It is ‘Welcome Back Hodgo’ for the Broncos with the international ace proving his fitness at training this morning.

Broncos’ coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed star centre Justin Hodges will take the field against the Eels at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow night.

Hodges was not named in the team after he failed to return for the second half of last week’s loss to the Dragons because of hamstring soreness.

But he ran freely at training this morning to show his teammates he was ready to go.

“He will play,” said Bennett.

“We are happy with the way he has trained this week. He is on target and he is pretty happy himself.

“We have a very competent medical staff here and he went through a whole heap of tests.”

That causes a shuffle in the backline that begins with Hodges moving into the centres and pushing Jack Reed to the wing.

It ends with Daniel Vidot heading back to the Queensland Cup with Ipswich.

The rest of the Broncos’ team is intact, with Bennett confirming young prop Francis Molo would start his first NRL match of the year from the bench.

BRONCOS

1. Lachlan Maranta

2. Corey Oates

18. Justin Hodges ©

4. Dale Copley

3. Jack Reed

6. Anthony Milford

7. Ben Hunt

8. Josh McGuire

9. Andrew McCullough

10. Adam Blair

11. Matt Gillett

12. Sam Thaiday

13. Corey Parker

Interchange:

14. Jarrod Wallace

15. Francis Molo

16. Mitchell Dodds

17. Kodi Nikorima

Coach: Wayne Bennett

NEXT HOME GAME - 8PM THIS ANZAC SATURDAY NIGHT: BRONCOS v EELS

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Last year, our biggest crowd of 44,122 came to pay their respects with the Last Post, then be part of our proud tradition of ANZAC Round footy.

This time, those dangerous Eels await having won their past 3 out of 4 over the Broncos.

See Parker, Thaiday, Hunt & Milford take on Sandow, Watmough, Mannah & ex-Bronco Corey Norman to get some ‘Parra Payback’.

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