BULLDOGS NEWS

Bulldogs fans not hedging bets

PUNTERS are trampling over each other to back the Bulldogs in tonight's match against the Sydney Roosters at Aussie Stadium........

Norton off leash

HE has become the first Bulldog to walk out of the salary cap-tarnished club – but he will not be the last........

Anasta a chance as Origin utility

Snubbed Bulldog Braith Anasta is under consideration for a surprise Origin reprieve.......

Anasta will focus on 'Dogs

BRAITH Anasta will concentrate on getting the Bulldogs back on track after suffering.......

Anasta and co in the doghouse

NSW chairman of selectors Bob McCarthy took aim at his former club yesterday in defending the Blues' decision to snub Bulldogs internationals.......

No phone call for Braith: selectors

NSW chairman of selectors Bob McCarthy says Braith Anasta will be afforded no special treatment after his surprise omission from the Blues side for the opening State of Origin game today........

Anasta faces chop

NSW selectors are expected to deliver a bombshell this morning by leaving Braith Anasta out of the side to play Queensland in the opening State of Origin clash........

Bulldogs re-sign Patten

THE Bulldogs today re-signed fullback Luke Patten for another three NRL seasons......

No charges over Bulldogs' trip

NO charges will be laid by police investigating sexual assault allegations that drew the Bulldogs rugby league club into scandal........

Vagana set to re-sign with Bulldogs

New Zealand rugby league international Nigel Vagana is expected to join halfback Brent Sherwin and sign a long-term deal with the Bulldogs........

Sherwin's a Dog for life

HALFBACK Brent Sherwin yesterday signed a new five-year deal with the.......

No more Mr Nice Guy: offended Anasta out to state his case

Fired up by the NSW selectors' reluctance to pick him at five-eighth......

Braith puts hurt aside

BRAITH ANASTA is ready to step into Trent Barrett's boots for Origin I at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on June 11.......

Dogs re-sign Sherwin

Sherwin - five-year deal.......

Anasta's Origin test

TRENT BARRETT's serious injury has increased pressure on Braith Anasta to.......

Fiery Dragons go down fighting

Nathan Brown tried hard to avoid saying what he really felt about the decision by touch judge Steve Nash, but in the end he had to get it off his chest......

Dogs keep Dragons at bay

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA coach Nathan Brown wasn't willing to risk a $10,000 fine tonight, but his captain Lance Thompson didn't hold back.......

Tax office still watching Bulldogs

BULLDOGS rugby league players remain under investigation by the Australian Taxation Office following last year's NRL salary cap crisis........

FLEGG BULLDOGS GRAND FINAL

The Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs will contest their first grand final of 2003 when the Jersey Flegg Representative Team take on the Cronulla Sharks this.......

FEENEY BACK IN FIRST GRADE

Jamie Feeney will make a return to the Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs First Grade team for this Saturday's NRL match against the Bulldogs........

Bulldogs pair let off the leash

Bulldogs playmaker Brent Sherwin and strike centre Nigel Vagana were yesterday given permission to negotiate with rival clubs......

Bulldogs tie up Harris

THE Bulldogs yesterday signed rising centre Ben Harris to a new three-year contract........

Bulldogs playmaker Brent Sherwin and strike centre Nigel Vagana were yesterday given permission to negotiate with rival clubs.......

Dogs to give Sherwin choice

BULLDOGS halfback Brent Sherwin remains unaware of a deadline suggesting he has 19 days to re-sign with the Belmore club........

Stone's mistake no bearing on win, says Folkes

Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes last night said video referee Mick Stone's admission that he erred in awarding a crucial try didn't detract from his side's achievement in beating premiers Sydney Roosters.......

Bulldogs sparkle with a Matt finish

When Matt Utai received a pass near the Sydney Roosters' tryline last night with just seconds remaining on the clock and the scores level.......

Stats point to grand showdown

THE Bulldogs just won. They played the game like the old boxer who was asked what happens when somebody clocks you, the pug saying, "You just gotta tic, more than they toc."......

Final reckoning

The Dogs may not be using it as motivation but tonight's clash with the Roosters has been dubbed the grand final we should have had last year, writes Roy Masters........

Ryan ponders move to City

Bulldogs forward Andrew Ryan goes into tonight's eagerly anticipated clash against Sydney Roosters with a chance to revive his representative career - if he reverses a decision he made 12 months ago.......

Dogs bark worse than their sound bite

Bulldogs captain Steve Price has explained why the Dogs and Roosters wanted to keep a low profile in the lead-up to tonight's game......

Dogs look to shore up Norton, Talau

The Bulldogs have opened negotiations with Queensland Origin lock Travis Norton and New Zealand Test centre Willie Talau, despite not having secured the signatures of their other leading players off contract this season.......

Push to lift salary cap

SYDNEY Roosters chairman Nick Politis is leading a push to have the salary cap raised for next season in a move that could alter the balance of power in the code.......

Dogs warn rivals off Thurston

Bulldogs officials have told young five-eighth Johnathan Thurston they are exercising an option over his services next season and that he's "not going anywhere".......

Toowoomba's quiet achiever becomes the talk of the town

He flicks a pine needle around in his hand. He bows his head, eyes to the ground. He's standing in the Belmore Oval car park and he's rattled with nervous energy. Johnathan Thurston is not used to this.......

Bulldogs fear Wing

CANTERBURY captain Steve Price has overlooked Roosters stars Brad Fittler, Brett Finch and Justin Hodges to nominate Craig Wing as his side's greatest danger in the season's biggest game so far.......

Bulldogs call off talks

THE Bulldogs will head into their biggest match of the season with the future of nearly half their first grade side in limbo after chief executive Steve Mortimer called off contract talks until next week.......

DOGS ON THE MEND

The Mitsubishi Electric Bulldogs have a number of players still on the way back from injury.......

ANASTA TO FRONT FITTLER

Steve Folkes, has named his team for this Friday's long awaited clash......

PREMIER LEAGUE GET REVENGE

Bulldogs scored a convincing win over the Wests Magpies last Saturday revenging their embarrassing loss in last year's finals series.......