Trent Hodkinson is an Australian rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player who currently plays at halfback for the Canterbury Bulldogs

Canterbury Bulldogs

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...

. He previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...

. He made his first grade debut against the Parramatta Eels

Parramatta Eels

The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...

 in March 2010 and scored one try.

A Cabramatta junior, Hodkinson was the Sea Eagles feeder club (Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles are a professional rugby league team currently playing in the Queensland Cup they are a new team to the competition. They previously played under the name of the Sunshine Coast Falcons but were booted from the competition...

) player of the year in 2009 and made his first grade debut for Manly against Parramatta

Parramatta Eels

The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...

 in Round 2 of the 2010 NRL season

2010 NRL season

The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...

. His rise has so far been impressive with selection in the City Origin team to play Country Origin in Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Port Macquarie is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The city is located on the coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and has an estimated population of 44,313....

 on May 7.

He has signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a 3-year deal starting from 2011 onwards.

External links

• Des Hasler tips halves rookie Trent Hodkinson to shine Herald Sun, 24 March 2010
• Trent Hodkinson Herald Sun