Dogs set to end rumours with raft of new contracts - SMH

[Özil]

Canterbury officials are negotiating to re-sign Frank Pritchard and extend Josh Morris' deal in a move that should dispel rumours the players want out of the club.

After losing five of their first six matches, the 2012 grand finalists have been the subject of rampant speculation about disharmony with the team, but Fairfax Media understands the club will soon announce a raft of re-signings.

Prop Aiden Tolman, five-eighth Josh Reynolds and second-rower Greg Eastwood are close to finalising new deals to stay at the Bulldogs next season and the club is also working to extend the contracts of young forwards Josh Jackson and Dale Finucane.

Morris, 18th man for Australia in Friday night's Test against New Zealand, is also in talks about extending his contract beyond 2014, while negotiations have begun with Pritchard after the Kiwis second-rower recently changed managers.


Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...w-contracts-20130416-2hyie.html#ixzz2Qfh8rbWU

 

[finchie]

Some good news to start off the day at least.
Very happy if both tolman and eastwood deals are true and correct.
Been our best 2 players by a country mile!

 

[Mr Beast]

Bloody great news!

Blue&White? Does that mean your brother no longer manages him or your brother is the new manager?

My brother is the manager of both players so stop talking shit and making incorrect comments. Kas is injured and neither him nor Frank want out.

(side note I wish there was a tag system here that'd be awesome)

 

[Blue&White]

Frank's' manager is my brother. I mentioned it weeks ago that Frank wants to stay at the dogs. He has received a massive offer from another club but lets hope the dogs offer him something attractive to stay.

 

[Blue&White]

Bloody great news!

Blue&White? Does that mean your brother no longer manages him or your brother is the new manager?



(side note I wish there was a tag system here that'd be awesome)

Hi Tonee - my brother is the new manager.

 

[MrDogzOfWar]

The Guy is a Fucken Animal and still can't break a defense line..

Looks like he's just BIG FOR NOTHING...

 

[Mr Beast]

Hi Tonee - my brother is the new manager.

Awesome! thanks bud. I remember you saying that... all is well. That is great news, this should start to have and what I hope a positive effect moving forward

 

[Bakes]

Surely this will stop the numptys posting BS rumours. Or will it.................

 

[likeadoggy]

Frank's' manager is my brother. I mentioned it weeks ago that Frank wants to stay at the dogs. He has received a massive offer from another club but lets hope the dogs offer him something attractive to stay.

the way he's applying himself has been awesome. I thought recently that I wasn't absolutely concerned if he went but he has been one our best and his experience is great for some of the younger guys.

 

[Bonzo]

Some good news to start off the day at least.
Very happy if both tolman and eastwood deals are true and correct.
Been our best 2 players by a country mile!

x2
Beastwood has lived up to his name this year.

 

[chris_e_fresh]

heard morris and pritchard should be the first two to sign

 

[Papa Emeritus]

Hi Tonee - my brother is the new manager.

A work colleague knows your bro.

I feel so close to you.

 

[BaYry Ward]

Frankie and his Mrs were killing @NRL_RUMOUR_MILL last night on twitter lol

 

[Bulldogs09]

If we retain Eastwood, Reynolds, Tolman, Pritchard and upgrade Jackson, Finucane, Morris people are going to eat their words!

 

[terrylamb4lyfe]

Given the rumours lately, I wont be surprised to see someone leave for us to be able to retain all these guys :\

 

[Blue&White]

A work colleague knows your bro.

I feel so close to you.

Well if ur Leb we're probably cousins lol

 

[Aristidiz]

Blue&White was one of the posters spreading the rumours about Barba causing problems with other players at the club. I see he's deleted his post and/or thread got deleted due to the imeasurable amount of horse shit being written.

 

[Chicharito]

Least there has been some positive news come through.

 

[Izzy Forreal]

Canterbury officials are negotiating to re-sign Frank Pritchard and extend Josh Morris' deal in a move that should dispel rumours the players want out of the club.

After losing five of their first six matches, the 2012 grand finalists have been the subject of rampant speculation about disharmony with the team, but Fairfax Media understands the club will soon announce a raft of re-signings.

Prop Aiden Tolman, five-eighth Josh Reynolds and second-rower Greg Eastwood are close to finalising new deals to stay at the Bulldogs next season and the club is also working to extend the contracts of young forwards Josh Jackson and Dale Finucane.

Morris, 18th man for Australia in Friday night's Test against New Zealand, is also in talks about extending his contract beyond 2014, while negotiations have begun with Pritchard after the Kiwis second-rower recently changed managers.

Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...w-contracts-20130416-2hyie.html#ixzz2Qfh8rbWU

If thw SMH has got all of this right it looks as though the team spirit is pretty well upbeat in the club. So all the guys have to do now is put it together on the field.

Who knows, the week off due to the rep games might br just what they need to get primed for a big one.

 

[LG]

gotta take all articles like these with a grain of salt until does actually happen but treat the gossip with even less legitimacy



hopefully we can make some announcements soon (especially Reynolds which has apparently been coming for ages now) just to keep the positive news rolling before the important clash with the sharks