News Canterbury In Box Seat To Sign Connor Tracey From Cronulla Sharks

[wendog33]

FFS Wendy, stop whining about the same shit all the time! ; )

A good example of what happens and why there's so many repetitive posts lol...replying! Haha

 

[flamebouyant]

Those against the so-called clown faction have a responsibility also to do their part and stop replying and tagging them...hanging off every word or complaint they make.

You can't be complaining about them to us all and then be replying to them, asking them questions, tagging them for their responses....and then start complaining on here about how they go on and on with their never ending posts.

Truth be told, most of the time they are just replying to all the several guys who keep platforming them and demanding they explain and answer their queries. It's crazy.

Well said. Just block them and .ove on. It's really that simple!!!!!

 

[GoTeamRaRaFunky]

gus should use his star power to pretend to want players, then when other clubs think 'oh gee gus wants him'.. they up their payments meaning they don't have enough money to keep players gus really wants, then *bam* gus strikes

 

[SexBomb]

Is that what you got out of that , you are one sick man

To sink to their level, you would have to be a limbo champion

 

[bowleggedwog]

To sink to their level, you would have to be a limbo champion

Or a gutter rat.

 

[Mitch Connor]

Dogs gave up Michael Gabrael and signed Connor Tracey confirmed.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1729274163498750372

 

[Mitch Connor]

Never saw Gabrael play bar the GF, looked okay. Centres come and go at that age though. My concern is where the fuck does Tracey play for us lol.

 

[Cappuccino]

Never saw Gabrael play bar the GF, looked okay. Centres come and go at that age though. My concern is where the fuck does Tracey play for us lol.

Its all very odd, unless Critta is def in the centres?
Tracey
Kiraz
?
Crichton
JAC

?

Then we give Cronulla space to compete against us for the next lot of signings we need
Tracey and Avo are about the same too IMO..

 

[Mitch Connor]

Its all very odd, unless Critta is def in the centres?
Tracey
Kiraz
?
Crichton
JAC

?

Then we give Cronulla space to compete against us for the next lot of signings we need
Tracey and Avo are about the same too IMO..

Expecting a big Cronulla push for AFB

 

[EuroNymous]

tracey is a gun, lot cronulla supporters are upset he is going

big upgrade over perham

 

[Dapper Dog]

Connor Tracey’s deal with Canterbury is set to be rubber stamped after the Sharks and Bulldogs agreed to swap a rising star.

It is understood the Sharks have identified Michael Gabrael as the player they want from Canterbury in order to grant Tracey an immediate release.

Gabrael is an outside back who was on a development deal with the Bulldogs in 2024 before being promoted into the club’s top-30 squad.

The Sharks gave Tracey permission to talk with rival clubs, despite having 12 months left on his deal, because they were unable to guarantee him a starting position since Will Kennedy made the fullback spot his own.

Connor Tracey is off to the Bulldogs. Picture: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

Tracey told Cronulla he wanted to join the Bulldogs, despite significant interest from St George Illawarra.

The utility back will now sign a three-year deal with the Bulldogs and join a totally revamped backline from next season.

The move will give the Sharks close to $500,000 in available salary cap space, as well as securing Gabrael, who has been touted as a future star. The Bulldogs snatched the young centre from Parramatta’s pathway system and were reluctant to let him go after he was part of their SG Ball team in 2023.

Canterbury’s head of football Phil Gould was enthusiastic about Gabrael’s re-signing on Twitter in January saying “good kid this one” along with a picture of the teenager.

He played for City under-18s earlier this year against Country and was also part of Canterbury’s SG Ball team.

Tracey’s release from the Sharks has emerged just over a week after the Sutherland Shire club let key playmaker Matt Moylan out of his contract with 12 months to run so he could take up a deal with Super League club Leigh.

The Sharks have picked up Bulldogs youngster Michael Gabrael. Picture: NRL Images

The release of the pair from the club’s top-30 roster has opened up salary cap space for Cronulla, who could suddenly be one of several clubs to raise interest in signing New Zealand Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake.

Fonua-Blake was photographed meeting with Bulldogs head of football Phil Gould last week.
The move follows a similar path to the one the Sharks took last year with Lachie Miller. Cronulla traded the Knights for emerging prop Max Bradbury.

Tracey, 27, made his first grade debut for South Sydney in 2019 before becoming a regular starter at the Sharks in recent years. He played just 10 games this year after struggling to crack Cronulla’s back five.

Addin Fonua-Blake met with Phil Gould last week.

Tracey’s pursuit of the Bulldogs fullback spot will create immense competition for head coach Cameron Ciraldo. New recruits Blake Taaffe, Stephen Crichton, plus 2023 fullback, Hayze Perham, will also battle for the no. 1 jumper.

The Bulldogs have now added Crichton, Taaffe, Drew Hutchison, Josh Curran, Jake Turpin, Jaeman Salmon, Poasa Faamausili, Bronson Xerri and Kurt Mann.

The Sharks have also had talks with ex-Dragons forward Billy Burns about the back-rower joining on a second-tier contract.
Meanwhile, Nat Butcher has signed a three-year extension with the Sydney Roosters that will keep the back rower at the club until at least the end of the 2027 season.

 

[B-Train]

Gabrael seems talented so it's a shame to move him on but Tracey is proven so he'll be a handy addition. Who knows where he plays. Maybe he gets the fullback spot as he played well there for Cronulla last year.

It'd likely be Tracey at fullback with Critta centres or vice versa.

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

tracey is a gun, lot cronulla supporters are upset he is going

big upgrade over perham

I’d prob have Tracey at fullback over taffee after seeing him play there for sharks.
I would of liked to see Wilson play more fb though

 

[diddly]

Never saw Gabrael play bar the GF, looked okay. Centres come and go at that age though. My concern is where the fuck does Tracey play for us lol.

From memory his brother Danny played in the jf grand final

 

[berries1935]

I thought our top 30 was full ?

 

[ShepardDog]

happy with tracey not happy we gave them gabrael though what a shame.

 

[Dapper Dog]

Some betting agency should have a Bulldogs starting 17 guessing competition for Round 1, because I don't think it has ever been less predictable

 

[craigo]

Time for the dogs to tell perham he can leave.

 

[Mitch Connor]

From memory his brother Danny played in the jf grand final

Well fuck, I was sure you were wrong and I went and looked it up.. you’re right lol

There you go, I’ve never seen old mate play then