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Bulldogs rumoured to be making a play for Sezer

March 23, 2018, 11:05 am By Joel Leave a Comment

In dropping Matt Frawley after just two outings, Bulldogs coach Dean Pay made it clear that he’s not happy with the output of his halves. But if he gets his way, there could be help on the horizon.

According to The Mole on WWOS, the Bulldogs are hoping to sign Raiders half Aidan Sezer – and would like to do so as soon as possible.

According to the report, Pay met with Sezer this week, and is hopeful that Sezer might obtain a release within the next few weeks.

Any possible move would obviously require the Raiders to be willing to release Sezer; though with the recent addition of former Warriors half Ata Hingano, they arguably do have sufficient depth, and it could free up valuable cap space.

Pay is linked to Sezer via Canberra, where he served as an assistant to Ricky Stuart in recent years.

This wouldn’t be the first instance of a new coach pursuing players he’s already familiar with either, with Titans coach Garth Brennan actively recruiting players from his former club, the Panthers.

Sezer has played 121 first grade games for the Raiders and Titans.

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Bulldogs confirm Pay as head coach

September 28, 2017, 1:32 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

The worst-kept secret in rugby league has been confirmed.

The Bulldogs have today announced that Raiders assistant Dean Pay has been appointed as the club’s next head coach.

Pay will join the club on a two-year deal, that will see him at Belmore until the end of 2019.

They didn’t specify whether or not this deal is ‘non-binding’.

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Pay tipped to take Bulldogs job

September 25, 2017, 10:57 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

Warrington are believed to very keen on him, but Raiders assistant coach Dean Pay is expected to be appointed the next head coach of the Bulldogs, potentially with two other former Doggies as his assistant.

That’s according to The Daily Telegraph, with reporter Dean Ritchie saying that he thinks “it’ll be Dean Pay, Mick Potter and Jim Dymock”.

“Pay will be head coach, and Dymock and Potter will be his assistants,” Ritchie said.

Pay is a former Bulldog, and currently the assistant to (former Bulldog) Ricky Stuart at the Raiders.

Dymock is a former Bulldog, and was this year the assistant to Des Hasler at the Bulldogs.

Potter is a former Bulldog, and has worked as the head coach at English clubs Catalans, St Helens and Bradford; and the Tigers in the NRL.

Noticing a pattern here?

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Filed Under: NRL News and Rumours Tagged With: Canterbury Bulldogs News, Dean Pay, Jim Dymock, Mick Potter

Maguire keen on Bulldogs job

September 21, 2017, 3:00 pm By Joel Leave a Comment

If the Bulldogs miss out on Dean Pay for their head coaching job, there’s at least one highly accomplished first grade coach ready to step up.

According to 7Sport, former Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire is keen for a shot at the Bulldogs gig, in order to keep his family in Sydney.

Nonetheless, Maguire has also interviewed with Super League club Warrington – the same club linked to fellow Bulldogs coaching candidate, Pay.

Should Pay ultimately get the Warrington job, Maguire would firm as a potential option at Canterbury; while if Pay were to get the Bulldogs job, Maguire would still have the Warrington gig as a fallback option.

A decision on Pay’s future is expected within the next week, and from there, the dominoes should begin to fall.

One way or another, it’s looking like Pay’s about to get a crack as a head coach; we just don’t know where yet.

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Filed Under: NRL News and Rumours Tagged With: Canterbury Bulldogs News, Dean Pay, Michael Maguire

Bulldogs need to act fast for Pay

September 21, 2017, 1:15 am By Joel Leave a Comment

It remains to be seen who the Bulldogs actually pursue to be their next head coach, but if they want Dean Pay – as has long been speculated – they’ll have to act quickly.

Speaking on NRL 360, The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Crawley has suggested that Pay could be appointed the new head coach of Warrington as soon as next week.

“Next week, more than likely, will be too late for Dean Pay,” Crawley said.

Crawley’s colleague, Paul Kent added, “I agree, I think it’ll be too late for Dean Pay, he’ll probably have the Warrington offer in his pocket by then.”

It was reported last week that Pay would likely accept the Warrington job if he were offered it, potentially pitting the English club in a race with the Bulldogs to get an offer in to the Raiders assistant.

So if Pay is to be the next coach of the Bulldogs, we can expect to find out soon.

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Filed Under: NRL News and Rumours Tagged With: Canterbury Bulldogs News, Dean Pay

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