NRL icon and Canterbury Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould has hit out at veteran league journalist, Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield, over what he claims are "false" reports about the club. Rothfield claims talented young playmaker Khaled Rajab has been left disillusioned by the club after being left out of new coach Cameron Ciraldo's 30-man roster for the upcoming season.
The the 21-year-old Rajab got a taste of what to expect at NRL level when he represented Lebanon at last year's Rugby League World Cup. The young playmaker would have been hoping to break into the Bulldogs' top squad in 2023, but Rothfield says the return of veteran playmaker Josh Reynolds and the signing of former Broncos young gun Karl Oloapu, has squeezed Rajab out of the 30-man roster.
Club favourite Reynolds returned on a train-and-trial deal in November but last week completed a fairytale return to the Bulldogs after impressing Ciraldo enough in pre-season training to be granted a one-year deal as part of the Bulldogs' 30-man squad. Oloapu meanwhile, vowed never to play for the Broncos again after a bitter falling out with the club over claims the club broke promises to the former Australian Schoolboys captain.
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One of those alleged promises centred around Oloapu featuring in Brisbane's 30-man squad and playing in his preferred position of five-eighth. With the Bulldogs snapping up the former Broncos young gun on a four-year deal, Rothfield says Rajab has been left disgruntled after missing out...
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