$900k Raiders star could swap clubs within days

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Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson could find himself astatine a caller NRL nine wrong days, according to a report.

The Sydney Morning Herald says the Wests Tigers privation the seasoned rake to study for work astatine Concord arsenic aboriginal arsenic Thursday, erstwhile the remainder of the club's elder players volition instrumentality to statesman pre-season training.

Hodgson, 32, is contracted to Canberra for adjacent twelvemonth connected a woody said to beryllium worthy $900,000.

The Tigers are lone prepared to wage fractional a cardinal for him, meaning the Raiders would request to spot successful the remaining $400,000 he's owed for the 2022 season.

Hodgson has been 1 of the club's champion players successful caller years and was considered the 2nd champion rake successful the NRL down lone Cameron Smith not excessively agelong ago.

But his 2021 run went downhill with the signifier of the team. Hodgson forfeited the nine captaincy aboriginal successful the play amid a reported blow-up with manager Ricky Stuart.

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He was besides shifted from starting hooker to a seat relation to accommodate younger No.9 Tom Starling.

The Tigers person up-and-coming hookers Jacob Liddle and Jake Simpkin connected their books but reportedly privation to motion Hodgson connected a two-year deal.

The drawback whitethorn beryllium Starling, who is owed to look tribunal implicit an intimidation charge. It's the 2nd incidental Starling has been progressive successful and could person a bearing connected his future.

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