Delisted St George Illawarra forward Paul Vaughan has signed a one-year deal with Canterbury.
The club confirmed on Tuesday that the veteran forward has joined the Belmore club.
Vaughan will remain out of the action for the rest of the 2021 season and is set to pull on a Bulldogs jumper come Round 1, 2022.
CONFIRMED - Paul Vaughan WILL be available for RD 1 next year. NRL will allow him to serve his 8 game suspension this season. Big win for the Dogs.
— cody kaye (@Cody_KayeFOX) July 28, 2021
Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett stated his excitement in adding Vaughan's experience to his young roster.
"Paul is someone who will bring both ability and experience to our young pack for next season," Barrett said, per the club website.
"Everyone knows what a damaging ball-runner he is and the impact that he can have on a game and we believe that we will be able to harness that moving forward.
I know that Paul is excited about the opportunity to come and join us and we believe that he still has a great deal to offer in the game."
Vaughan was infamously cut from the Dragons earlier this month after hosting a dozen teammates at his home for a BBQ amid strict enforced lockdowns.
The veteran forward also received an eight-game ban for the incident, which he will serve as the current season draws to a close.
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Vaughan will join a star-studded group of arrivals at Belmore from 2022, with Storm star Josh Addo-Carr, Panthers trio Matt Burton, Tevita Pangai-Junior and Brent Naden along with Dragons fullback Matt Dufty.
The growing list of high-profile are sure to handย Barrett a major boost next season, as the Bulldogs face the likely reality of claiming the wooden spoon in 2021.
