With Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner and Clint McKay called into the Australian squad for this month's five-match one-day series against England, their depth will be tested.
"It's a pretty good side, absolutely. It's a well constructed side," Hodge said of the Stars.
"It's pretty hard to find a hole in it. But we'll lose a coupe of our players to the internationals, so that hurts us a little bit.
"That's what the competition is about, trying to use your players and maximise your squad.
"We got to the semi-finals last year and lost a pile of players and ended up losing.
"You can look at our side now, but its going to be different in a couple of weeks time."
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