Official Bulldogs sign hooker Josh Cook for the next two year

[Disposable Hero]

I thought we had no money

Don't think. watch and enjoy the magic show of Gus the magician.

 

[TwinTurbo]

I thought we had no money

He was signed weeks ago, before Gould said we don't have much Cap space left. Regardless, we have to have some space as we only have 29 players, have to fit in at least 1 more before 30 June (or is is 31 August again next year?).

Always a Bulldog

 

[James zac]

Every time we got a cook in the team we go well from peter cook to damien cook to this kid

 

[Scoooby]

Could be an exciting prospect .!!

 

[Donkey Slayer]

If he is a proper 9 with crisp passing and a good overall game I hope he's played ahead of JMK.

For me JMK has had his chance and just isn't up to it, he should have only been signed on a one year deal.

He is 1 year deal second in clubs favour for jmkshit

 

[Matthew G]

whats the souths forum called? Anybody got any pics of how souths fans have reacted to this? Its always a good indicator of how good a player is

 

[rexest]

I thought we had no money

This signing was done weeks ago.

 

[Donkey Slayer]

Eveyone is shitting themselves at our new team just missing a few touches for the moment but
Looking solid unfortunately the spoon is embarrassing as fuck teams been wrong all year

 

[Mitch Connor]

Eveyone is shitting themselves at our new team just missing a few touches for the moment but
Looking solid unfortunately the spoon is embarrassing as fuck teams been wrong all year

lol everyone is shitting themselves over our new team?

 

[KingBurton]

It appears he's quick which is great. You can't teach speed.

Guys this is legit just his tries doesn’t reflect his playing style, how he directs the team and off the ball work. Don’t base your perception based on videos of his tries.

 

[Sword]

Looks like another couple of years without an established hooker.

 

[gibbo2]

I would like to see some game footage. The guy can run which is a positive . I am interested to see if he can pass
off the ground and get our first receiver wide of the makers. If he can do that we might finally have a 9.

 

[Rod67]

Every time we got a cook in the team we go well from peter cook to damien cook to this kid

Peter Cook? He was a champion jockey who won 2 Melbourne Cups didn't know he'd played for the Bulldogs.

 

[Donkey Slayer]

lol everyone is shitting themselves over our new team?

Plenty

 

[LucasFitzo]

Seen him play a couple of times. Always looked threatening and had sharp service. Definitely will challenge JMK and light years ahead of Katoa, which isn’t hard but still a step in the right direction lol.

 

[SweetFA]

What sort of injuries were holding Cook back? I've seen it mentioned in a few comments but no real details.

The kid’s a gun, & tough! He played in the Perth 9s for South’s last year. Earmarked to make his debut this season only to suffer a shoulder injury in the early rounds of the NSW Cup this year. Very highly rated within South’s circles, their management tried playing hardball with negotiations & it’s backfired. If fit & gets a full preseason under his belt will be a major asset & push for the #9 jersey.

 

[Rod67]

Surely we have room to move in the salary cap. These are the players we've released or have move to another club this year:

Renouf Atoni (released), Dean Britt (released), Bradley Deitz (released), Tyrone Harding (released), Watson Heleta (released), Will Hopoate (St Helens RLFC), Sione Katoa (released), Lachlan Lewis (released), Falakiko Manu (released), Nick Meaney (Melbourne Storm), Dylan Napa (released), James Roumanos (released), Chris Smith (released), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand Warriors)

Add to that these are the players that are off contract: Christian Crichton, Paul Karaitiana, Ofahiki Ogden, Chris Patolo, Kurt Picken

With a guide to those on the open market from 1st November this year for 2023 here are the players that are off contract at the end of 2022.

Matt Doorey, Matthew Dufty, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Tui Katoa, Joe Stimson, Jackson Topine, Paul Vaughan, Brandon Wakeham

Dufty and Vaughn will be dependent on how they go next year in getting an extension. R F-M I like but he's injury prone. Tui Katoa, Stimson and Wakeham I'd move on. Doorey and Topine would be the only two I'd potentially keep.

 

[The 2nd Spitter]

If you fling enough crap at the wall, some will eventually stick.

 

[bradyk]

Surely we have room to move in the salary cap. These are the players we've released or have move to another club this year:

Renouf Atoni (released), Dean Britt (released), Bradley Deitz (released), Tyrone Harding (released), Watson Heleta (released), Will Hopoate (St Helens RLFC), Sione Katoa (released), Lachlan Lewis (released), Falakiko Manu (released), Nick Meaney (Melbourne Storm), Dylan Napa (released), James Roumanos (released), Chris Smith (released), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand Warriors)

Add to that these are the players that are off contract: Christian Crichton, Paul Karaitiana, Ofahiki Ogden, Chris Patolo, Kurt Picken

With a guide to those on the open market from 1st November this year for 2023 here are the players that are off contract at the end of 2022.

Matt Doorey, Matthew Dufty, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Tui Katoa, Joe Stimson, Jackson Topine, Paul Vaughan, Brandon Wakeham

Dufty and Vaughn will be dependent on how they go next year in getting an extension. R F-M I like but he's injury prone. Tui Katoa, Stimson and Wakeham I'd move on. Doorey and Topine would be the only two I'd potentially keep.

Our cap is full. We signed Burton, JAC, TPJ, Naden, Vaughan and Dufty. That's 2.5-3m of our cap. We spent most of our money on this years recruits/next year recruits ages ago. TPJ, Vaughan and Dufty finished it off. Unless we move players on this is the roster we have for next year. There will be at least 10 changes to the roster that ran out last weekend.

 

[The 2nd Spitter]

Anyone would be an improvement on jmk or katoa

Even a half broken Mitch Rein