Raiders veteran Josh Hodgson has played his last game for the club after he was booked in for knee surgery this week, which will rule him out for the remainder of the 2022 season.

Hodgson, who has signed to play with Parramatta next year, suffered the injury in the Round 1 win over Cronulla and club doctor Greg Macleod said after scans and further assessment, it was decided he needed an operation.

The English hooker said he was gutted for his time at the Green Machine to end like this.

“It’s certainly not the way I wanted to finish up at Canberra. After a disappointing year last year, it was probably the best I’ve felt this year in terms of my body, and I was feeling really fit and really fresh after a good pre-season with no internationals and no rehab. To do it in such a minor way and sustain such a big injury is really frustrating,” Hodgson said.

Jackson Hastings. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Wests Tigers’ woes got worse on Monday when five-eighth Jackson Hastings was charged with a dangerous throw in their loss to Newcastle and is facing a ban of two games. He has pleaded guilty to the charge but is is trying to get the grade-two offence reduced at the judiciary in a bid to avoid suspension and escape with a fine.

Hastings and Joe Ofahengaue were both charged for a tackle on fullback Tex Hoy in the 13th minute of the Knights’ big win. Ofahengaue was handed a grade-one offence and has accepted a fine of $1000.

“It wasn’t intentional,” Hastings said. “Obviously he got put in a bit of an awkward situation at the top there, but I feel like he landed OK.”

Warriors five-eighth Ash Taylor‘s return to the NRL was short-lived – he has been ruled out of Round 3 due to a hip problem suffered in last weekend’s loss to his old club Gold Coast.

Sharks forward Teig Wilton has accepted a one-game suspension after being charged by the match review committee for dangerous contact on Mitch Moses.

Wilton, who scored the match-winning try in the final minute of Saturday night’s 18-16 win over Parramatta at Shark Park, was charged for grade-two dangerous contact for tackling Moses in mid air after the halfback had booted the ball downfield in the 54th minute.

Eels utility Ray Stone ($1000 for dangerous contact), Dragons veteran George Burgess ($1000 for dangerous contact) and Cowboys forward Tom Gilbert ($1500 for a crusher tackle) were the only other players charged from Round 2.

Titans NRLW star Georgia Hale has copped a one-game ban for a crusher tackle in her team’s upset win over Brisbane.

Cowboys forward Mitchell Dunn‘s season is over after he suffered an ACL tear in the victory over the Raiders in a non-contact incident in the 30th minute of the match in Townsville.

Panthers winger Brian To’o is looking at 6-8 weeks out after tearing his MCL in Friday’s victory over the Dragons, while James Fisher-Harris (shoulder) and Scott Sorensen (wrist) are likely to only miss a match after being cleared of serious injury.

St George Illawarra veteran Andrew McCullough is hopeful of not missing any time after damaging his shoulder in the same game.

Roosters trio Connor Watson (shoulder), Sitili Topouniua (concussion) and Joey Manu (knee) are under a cloud heading into the Round 3 showdown with South Sydney while Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo (concussion) will also be monitored during the week after failing to finish the tussle with the Eels.

NRL injuries and suspensions, team by team

Broncos

Thomas Flegler (suspended, Round 4)
Xavier Willison (knee, mid-season)

Bulldogs

Raymond Faitala-Mariner (foot, Round 3-4)
Matt Doorey (knee, mid-season)

Cowboys

Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (knee, Round 3-4)
Ben Hampton (hamstring, Round 3-4)
Mitchell Dunn (knee, season)
Lachlan Burr (hip – early retirement)

Dragons

Billy Burns (foot, Round 3-4)
Jayden Sullivan (hamstring (Round 3-4)
Aaron Woods (hamstring, Round 4-5)
Max Feagai (ankle, indefinite)
Josh McGuire (suspended, Round 6)

Eels

Ryan Matterson (hamstring, Round 4-5)
Sean Russell (ribs, lung indefinite)
Maika Sivo (knee, June-July)
Haze Dunster (knee, season)

Knights

Daniel Saifiti (leg, Round 3)
Sauaso Sue (suspended, Round 3)
Kalyn Ponga (knee, Round 3-4)
Jayden Brailey (Achilles, June-July)
Bailey Hodgson (elbow, indefinite)
Hymel Hunt (knee, indefinite)

Panthers

Nathan Cleary (shoulder, Round 4)
James Fisher-Harris (shoulder, Round 3-4)
Scott Sorensen (wrist, Round 3-4)
Mavrik Geyer (elbow, Round 5)
Brian To’o (knee, Round 7-9)
Moses Leota (shoulder, Round 9-11)

Rabbitohs

Liam Knight (ankle, Round 5)
Blake Taaffe (ankle, Round 5)

Raiders

Brad Schneider (COVID, Round 3)
Jarrod Croker (back, TBC)
Peter Hola (knee, Round 3-4)
Jordan Rapana (suspended, Round 3)
Jamal Fogarty (knee, Round 15)
Josh Hodgson (knee, season)
Harley Smith-Shields (ACL, season)

Roosters

Sitili Tupouniua (concussion, Round 3-4)
Connor Watson (shoulder, Round 3-4)
Joey Manu (knee, Round 3-4)
Sam Verrills (thumb, Round 5-6)
Joseph Suaalii (foot, Round 3-4)

Joseph Suaalii. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Sea Eagles

Josh Schuster (ankle, Round 3-5)
Ben Trbojevic (knee, Round 3-5)
Josh Aloiai (suspended, Round 4)

Sharks

Jack Williams (knee, Round 3)
Braydon Trindall (suspended, Round 3)
Teig Wilton (Round 4)
Wade Graham (ankle, Round 4-6)

Storm

Cooper Johns (shoulder, Round 3-5)
Brandon Smith (hand, Round 4-7)
Christian Welch (Achilles, season)
George Jennings (knee, season)
Tui Kamikamica (stood down)

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Tigers

Jacob Liddle (knee, Round 4-6)
Adam Doueihi (knee, Round 8-14)
Tommy Talau (knee, mid-season)
Asu Kepaoa (pectoral, mid-season)
Shawn Blore (ACL, season)

Titans

Joe Vuna (knee, mid-season)

Warriors

Ash Taylor (hip, Round 4)
Viliami Vailea (knee, Round 5)
Shaun Johnson (pec, Round 5)
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (thumb, Round 9-11)
Tohu Harris (knee, June-July)