Official Bulldogs sign Bronson Xerri for 2024 season on two-year deal despite doping ban

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As Gus said, he wants to see Skelton play in the backrow....He definitely has all the physical attributes to play in the back row, and defending there is easier than in the centres

Xerri is a no brainer for me....If he was to train with 1st grade all of next year, no doubt he would drop back down to his previous playing weight, while also regaining his speed

Burton, Kikau, Xerri, JAC would be absolute dynamite
 

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As Gus said, he wants to see Skelton play in the backrow....He definitely has all the physical attributes to play in the back row, and defending there is easier than in the centres

Xerri is a no brainer for me....If he was to train with 1st grade all of next year, no doubt he would drop back down to his previous playing weight, while also regaining his speed

Burton, Kikau, Xerri, JAC would be absolute dynamite
He can only train with the team 2 months before the suspension ends which is Nov next year.
 

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He can only train with the team 2 months before the suspension ends which is Nov next year.
Im sure there can be other arrangements made by sending out 3rd party trainers and the likes, away from Belmore

There is slways a way
 

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No, but would he take a drug test tomorrow is the question?
 

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No, but would he take a drug test tomorrow is the question?
was actually thinkng about that, hypothethically if he came to the dogs are they legally allowed to ask for a drug test/blood markers etc?
 

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was actually thinkng about that, hypothethically if he came to the dogs are they legally allowed to ask for a drug test/blood markers etc?
Definitely after signing him but prior I guess it falls under a pre-employment medical so would be ok
 

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He won’t except a train and trial offer, sign him on 3 year contract.. the bloke is a gun, he just made stupid choices when he was young.. who hasn’t.
You can’t assume he will be a gun after not playing for several years...offer him 1 year contract and see how he goes
 

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Don’t see why he can’t play oztag,As the article says good for recreation but no future in it
 

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Xerri ripe for return
Bronson Xerri is taking steps towards his comeback from a four-year drug ban, most significantly undergoing drug tests to prove he is no longer using the performance-enhancing substances that got him banned.




Xerri is being tested once a month off his own bat. He knows what has been said about him since he admitted to using banned drugs in an interview with me soon after his positive test. He owned his poor judgment and is keen to make it back to the top of the game. Being tested every month will make him more attractive to clubs and shut down any innuendo surrounding his return.

The Bulldogs are looming as a genuine option for Xerri. Canterbury general manager Phil Gould knows Xerri through his son coming up at the same time in the Sharks juniors. He can sign with a club in November.
 
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