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I’ll start with a question: how can you serve a suspension if you’re not able to be picked for a team?
That’s the central issue I take with reports that Paul Vaughan, who signed with Canterbury last week, may be allowed to play for his new club as soon as Round 1 of next season.
Specifically, AAP said: “the Bulldogs can push to have the eight games missed at the end of this season after being axed by the Dragons count towards Vaughan’s ban of the same length.”
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Kyle Flanagan has revealed how he has struggled watching NRL from the sidelines this year, admitting it has been the toughest time of his career.
Flanagan will play just his second game since early May when the Bulldogs face Gold Coast on Sunday, after the big-name recruit was dumped after just nine rounds.
The 22-year-old s struggles at the last-placed Bulldogs have been widely documented, after he was pushed out by the Sydney Roosters at the end of last year.
Initially dropped after Canterbury s 1-8 start to 2021, Flanagan was brought back into a team stretched by Covid-19 bans against Manly with the ensuing 66-0 loss resulting in him being dumped again by coach Trent Barrett.
TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Paul Vaughan of the Dragons celebrates scoring a try during the round three NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Clive Berghofer Stadium on March 25, 2018 in Toowoomba, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Delisted St George Illawarra forward Paul Vaughan has signed a one-year deal with Canterbury.
The club confirmed on Tuesday that the veteran forward has joined the Belmore club.
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Vaughan will remain out of the action for the rest of the 2021 season and is set to pull on a Bulldogs jumper come Round 1, 2022.
CONFIRMED - Paul Vaughan WILL be available for RD 1 next year. NRL will allow him to serve his 8 game suspension this season. Big win for the Dogs.