BAILEY HODGSON is set to miss the remainder of the 2026 Super League season after only being released from hospital yesterday.
The Leigh Leopards star was hospitalised ten days ago after suffering an infection on an elbow injury.
As a result, Hodgson has had to have bits of bone removed in order to remove the infection, with a recovery time of four months.
“Bailey Hodgson is season-ending too. Some of the bone has been taken away,” Lam said.
“He got a bump on his elbow and he has had some issues with it in the past. He had some plates and screws and during one of our games he got a cut through there and it got infected.
“He got ill from it so it was one of those dangerous ones and potential career-ending injury was the feedback if there was a little poisoning on the bone.
“He only got out of hospital yesterday. It doesn’t look good, they have had to go into the bone to get the majority of the infection out.
“We are talking 16 plus weeks for the bone to heal.”
Elsewhere, three Leopards could return for the clash against Warrington Wolves at the weekend.
“We will add Robbie Mulhern and Joe Ofahengaue as well as Andy Badrock who has been out long-term and will come into consideration,” Lam continued.
“The issue it it may not change from the squad that we’ve had for the last two weeks. It’s been like this during the season where we haven’t had one week with our strongest squad out.