The Canberra Raiders co-captain thinks, given the complexities of the NRL captain's challenge, it's too late to change the rules before the 2020 season.

It's less than the five weeks until their season opener against the Gold Coast Titans at Canberra Stadium on March 13.

The NRL haven't decided whether it will be brought in this season, but it has been provisionally cleared by the Australian Rugby League Commission to do so.

It will be used at the NRL All Stars game in two weeks and the Charity Shield - between South Sydney and St George Illawarra - the week after.

But a final decision won't be made until the ARLC's next board meeting, which is February 28 - only two weeks before kick-off and the day before the Raiders' only pre-season trial.

While Hodgson felt it would help take the pressure off the referees, he also felt changing the rules on the eve of the season wasn't a good idea.

Especially given captains can only challenge in certain situations - when there's a structured restart, like a penalty or a scrum, but not when the referee allows play to continue.

"Upon first hearing it it sounded like a great idea. It takes a lot of pressure off the referees," Hodgson said.

"But once I had a conversation with Clint Newton from the RLPA, who was getting a consensus whether the captains in the game think it's a good idea or not.

"It's pretty complicated to be honest. I think to bring it in so close to the season is not ideal.

"Give teams a full pre-season of practicing it and getting it right."

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It's similar to what's used in cricket.

One of the storylines of this summer has been Australian captain Tim Paine's reviews.

The focus has been on Paine's struggles in making correct challenges rather than on any umpiring errors.

Now Hodgson could find himself in a similar position.

"It puts it back on the players. I think we need to figure out how to help the referees," he said.

"They've got a tough job and I do feel for the referees. They come under as lot of scrutiny and they're never going to get everything right, it's just unrealistic to think they are.

"Sometimes they need to be better, just as sometimes we underperform and we need to be better. It's just human nature."

Hodgson has spoken to Raiders recruit Curtis Scott about the charges he's facing before the court, including two counts of assaulting police.

As The Canberra Times revealed, Scott has until close of business Monday to provide the NRL with video footage of the incident or chief executive Todd Greenberg will stand him down.

Scott's pled not guilty to all charges and has so far declined the NRL's requests for the footage.

As co-captain, Hodgson has kept an eye on Scott's mental health.

"I spoke to him, just made sure he's alright. He's a good mate and he's one of us so we look after him," he said.

"He's only young and everyone makes mistakes. Whether you're a footy player or a brick layer you're going to make mistakes.

"He's a good person so we'll look after him."