“I only met him for the first time at a luncheon last month when I was over in Sydney. But you only have to see what he’s done in the game to know he’s the right person for the job. “As I said right from the beginning, the biggest thing that needs to happen at the Bulldogs is getting stability around the board, and he’s a man with the influence to help get that done.”
Jason O Brien/Photosport Canterbury CEO Aaron Warburton told the
Herald on Monday he was keen for Hansen to extend his tenure at the club beyond October when his contract expires, and how “we can all benefit as an organisation from having him around as much as possible”.
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Phil Gould comes online as Bulldogs football manager as of Monday, with 13 off-contract players and a dozen open roster spots his first priority.
Gould s return to the club he coached to a title more than 30 years ago begins via Zoom due to Sydney s latest COVID-19 outbreak, and there is no clear answer on when he will actually meet Canterbury players face-to-face.
Critical calls on several of their futures will likely come before then.
As well as having nearly half of Trent Barrett s top-30 roster unsigned beyond this season (only South Sydney has more than the Bulldogs 13 off-contract top squad members), Canterbury will look to bring talks with Tevita Pangai jnr to a head in coming days.
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