'What have I done?': Mahoney's mid-year regret

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New Bulldogs enlistee Reed Mahoney has admitted helium was having doubts astir his off-season determination arsenic the Eels marched towards the NRL expansive final.

Mahoney rejected a three-year hold with the Eels to pen a four-year, $650,000-a-season declaration with the Bulldogs successful late-2021.

He volition co-captain the broadside successful 2023, alongside prima fractional Matt Burton.

As the Eels ran onto the tract connected the archetypal Sunday successful October, Mahoney was doubting he'd made the close decision.

"We went to the expansive final, and the Doggies boys didn't adjacent play finals," helium told Nine.

"You person [those] days wherever you go, 'oh, what person I done?'".

The Bulldogs picked up different cardinal signing, with Panthers prima Stephen Crichton acceptable to articulation the nine successful 2024.

Mahoney said helium reached retired to Crichton erstwhile the quality was made public, to guarantee Crichton didn't person the aforesaid doubts successful his last play for the Panthers arsenic helium did with the Eels.

"I was benignant of successful his presumption past year, signing 12 months out. Obviously, you person those 2nd doubts. We've each had them," helium said.

"Just letting him cognize he's coming to a bully nine and the civilization of the boys is truly good."

Mahoney said his parents were successful tears erstwhile helium called them with the quality helium would beryllium starring the side.

"I didn't truly cognize what to say; Mum and dada were successful tears and ace arrogant of me."

Burton successful aboriginal January signed a monolithic five-year hold to enactment astatine Belmore. He told Nine helium was ne'er looking to spell elsewhere, contempt his subordinate cause David Riolo fielding involvement from the NFL.

"As soon arsenic they wanted to fastener maine down, I didn't adjacent fuss looking," helium said.

"I told my manager, 'this is wherever I privation to be, this is location for me'."

The Bulldogs play the Raiders successful the archetypal of 2 proceedings matches successful Moruya connected February 12, and past the Sharks astatine Belmore the pursuing weekend.

They instrumentality connected the Sea Eagles astatine Brookvale Oval successful circular one.

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