Canterbury Englishman Luke Thompson has decided to honour his contract despite suffering homesickness, and has revealed his girlfriend will be moving to Australia next season.

The British prop returned in last weeks game against Gold Coast after being rested in round 16 against Canberra.

Thompson has said that in the off-season he will return to the UK before coming back to Australia with his girlfriend.

Kristian Woolf, Thompsons former coach, said the โ€œdoor was always openโ€ if he wanted to return to the Super League, but he is intent on focusing on his NRL career.

โ€œIโ€™ve signed a three-year deal here and Iโ€™m fully committed to the Bulldogs,โ€ said Thompson, who is contracted until the end of 2023.

โ€œWeโ€™ve got the new coach next year and Iโ€™m really excited for the challenge and my future at the club.

โ€œIโ€™m also looking to bring my girlfriend back for next year, so it should be good.

โ€œBut it has been tough since Iโ€™ve been here. Iโ€™ve come to the other side of the world on my own, but Iโ€™ve just been focusing on the rugby and doing my best for the team each week.

โ€œThere is three weeks to go and weโ€™ll go from there.โ€

Despite Canterburys infamous boardroom battles, he says that he has spoken to new coach Trent Barrett and is excited to see what the Bulldogs have in store for the future.

โ€œI spoke to Trent briefly and he seems like a really good fella,โ€ he said.

โ€œHe is also really excited about coming to the Bulldogs and trying to take this club forward.

โ€œIโ€™m really looking forward to working with Trent. Results havenโ€™t been going our way, but weโ€™ll take all this hurt from this year, have a good rest up and take it into next year.โ€

Thompson also dismissed the claims from Phil Gould surrounding the idea that their board is a "toxic mess".

Thompson, who has played for Canterbury since round 9, said he wasn't worried about the clubs officials constantly being at war.

โ€œWe just worry about the rugby on the field and what we can do at training.

โ€œSince Iโ€™ve been here, everyone at the club has been great to me and I can only see the club going in one direction and Iโ€™m really excited to be part of that next year and going forward.โ€

Thompson is aiming to finish his first NRL season on a high, starting with Canterbury's Friday clash with Manly at ANZ stadium.