The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs paid tribute to five departing players after the win over the Manly Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium.
At the conclusion of yesterday's match, the departing players and their partners were welcomed onto the stage to accept a gift of appreciation from the club and to allow the fans to say farewell at the Bulldogs final home match this season.
It was already well-known that Josh Reynolds (Wests Tigers) and Sam Kasiano (Melbourne Storm) were leaving the club at the end of the season.
The club also confirmed though that off contract players Michael Lichaa, Tyrone Phillips and Craig Garvey would not be re-signed by the club.
After the players had been on stage, CEO Raelene Castle was also presented with a gift to mark her time at the club.
There might be more players yet to depart though, with the club under scrutiny surrounding its salary cap for the 2018 season. The NRL has threatened to not register the contracts of big money recruits Keiran Foran and Aaron Woods and it's likely the club will need to move on a few more players to make room for them.
The NRL has threatened to not register the contracts of big money recruits Keiran Foran and Aaron Woods and it's likely the club will need to move on a few more players to make room for them.
Club captain James Graham could be one such player, with the Newcastle Knights and St George Illawarra Dragons both reportedly keen to sign him if he's available.
| 2025 Gains | |||||||||
| Tom Amone (Leigh Leopards, 2026), Marcelo Montoya (New Zealand Warriors, 2026), Enari Tuala (Newcastle Knights, 2026), Sitili Tupouniua (Sydney Roosters, 2028) | |||||||||
| 2025 Losses | |||||||||
| Josh Addo-Carr (Parramatta Eels), Harrison Edwards (North Queensland Cowboys), Poasa Faamausili (retired), Kitione Kautoga (Parramatta Eels), Joash Papalii (Parramatta Eels), Chris Patolo (Manly Sea Eagles), Hayze Perham (Brisbane Broncos), Jordan Samrani (Parramatta Eels), Jeral Skelton (Wests Tigers), Zane Tetevano (retired) | |||||||||
| Re-Signed | |||||||||
| Samuel Hughes (2026), Max King (2027), Jack Todd (2025) | |||||||||
| Off Contract 2025 | |||||||||
| Drew Hutchison, Kurt Mann, Kurtis Morrin, Jaeman Salmon, Toby Sexton, Daniel Suluka-Fifita, Ryan Sutton, Blake Taaffe, Jack Todd, Jake Turpin, Blake Wilson | |||||||||
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