[8] As a competitor at the 2002 Australian Under-20 national championships, Hodges won the Bob Staunton Award as the player of the tournament.

[14][15][16] As a member of the 2000 Australia Junior Women's Team, Hodges won a gold medal at the World Qualification Series.

[15] In 2002, she was a member of the Australian Junior Women's Team that won a gold medal in the World Qualification Series.

[15] She was viewed by national team coaches in 2003 as an emerging talent alongside other players like Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, and Hollie Grima.

[19][20] She stayed on the roster in 2006, winning a gold medal with the team at the Commonwealth Games,[5][21] wearing number 11.

[8][23] Hodges was viewed by national team coach Carrie Graf in June 2010 as one of a quartet of strong players that would represent Australia in a tour of China, the United States and Europe.

[24] In July 2010, she participated in a four-day training camp and one game test match against the United States in Connecticut.

[25][26] She was scheduled to participate in the national team training camp held from 14 to 18 May 2012 at the Australian Institute of Sport.