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Brett Kimmorley's future with the Bulldogs beyond this season is uncertain with coach Kevin Moore admitting the halfback is entering the back-end of his career.
Moore hasn't ruled out keeping the NSW Origin player on beyond 2010 however, saying negotiations with the halfback are ongoing.
"We have just been talking with Brett," Moore told reporters on Wednesday.
"He is obviously getting to that stage towards the back-end of his career so we have had some discussions with him and we will continue to do that behind closed doors."
Coming off the back of a successful 2009, Moore believes the Dogs off-season recruits have boosted the team.
While he admits the club's former star, Hazem Al Masri, is irreplaceable he is happy with the recruitment of former Melbourne player Steve Turner.
"(El Masri) is irreplaceable, he has been one-of-a-kind for our club and he was outstanding both on and off the field ... we won't be looking to replace him," Moore said
"But we are very happy with Steve Turner from Melbourne. He has played the last four grand finals and he has played a State of Origin game as well so we are happy to have him on board.
"We have picked up Dene Halatau, he was outstanding for the Tigers ... and picked up Mickey Paea from the Dragons who is also an impact type player.
"Hopefully between those two and some of the younger guys coming through we can fill the void that Greg (Eastwood) left.
"The people we have added to the squad can add some more quality to the squad and also add some depth to cover for injuries, so I think we can take further improvement from where we were last year."
Bulldogs centre Josh Morris says El Masri's support for the younger players will be missed as much as his goal kicking ability.
"He (was) definitely a big influence on some of those younger players, he will be missed in that way and it will be interesting to see who will be the goal kicker next year," Moore said.
While Morris hasn't seen much of the new players yet he said they seem to be fitting in to the team well.
"I have only seen a little bit of each player but from what I can see they are looking pretty good, they have all fit in well," he said.
Versatile forward David Stagg has returned from a shoulder injury sooner than expected and is back in training.
"I think the only bloke that we are going to be missing maybe for the first week or two is Chris Armit who is recovering from a shoulder reconstruction but everyone else will be on deck," Moore said.
Moore hasn't ruled out keeping the NSW Origin player on beyond 2010 however, saying negotiations with the halfback are ongoing.
"We have just been talking with Brett," Moore told reporters on Wednesday.
"He is obviously getting to that stage towards the back-end of his career so we have had some discussions with him and we will continue to do that behind closed doors."
Coming off the back of a successful 2009, Moore believes the Dogs off-season recruits have boosted the team.
While he admits the club's former star, Hazem Al Masri, is irreplaceable he is happy with the recruitment of former Melbourne player Steve Turner.
"(El Masri) is irreplaceable, he has been one-of-a-kind for our club and he was outstanding both on and off the field ... we won't be looking to replace him," Moore said
"But we are very happy with Steve Turner from Melbourne. He has played the last four grand finals and he has played a State of Origin game as well so we are happy to have him on board.
"We have picked up Dene Halatau, he was outstanding for the Tigers ... and picked up Mickey Paea from the Dragons who is also an impact type player.
"Hopefully between those two and some of the younger guys coming through we can fill the void that Greg (Eastwood) left.
"The people we have added to the squad can add some more quality to the squad and also add some depth to cover for injuries, so I think we can take further improvement from where we were last year."
Bulldogs centre Josh Morris says El Masri's support for the younger players will be missed as much as his goal kicking ability.
"He (was) definitely a big influence on some of those younger players, he will be missed in that way and it will be interesting to see who will be the goal kicker next year," Moore said.
While Morris hasn't seen much of the new players yet he said they seem to be fitting in to the team well.
"I have only seen a little bit of each player but from what I can see they are looking pretty good, they have all fit in well," he said.
Versatile forward David Stagg has returned from a shoulder injury sooner than expected and is back in training.
"I think the only bloke that we are going to be missing maybe for the first week or two is Chris Armit who is recovering from a shoulder reconstruction but everyone else will be on deck," Moore said.
