Craig Hodges (born 27 December 1973) was the interim co-coach of the

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in the

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. Hodges and

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were the co-caretakers at the

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until the end of the

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, they were replaced by incoming

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ahead of the

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. Craig is now a facilitator at

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Coaching career

Hodges was an assistant coach at the

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under previous head coach

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. He was an assistant coach to Paul Green at Wynnum Manly. Hodges recorded back-to-back 2011-12

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titles with the

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. Hodges then coached the

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, before taking charge of the

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under 20s side between 2013 and 2016. In Round 20 of the

, the Gold Coast suffered their second heaviest defeat as a club losing 58–6 to the

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at the

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. Hodges described the loss by saying “The fear is that it is the habit they allow...that becomes acceptable for them individually whether they stay here or whether they move on to other places, And if that’s what they take out of this season, if that’s their legacy moving forward from this season, I think that’s a terrible tragedy". In Round 22 of the

against the

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, the Gold Coast lost the match 36–12 at

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which all but confirmed that the club would finish last and claim the wooden spoon with just 3 games remaining. The Gold Coast were officially handed the wooden spoon the following week as they lost 24–8 against Melbourne at

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. The wooden spoon capped off a bad year for sport on the Gold Coast as the other team representing the region, the

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finished last in the

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. In 2021, Hodges joined the

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as an assistant coach. After Peter O’Sullivan, the recruitment manager for the club, left to join the newly formed

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, Hodges was promoted to General Manager of Football for the Warriors in November 2021.

References

External links

Craig Hodges joins Titans Coaching StaffCraig Hodges' profile
on the Leading Teams website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Craig 1973 births Living people Australian rugby league coaches Gold Coast Titans coaches