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As Canterbury celebrated a third straight victory in the bowels of ANZ Stadium, a couple of players chanted "sign him up, sign him up".
They were shouting about Josh Reynolds. Change is supposedly on the horizon at Belmore but surely their inspirational five-eighth will be staying put.
Before a crowd of 35,984 on Good Friday, Des Hasler's men pulled away from the Rabbitohs by 15 points with three tries in the final 17 minutes as an electric Reynolds led the way with a try, a hand in another and a try-saving tackle that was the turning point of the match.
The performance of Reynolds, off contract at Canterbury, was summed up by the desperation he and Brett Morris showed in dragging down South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds just centimetres short of the try line in the second half.
Bulldog spirit: Josh Reynolds celebrates a try by Josh Morris. Photo: Mark Nolan
If there was a salary cap for perseverance and desire, then Canterbury would have to self-report to the NRL just for Reynolds.
"They're the things I try to make sure I have in my game," Reynolds said. "They're the things we pride ourselves on. It just shows the will and the fight that we do have inbuilt in us."
All is not suddenly peaches and cream at the Bulldogs but things are certainly on the up. They are in the top eight and the debacle of Lottoland last month is well and truly in the rearview mirror.
There is still a sense, though, that major change is coming.
They were shouting about Josh Reynolds. Change is supposedly on the horizon at Belmore but surely their inspirational five-eighth will be staying put.
Before a crowd of 35,984 on Good Friday, Des Hasler's men pulled away from the Rabbitohs by 15 points with three tries in the final 17 minutes as an electric Reynolds led the way with a try, a hand in another and a try-saving tackle that was the turning point of the match.
The performance of Reynolds, off contract at Canterbury, was summed up by the desperation he and Brett Morris showed in dragging down South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds just centimetres short of the try line in the second half.
Bulldog spirit: Josh Reynolds celebrates a try by Josh Morris. Photo: Mark Nolan
If there was a salary cap for perseverance and desire, then Canterbury would have to self-report to the NRL just for Reynolds.
"They're the things I try to make sure I have in my game," Reynolds said. "They're the things we pride ourselves on. It just shows the will and the fight that we do have inbuilt in us."
All is not suddenly peaches and cream at the Bulldogs but things are certainly on the up. They are in the top eight and the debacle of Lottoland last month is well and truly in the rearview mirror.
There is still a sense, though, that major change is coming.
