Official Dogs sign Reed Mahoney (4 year deal)

[sideswip]

WELCOME HOME REED!

 

[Baseball Furies]

Thank fuck I don’t need to read about Brandon Smith joining us anymore!!!

 

[Burt Matton]

What’s our chances of prying him away early for a start next season? That would be giving Parra the full D.P.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Gday fellow doggies fans. This is my first post and I'll just say, my username says it all. Another huge recruitment job Gus et al!

 

[Dog4life77]

LET’S GET REED-ICULOUS !!!

 

[bradyk]

Well have one of the best forward packs in 2023. And Mahoney will get the big boys rolling. Yeah boy!

8. Vaughan
9. Mahoney
10. Thompson
11. Kikau
12. TPJ
13. Jackson

depending on Vaughan being re-signed and if we hold onto Thompson. Even without Vaughan it'd still be stacked.

 

[amapusae]

Fuck yeah

 

[Bulldog1966]

Oh I get ya, I was just commenting on the fact Cook would be in front of JNK

Makes one wonder why Jmk was re signed at all really?

 

[CrittaMagic69]

is it odd we're paying kikau more than mahoney?

Titans fucked up the backrow market when they blew a billion dollars on Fifita, strike backrowers are also becoming a real pod in attack under these current rules. Kikau is also a lot more established than Mahoney who has only really had the one good season, Kikau is also a premiership winner, backrow on the year winner, etc.

 

[rainman]

Sunset over Parramatta

 

[bradyk]

Makes one wonder why Jmk was re signed at all really?

I think he could do a job at 14 but I'd prefer BBO doing that role. If JMK's on close to minimum wage he's not a bad player to have in the top 30. I have no idea where Cook's at. I think you want 3 hookers in your top 30.

 

[kmr07]

Great news.

I wonder where those posters are now who kept saying Reed will never join us because we let him go when he was 14 or something…

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Glad that one is done and dusted. Next.

 

[Dingo]

Wowzers. Great work.

 

[Cappuccino]

Titans fucked up the backrow market when they blew a billion dollars on Fifita, strike backrowers are also becoming a real pod in attack under these current rules. Kikau is also a lot more established than Mahoney who has only really had the one good season, Kikau is also a premiership winner, backrow on the year winner, etc.

Kikau has value just as a decoy as well, he gets rushed on which creates space.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

NRL news: Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney signs with Canterbury Bulldogs
David Riccio and Michael Carayannis


Canterbury’s recruitment blitz has continued with the Bulldogs securing Parramatta hooker Reed Mahoney on a long-term deal.
Mahoney told the Eels on Thursday morning of his decision to accept a deal worth about $600,000 a season to switch to Canterbury in 2023.

Paperwork is yet to be signed by Mahoney with his signature expected within the coming days.

Mahoney will become the Bulldogs second big signing in as many weeks after the club secured premiership winner Viliame Kikau last week.

It comes two weeks after Canterbury was caught launching a multimillion-dollar bid to sign Mahoney over a private dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

The Daily Telegraph obtained exclusive footage from the Dynasty restaurant inside Canterbury Leagues Club where the club’s heaviest hitters met with Mahoney, who comes off contract after next season.

Bulldogs head coach Trent Barrett was at the meeting along with general manager of football, Phil Gould, club chairman, John Khoury along with Mahoney and his manager, Sam Ayoub.

Prior to dinner, Mahoney was given a guided tour of the Bulldogs’ high-performance facilities at Belmore Sports Groun

“Nothing to report,” Gould told The Daily Telegraph at the time.

“Had a nice dinner with Reed. I wanted him to meet our people. He’s a very impressive young man. No formal offer at this stage. Very much preliminary discussions.

“If Reed shows a genuine interest in being a Bulldog, we would be keen for further talks. We shall see what the future brings.”

Ayoub was adamant Mahoney was doing nothing wrong, and said he even told Eels general manager of football, Mark O’Neill, about the meeting.

“I was being transparent — I let Mark O’Neill know about the meeting,” Ayoub said.

 

[CaptainJackson]

You know what else is great about this signing, Reed's a great player and hopefully his development continues at it's current rate. If his development continues at it's current rate, I genuinely think we'll have a hooker who is top 2 in the game.

And as added bonus, every game against Parra, Parra fans will boo the shit out of him, making it a personal grudge match for him and him going all out to get us to win.

 

[B-Train]

Burton, Fox, Mahoney, TPJ, Kikau, Vaughan, Dufty, Naden etc has to be one of the greatest recruitment drives in history, especially for a wooden spoon team. What a turnaround from all involved. Khoury, Gus and Warburton have done a great job.

 

[silva]

600 k a season is cheap too for a top hooker

 

[Phalangist]

Makes one wonder why Jmk was re signed at all really?

because at the time we had nobody.