Elliot Hodgson secures 3-year deal to be part of Giants big future

Sep 10 2009 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Elliot Hodgson

RISING Giants star Elliot Hodgson has signed a three-year Super League contract.

The 18-year-old Reserve Team Championship full-back shot to fame on the back of a man-of-the-match performance on his senior debut in the narrow defeat at St Helens in front of the Sky TV cameras just three weeks ago.

News of the Hodgson deal comes just two days after fellow reserve side winger Alex Brown agreed a one-year full-time contract with the club.

The 22-year-old also made his Super League debut at Saints last month and picked up the ‘Reserve Team Player of the Year’ at the club’s end-of-season dinner.

At the same time, former Victoria Rangers amateur player Hodgson collected the Giants’ ‘Academy Team Player of the Year’.

And head coach Nathan Brown is looking forward to working with such a talented youngster.

“It’s exciting for the club and for Elliot,” said Brown.

“To have one of the local players come through is always a bonus.