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Sport Confidential: Bulldogs’ $3 million war chest is a myth
Michael Carayannis and Paul Kent, The Daily Telegraph
July 31, 2020 8:22am
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The Bulldogs’ $3 million war chest is a myth, according to boss Andrew Hill.
The much-hyped figure was a “pre-Christmas” number well before the club signed the likes of Luke Thompson and Nick Cotric. They have also extended Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Will Hopoate, Josh Jackson, Reimis Smith and Brandon Wakeham.
Hill is expected to meet with incoming coach Trent Barrett in the coming days to work out what their next movements are in terms of their roster. They have offers out to Adam Elliott and Kieran Foran about extending their time at the club.
“We will work on that in the next couple of weeks,” Hill said.
Luke Thompson has taken up a fair bit of the Bulldogs war chest.
“Trent’s key focus is at Penrith but in his own time and away from his commitments, myself and (head of football) Steve Price will be talking to him around roster management and staff appointments.
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“You’ll never hear us confirm (how much we can spend) but that figure everyone keeps saying is at pre-Christmas levels. It’s come down but we have a good amount to spend on the right talent.
“We are linked with every player that’s either off-contract or looking for another opportunity, we are not having a scatter gun approach. We will target what we think we need. Trent will be part of that and we will work quietly behind the scenes to build our roster.”
Meanwhile, Elliott continues to do good things away from the field. The injured lock is raising money for Autism community network.
Elliott pledged to dye his hair blue once that target reached $1000. The money raised is more than $4000 which will also mean his brother James will dye his hair.
To donate: gofundme.com/f/Adams-going-blue-for-autism
The NRL and the RLPA are about $25 million apart when it comes to cost-cutting measures for the next three years.
Discussions between the two parties are ongoing and includes a potential roster cull.
The salary cap could drop by about five per cent but cost savings are being explored in other areas including injury hardship, marketing and representative payments.
Michael Carayannis and Paul Kent, The Daily Telegraph
July 31, 2020 8:22am
Subscriber only
The Bulldogs’ $3 million war chest is a myth, according to boss Andrew Hill.
The much-hyped figure was a “pre-Christmas” number well before the club signed the likes of Luke Thompson and Nick Cotric. They have also extended Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Will Hopoate, Josh Jackson, Reimis Smith and Brandon Wakeham.
Hill is expected to meet with incoming coach Trent Barrett in the coming days to work out what their next movements are in terms of their roster. They have offers out to Adam Elliott and Kieran Foran about extending their time at the club.
“We will work on that in the next couple of weeks,” Hill said.
“Trent’s key focus is at Penrith but in his own time and away from his commitments, myself and (head of football) Steve Price will be talking to him around roster management and staff appointments.
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“You’ll never hear us confirm (how much we can spend) but that figure everyone keeps saying is at pre-Christmas levels. It’s come down but we have a good amount to spend on the right talent.
“We are linked with every player that’s either off-contract or looking for another opportunity, we are not having a scatter gun approach. We will target what we think we need. Trent will be part of that and we will work quietly behind the scenes to build our roster.”
Meanwhile, Elliott continues to do good things away from the field. The injured lock is raising money for Autism community network.
Elliott pledged to dye his hair blue once that target reached $1000. The money raised is more than $4000 which will also mean his brother James will dye his hair.
To donate: gofundme.com/f/Adams-going-blue-for-autism
The NRL and the RLPA are about $25 million apart when it comes to cost-cutting measures for the next three years.
Discussions between the two parties are ongoing and includes a potential roster cull.
The salary cap could drop by about five per cent but cost savings are being explored in other areas including injury hardship, marketing and representative payments.
