Hull Kingston Rovers have signed hooker Josh Hodgson from Hull FC on a two-year deal from the start of 2010. The 19-year-old has been playing for Hull’s reserve team and has made two first-team appearances. Hodgson will be Rovers’ second-choice hooker after Ben Fisher as Daniel Fitzhenry is returning to Australia at the end of the season. “I was offered a chance to stay at Hull FC but I decided to go Rovers because I think I’ll have an opportunity to play more first-team rugby,” said Hodgson. “It’s been a really tough decision and an emotional one and at Hull they’ve got a lot of good young hookers and a lot of good back rowers as well, so I think there’s more chance of breaking into the first team at Rovers.”
Is Hodgson the new Griffin, or is it all about pace?
Irregs#16 wrote:Hodgson has hardly played in the last couple of years, and fans where highly critical of him when playing for England for hindering our attack due to him wanting to take a couple of steps before releasing the ball, slowing the attack down.
You keep going on about Lovodua, but he's played half a game at hooker all year, yet your comparing him to Houghton? Delusional
Where as Houghton hasn't even got close to getting an England cap
Cause Lovodua would offer miles more than Houghton does
HU8HFC wrote:While I understand the disappointment people would have should it come down to money RE Wynne, however the club really only has itself to blame.
For quite a while now the club has given out sentimental contracts to players who realistically are been paid more than they are worth. We could now be paying the price and losing out on the homegrown talent we seem to be aspiring towards. It's a short career, if a club is coming in and offering a better wage you can't blame players for having their heads turned. I am however reasonably confident that he will stay.
And that's what I'm trying to get across Houghton and Taylor are definitely sentimental now
Both nowhere near the best in their positions ( Houghton never has ) Taylor spends far too much time in the stands last 3 years
If Lovodua was English would he be the England hooker? I'd say it's too early to tell. It would certainly be controversial if he was picked ahead of the players who get picked ahead of Mint after only playing 40 minutes at hooker in Superleague.
Thetalentboy wrote:And that's what I'm trying to get across Houghton and Taylor are definitely sentimental now
Both nowhere near the best in their positions ( Houghton never has ) Taylor spends far too much time in the stands last 3 years
I give Taylor benefit of the doubt for now, prior his injury last season he was starting to really show some form in his game, he has been solid since his return.
Houghton I agree, Hooker is such an important position and I couldn't name a good SL side he would get in. I don't get any pleasure in bashing one of our own but I do think there are many better 9's out there
Your first mistake was letting Josh Hodgson go, who went on to have a very good career at a higher level. Mistake repeated by allowing Litten to move on, who from what i have seen has come on leaps and bounds at HKR culminating in his selection for England Knights yesterday. Hull FC supporters obviously see more of Danny Houghton than other RL fans and although he has been a good and loyal player over the past decade he is certainly a 'yesterday man'..
You obviously didn’t bother reading my previous post.
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If KR are willing to offer the likes of Hadley, Litten, Abdull and Hodgson lots more money than us then let them go, not all about the cash sometimes, Litten done ok not amazing, Hadley been injured virtually every season, Abdull done well last season but needs to keep backing it up.
Always the Optimist never the Pessimist. Glass Half full not half empty man me.
Ellam wrote:If KR are willing to offer the likes of Hadley, Litten, Abdull and Hodgson lots more money than us then let them go, not all about the cash sometimes, Litten done ok not amazing, Hadley been injured virtually every season, Abdull done well last season but needs to keep backing it up.
Hadley, unfortunately, was and still is injury prone.
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