Canterbury coach Dean Pay is adamant the club has no plans to push five-eight Kieran Foran out as the club grapples with a difficult salary-cap situation.
Foran has played just 22 games since his arrival at Canterbury in 2018, with hamstring and ankle injuries hampering his progress at the club.
The 29-year-old last took the field for the Bulldogs 6 weeks ago and coach Pay understands that he will have to be patient with Foran's recovery, but is intent on keeping him at the club.
โWell, heโs contracted here so thatโs what where it stands,โ Pay toldย Fox Sports on Thursday.
โOnce he gets on the field and starts putting some games together, thatโs what weโre looking forward to and weโre going to give him every opportunity to do that.
โHeโs progressing okay. Heโs just had a bit of an issue with a couple of his leg injuries,โ Pay said.
โSo at the moment he needs another week. He canโt take a trick at the moment. I really feel for him.
โItโs frustrating for him, itโs frustrating for us as well. Weโd love to have him out on the field, but he needs to be 100 per cent before we put him out there.โ
Foran has made just 48 appearances in the past five years and is contracted until the end of 2021 on a multi-million dollar deal.
