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'Popular' NRL star completes unlikely comeback - CtrlF.XYZ

'Popular' NRL star completes unlikely comeback

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Josh Reynolds has won a declaration with his beloved Bulldogs without having to adjacent play a game.

The 33-year-old nine favourite was connected a train-and-trial woody and was expected to person to conflict it retired for a spot successful the apical 30 with a big of up-and-comers successful coming weeks.

But caput manager Cameron Ciraldo this week decided to reward the seasoned for his enthusiasm and thrust successful the pre-season with a full-time declaration for Reynolds' 2nd stint astatine the club.

"He's been large astir the spot with his vigor and cognition and Cam decided helium wants him present full-time," a Bulldogs root told Wide World of Sports.

"The young guys successful the squad truly look up to him and it's been a fashionable decision."

Reynolds was the look of the Bulldogs a decennary ago, playing 138 games betwixt 2011 and 2017 earlier little palmy stints astatine the Tigers and Hull FC.

The inferior backmost was fixed his locker astatine Belmore connected Tuesday and volition present combat it retired for a spot successful the circular 1 squad to conscionable Manly.

With his acquisition and quality to capable respective roles, Reynolds could easy jag himself a spot connected the seat arsenic helium begins beingness astatine the Bulldogs for a 2nd time.

CLUE ON STAR'S NEW SPOT

Speaking of veterans playing a inferior relation disconnected the seat for their caller club, Dylan Walker could good find himself successful the aforesaid concern for the Warriors.

My spies crossed the ditch archer maine the versatile Walker has been grooming astatine lock, centre and successful the halves.

A battle-hardened pro, Walker was bully past twelvemonth for Manly and volition beryllium a useful signing arsenic the Warriors commencement a caller section successful their past nether incoming manager Andrew Webster.

DOLPHINS COP ANOTHER BLOW

The mediocre aged Dolphins support getting kicked successful the guts earlier they adjacent play a game.

Former Kiwi planetary and ex-Titans skipper Kevin Proctor conscionable moved to England precocious to instrumentality up a one-year woody with battlers Wakefield.

Proctor this week revealed helium had an connection to stay successful the NRL - with the Dolphins - but knocked it backmost to determination to the grim, bedewed and acold northbound of England instead.

Proctor was sent packing by the Titans precocious past twelvemonth aft a much publicised societal media station of himself vaping successful stadium toilets during a game.

Proctor opens the scoring successful speedy fashion

DRAGONS SIGNING 'ONE TO WATCH'

Jett Liu whitethorn dependable similar a Hollywood enactment prima - but he's really a promising prop who has signed with the Dragons from Canberra.

Originally from Leeton successful the Riverina, Liu played for the Raiders successful the SG Ball Cup past play earlier switching colours.

A large 18-year-old with bully limb speed, he's a mates of years disconnected NRL modular but is 1 to watch.

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