{"id":326693,"date":"2023-08-28T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=326693"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:01:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:01:32","slug":"guns-shock-request-as-dogs-set-to-suffer-double-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=326693","title":{"rendered":"Gun's shock request as Dogs set to suffer double blow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> prop Luke Thompson<\/a> is reportedly keen on joining the Roosters<\/a> after an injury ravaged run at the club.<\/p>\n

Thompson is on a contract worth $800,000-a-season at the Bulldogs but could join the Tricolours for less in a \ufeffmajor coup for the club after releasing Matt Lodge to Manly and Fletcher Baker's decision to sign with Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Nine's NRL reporter Danny Weidler revealed the Englishman's rumoured move.<\/p>\n

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"\ufeffIt's an interesting one, and this will probably get people scratching their head a little bit but Luke Thompson is telling people he would like to play for the Roosters for less," he told Nine's 100% Footy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Luke<\/p>\n

"We've heard \ufeffthat story before. There's been an approach that Thompson would like to go to the Roosters and he's got an association with (incoming assistant coach) Justin Holbrook.<\/p>\n

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"I think there's a couple of other clubs that would like \ufeffLuke Thompson. I don't know whether (Phil Gould's) Dogs are still in with a chance of keeping him or if they even want him, I don't know.<\/p>\n

"I do know \ufeffthat Luke Thompson has been linked (to the Roosters), there was an approach to Nick Politis, the chairman of the Roosters. It'll be interesting to see if that goes through. I don't know how they fit him into the cap though."<\/p>\n

\"Bulldogs<\/p>\n

Gould, the Bulldogs general manager, was asked whether he thinks the Roosters could fit him in their salary cap and gave a sly response.<\/p>\n

"Yeah they can fit him in, they fit everyone in," he said. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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Weidler also revealed that Connor Watson<\/a> is likely to stay at the Roosters on a two-year contract despite Gould expressing his keen interest in the utility to join the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

With a potential signing and re-signing spree from the Roosters, one man that could be left out is Drew Hutchinson, who coach Trent Robinson has likened to former cult hero Mitchell Aubusson.<\/p>\n

Hutchinson's potential landing spots could be the Bulldogs or Dragons, as reported by Weidler but Gould wasn't willing to comment on any interest.<\/p>\n

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