A virus from his child’s Canberra daycare derailed the start of Josh Hodgson’s grand final week but he insists he’ll have no problem preparing for Sunday’s NRL decider.

Hodgson was sidelined from training on Tuesday but he declared he’s fully recovered to resume preparations for the Raiders.

The Raiders hooker travelled to Sydney with the team on Wednesday, and was healthy enough to attend the Dally M medal night.

“I’m all good. It was mainly Monday night I felt a bit sick,” Hodgson said.

“(Tuesday) I was okay, it was more precautionary. I’m all good.It was just a bit of a virus at the kid’s day care. I just picked it up from there.

“It’s just one of those things that can’t be helped. I’m all good to go. I wouldn’t be (at the Dally M’s) if I wasn’t feeling well.”

Hodgson will train with Canberra on Thursday before the team have Friday off ahead of Saturday’s final captain’s run.

His fitness is crucial to Canberra, considering he was easily one of their best in Friday night’s preliminary final win over South Sydney.

His performances out of dummy-half saw him nominated for the NRL’s Dally M hooker of the year award this week.

He was also one of six Raiders nominated for awards on Wednesday night, along with coach Ricky Stuart.

Only Englishman John Bateman walked away with a medal, claiming the second-rower of the year award.

But it mattered little to Canberra, who have now sat through their both their club and the NRL’s awards nights in recent weeks with their eyes firmly set on the grand final.

“To see so many of my teammates nominated is nice,” Hodgson said.

“It’s such a proud moment for me. It’s nice to be in the situation we are where our season’s not finished and we’re looking forward to this week.”