{"id":314966,"date":"2023-07-10T03:56:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T03:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=314966"},"modified":"2023-07-10T03:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T03:58:09","slug":"bulldogs-favourite-calls-time-on-football-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=314966","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs favourite calls time on football career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/canterbury-bulldogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> fan favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/josh-reynolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Reynolds<\/a> has announced his retirement from football.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old broke the news to teammates on Monday morning, and confirmed his final game will be in the NSW Cup against the Bears at Belmore this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to 9News Sydney&#x27;s Zac Bailey, the 34-year-old made the selfless decision to remove himself out of the club&#x27;s top-30 last week, before deciding to pull the pin on his career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: \ufeff<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-cronulla-sharks-reportedly-considering-cancelling-former-prime-minister-scott-morrison-status-as-number-one-ticketholder\/ce7d8194-0b6c-44a6-b331-bab2fa577920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Sharks consider revoking former PM&#x27;s privileges<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-wayne-bennett-rips-drawn-out-cba-negotiations-warns-players-considering-striking\/d103a53c-5ed4-4521-99b3-11e2e5741704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>&#x27;Not that hard&#x27;: Bennett rips drawn out pay dispute<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-nathan-cleary-nearing-a-return-for-panthers-clash-with-dolphins-dylan-edwards-million-dollar-contract-offer\/a4fa8e5c-887f-4ab7-8aac-5d05a54687d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Cleary comeback date clearer after injury blow<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s believed Reynolds made the decision to allow the club to sign Toby Sexton last week.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"8d5497b9-ad0a-4dac-977b-aac54490a65c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/8d5497b9-ad0a-4dac-977b-aac54490a65c\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1057\" data-height=\"595\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reynolds, who played all his junior footy for the club, has played 167 NRL games since his debut in 2011, including 145 for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>After a three year spell at the Wests Tigers, Reynolds spent two years in the Super League, before returning to the Bulldogs at the end of the 2022 season on a 12-week train and trial contract.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacBailey14\/status\/1678231954523828225\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacBailey14\/status\/1678231954523828225<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was elevated to the Bulldogs top-30 squad in January. He played seven games for the Bulldogs between rounds five and 11.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released early Monday afternoon, the Bulldogs confirmed Reynolds retirement, and announced the hill at Belmore would be re-named after him for this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds&#x27; final game for the Bulldogs will kick off at 12.40pm Saturday at Belmore Sports Ground.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Canterbury Bulldogs fan favourite Josh Reynolds has announced his retirement from football. 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