Bodde will go head to head with striker Chris Iwelumo (Wolves) and midfielders Richard Chaplow (Preston) and Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham) for the award which will be announced next Monday.
Goals against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday have put the gloss on a fine start to the season after a summer of unrest that saw the player heavily pursued by the hapless Derby County.
But he has settled back into his football with some ease and this is just reward for that factor.
The winner will be confirmed on Sky Sports Big League Weekend 2 next Monday.
