Hodgson plans to get in the ear of several off-contract teammates to try to convince them to stick around in the nation’s capital.
He signed a four-year extension with the club in November that will keep him in the lime green until the end of 2022.
But his fellow Canberra spine stars — Austin and Sezer — are yet to commit beyond 2018 and appear no certainty of staying put.
Towards the end of last season there were reports linking both players to rival clubs. Most recently the Daily Telegraph reported Canterbury is trying to lure Sezer to the kennel.
