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AS Josh Reynolds kicks off contract talks with Canterbury, the combative five-eighth has declared his desperation to stay in both blue and white and reclaim a sky blue NSW Origin jumper.
Reynolds is one of a number of big name halves off contract at the end of the season, with the Bulldogs havingrecently been linked to Wests Tigers star Mitchell Moses.
Should a deal be struck with Moses or any other half, it will no doubt put a question mark over the Reynolds’ future, particularly with teammate and halfback Moses Mbye on the Bulldogs’ books until the end of 2020.
“Yeah, we’ve started talking,” Reynolds told foxsports.com.au.
“Obviously I want to know what’s going on, but I let (Bulldogs CEO) Raelene Castle, Des (Hasler) and my manager sort out all that stuff.
“It’s a cliche answer, but I just want to keep doing what I’m doing, keep playing good footy — that’s been my motto from the word go.
“I’m not going to worry about ‘how much this, how much that and how much he’s on’, I just want to play footy and it’ll all sort itself out.”
The 27-year-old local junior made his NRL debut with the Bulldogs in 2011 and has gone to make 121 appearances for the club.
For someone who has blue and white coursing through his veins, Reynolds dreads the thought of having to depart Belmore.
“I’d hate to leave the Dogs,” he says.
“It’s where I grew up, I love it there. It’s what I’m about, I feel I fit the culture really well.
“I love everyone there.
“I’d hate to leave, but it’s for them to decide.”
Reynolds has played in four Origin matches, three of those coming in the Blues’ victorious 2014 campaign.
But despite being the first NSW five-eighth to play in a series winning side since Braith Anasta in 2005, he never got the chance to defend the shield.
“Oh definitely,” Reynolds says when asked whether he still has Origin aspirations.
“I’ll never forget the day when we took the shield away from Queensland.
“It’s a very special part of my football career and I’d definitely love to get back there and do it again.
“Who wouldn’t want to? But then again, I’m not thinking about it now, I’m just going to let my footy do the talking.”
Reynolds admits he’s been disappointed his name has been absent from the Origin conversation the past two seasons.
He’ll be using part of that as motivation throughout the upcoming season.
“It’s funny you know, at the start I was disappointed, who wouldn’t be?” he says.
“You won the series, but don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t playing the best footy, but I thought I might’ve got the nod.
“Ever since then my name hasn’t been tossed around, I don’t feel I’ve been setting the world on fire but I thought every now and again it might’ve been tossed up.
“In the end, it wasn’t meant to be so it just gives me some incentive to go harder and take that step up and I feel that’s the only thing you can do.
“You know in yourself, even if your name isn’t getting tossed around, you’ll know in yourself whether you should be."
Reynolds is one of a number of big name halves off contract at the end of the season, with the Bulldogs havingrecently been linked to Wests Tigers star Mitchell Moses.
Should a deal be struck with Moses or any other half, it will no doubt put a question mark over the Reynolds’ future, particularly with teammate and halfback Moses Mbye on the Bulldogs’ books until the end of 2020.
“Yeah, we’ve started talking,” Reynolds told foxsports.com.au.
“Obviously I want to know what’s going on, but I let (Bulldogs CEO) Raelene Castle, Des (Hasler) and my manager sort out all that stuff.
“It’s a cliche answer, but I just want to keep doing what I’m doing, keep playing good footy — that’s been my motto from the word go.
“I’m not going to worry about ‘how much this, how much that and how much he’s on’, I just want to play footy and it’ll all sort itself out.”
The 27-year-old local junior made his NRL debut with the Bulldogs in 2011 and has gone to make 121 appearances for the club.
For someone who has blue and white coursing through his veins, Reynolds dreads the thought of having to depart Belmore.
“I’d hate to leave the Dogs,” he says.
“It’s where I grew up, I love it there. It’s what I’m about, I feel I fit the culture really well.
“I love everyone there.
“I’d hate to leave, but it’s for them to decide.”
Reynolds has played in four Origin matches, three of those coming in the Blues’ victorious 2014 campaign.
But despite being the first NSW five-eighth to play in a series winning side since Braith Anasta in 2005, he never got the chance to defend the shield.
“Oh definitely,” Reynolds says when asked whether he still has Origin aspirations.
“I’ll never forget the day when we took the shield away from Queensland.
“It’s a very special part of my football career and I’d definitely love to get back there and do it again.
“Who wouldn’t want to? But then again, I’m not thinking about it now, I’m just going to let my footy do the talking.”
Reynolds admits he’s been disappointed his name has been absent from the Origin conversation the past two seasons.
He’ll be using part of that as motivation throughout the upcoming season.
“It’s funny you know, at the start I was disappointed, who wouldn’t be?” he says.
“You won the series, but don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t playing the best footy, but I thought I might’ve got the nod.
“Ever since then my name hasn’t been tossed around, I don’t feel I’ve been setting the world on fire but I thought every now and again it might’ve been tossed up.
“In the end, it wasn’t meant to be so it just gives me some incentive to go harder and take that step up and I feel that’s the only thing you can do.
“You know in yourself, even if your name isn’t getting tossed around, you’ll know in yourself whether you should be."
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