Green light for Bulldogs mass cleanout in Trent Barrett's first season

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The Mole: Green light for Bulldogs mass cleanout in Trent Barrett's first season

By The Mole
2 hours ago





Trent Barrett won't be able to turn last year's equal last-placed Bulldogs into a force overnight - but fate has given him a chance to put a broom through the club's ranks for 2022.
Some 15 players - exactly half the Bulldogs' 30 man roster - come off contract at the end of this season, putting massive pressure on them to perform.
And if they don't, Barrett will be able to put a broom through the ranks and buy himself the squad he wants for next season.

Players in the spotlight include Dean Britt, Christian Crichton, Will Hopoate, Sione Katoa, Lachlan Lewis, Jeremy Marshall-King, Nick Meaney, Dylan Napa, Ofahiki Ogden, Jayden Okunbor, James Roumanos and Chris Smith.
The Bulldogs already have a more formidable look to them for the coming season after winning just three games in 2020.

Barrett and his recruitment manager Dave Hamilton have bought well, getting rid of some dead wood and adding Nick Cotric (Raiders), Corey Allan (Rabbitohs), Corey Waddell (Sea Eagles), Jack Hetherington (Panthers) and Kyle Flanagan (Roosters) to their ranks.
The Bulldogs are a club that aren't afraid to chase big game - and the pressure is on those 15 players coming off contract to perform in coming months.

New Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett. (Getty)

 

[surfdog]

How insightful from the Mole

 

[GDR]

Thanks Captain Obvious..

 

[Natboy]

In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow

 

[jof]

The Mole is a massive flog. He just states the obvious and adds "Given the green light" to give the impression he actually spoke to someone within the club.

 

[jof]

How many of his 145K Twitter followers are bots do you reckon? No way he has anywhere near that many.

 

[JAZZY92]

Does any of these guys get resigned? I feel like chrichton and okunbor still have something to offer but I wouldn’t care the slightest to see the rest go

 

[BELMORE]

Nah Trent Barrett hasn’t been given the green light. He has to re sign all players. It’s the family club way.

 

[Cappuccino]

You didn't post the 2nd part

The mass exodus of players is thought be a suggestion of the new Head of Recruitment Dean Matterson, Ryan Mattersons 23 year old park footballer brother. Having changed their entire NSW cup structure to appease Ryans brother, they then submitted plans to move their leagues club next door to Deans house in Edmonson Park.
The latest move has been making Dean the head of recruitment for the club, and is thought be another key to getting Ryan to sign for 2022.

 

[Hansta]

This reminds me when Laurie Daley while commentating mentioned the team that scores the most points wins

 

[Hansta]

Does any of these guys get resigned? I feel like chrichton and okunbor still have something to offer but I wouldn’t care the slightest to see the rest go

sorry mate chricton has nothing to offer other than fking off

 

[GDR]

Id only Keep Atoni and Okunbur ... Maybe Ogden depending on his season..

 

[Eagle1]

Definately be keeping atoni

 

[FreshSoulL]

Atoni and Ogden we should definitely keep.
Okunbur maybe.

 

[Eagle1]

Atoni and Ogden we should definitely keep.
Okunbur maybe.

Okunbur is a kick to option I'd keep him to

 

[cookieman909]

From that list only Atoni and Okunbor would be worth keeping. I don’t mind Smith for depth.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

It actually a good time to have so many off contract with the rule changes, other teams have committed big $$$ into some players that may not be as valuable now.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow

You gotta be kidding me, it will rise tomorrow ? It felt like yesterday the sun came up

 

[B-Train]

Where was the "shooosh" before the blurb?

 

[Spoonman84]

In other news, the sun will rise tomorrow

To be fair I’d wait till I saw the sun if The Mole told me that.