Dugan to the Dogs ?

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How could this possibly happen? The Bulldogs have spent a total of $5 million of their cap on 9 contracted players (including Woods and Foran). If they somehow manage to sign Dugan, the NRL is kidding themselves. They should be shedding players, not signing marquees! Either way, if he resigns with the Dragons we snag Milne and maybe Packer, if he signs with the Dogs we have a chance to snag someone decent like Josh Jackson (which I have been wishing for a while now, ever since I heard about the Dogs' cap situatuation).
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There's going to have to be massive movement at Dogs in the next few weeks for any of this stuff to happen.

Tigers have loads of players off contract, our three highest profile players moving on, hence we can afford high-priced talent, we sign moderately-priced Matulino and Reynolds.

Dogs have next to nobody off contract except Lichaa and Reynolds, but they manage to sign Woods, Foran and Dugan? No way. They are going to have to shed a bucket of players but I don't see that anybody wants the players they want to be rid of.
 
I'd honestly take Hoppa over Dugan. I thought we were happy that weak minded players were walking out on the club. Dugan could captain/coach a team with no heart.
 
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How could this possibly happen? The Bulldogs have spent a total of $5 million of their cap on 9 contracted players (including Woods and Foran). If they somehow manage to sign Dugan, the NRL is kidding themselves. They should be shedding players, not signing marquees! Either way, if he resigns with the Dragons we snag Milne and maybe Packer, if he signs with the Dogs we have a chance to snag someone decent like Josh Jackson (which I have been wishing for a while now, ever since I heard about the Dogs' cap situatuation).

There's going to have to be massive movement at Dogs in the next few weeks for any of this stuff to happen.

Tigers have loads of players off contract, our three highest profile players moving on, hence we can afford high-priced talent, we sign moderately-priced Matulino and Reynolds.

Dogs have next to nobody off contract except Lichaa and Reynolds, but they manage to sign Woods, Foran and Dugan? No way. They are going to have to shed a bucket of players but I don't see that anybody wants the players they want to be rid of.
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Exactly, so if the rest of the NRL holds up and show no interest in the fringe contracted players they are trying to offload like Eastwood, Mbye, etc, then the NRL will be forced to either cancel the contracts of Woods, Foran, etc or the Bulldogs will be forced to shop around the contracted players they were hoping to keep like Josh Jackson, Klemmer, etc. We could pull a massive coup here if the Dogs do in fact sign Dugan, so long as the other 14 teams all play by the rules and force the Dogs to play this game in our favour. Exciting times ahead!
 
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How could this possibly happen? The Bulldogs have spent a total of $5 million of their cap on 9 contracted players (including Woods and Foran). If they somehow manage to sign Dugan, the NRL is kidding themselves. They should be shedding players, not signing marquees! Either way, if he resigns with the Dragons we snag Milne and maybe Packer, if he signs with the Dogs we have a chance to snag someone decent like Josh Jackson (which I have been wishing for a while now, ever since I heard about the Dogs' cap situatuation).

There's going to have to be massive movement at Dogs in the next few weeks for any of this stuff to happen.

Tigers have loads of players off contract, our three highest profile players moving on, hence we can afford high-priced talent, we sign moderately-priced Matulino and Reynolds.

Dogs have next to nobody off contract except Lichaa and Reynolds, but they manage to sign Woods, Foran and Dugan? No way. They are going to have to shed a bucket of players but I don't see that anybody wants the players they want to be rid of.
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It is not a good look for the NRL that the big clubs have been allowed to stockpile big name talent prior to offloading players from their rosters. As you have written, there is a potential problem in attempting to offload players other clubs won't buy.
 
If Bulldogs can't get rid of their excess players by the start of 2018 season a fine would be the worst penalty they would receive. Maybe they would be quite willing to take a fine if it means keeping Foran, Woods and Dugan.
 
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I'd honestly take Hoppa over Dugan. I thought we were happy that weak minded players were walking out on the club. Dugan could captain/coach a team with no heart.
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Throw Hoppa in the centres where he belongs.
 
Tweet from Dugan - Nothing has been signed, all speculation @ this point. Im in talks with dragons 2 extend Moral of the story dont believe evrything u read
 
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If Bulldogs can't get rid of their excess players by the start of 2018 season a fine would be the worst penalty they would receive. Maybe they would be quite willing to take a fine if it means keeping Foran, Woods and Dugan.
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That's not it at all. The NRL won't register the contracts in the first place.
 
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If Bulldogs can't get rid of their excess players by the start of 2018 season a fine would be the worst penalty they would receive. Maybe they would be quite willing to take a fine if it means keeping Foran, Woods and Dugan.

That's not it at all. The NRL won't register the contracts in the first place.
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The Dogs are going to have to get rid of players other clubs want. I would help them out and take Kasiano.
 
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Dugan is staying at the Dragons 850k 3 years will be done next week.

That will be good for getting Milne, I rate him Milne too.
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That sort of money on Dugan, Widdop, Hunt and upgrading Vaughn I would think Milne and Packer would be hard to retain.
 
I wonder what Woods would think if Josh Jackson and/or Klemmer came to the Tigers?

"Lichaa ???" Wow what a failed experiment from Canterbury. If they had kept Michael Ennis they probably would have been in a premiership by now. So glad to see a team who played cap games get bitten so hard.

Anyway whomever we recruit we should aim to raid in pairs. Lets build a team and not a random 17.
 
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