On the recruitment front, Canterbury are still waiting to hear from the Brisbane Broncos about a possible release for forward Tevita Pangai Jr from the final year of his deal at Red Hill. The Bulldogs are in dialogue with both Pangai Jr and his management after tabling a three-year contract, but from season 2022. While the Broncos are open to an immediate release, the Bulldogs have no appetite for Pangai Jr to make the switch to Belmore this season. One suitor open to taking on Pangai Jr before the deadline for mid-season transfers on August 1 is the Wests Tigers.
Pangai will return from a three-match suspension in round 20, the weekend before the mid-season deadline and when any immediate switch is likely to take place.