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Departing Bulldogs prop finds new club for 2024

Departing Canterbury Bulldogs fringe prop Jayden Tanner is believed to have linked up with the Penrith Panthers for 2024.

The 23-year-old spent the 2023 season on the fringes of Canterbury's first-grade squad after making his debut in the opening round of the season.

He went on to play three games, spending the rest of the season in the NSW Cup where he impressed, averaging 137 metres per contest across his 17 appearances to go with 19 tackle breaks and 18 offloads.

But his departure from the Bulldogs at the end of the recently completed campaign left him on the lookout for a new home, and it is now being reported that he will head back to his junior club at the Penrith Panthers.

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Ricky circles Cowboys after young gun walks; 7-club shootout looms for half: Jimmy Brings

The biggest player on the NRL’s open market isn’t Jarome Luai, Reece Walsh, Addin Fonua-Blake, Ezra Mam or Tom Dearden.

It’s seven-time premiership-winning coach Wayne Bennett.

The old fox with the magic touch when it comes to getting the best out of rugby league players shows no signs of slowing down.

Even with his 74th birthday only just around the corner in January you’d be a brave man to bet Wayne Bennett won’t be continuing to coach in the NRL next year.

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Tigers set to lodge $4.5m mega offer for Panthers playmaker as contract terms revealed

The Tigers are reportedly set to table a mammoth $4.5 million four year deal for three-time premiership winner Jarome luai by COB Thursday.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported the Tigers will make a formal contract offer to Luai by the end of Thursday for a deal worth more than $1.1 million a year over four years from 2025.

The Tigers have been in ongoing talks with Luai and his management and are set to make a formal offer, which would make him one of the game’s highest earners annually.

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Former Dally M winner to make rugby league comeback

2012 Dally M medallist Ben Barba is set to make his return to the rugby league field for the 2024 season after being lured by the Sarina Crocodiles.

The Sarina Crocodiles compete in Queensland in the Mackay District and recently announced the signing of Kane Linnett as their captain and coach.

In what has been regarded as the biggest signing coup of the Rugby League Mackay and District competition, News Corp has reported that the Crocodiles have signed former star fullback Ben Barba.

His reported arrival comes after he recently won the Koori Knockout with Walgett Aboriginal Connection alongside South Sydney Rabbitohs duo Jack Wighton and Isaiah Tass.

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