When veteran Josh Hodgson was linked with a Canberra Raiders exit during and after the 2021 NRL season, a few eyebrows were raised.
Here was a mainstay of the Green Machine ready to leave after an unsuccessful season in which the Raiders failed to make the play-offs.
The 32-year-old was linked with an immediate move to the Wests Tigers in the off-season, but he eventually signed a two-year deal with the Eels from 2023.