The Bulldogs brought in a plethora of talent prior to the 2021 season's kick-off.
Origin fullback Corey Allen rounded off a brilliant recruitment drive that saw them add halfback Kyle Flanagan, firebrand prop Jack Hetherington, starting second-rower Corey Waddell and Origin winger Nick Cotric.
Unfortunately the Dogs remain in 16th place after 10 rounds, although they do have a trio of enticing recruits coming next year in Matt Burton, Brent Naden and Josh Addo-Carr.
That said, they have 15 players off-contract and I'd expect more than a few will be tapped on the shoulder, meaning the Dogs have plenty of spots to work with.
Below are the five players I believe the Bulldogs should target for 2021.
For this we have gone with a reality based list. i.e. they won't bring Cam Smith out of retirement.
Brandon Smith should be their number one target however isn't off-contract so isn't considered.
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3. Tyrone May
A bit of a left-field selection but the Dogs have very little creativity coming off the bench right now. Tyrone May is 'Mr Fix It' for Penrith and can play almost anywhere.
His utility value makes him the perfect No.14, although he could just as easily slot into the centres given Naden's departure.
He can even fill in at the troublesome number nine position. It may be worth signing him as a first-choice nine unless Topine is seen as the future.
Either way, I'd be reaching out to May's agent sooner rather than later. The Dogs need a creative player in the May mould.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…doggies should have gone super hard at Nathan Brown. Brown offers all those skills the 5 players listed have and would not have cost them that much