bit disrespectful there mate. hodgson has been one of my favuorite n.r.l players for years he's consistency personified i did go on the fartown forum when they signed him and told them the same and also that he would be a great player for them. i.m.o he's a class act and deserves his m.o.s award

Would have to agree with Adrian Monk. Hodgson has never won an aussie cap as far as i can recall so he has never been classed as good enough for the kangaroos, however he is a quality player and i think his award is justified.

I think the award is about all-round contribution and not being the best in your 'position'.

Hodgson ran the Hudds team for a lot of their game and in that acted as more than a Full-Back.

There are equally good FB's in the SL like Briscoe or positionally maybe Wellens but they don't match Hodgson for his all-round contribution.

However I wouldn't have complained at any of the three getting it.

Graham deserved it of the three nominated IMO. Think Peacock and Senior would have pushed him close if they had been in the running also.

Everytime Huddersfield have played Leeds Hodgson was pretty poor. Graham on the other hand is no flat track bully - typified by creating a try against Leeds just minutes after suffering a chicken-wing tackle! He's more than just a metre maker.

I wonder how much this award was determined by popularity. Everyone goes on about how much of a nice bloke Hodgson is - perhaps that clinched it over bruisers Morley and Graham?

If I could pick one player to miss the GF for Saints to ensure a Leeds win it would be Graham. Like Peacock at Leeds, he IMO makes more of a contribution to the overall fortunes of the team. At Huddersfield it is difficult to separate the relative influence of Brown and Hodgson to their more recent 'success'.