Hodgson will be making the switch to Hull FC for the 2027 campaign
Bailey Hodgson is set to join Hull FC from 2027.
Bailey Hodgson’s elbow infection could have been career-ending, Leigh Leopards Adrian Lam has confirmed.
Hodgson has been in hospital for the last week and a half after seeing a cut on his elbow get infected.
The Hull FC bound full-back felt ill because of it and was admitted to hospital last week for treatment in order to resolve the issue. Since then Hodgson has had to go under the knife on two occasions, with the second operation seeing surgeons remove some bone.
Hodgson remains in hospital and continues to be monitored and it seems as though there is a high chance that his season could be over.
“It’s been a crazy year considering what we’ve been through. We’ve not had our strongest team out and it looks like that’ll be the case again this week,” Lam said.
“Bailey Hodgson has had a second operation on his elbow this week and it doesn’t look good, that might be long-term and season-ending. He’s had a bit of the bone taken away so we’ll know more about that later this week. It’s just another story of this season for us.”
On Hodgson’s injury and the context behind it, Lam added: “He’s got a bit of a bump on his elbow.
“He’s had some issue with it in the past at Newcastle and he’s had a plate put in there. During our game three weeks ago he got a cut and it got infected and he fell ill, so it was a dangerous one.
“It was a potential career-ending injury, that was the feedback from the medical team – if it was a little bit of poisoning on the bone for example and everything that comes along with it.
“He’s only come out of surgery yesterday so we’re getting information as we go. But it doesn’t look good. They’ve had to go into his bone and get the majority of it out so we’ll have clarification on it later on.”