|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=6 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington"/>

Hodgson was selected as captain of the Exiles with former captain [[Danny Buderus]] moving back to Australia, new coach [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]] selected Hodgson as a {{rlp|fb}} however an injury kept him out of Game 1 in which his side lost 18-10. He featured as a {{rlp|fb}} for Game 2 and took over captaincy from stand in captain [[Thomas Leuluai]], Hodgson lead his team to a 32-20 win to retain the trophy and scored 2 tries and kicked 4 goals in the process.

===Highlights===
*''First Grade Debut:'' 1997 – Round 11, [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] v [[South Queensland Crushers]], [[Campbelltown Stadium]], [[Sydney]], 18 May.
*''Premierships:'' 2005 – Wests Tigers defeated North Queensland Cowboys 30 - 16 in the [[2005 NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]], [[Stadium Australia]], Sydney, 2 October.
*''[[Wests Tigers]] Club Captain:'' 2006-2008
*''[[NSW City Origin]] Debut:'' 2001 – NSW City Origin v NSW Country Origin, Carrington Park, [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[New South Wales]], 8 June.
*''NSW City Origin Selection:'' 2001-02, 2004–06, 2008
*''NSW City Origin Captain:'' 2008
*''[[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] Debut:'' 2002 – [[Rugby League State of Origin|State of Origin]] Game 1, New South Wales v Queensland, Stadium Australia, Sydney, 22 May.
*''New South Wales Selection:'' 2002, 2006
*''[[Exiles rugby league team|Exiles]] Debut:'' 2011 - [[International Origin Match]], England RL vs Exiles RL, [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]], 10 June.
*''Exiles Selection:'' 2011, 2012

==Coaching career==
Hodgson left the Wolves at the end of the 2013 season to join both [[Hull F.C.]] and the [[Widnes Vikings]] as a coaching consultant for the season ahead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hull FC recruit Brett Hodgson as mentor for Jamie Shaul|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/hull-fc-recruit-brett-hodgson-mentor-jamie-shaul/story-20793779-detail/story.html|date=12 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315143021/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC-recruit-Brett-Hodgson-mentor-Jamie-Shaul/story-20793779-detail/story.html|archive-date=15 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Hodgson also served as the kicking consultant for [[Sale Sharks]] Rugby Union Club.<ref name="Rob Miller enjoying new fullback role at Sale Sharks">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/15387006|title=Rob Miller enjoying new fullback role at Sale Sharks|publisher=m.bbc.com|date=12 July 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> He was assistant coach at [[Widnes Vikings]], as well as the head coach of the [[Widnes Vikings]] Academy Team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Hodgson appointed Head Coach of the Vikings Academy|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/article/42383/brett-hodgson-appointed-head-coach|website=www.widnesvikings.co.uk|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324234654/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/news/article/42383/brett-hodgson-appointed-head-coach|archive-date=24 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hodgson returned to Wests Tigers for the 2018 season as an assistant coach and head coach for the feeder team, the Western Suburbs Magpies.<ref>{{cite news| work= Daily Telegraph | title=Western Suburbs Magpies join Intrust Super Premiership NSW to become Tigers feeder club for 2018 | url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/western-suburbs-magpies-join-nsw-cup-to-become-the-tigers-feeder-club-for-2018/news-story/01b324d5073b066de35a17db42a0e8b1}}</ref> He said, "It's great to be back. I'm still living out at Campbelltown which is where I grew up. I've always wanted to be a coach. When you get to your late 20s and it's potentially coming to an end, you look to that next stage in your life. I'm really enjoying it so far."<ref>{{cite web| work= Fox Sports | title=Summer Slog: The born-again backrowers causing NRL selection headaches| date=24 November 2017| url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/summer-slog-the-bornagain-backrowers-causing-nrl-selection-headaches/news-story/959998951cfe4c1c4fc2c1df69edd73b}}</ref>

On 25 November 2020, Hodgson was named as the new head coach of [[Hull F.C.]]  Hodgson's reign at Hull F.C. got off to a good start as the club only lost once in their opening seven matches.  However, the club ended the season winning only one game (against [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]) from the last nine fixtures to finish 8th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/12415081/barrie-mcdermotts-2021-betfred-super-league-season-review/|title=Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review|website=www.skysports.com}}</ref>
In September 2022, Hodgson stepped down as head coach of Hull F.C. by mutual consent.  The club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/12692802/super-league-tony-smith-named-as-new-hull-fc-head-coach/|title=Super League: Tony Smith named as new Hull FC head coach|website=www.skysports.com}}</ref>

In March 2023, Hodgson joined Eddie Jones' Wallabies coaching team as Defensive Coach. This came after Hodgson had previously been hired by Jones in the same role with England's national rugby union team until Jones was sacked in late 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Payten |first=Iain |date=2023-03-02 |title=Eye of the Tiger: How an ex-NRL star plans to shore up the Wallabies defence |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/eye-of-the-tiger-how-an-ex-nrl-star-plans-to-shore-up-the-wallabies-defence-20230228-p5co3x.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hodgson and his wife Skye have two children; a daughter, Annaliese and a son, Christian.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Chris|title=Huddersfield Giants Brett Hodgson trades Sydney sun for Huddersfield snow|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/huddersfield-giants-brett-hodgson-trades-5005891|date=12 January 2010}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book|author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|pages=s 241–242}}
* {{cite book|author=Malcolm Andrews|title=ABC of Rugby League|year=2006|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Books|location=[[Sydney, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-0-7333-1946-4|page=716}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/15/playerid/147/seasonid/4/default.aspx Profile at nrl.com]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090429003925/http://giantsrl.dnsupdate.co.uk/playerProfiles/NewsArticle.asp?Index=699 Huddersfield Giants profile]

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